May 01, 2024  
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PSY-686 Research Practicum: Psychology

5 semester credits


Development of a broad set of research skills serves as preparation for conducting dissertation research. Students are required to obtain a minimum of 200 hours of research training experience prior to the approval of the dissertation proposal. This 200-hour research practicum consists of supervised, hands-on applied research training. Students with substantial prior research experience should plan their 200 hours to develop skills in new areas. Research practicum must result in a research product submitted for peer review (e.g., conference proposal, journal article manuscript). All research practicum hours must be reviewed and pre-approved (i.e., before
the student begins the practicum) by the Program Director. Program Director approval is also required upon completion of the research practicum for these hours to be recorded as complete. Hours are recorded at the ratio of 40 clock hours equals 1 semester credit.
Delivery Method: In-person/Blended
Grading Default: Credit/No Credit
Learning Outcome(s):  

At the completion of research practicum, students will be able to:

  1. conceptualize new research ideas based on prior research and relevant theory
  2. articulate testable research hypotheses
  3. design research that tests their hypotheses
  4. prepare IRB protocols and research materials
  5. analyze research data and interpret the results
  6. present research results at the doctoral level through conference proposals and presentations and/or journal article manuscripts
  7. design and conduct research in accordance with legal, ethical and regulatory requirements
  8. design and conduct research that considers relevant individual and cultural diversity factors



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