Science Research Methods

Catalog description

An inquiry based introduction to scientific research for science and math students seeking to become secondary school teachers. Lecture and lab sections cover topics such as experimental design, statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, and presentation of research. Satisfies the LAS and Compass Curriculum Quantitative and Qualitative Reasoning requirement as a statistics course when taken by a student who has either 1) successfully completed MATH 1040 (or a mathematics course that has college algebra as a prerequisite), OR 2) scored 87% or higher on the College Algebra placement test and scored 50% or higher on the Business Calculus placement test. Juniors/Seniors Only.