Senior Thesis (Fall)
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The purpose of the course is for students to leverage their previous knowledge and experiences in prior psychology courses to develop a thorough literature review and research proposal.
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Develop a research question with potential to make a unique contribution to the field of psychology.
Write a thorough literature review and research proposal based on the question.
Present the literature review and the research proposal at the undergraduate psychology conference.
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Seeing students take an interesting research question and turn into a literature review and research proposal that adds value to the discipline.
Seeing students’ horizons expand when it comes to what kinds of questions psychological research can address.
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For future practitioners, the course helps students see the immense role sound research plays in serving others to the best of our ability.
For future researchers, the course provides a good research-centric foundation they can build on in their relevant graduate school courses and activities.
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Balancing what parts of the course are (fully) graded and which ones are more developmental.