Research (RSCH)
RSCH 10 Research Preparation 0 Credits (0,0)
Engagement with the research process. Understanding research, sourcing, using a library, gathering/organizing information, analyzing theses, citing, and referencing sources.
RSCH 200 Inquiry and Discovery: Exploring Academic Sources 3 Credits (3,0)
Identifying, evaluating, and understanding reliability of academic sources for research projects. Strategies for engaging with academic articles; conventions of scholarly literature across fields. Emphasizes critical reading, analysis, and synthesis of multiple sources.
RSCH 202 Introduction to Research Methods 3 Credits (3,0)
General introduction to research. Purposes of research; defining problems, hypotheses, and methodologies; quantitative and qualitative research; conducting literature reviews; evaluating outcomes; communicating results.
RSCH 310 Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Research 3 Credits (3,0)
Machine learning, data analysis and visualization, AI tools for research workflows.
RSCH 350 Research Ethics 3 Credits (3,0)
Exploration of ethical principles and challenges in academic research. Topics include informed consent, data integrity, human and animal research ethics, funding influence, and publication integrity.
RSCH 355 Publication-Ready STEM Research 3 Credits (3,0)
Collaboratively or individually complete a STEM research project. Produce submission-ready formal research paper. Requires securing a research supervisor before registration.
RSCH 490 Capstone Project 3 Credits (3,0)
Completion of projects and written assignments encouraging self-analysis of career and intellectual interests in the chosen career field; development of a proposal and completion of a capstone project, including research, related literature review, and analysis targeted towards a specified audience; presentation of the project.