Research Methods and Design

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab) This course is a prerequisite for the Research Projects course (ENV-3610(3)) and teaches students the steps and methods required to produce a successful research project. Students learn to develop a clear research question, form hypotheses and predictions and formulate a study with the appropriate measurements and design structure. Students are shown examples of experimental and other designs and methods used in the natural and social sciences. Finally, students develop a research design for their own project used in the Research Projects course. Note: ENV-3609L must be taken concurrently. Requisite Courses: GEOG-2309(3) or STAT-1201(6) or STAT-1501(3) or permission of the Department Chair [prerequisite(s)]; ENV-3609L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).