Research Project for Introduction to Research Methods

Abstract

This is a semester long research project to be used in a research methods course. The assignment involves scaffolding: topic proposal, annotated bibliography, proposal, final paper, and oral presentation. This assignment has been successfully used at a community college and results in projects that are suitable for professional presentation or could be...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Research Methods

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 200

Class Size(s):

Small

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. The research project is designed to give students the opportunity to go through the research process from start to finish with continual feedback along the way.
2. The research project draws on course material and asks students to apply what they are learning in the course to their own project.
3. The research project is designed to provide a base that could be built upon in an upper-level research methods course.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. 15-20 page paper
2. 10-15 minute oral presentation