ANTH 4010 (Cross-listed as SOC 4010)
Qualitative Research Design
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Examines qualitative research techniques. Includes observational techniques, field research, evaluative research, ethnography, focus groups and case studies. Students construct, carry out, and professionally present an original research project.
ANTH 4850 Ethnographic Project3:3:0 On Sufficient Demand
• Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010)
Studies research design, development and practice of person-centered interviewing, analysis of past and present ethnographic literature, and the writing up and presentation of results. Develops skills in solving problems, thinking analytically, skillfully interacting with people different from oneself, reading critically and writing effectively.
AVC 291R Independent Study
1-3:0-3:0-9 F, Sp
• Prerequisite: Second year students only
Provides an opportunity for second year students to do individual research and experimentation within the areas of the AVC Program. Study is limited to advanced work beyond that which can be completed in existing available classes. A proposal must be submitted and approved by the department prior to enrollment. A maximum of three credits may apply to graduation.
AVC 491R Independent Study
1-3:0-3:0-6 On Sufficient Demand
• Prerequisite: Department Approval
Provides an opportunity for upper division students to do individual research and experimentation within the areas of the AVC Program. Study is limited to advanced work beyond that which can be completed in existing available classes. A proposal must be submitted and approved by the department prior to enrollment. A maximum of three credits may apply to graduation.
AVSC 491R Undergraduate Research Project
3 to 6:2:3 to 12 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: Department Approval
Combines and integrates concepts, methodologies, and skills developed in previous AVSC course work through the completion of a comprehensive project. Students will develop their own project and portfolio in consultation with a faculty advisor. A list of detailed guidelines for the project is available from the Aviation Science department. May be repeated three times for a maximum of six credits.
BIOL 295R GB Independent Studies in Life Sciences
1-4:0:3-12 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: At least 3 credit hours of college level biology, approval of a faculty mentor, and approval of the department chair
Provides individual studies in biology under the direction of a faculty mentor. May include literature reviews, original research, and participation in ongoing departmental projects. Introduces students to the methodology of life science research. Students will prepare oral and written reports of their projects.
BIOL 4455 Immunology Laboratory
1:0:2 Sp, Odd Years
• Corequisite: BIOL 4450
Addresses federal, local and institutional regulations on using vertebrate animals for biomedical research. Teaches and regularly practices aseptic techniques required in handling biohazardous materials including vertebrate tissues. Studies how to collect tissues and blood from vertebrate animals and process the samples for harvesting various types of cells and macromolecules. Presents common immunological techniques such as western blot analysis and ELISA. Covers how to immunize animals using appropriate adjuvant and harvest plasma from immunized animals to isolate immunoglobulin. Examines tissue typing methodologies including PCR techniques.
BIOL 494R Seminar
1:1:0 F, Sp
• Prerequisite: BIOL 1620 and instructor approval
For students in their junior or senior year. Students will do research and give presentations on assigned Biology topics in specific areas of current research in Biology. Students select a faculty supervisor and research topic prior to enrollment in this course. Requires attendance at research seminars. May be repeated for up to five credits toward graduation.
BIOL 495R Student Research
1-4:0:3-12 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: BIOL 1620, CHEM 1210, Junior or Senior Standing, and instructor permission
Provides guided research studies in biology under the direction of a Biology Department faculty mentor. Includes any combination of literature reviews, original research, and/or participation in ongoing departmental projects. Involves students in the methodology of original biology research. Requires preparation and presentation of oral and/or written reports. Results may form the basis of the senior thesis in the major, if thesis option is chosen. May be repeated for six credits.
BIOL 499R Senior Thesis
1-2:0:3-6 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or 2020, junior standing and instructor permission
For students who are nearing completion of a baccalaureate degree in Biology with the thesis option. Assists students who are writing a thesis based only on library research, or those who have performed laboratory/field research under BIOL 495R. Provides experience in critically analyzing published literature and, if laboratory/field research was performed, comparing research results with the scientific literature. Supervised by an appointed faculty member of the Department of Biology. Requires a technically accurate report on one's findings. Includes the opportunity to present the research results to students, faculty and the community at a Department of Biology seminar. May be repeated once for a total of four credits.
CHEM 499R Independent Study and Research
1-4:0:3-12 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: Instructor approval
Uses independent study on selected topics and conducting experiments in the same topic. Provides guidance by a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of four credits.
CNS 4670 Undergraduate Research Project - Networking Specialization3:3:0 Sp
• Prerequisite: CNS 4610, CNS 4650
Senior-level, capstone project experience course. Students produce a system suitable for presentation and defense and develop complete system requirements analysis, system design, and configuration testing and benchmarks. Includes detailed written documentation of the project and a public presentation detailing project.
CNS 489R Undergraduate Research Project
2-6:2-6:0 On Sufficient Demand
• Prerequisite: CNS 4610, CNS 4650
Combines and integrates concepts, methodologies, and skills developed in previous CNS course work. Studies the specification, analysis, design, implementation, and completion of a complex and comprehensive project. Requires a project/portfolio using project management techniques. A maximum of three hours may be counted towards graduation without prior written CNS Department approval.
DANC 4920 Dance as Cultural Practice
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: DANC 2110 and (DANC 365R or DANC 3670)
Designed for students with an interest in dance and cultural representation. Takes a critical cultural approach to the study of dance as a means of encoding cultural values. Analyzes issues of gender, identity, religion, power, art, semiotics, and media/technology in relation to dance. Explores the effect of dance as cultural representation on society. Emphasizes critical theories of dance, representation, identity, feminism, and post-modernism. Requires student presentation of research project.
ENGL 4890 Advanced Writing for English Majors
3:3:0 F, Sp
• Prerequisite: ENGL 2600
Required for upper-division English majors and as elective credit for others. Assumes that English majors are well versed in their areas of focus. Centers on writing, on strategies for academic and scholarly research and writing in or about the areas of focus. Emphasizes analysis, rhetorical theories or writing, development, style, oral presentations, and primary and secondary research techniques. Completers should be able to research and write at a level appropriate to enter graduate school or other post-graduate responsibilities.
ENVT 1300 Environmental Lab and Sampling
3:2:3 Sp
Studies basic laboratory techniques used by labs working on environmental projects. Covers safety, pH, dissolved oxygen, BOD, turbidity, organics, and others. Includes opportunities for undergraduate research.
ENVT 495R Special Projects in Environmental Management
1-3:0:3-9
• Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
Allows students to pursue undergraduate research projects. Includes instructor directed practical research. Students will prepare a report of their findings. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
HIST 499A Senior Research Thesis-Research Component
2:2:0 F
• Prerequisite: Senior standing, HIST 3010, or consent of instructor
Serves as the first half of the capstone experience for History majors. Work together with (usually) one instructor in a directed research and writing project. Selected thesis topic by the student with consultation with the instructor. Requires student contact with advisor beginning of senior year to make arrangements to begin course. Builds on skills and knowledge gained in earlier courses, using research skills in primary and secondary sources, critical thinking, historiographic analysis, and comparative History.
HIST 499B Senior Research Thesis-Writing Component
2:2:0 Sp
• Prerequisite: HIST 499A or consent of instructor
Serves as the second half of the capstone experience for History majors. Continues the research begun in HIST 499A. Builds on skills and knowledge gained in earlier courses, using research skills in primary and secondary sources, critical thinking, historiographic analysis, and comparative History. Defending the paper's thesis, method, and conclusion before a committee of three faculty is required.
HLTH 4600 Research Methods for Community Health
3:3:0 Sp
• Prerequisite: Statistics required or instructor permission
For students interested in a Community Health option within the Integrated Studies Degree. Also for students interested or working in health care fields such as nursing, dental hygiene, etc. Introduces research techniques, methodology, and designs. Examines the planning, organizing, and conducting of research studies for solving problems unique to community health. Includes literature review and research article critiques.
MGMT 4980 Business Research Seminar
3:3:0 On Sufficient Demand
• Prerequisite: Instructor Approval
Studies the process of researching and writing for scholarly publication. Includes understanding the concepts of scholarly conversation, managing scholarship, choosing a topic, identifying appropriate journals, using exemplars, creating a title and abstract, making an outline, developing an introduction and conclusion, writing the body of the paper, and then revising, submitting, and finally publishing in a scholarly journal.
NURS 4010 Fundamentals of Nursing Research
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: NURS 4000
For students in the baccalaureate degree nursing program. Introduces research concepts, designs, methodology, and techniques. Examines the scientific approach, preliminary steps in research, designs for nursing research, measurement and data collection, analysis of research data, and critiquing and utilizing nursing research.
NURS 4040 Senior Seminar
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: NURS 4030
For students in the bachelors degree program in nursing. Builds upon a general knowledge of current trends in nursing. Examines current nursing issues and their impact on professional practice. Provides opportunities for enhancement of research, writing, and evaluation skills.
PES 4300 Research Methods in Physical Education and Recreation
3:3:0
• Prerequisite: PES 3500, PES 3850
Introduces students to key research in their field. Emphasizes analytical and interpretive skills. Develops scientific writing skills. Promotes design and utilization of comprehensive research methodologies commonly applied in Physical Education and Recreation.
PES 4950 Senior Seminar
2:2:0
• Prerequisite: PES 3700, PES 3850, PES 4000
Emphasizes critical evaluation of classic and current research in Exercise Science. Promotes research and writing skills within the discipline of Exercise Science. Promotes student centered learning and supports specialization within the field of Exercise Science.
PHIL 4910 Philosophy Research Capstone
3:3:0 F, Sp
• Prerequisite: PHIL 1250, Senior Standing
To be taken during the student's last semester in the baccalaureate program. Includes writing a senior thesis, which points to post-baccalaureate career path or graduate school goals. Covers advanced Philosophy research and writing instruction. Encourages students to explore the ethical dimensions of their desired professional or graduate research interests. Involves the creation of a portfolio helpful in applying to graduate school or seeking employment. The portfolio includes the senior research thesis, an abstract of the thesis, three letters of recommendation, a Curriculum Vita, a Personal Statement, and a PowerPoint presentation.
PHYS 295R Introduction to Independent Research
1-3:0:3-9
• Prerequisite: PHYS 2210, Departmental Approval
Working under faculty supervision, allows research on a project determined jointly with a faculty member and approved by the department chair. Emphasizes experimental technique, data collection, modeling, and analysis techniques. May be repeated for no more than six hours of elective credit.
PHYS 4210 Advanced Experimental Techniques
3:1:4 F
• Prerequisite: PHYS 3220, PHYS 3230, or instructor's consent
Introduces fundamental skills required for conducting successful scientific research in a physics laboratory setting. Covers vacuum technology, basic machine shop practice, electronic instrumentation, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and xray diffractometry.
PHYS 495R Independent Research
1-3:0:3-9 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: PHYS 2220, Departmental Approval
Working under faculty supervision, allows research on a project determined jointly with a faculty member and approved by the department chair. Emphasizes experimental technique, data collection, modeling, and analysis techniques. May be used as part of a senior thesis. May be repeated for no more than nine hours of elective credit.
PHYS 499A Senior Project
2:0:6 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: Instructor and Departmental approval
Provides an opportunity for senior physics majors to participate in a current research project supervised by a department faculty member. Includes independent study and/or laboratory work as necessary. Culminates in the preparation of a written paper and oral presentation describing the results of the research project as required for PHYS 499B. May be taken concurrently with PHYS 499B.
PHYS 499B Senior Thesis
1:0:3 Su, F Sp
• Prerequisite: Instructor and Departmental approval
Continues PHYS 499A. Provides an opportunity for senior physics majors to present the results of a current research project supervised by a department faculty member. Includes independent study as necessary. Culminates in the preparation of a written paper and oral presentation describing the results of the research project.
PSY 3020 (Cross-listed as SOC 3020) Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
3:3:0 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010)
Introduces research methods commonly used in behavioral science research. Includes data, subjects, populations, and various experimental designs including non-experimental and Quasiexperimental methods, and experimental designs, including within and between subject designs. Presents basic reasoning behind inferential statistics, without the detail. Requires a student designed research project and write-up of the results in APA Style.
PSY 3500 (Cross-listed as SOC 3500) Social Psychology
3:3:0 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: (PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020)
Studies the ways in which social context influences behavior. Reviews both social and psychological research. Includes culture and personality theory. Presents a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding human behavior. Requires a research project to observe and report individual or group behavior in a real life setting.
PSY 4010 Experimental Psychology
3:3:0 F, Sp
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Explores various experimental research designs (true experimental and quasi-experimental), emphasizing application and evaluation. Students will be required to conduct an original psychological experimental research project.
PSY 4020 (Cross-listed as SOC 4020) Survey Research Design
3:3:0 Sp
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Teaches methods of conducting survey research. Includes how to construct, validate, and administer surveys; how to conduct interviews; how to report data, and how to interpret findings.
PSY 4030 (Cross-listed as SOC 4030 Introduction to Program Evaluation and Grant Writing
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Introductory course providing practical guidance for conducting of an evaluation study from its inception, through the planning stage, to research design, data collection, data analysis and the reporting, dissemination and application of conclusions.
SOC 3020 (Cross-listed as PSY 3020) Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
3:3:0 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010)
Introduces research methods commonly used in behavioral science research. Includes data, subjects, populations, and various experimental designs including non-experimental and Quasiexperimental methods, and experimental designs, including within and between subject designs. Presents basic reasoning behind inferential statistics, without the detail. Requires a student designed research project and write-up of the results in APA Style.
SOC 3500 (Cross-listed as PSY 3500) Social Psychology
3:3:0 Su, F, Sp
• Prerequisite: (PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020)
Studies the ways in which social context influences behavior. Reviews both social and psychological research. Includes culture and personality theory. Presents a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding human behavior. Requires a research project to observe and report individual or group behavior in a real-life setting.
SOC 4010 (Cross-listed as ANTH 4010) Qualitative Research Design
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Examines qualitative research techniques. Includes observational techniques, field research, evaluative research, ethnography, focus groups, and case studies. Students construct, carry out and professionally present an original research project.
SOC 4020 (Cross-listed as PSY 4020) Survey Research Design
3:3:0 Sp
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Teaches methods of conducting survey research. Includes how to construct, validate, and administer surveys; how to conduct interviews; how to report data, and how to interpret findings.
SOC 4030 (Cross-listed as PSY 4030) Introduction to Program Evaluation and Grant Writing
3:3:0 F
• Prerequisite: (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020) and (ANTH 1010 or PSY 1010 or SOC 1010) and (PSY 3010 or SOC 3010) and (PSY 3020 or SOC 3020)
Introductory course providing practical guidance for conducting an evaluation study from its inception, through the planning stage, to research design, data collection, data analysis and the reporting, dissemination, and application of conclusions.
TECH 4300 Advanced Technical Experience
3:3:0 Not 05-06
• Prerequisite: Senior standing, BSTM advisor approval, and department approval
A capstone course for Bachelor's Degree Technology Management majors. Broadens technical skills through group participation, individual investigation, problem solving, and the application of applied research in technology development. Includes the preparation of development plans in a student’s chosen discipline.