Crafting Research Questions and Qualitative Methodology
11.233 · Urban Studies and Planning · Graduate · Fall 2005
Prof. Judith Tendler, Salo Coslovsky
This course covers approaches to research and evaluation in the planning field, for those preparing to write 1st-year doctoral and other research papers. Topics include narrowing down research interests, using quantitative and qualitative techniques complementarily, and interviewing and other fieldwork challenges. The course uses a seminar-type format in which readings, class discussions, and assignments are built around (1) generic themes that run across the research interests and paper topics…
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