Overview
Description
Research Methods is a required course in the NevadaTeach sequence. The course provides prospective science teachers with an understanding of how the scientific enterprise works.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- completion of Core Physical & Natural Phenomena requirement
- Junior standing
NVTC 101NVTC 102
Recommended Preparation
- a college-level statistics course
MATH 181
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
NVTC 101; NVTC 102; completion of Core Physical & Natural Phenomena requirement; Junior standing.
Recommended Preparation
MATH 181; a college-level statistics course.
Units
Lecture2
Laboratory Studio1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Related Courses
Cross Listed With BIOL 303Cross Listed With PHYS 303
Restrictions
Junior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- create their own experiments to answer scientific questions.
- identify sources of systematic and random errors and design experiments to reduce them.
- use probes and computers to gather and analyze data.
- use statistics to interpret experimental results and deal with sampling errors.
- treat human subjects in an ethical fashion.