Define knowledge, social science, research, and research methods.
Summarize why understanding research methods is important.
Evaluate and describe each of the major steps taken to conduct research, as well as the importance of each step.
Develop research questions that would describe, associate, and predict variables. Compare the different types of research questions.
Assess what makes ethics an important consideration during research by summarizing examples from the classic cases of unethical research.
Describe the impetus and purpose of the Nuremberg Code and the Belmont Report. Evaluate the guidelines and requirements of ethical research according to these foundational documents.
