Research Design and Scholarly Writing   [Archived Catalog]
2021-2022 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

RES 3500 - Research Design and Scholarly Writing


In this course students further develop, and apply, their knowledge about designing research and they begin to draft a research prospectus for a dissertation or other independent research project.  Students advance their knowledge and experience synthesizing literature in a topic area related to their proposed dissertation study or field.  Students examine the specific components of a research prospectus and the logical alignment of these components.  Students participate in individual and collaborative exercises designed to establish expectations around reviewing, responding to feedback and rewriting scholarly work, including the development of a research prospectus that outlines a study appropriate for the dissertation in one's field. Prerequisite(s): All required foundational research courses must be completed, this includes RES 2300 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis, RES 2500 Quantitative Data Collection and Statistics, RES 2700 Statistics as determined by student's program. 3 credit(s)