Independent Project

1-3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Each student will complete and present a mentored independent study project, which will be submitted to and approved by the student’s advisor and by the Program Director prior to being undertaken, preferably by the first half of the second term of study, and will be presented in a final term, program-wide poster/discussion session. independent study can take several forms; individualized to the student’s research activities and goals, but based in a clear and evaluable manner on the competencies developed in the Graduate Certificate in CTR course of study. This includes: 1) critical review of the literature, 2) development of clear and testable hypotheses, 3) selection of appropriate methods and of a rigorous (data) analysis plan, 4) attention to human subjects research ethics considerations, and 5) clarity of presentation and of responses to questions.