Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

The Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI) aims to further Maxwell’s reputation as a leader in qualitative and multi-method research, to advance research transparency initiatives, and to help coordinate related activities in Maxwell and across the Syracuse University campus. CQMI will increase the visibility of the depth and breadth of methods expertise and training already available at Syracuse University.

The Maxwell School is a leader in interdisciplinary, problem‐driven approaches to social inquiry and in the application of research to practice. CQMI’s focus on multi-method research practices is consistent with the school’s robust claim to national and international leadership in this research tradition. Multi‐method research is, by its very nature, open‐minded about the different and complementary strengths of disparate techniques and the contributions that combining them can make. Its pluralism requires an acceptance of multiple sources of rigor and insight which deeply resonates with the eclecticism of problem‐driven interdisciplinary research.

Qualitative Data Repository

Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) selects, ingests, curates, archives, manages, durably preserves and provides access to digital data used in qualitative and multi-method social inquiry.

The QDR offers institutional membership, which includes a broad range of services to help depositors render their data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR).

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Research Methods at Syracuse University

These syllabi titles are for informational purposes only, please note that the inclusion of a syllabus title only indicates that the course was previously offered at Syracuse University or SUNY ESF. Students interested in a particular course will need to contact the relevant department to determine if it is being scheduled again and, if so, whether registration is possible.

For more information and resources in qualitative and multi-method data management and guidance on data management planning for grants, funding and award submissions, please consult QDR website pages on data management.

Foundations of Social Work Research

Develop a stronger understanding of how to apply research methods and critical thinking to daily social work practice. Research methods include problem formulation, measurement, sampling, research design, data collection and analysis, and report preparation.

Logic of Political Inquiry

The goal of this class is to introduce students to how empirical political scientists study, think, and research. Students will discuss the process of theory building, hypothesis testing, and how political scientists across subfields ask and answer substantive questions. Students will study both qualitative and quantitative methods but focus on how these methods help test causality.

Surveys and Experiments

Students will explore both technical aspects of surveys and experiments – what they can measure, how they can measure it, and what types of questions they allow political scientists to answer – as well as read substantive social science that utilizes these methods. Students will also all become practitioners this semester by completing a research project that uses either survey or experimental data and writing it up in the style of an article in the Journal of Experimental Political Science.

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