GIS636 Advanced Research Methods (3 cr.)

This course examines effective research methodologies and grant writing fundamentals best used in understanding requirements and expectations associated with the graduate research project. This includes formatting and graphic requirements, literature review development, graduate proposal design, and expectations of the final journal-style graduate project manuscript. Additional emphases include ethical frameworks of research in technology and research related to varying aspects of grant writing/fund solicitation. Grant writing studies include discussions of grant sources, needs assessment, budgeting principles, developing full proposals, and proposal evaluation.

Upon completion of the course students are expected to be able to do the following:  

1. Synthesize research and processes utilizing various formats to formulate reviews of literature and proposals suited to graduate research project preparation.
2. Apply ethical principles and frameworks for decision making.
3. Use processes and strategies to develop journal-style manuscripts.
4. Implement strategies to research and develop grant proposals.