Resources

Websites:

• APA Style Guide
  • http://www.apastyle.org/
  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

• MLA Style Guide
  • http://www.mla.org/style_faq
  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

• Statistics Electronic Textbook StatSoft
  • http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html

• Guides to Good Statistical Practice
  • http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ssc/publications/guides.html

• Library Research Guide
  • http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm

• Grant Tips
  • http://www.grants.gov
  • http://www.pitt.edu/~offres/proposal/propwriting/websites.html
  • http://research.unc.edu/grantsource/proposal_writing.php

• Qualitative Research References
  • http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz/
  • http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/qual.htm

• Quantitative Research References
  • http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html

• Experimental Design
  • http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ssc/publications/guides/topdoe.html

• Conducting Interviews
  • http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/intrview.htm

• Surveys
  • http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/surveys.htm

Textbooks:

Trochim, William M. The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition. Internet WWW page, at URL: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/ (version current as of October 20, 2006).

Students will learn about the relationship between theory and practice, which will help them become better researchers and better consumers of research. (270 pages)

ISBN-10: 1592601464

ISBN-13: 9781592601462

Patten, Mildred.  Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials, 7th Edition. Internet WWW page, at URL: http://www.pyrczak.com/titles/browseall/urm.htm (version current as of October 7, 2008).

Provides a detailed overview of all the important concepts traditionally covered in a research methods class.  It contains many examples and exercises to help students master the material and is divided into short sections to help you to customize assignments.

(208 pages)

ISBN 1884585833