Seminar: 3 hours/week
Students will undertake independent research which will be supervised by the instructor regularly throughout the semester. This will include mandatory, regularly scheduled meetings between the student group and instructor.
Course content is based on the specific research topic agreed upon by the faculty member and students (projects are typically completed individually or in small groups of 2-3 students). The students, and if necessary the instructor, will identify a list of readings for the literature review. The content and design of the research project must be approved by the instructor and the Douglas College Research Ethics Board (if necessary) before data collection can begin.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- construct an ethics proposal;
- conduct a comprehensive literature review to address a specific research question;
- evaluate peer-reviewed academic work;
- develop research methods designed to answer a specific research question;
- create a poster presentation to communicate research findings.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
| Ethics Proposal | 0-10% |
| Research Proposal | 20-40% |
| Completed Research | 30-40% |
| Research Presentation | 10-25% |
| Peer Evaluation | 0-10% |
| Participation and Professionalism | 0-15% |
| Total | 100% |
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the instructor's course outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester. Textbooks and materials may be determined by the students’ research topic.
60 credits, including SPSC 3256