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Needs Assessment |
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Topics |
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Defining problems to be addressed |
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"Wicked" problems |
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Specifying the extent of a problem |
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Identifying the target population and its service needs |
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Determining a research design |
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Units
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Variables and relationships |
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Strengths and limitations of various data
collection methods |
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Working with human subjects and animals |
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Readings & Handouts |
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Rossi,
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Wholey,
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Lecture
Notes |
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Web
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Sources of Statistical Data |
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| Guidance on Data Collection Methods on the
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| Needs Assessment Guidance on the web |
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| Miscellaneous Examples of Community Needs
Assessments |
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| Websites about "wicked" problems that have
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