Applied Interdisciplinary Research: Advanced Approaches
Curriculum guideline
Seminar: 3 hours/week
and
Field Experience: 20 hours/semester
Methods of instruction will depend on the delivery mode: In-person, online, hybrid, or guided study.
Methods may include:
- seminar
- presentations
- group discussions
- guest lectures
- community engagement
- Developing research questions
- Research ethics
- Literature reviews
- Research design
- Data collection and analysis
- Research dissemination
Upon successful completion of this course, the student, with the support of the faculty instructor, will have selected and achieved a minimum of 4 of the following learning objectives:
- Conduct a comprehensive literature review to address a specific research question.
- Work in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.
- Construct an ethics proposal for the Douglas College Ethics Board.
- Critically analyze and discuss a piece of academic work.
- Provide constructive feedback on the academic work of others.
- Guide and participate in the research dissemination process, including academic papers, research posters, community reports, and conference presentations.
- Conduct data collection and analysis.
- Work in partnership with a community agency on a community-based research project.
- Develop a research funding application.
- Write an application for graduate school.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Assessments will be based on the 4 selected course objectives that are identified in the student’s learning contract. The specific evaluation criteria will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
| Learning contract | 10% |
| Research Days poster presentation | 15% |
| Seminar presentation / facilitation | 15% |
| Literature review | 20% |
| Major research report or research product | 30% |
| Reflections or learning portfolio | 10% |
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Textbooks and materials will be selected by the instructor and students in order to support the learning outcomes identified by the students. The instructor will also compile a reading list of relevant articles and materials for this course.