Introductory Research

Catalog description

Under the direction and approval of a faculty sponsor, students will learn and implement the basic processes of research. With faculty supervision, students will perform elements of a research project: perform relevant literature reviews, create a valid experiment/research design, submit a proposal, execute an experiment/research design, gather and analyze data, report the results in a written manuscript and by a formal presentation. The faculty and student will negotiate the expectations of the project, paperwork, research, experiment/research design, time commitment and presentation of results as appropriate based on the credit value of the course. Three laboratory hours per week are expected per credit hour. This enhancement course may be repeated up to a total of six credits.