Advanced Research Design (391-0-20)

Instructors

Lilah Devra Shapiro

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G22: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This course guides students through the process of research project design, development, and proposal writing for the SESP Senior Honors Thesis. Students are supported through all stages of the design of a year-long independent research project. The quarter will culminate in a complete research proposal that will be put into action during the students' senior year. In addition to the hard work of design and proposal development, as young and developing scholars, students are challenged throughout the quarter to consider the implications of assuming the role of knowledge producer and to think through the responsibilities inherent within this work. This process is fostered through thoughtful, critical analysis of published scholarship, evaluation of the costs/benefits and quality of others' work, and careful reflection on the students' own positionalities and design choices. Class time will include "how-to" lectures providing direct instruction on elements of research design and proposal writing, as well as combining seminar style-discussion of theoretical and pragmatic/practical issues integral to high quality research and a workshop format, providing students with regular, real-time, dynamic feedback from both instructors and peers.

Registration Requirements

SESP 391 requires meeting eligibility requirement for SESP Honors