BUSI 821 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

This course provides an advanced study of the selection and use of quantitative methods and associated statistical techniques in doctoral research. Through study and practical application problems, students will gain experience in all phases of advanced quantitative research from data management and statistical analysis to properly interpreting and presenting the results. Students will gain experience using leading statistical analysis software.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

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Applied statistical methods help to investigate and provide solutions to business problems. Advanced quantitative statistics equip students with robust skills necessary for rigorous research used in business studies as well as industry.

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Discussions (8)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, this course requires 8 distinct Discussions. The student will complete 7 short-answer discussions and 1 long-answer Discussion: Integrating Faith and Learning in this course. The answers must demonstrate course-related knowledge and support their assertions with scholarly citations in current APA format. Minimum word count for all short answers cumulatively is 200 words. The minimum word count for the Discussion: Integrating Faith and Learning is 600 words. The student must then post 1 reply to another classmate’s post for short-answer discussions, and 2 replies to two other classmates’ posts for the Discussion: Integrating Faith and Learning. The minimum word count for the short answer reply is 100 words, while the minimum word count for the Discussion: Integrating Faith and Learning replies is 250 words each.

Quantitative Analysis Assignments (8)

This course requires 8 distinct Quantitative Analysis Assignments. The specific requirements, point weightings, grading rubrics, and due dates are listed in the Course Content section of Canvas.


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