This course covers the disciplines, methods, skills, and tools necessarry for modern academic, business,
scientific, and engineering research.
The course objectives are to understand and apply techniques and tools in the areas of:
Research Methods
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Analysis and Presentation
Textbook
Business Research Methods
By Cooper and Schindler
Tenth Ed, ISBN: 0078165164 (with SPSS)
Additional Materials
CBU student unix server account, other server backup, and/or USB drive as needed for backup.
Course Grading
30 points - Project
70 points - Homework
The schedule is a tentative guideline. The progress of the class will typically vary somewhat
from this outline and additional material may be added. Scheduled and unscheduled homework, quizzes, and tests will be
announced in class, therefore it is important to stay informed if absent from class.