1. Pre-requisites?
   1. Research design
      1. Creswell
      2. Stanley and Campbell
   2. Statistics
      1. Inferential
      2. Descriptive
   3. Probability
      1. Bayesian
   4. Systems Dynamics
2. Declared area of mastery
3. Philosophy of Science
   1. Epistemologies
4. Field Experiments (IS4730)
   1. Research design
5. Qualitative methods
6. Structuring "the problem"
   1. Content areas
   2. Techniques
      1. Statistical
      2. Procedures
      3. Instrumentation
      4. Modeling
      5. Simulation
      6. Sampling
7. Research Design
   1. Examples
   2. "Proposal" as deliverable for class