College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

148 their resources and time. Prerequisites: CARD 6130 and CARD 6160; CARD 7500 and CARD 7510; or CARD 6130 and CARD 7500. Offered all terms. CARD 7020 – Systems Design: History and Contemporary Practice An examination of concepts of dispute resolution systems design. Includes the influence of organizational culture and prevailing social and cultural norms on the design and implementation of dispute resolution systems. Explores dispute resolution systems for neighborhoods, religious organizations, ethnic groups, business associations, and other settings that have relatively clear boundaries and shared norms. Offered summer. CARD 7040 - Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution I This course examines macro and micro theories from social science disciplines about the nature of conflict and various approaches to conflict resolution. Offered winter. CARD 7050 - Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution II Continuation of CARM 5020 or CARD 7040. Prerequisite: CARD 7040. Offered summer. CARD 7090 - Quantitative Research I: Methods and Tools Covers a range of quantitative research methods and designs including questionnaires, interviews and surveys, sampling, attitude and rating scales, tests of statistical significance, experiments, and the basics of descriptive statistics and univariate analysis. Offered fall. CARD 7100 - Quantitative Research II: Analysis and Statistics This course explores various methods of analyzing and presenting quantitative research data. Includes common concepts and techniques for analyzing results of surveys and experimental research projects: computer statistical programs and an in-house database, bivariate and multivariate analysis, index and scale development, and more advanced techniques such as regression analysis. Prerequisite: CARD 7090. Offered winter. CARD 7110 - Qualitative Research Methods I This course provides an introduction to the qualitative research traditions and the philosophical and ethical considerations in conducting this type of research. The course explores a range of qualitative data collection with a focus on ethnography and biography. These are two of the five major traditions to be explored in this two-course series. Techniques used to research conflict and conflict resolution, including in-depth interviews and participant-observation, data collection and analysis, as well as review of relevant research literature in the field. Offered fall. CARD 7120 - Qualitative Research Methods II This course continues the exploration of qualitative research with a special focus on three of the five qualitative traditions, phenomenology, the case study, and grounded theory. Such traditions will also explore how to research conflict and conflict resolution. In addition, elements of the qualitative research proposal will be discussed and practiced such as formulating an abstract, research problems, research questions/ objectives, and methodological analysis. Prerequisite: CARD 7110. Offered winter. CARD 7250 - Public Policy Analysis of current policy issues in the field of conflict resolution with an emphasis on the design, implementation, evaluation and analysis of legislation, including state and local policy initiatives in Florida, the United States, and abroad. Offered summer.