Undergraduate Research Thesis I

Catalog description

This is the first course in the two-course undergraduate research sequence culminating in a written thesis. The goal of the course sequence is to allow undergraduate students to actively participate in a research project, the outcome of which is a thesis document. The student, under the supervision of a faculty member, pursues a research topic in that faculty member’s area of expertise. Approval of the research topic and project scope is required. In this course, the student conducts a literature search in the research area, defines the problem statement, develops a project plan, and begins the main body of research and produces a set of preliminary work pertaining to the project. The student will write a proposal document towards their thesis in UGR 4972.