The PMSA Research Mentorship Program provides an opportunity for students to obtain individualized guidance from a professional. Student participants will be paired with a mentor knowledgeable in similar fields of study, research interests, and extracurricular activities. Students will be expected to attend class and their mentorship day.
This course is a Pass/Fail course. Any student earning a grade below 82% will be considered failing.
Course Goals
Research will play important roles in what you do. It provides us with information about such things as disorders, development, differences, and best practices for assessment and intervention. Despite the importance of research, it is often seen as complicated, confusing, and/or intimidating. This does not need to be the case. At its heart, research is simply a matter of trying to answer questions. This class will examine how those questions are developed, various manners in which they can be answered, and the interpretations that can be made from the answers.
Course Learning Objectives
- Understand and remember key concepts and terms that apply to research
- Identify and give details on questions being asked by individual research studies
- Create your own research questions and determine ways to answer them
- Be able to read and evaluate research articles and presentations
- Create your own research questions and determine ways to answer them
- Understand how research is conducted and how it relates to your area of interest
- Gain hands-on experience with research