This undergraduate course provides a comprehensive introduction to research proposal writing, research methodologies, and foundational research theories and protocols. Students in the course learn about the cyclical nature of applied research and the iterative process of research writing. The course teaches students how to write a proposal, engage in independent studies, and work collaboratively with a supervisor. The idea is to identify a study topic, formulate inquiry questions, organize a literature review, and select appropriate research designs and methodologies. Students use the proposal they develop to establish the foundation of a semester project and the basis of a final research paper that will be submitted at the end of the semester. At the end of the year students will convert this proposal into full research that will include the following sections: findings, discussion, conclusions, and references.
- Teacher: Alwyn Kawona