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1. Scientific method; Practice of Science; Overview scientific methodologies; Foundations of Research
   • Research Methods: The Practice of Science
   • Scientific Method - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
   • Language and Philosophy of Research (including introduction to Validity)
2. Evaluation Methodologies; Experimental Standards; Reliability and Construct Validity
   • Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Evaluation Methodologies for the 21st Century
   • Reliable Research: Towards Experimental Standards for Computer Science, by Justin Zobel
   • Chapter 14 of JZ
   • Research Methods Knowledgebase (Section on Measurement, especially, Construct Validity, reliability, and levels of measurement)
3. Qualitative Research Methodologies
   • Ch. 8 and 12 of LO
   • Research Methods Knowledgebase (Section on Qualitative Measures)
4. Quantitative Research Methodologies: Descriptive Research
   • Ch. 6 of LO
   • Research Methods: Description
5. Quantitative Research Methodologies: Experimental and Ex Post Facto Designs
   • Ch. 7 of LO
   • Research Methods Knowledgebase (Section on Design and Sampling, esp. External Validity)
6. Research Designs: Mixed Methods Research
   • Ch. 9 of LO
   • Research Methods Knowledgebase (Section on Design)
7. Quantitative Data Analysis
   • Ch.11 of LO
   • Ch. 15 of JZ
   • Research Methods Knowledgebase (Section on Analysis)
8. Professional/Research Ethics and Responsibility
   • Ch. 17on JZ
   • On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
   • Association of Computing Machinery Computing and Public Policy Page (including Code of Ethics)
• Guidelines on Research Practice in Computer Science