415.882.01
Genetic Counseling Program Thesis Proposal Development III
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Tuesday, 8:30 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
415.880 and 415.881
Critically examines the elements of the research proposal, through critiques of students’ own work. Each student begins with a draft proposal developed in prior terms. Through a combination of class critiques and individual meetings with the instructor, prepares students to submit a final proposal and to take oral examinations at the end of the term.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate skills necessary to: a) succinctly summarize and orally present literature to support an original genetic-counseling related research question, b) justify a conceptual formulation of research questions or hypotheses and a study design to answer the study questions, c) critically assess the methods proposed, d) consider and address protection of human subjects issues associated with the research.
- Finalize and orally defend a formal proposal for independent thesis research