URSP805

Seminar in Research Design

Prerequisite: URSP804 and URSP810. Addresses fundamental aspects of research desing for Ph.D students in urban planning and policy-related fields. Topics include principles of research design, formulating a feasible hypothesis and identifying appropriate methodology for testing hypotheses eg. qualitative methods, quantitative methods, survey research. Writing of proposals and dissertation. Publication, presentation, and funding.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.36 between 23 students*

URSP805 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 30.43%
A: 47.83%
B: 4.35%
B+: 4.35%
D: 4.35%
F: 4.35%
W: 4.35%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.