Opportunities and Challenges of Interdisciplinary Collaborations

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Fall Quarter 2012 Gould 422
Tue-Thu 9:00-10:20
4 Credits
UDP591A_Syllabus-2012-DRAFT
Instructor: Marina Alberti
Department of Urban Design and Planning
Tel: 206 616 8667

This course is designed to provide graduate students in the applied social and natural sciences with theoretical and practical skills for conducting research in complex settings with a particular emphasis on integration and synthesis of theories, concepts, and data across disciplines

Students will learn how to:

• frame a research question
• develop testable hypotheses
• provide operational definitions of research variables
• select appropriate analytical methods, and
• evaluate alternative research designs and strategies