| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Activity |
| 1 | 3/28 | Introduction to the subject - Ways of knowing and the research process | Bouma - Chapters 1 -2 | Activity Week 1 |
| 2 | 4/4 | Research design - the first steps | Bouma - Chapters 3 - 4 | Activity Week 2 |
| 3 | 4/11 | Measurement - levels; quality | Bouma - Chapter 5 | |
| 4 | 4/18 | Qualitative research methods; Ethics in human research | Bouma - Chapter 10; Chapter 11 | |
| 5 | 4/25 | Measurement - selecting a sample | Bouma - Chapter 7 | |
| 6 | 5/2 | Methods of observation - collecting data; Pre-testing the data collection method; Research designs - seminar presentations | Bouma - Chapter 6, 8 | |
| 7 | 5/9 | Analysis of data - univariate ; Seminar presentations | Bouma - Chapter 9 | |
| 8 | 5/16 | Analysis of data - univariate (cont); Introduction to bi-variate analysis; Seminar presentations | De Vaus - Chapter 8 - 9 | |
| 9 | 5/23 | Analysis of data: bi-variate (cont.) | De Vaus - Chapter 10 | |
| 10 | 5/30 | Interpreting data and drawing conclusions | Bouma - Chapter 12 - 13 |