HONRS 155 - Honors Seminar:H

1.0 to 5.0 Credits
First year honors student research seminar. Explores research methods from a variety of academic disciplines to assist students in developing research questions they will address in their honors projects. Prerequisite: Admission into Honors Program or instructor permission.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Trace a particular problem, theme, or subject chronologically and conceptually using interdisciplinary methods and theories to identify levels and mode of theoretical analyses appropriate to understanding. [EXPLORE]
Conduct and synthesize in-depth research using currently available tools and resources with a higher order emphasis on primary texts, data sets, and current journal articles and/or field research. [REASON]
Compare the views of different figures, groups, time periods, regions, cultures, and theoretical points of view when appropriate. [EXPLORE]
Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussions, the development of seminar and presentation materials, poster sessions, and conference presentations. [COMMUNICATE]
Use findings to affect the community (however defined) by publishing, informing service learning, assisting community partner in policy design. [ACT]