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Course Info for LAAL - 200 - 01, Fall 2026
Class number: 1781 Title: Action Research Methods Htfd Department: Liberal Arts Action Lab
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 24 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 12
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: M: 1:30PM-4:10PM, 1CP - 312 Instructor(s): Atalay, Derin Ozlem
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Num + Identity Power Equity Requirements
Note: This course will meet at the downtown campus, 1 Constitution Plaza, 3rd floor.
Course Description:
What is the role of academic research in social change? How can students and community groups collaborate effectively to co-create, implement, and use research projects to solve social problems? In this course, students will study the theories and methods of interdisciplinary action research. Emphasizing ethical collaboration, students will learn research design strategies, methods, tools, and research tools in order to work with community partners to solve pressing problems. Students will learn to use a variety of statistical, geographic, and interview data to answer questions, make recommendations, and tell stories about the issues that are most relevant to Hartford.