SW 7231 - Secondary Data Analysis

This course introduces students to methods for finding, transferring and processing existing data sources. Students will learn the empirical methods and procedural and evaluative components of secondary data analysis. The course will explore the conceptual and practical issues related to conducting secondary analyses with existing data. This courses emphasizes practical approaches to pre-statistical data processing and analysis with statistical software. The overarching goal of this course is to train students to answer important research questions using secondary data sets. While the course will focus on quanitative data, it will also address issues, ethical considerations, and methods for secondary analysis of qualitative data sets.