Research Seminar

Catalog description

This course will prepare students for their Master’s thesis or project requirement by taking them through the steps of proposal conceptualization and development. Through reading, writing, discussions, and presentations, students will learn how to select and develop a research topic, improve their ability to successfully access and review relevant research and theory, understand the strengths of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research, develop reasonable and testable hypotheses where appropriate, design appropriate methods for conducting research, and establish the necessary professional and academic relationships to support their work. The emphasis in this course is on quantitative life sciences research.