GR 501 Introduction to Graduate Research
A course to develop skills in a variety of research methods including qualitative, quantitative, and historical research techniques. Students will investigate appropriate use of primary sources, books, peer-review journals, periodicals, electronic media, etc., for use in scholarly writing. Attention will be given to developing a thesis statement, subproblems, hypotheses, delimitations, definition of terms, assumptions, the importance of a study problem, using related literature for critical thinking and design of a study problem. Graduate students must enroll in GR 501 in their first semester of the graduate program and may take another graduate course concurrently. Three semester hours credit.