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Course Descriptions
English Program
PS 901 Research Methodology
General Characteristics, objectives and goals of research; various types and stages of research; determination
of research issue/objectives; literature review; research planning; data collection and analysis;
research findings presentation and research report writing.
PS 902 Scope and Method
Scope and method specific to the discipline related to the students dissertation; current methodology
used by the academic in the discipline leading to the dissertation.
PS 903 Quantitative Analysis
Basic knowledge concerning sources and type of data, methods of presentation and analysis; measurement
and tests for validity and reliability, including interpretation of statistical results.
PS904 Qualitative Research
General characteristics and type of qualitative research, participant and non- participant observation,
brainstorming, in-depth interview, focus group, and participatory action research.
PS905 Statistics for Research
Statistics and types of Research; descriptive statistics and the level of measurement of the variables;
statistics for trend analysis; bivariate statistics; logic of multivariate statistics; applications of statistics
to research, including proper ways of presentation and interpretation of the statistics results.
PS 906 Evaluation Research
Meanings and characteristics of evaluation; qualitative and quantitative approaches; stages of evaluation
of theories and models of evaluation; sources of data and data processing; measurement construction,
analysis and interpretation of the findings; the structure of evaluation report, and presentation
of the evaluation results.
PS 911 Independent Study I
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an
expert in the field. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.
PS 912 Independent Study II
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an
expert in the field. The subject matter must differ from that of the Independent Study I but be related
to the dissertation. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.
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