Overview
Description
Focuses on finding, evaluating scholarly secondary research and understanding the disciplinary context of thesis research. Learning is self-directed; students select their own research and writing topics. Primarily taught online.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Honors College
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Honors College.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- develop preliminary research questions, explore topics and develop problem statements/research questions.
- develop and execute a search for a wide range of information sources, including: scholarly, popular, and discipline-specific specialty sources.
- evaluate sources of information for content, quality and relevance to their research topic.
- conduct advanced searches for information in a variety of research databases.
- organize and manage information through use of a citation manager.
- cite sources in accordance with scholarly standards and use information and creative works in accordance with copyright and other pertinent intellectual property laws.
- explain and apply principles of scholarly integrity, including institutional review and avoiding plagiarism.
- identify further sources for research guidance and assistance, including finding faculty mentors, librarians, and other available experts.