Time and Location; Spring 2023

T Period 4: 10:40 – 11:30 AM; Th Period 3 – 4: 9:35 – 10:25 AM, 10:40 – 11:30 AM

Description and Goals

The course will provide a forum for discussion, shared experiences, and intellectual resources for
graduate students to be able to write effective, successful research proposals.
The purposes of this course are for students: 1) to examine the early stages of research (research
question definition, library research, planning, research design, variable selection, proposal
writing); 2) to learn to conduct ethical practice of research; 3) to write a research proposal in
National Science Foundation (NSF) format; and 4) to learn the process of constructive criticism
in reviewing other’s proposals (your proposal will be evaluated by three peers and the
instructor).

Homework

Weekly

Final Grades

Weekly Discussion, reviewing proposals, writing proposals, participating in “panel discussions.”

Grading Scale

Participate and complete all assignments: A. Not participating and not completing all assignments: E

Attendance and Late Policy

Attendance is Required