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Applied Project in Counseling and Human Development Services


Course Description

Individual research in an area pertinent to the field of counseling and human development services, with emphasis on increasing skills necessary to collect, interpret, and utilize research data.


Athena Title

Appld Proj Couns Hum Dev Serv


Non-Traditional Format

Directed study.


Prerequisite

Permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to identify researchable questions of special interest and importance.
  • Students will be able to document significance of the problem to the profession.
  • Students will be able to review and critique relevant research literature.
  • Students will be able to plan a research design that would answer the research questions.
  • Students will develop appropriate statistical hypotheses and procedures.
  • Students will be able to conduct a research study.
  • Students will develop procedure for collecting, processing, and analyzing the data.
  • Students will be able to write up results of the study.
  • Students will be able to draw conclusions and identify implications of the findings.

Topical Outline

  • 1. Researchable questions of significance
  • 2. Literature review approaches
  • 3. Research design and methodology
  • 4. Style manual guidelines for writing
  • 5. Data processing and analysis
  • 6. Guidelines for writing a variety of documents

Syllabus


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