Independent Research (IRS) – Introduction

Phase 1 – Introduction and Defining Scope of Project

• Dates: August 25 – September 3

Discussion

• Review of class connectivity (Remind, Dropbox, Schoology)
• What makes a project suitable for experimentation?
• Sharing ideas within the group

Key Ideas – Great Projects

• arise from interest and passion
• ask open-ended question
• possible to collect data
• challenges with human subjects for data
• clear definition – can complete this semester

Next Steps

• contact people who can help you get the data you want (use my name)
• think of two more ideas: limited version of project and one completely different
• READING = LINK

Outcomes

• refine project idea before proceeding to the research phase of the course.
• the details of data collection and specifics do not need to be known
• a workable idea, as approved by the instructor is required by September 3rd