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This course provides a foundation for how to conduct individually-pursed research with a focus on writing and methods. While it is designed to support Carlson School students writing their honors thesis, students do not need to continue with a thesis to successfully complete the course. In order to both develop your individual thesis as well as learn research methods and writing techniques over the course of a single semester, there will be parallel sets of assignments: one for your thesis (individual) and one for a practice thesis (group). During the first part of the course, your individual thesis project will be emphasized, focusing on finding a thesis topic related to the research of Carlson School faculty who will be supervisors for this academic year. Starting partway through the course, you will be paired with a group of students to work on a practice thesis in which methods, statistical analysis, and writing results are emphasized using pre-specified datasets. Writing is integrated fully into the course. You will be instructed in writing pertinent to research proposals and scholarship, including problem statements, annotated bibliographies, literature reviews, methodology, and reference lists. prereq: Senior honors student

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