Course Description: 1. The instructor assists the student in formulating a research topic on the area the student is interested in. 2. The instructor assists the student in searching, assessing, summarizing, integrating, and synthesizing essential reviews of literature on the chosen topic. 3. The instructor assists the student in relating current research to prior related research. 4. The instructor assists the student in designing an appropriate research methodology for the topic. 5. Regular meeting time will be scheduled for the instructor to monitor the student’s progress.

本課程目的為完成碩士論文與論文口試。

1. 王佳煌、潘中道、郭俊賢、王瑋瑩譯(W. Lawrence Neuman原著)，(2002)，《當代社會研究法：質化與量化途徑》，台北：學富文化。
2. 邱泯科、陳佳潁、蔡毓智、姜馨彥(Earl Babbie原著)，(2006)，《研究方法：基礎理論與技巧》，台北：雙葉。