Research Course

Lit Review:
For most of the assignments you will assigned partners, so make sure you sit next to someone you can count on.You will have the option to find a topic. I would suggest you do an easy surface level topic that is simple to write on. After you and your partner find five scholarly journals, you will need to synthesize your journals to one paper that is five pages long. Again, you need to find a partner that is dependable. The course uses APA 6th Edition format, so become familiar with it. Content for whatever reason is not near as important as your APA format, including sources.

Reading Assignments & Forum Questions:
You will have assigned readings for each day and will be required to ask two general questions on an online forum (Blackboard) in reference to the textbook for the class or APA format booklet. Your professors will differ in their grading, but I can tell you that if I asked "what's your favorite color?", I would have received full credit.

Survey & Methodology:
You and your partner will have to create a survey on the topic you chose for the lit review. You also need to explain your methods, which you will learn about in class or by reading the text. Some good advice would be to put your survey on google docs and pass around to everyone you know, it's far easier that going person to person on the street and bugging them to fill out a survey. I sent it to every contact in my email.

Quantitative & Qualitative Research:
If you don't know what these are (who would?), do some research, it will help you through the dizzying lectures.

Research Findings:
After your survey is complete, you and your trustworthy partner will have to create a powerpoint presentation consisting of charts and graphs that are used from your survey. If you're not familiar with Excel, get a little training; youtube could be a good source for that.

Final:
The final is a little bit out of the thesis hand book and mostly out of the APA guide. They will actually give you a copy of the APA test.