Interactivity is critical and will happen in a variety of ways. You, the learner, should have interactivity with your fellow learners. You, the learner, should have interactivity with the instructor. I hope you will quickly adjust to this mode of course delivery and feel that you can comment, question, discuss, just as you would in a face to face situation. Success depends on each of us pulling our own weight.
Participation is required and important.
Participation means making a direct contribution. I expect you to be an active discussant. I may provide you with supplemental reading materials, notes or suggested readings throughout the course. While this course will primarily focus on qualitative research methods, we will initially address the basic elements of research and the theoretical frameworks that support and inform any systematic process of inquiry. We will explore both the purposes and processes of inquiry and link them to the outcome of the research process.