Course Description
Applied study of a topic or problem in higher education significantly related to the student's professional task.
Athena Title
Applied Project
Non-Traditional Format
Graduate students working on applied projects such as performing advanced qualitative and quantitative research, utilizing learned skills resulting in their own papers and presentations.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will design a project or the investigation of a problem that has application to his or her graduate specialization or to the student's professional interests or job.
- Students will have produced an in-depth examination of a particular problem or study topic which might include, but not be limited to, a literature review of the topic with recommendations for action or suggested solutions for the problem.
Topical Outline
- This component will vary according to the nature of the assignment undertaken. It will be unique to each problem and student but will likely share such common elements as a literature review and a final paper which addresses the problem or issue studied during the term.
