Professor Richard Smardon is offering EST 797, Environmental Studies Research Seminar, spring semester. This is a 1-credit hour graduate seminar to assist students in developing research/ synthesis project/ internship proposals. It is required for ES MS students, and highly recommended for ES MPS students. Following is the course description. For further information, contact Professor Smardon at <
rsmardon@esf.edu>.
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EST 797 Environmental Studies Research Seminar (#41530) Spring 2009. Instructor: Professor Richard Smardon, Ph.D. Meeting time: Mondays 11:40 - 12:35. By the end of the course, students will:
- Develop research questions and subsequent research design utilizing appropriate theory & methodology;
- Become familiar with both quantitative and qualitative research methods that can be utilized within Environmental Studies research; and
- Be able to critique and “unpack” an environmental studies research design and results.
The course will begin with each student developing a series of research questions and then focusing on one research question set. This will be followed by hypotheses development, research theory and methodology, and anticipated outcomes. Each student will produce a full research proposal in stages, with peer review plus a pertinent literature review. Reviews of other submitted research proposals will be included as well as class presentations. A series of work products will culminate in the final research proposal.
