1. A friend of yours is considering returning to college to pursue her master's in sports management. After reviewing the program requirements at a few schools, she asks you, "Why do I need to take a course in research methods? I don't want to be a researcher; how could that course possibly help me?"
2. Provide a response to your friend's question that describes the short term (as a student) and long term (career-related) benefits of a research methods course for a graduate student.
3. Compare and contrast the quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. Be sure to include in the response some discussion or an example of how the two approaches can complement each other (how they can work together).