RESR 625 Advanced Research Topics *

Students will develop skills required to find, analyze, and synthesize literature pertaining to their dissertation's general research topic and/or specific research question. As preparation for their dissertation research, they will prepare a literature review and work on steps required to go through the dissertation process. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

RESR 617, RESR 619, RESR 621

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Create a plan to conduct a review of academic literature on a given topic that includes the formation of key questions to guide the review.
3. Identify theoretical issues, weaknesses, and strengths in the research literature of a chosen topic and write a review of the research that leads to the identification of a specific problem in the field.