Courses

This course provides knowledge and understanding of the research process for historical, philosophical, descriptive, and experimental research. The major steps in the research process include: selection and formulation of a research problem, formulation of the research hypothesis, selection of the appropriate research design to collect data, knowledge of sampling and statistical analyses, development of the master’s thesis outline, and submission of the thesis outline for IRB approval.

• Department: Physical Therapy

Learning-through-doing on a faculty-led research project to map international engagement at NYU Steinhardt, this experiential learning course is designed for students who want to gain experience in project scoping and planning, collecting and analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data, working as a member of a research team, producing different forms of data visualization, and communicating findings to stakeholders. Students leave with marketable research skills, insights into international higher education, and valuable experience in the consulting profession.

• Department: Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities

We explore research that showcases the art of Black teaching as it relates to literacy, math, and science teaching; theories, methodologies, and political thought represented in the education literature, including Black pedagogical practices that centered liberation, justice, and care; and contemporary realities of U.S. public education for Black communities, including ongoing grassroots experiments and interventions needed to bring about an inclusive, equitable, and relevant education.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

In this course, we deepen our understanding of theories of intersectionality, the origins of these theories, and the sociopolitical contexts in which theorists of intersectionality have found themselves. In addition, we take up theories of intersectionality to examine contemporary approaches to educational equity in U.S. contexts and design a pilot study which takes into account the dis)connections between identities, power, oppression, and justice in education.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

In this course students study and gain experience in music and music education research methodologies and music reference procedures. Emphasis is placed on using qualitative research methodologies and resources toward conducting small, real-world research projects, reporting them in class, and creating research papers and/or topic proposals for MA theses and PhD dissertations.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

This course guides knowledge development as a professional consumer of research and as a contributor to the growth of the profession. Emphasizes practical applications of research foundations, and addresses methodologies for evidenced-based research, guidelines to facilitate students’ ability to critique published work, and ethical considerations and practices required for conducting research. Students identify a clinical research topic of interest, and develop a proposal to answer that question.

• Department: Occupational Therapy

Significant investigations in mathematics education are reviewed and evaluated. Includes studies with methods of teaching.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Introduction for occupational therapist to the practical and ethical methods of scientific inquiry including variable definition, formulating research questions and hypotheses, and proposing research designs for conducting studies. Refinement of skills for reviewing and critiquing the literature.

• Department: Occupational Therapy

Overview of diverse research designs & essential components of research methods, including: formulation of questions & hypotheses, identification of variables & operational definitions, sampling, data collection, & basic statistical & psychometric techniques. Students learn the basic elements & logic of social science research & develop a conceptual understanding of statistical & psychometric techniques.

• Department: Applied Psychology

In-depth look at specific quantitative & qualitative methodologies in the social sciences discussed & application of methodological understanding gained in previous research methods course, including: developing skills in coding & analyzing data, assessing & improving reliability of measures, & presenting results. Students also learn about special problems of design & measurement when research extends beyond the individual.

• Department: Applied Psychology

Practical course designed to acquaint the student with research design & methodology in order to facilitate an understanding of research in the administration of educational organizations. Focuses on critical evaluation of research studies & comparative assessment of organizational analyses.

• Department: Administration, Leadership, and Technology

Introduction to design, interpretation, & evaluation of research in nutrition. To be taken first semester of the master's program.

• Department: Nutrition and Food Studies

Examination of research on urban education and minority student. Emphasis on prevailing views for improving teaching and learning in urban areas and the impact of minority communities on schools. Effecting change in the classroom and the school is a central concern of the course.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

New Course Description: This course enables students to begin the research process as a result of approval of the UCAIHS for the study. It supports students during the gathering of data for the research thesis, in analyzing all of the data upon completion of collection, and in assuring the reporting of the findings of the study through the writing of the final thesis. Upon completion of the master’s thesis, students are expected to submit the results of the study to an appropriate physical therapy-related journal.

• Department: Physical Therapy

This year-long seminar provides doctoral students with (a) guidance in the research process as they work with faculty & share their progress in class & colloquia; (b) a forum to engage in critical discussion & share experiences around the process of research, including study design, measurement, participant recruitment, conducting of study, analysis, dissemination, & central research topics (such as ethics, research transparency, & reproducibility); and (c) a platform for presenting research progress & findings at the end of each academic year to students & faculty.

• Department: Applied Psychology

This workshop serves two purposes: 1) to identify the methods used to collect data and information for students' culminating projects, and 2) to develop procedures for analyzing and writing up results for both qualitative and quantitative data. Students will receive feedback from the instructor, their faculty advisors, and members of their cohort & to assist in completing the analysis and writeup of their culminating project for completion of the Ed.D. degree.

• Department: Administration, Leadership, and Technology

This course emphasizes developing knowledge within occupational therapy as a research consumer and contributor. Focused on applying Research Methods, Research Seminar I covers methodologies, critiquing published work, and ethical considerations. Students identify a clinical research topic and develop a proposal to answer a clinical question. In Research Seminar II, students work with a mentor to complete a research study.

• Department: Occupational Therapy

Students work closely with their research mentor in a small group format throughout the semester to complete a research study. Emphasizes hands-on experience and knowledge to conduct original research that will contribute to the growth of the profession. Faculty-mentored projects address various research methodologies used in occupational therapy for evidence-based research, ranging from database research (systematic reviews) to quantitative and qualitative study designs.

• Department: Occupational Therapy

This course is designed to enable students to conduct & evaluate research that uses multiple methods, especially the combination of quantitative & qualitative methods, to address a particular research problem. Students will draw on knowledge gained in prior quantitative & qualitative methods courses to explicitly focus on strategies for combining methods in a single study. Students will be introduced to a variety of ways in which mixed methods are used, including sequencing methods such that data obtained via qualitative approaches is used to inform the design &/or interpretation of quantitative data, & concurrent use of multiple methods.

• Department: Applied Psychology

This course introduces students to recent scholarly research on all aspects of social
media and the research methodologies used to conduct that research. This course will focus on research that attempts to disrupt common place assumptions about the origins and development of social media, and consider the rise of the attention economy, the influencer industry, and algorithm culture, all with an emphasis on people in relation to technology.

• Department: Media, Culture, and Communication