| 1 | To explore trends and issues related to research design. |
| 2 | To develop an understanding of the various components of research design and of the relationships among those components. |
| 3 | To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a particular research report. |
| 4 | To identify a research problem within students? field of concentration, to generate appropriate research questions, and to explore the choice of an appropriate methodology and design. |
| 5 | To explore issues in designing a clearly focused, defensible research project. |
| 6 | To understand the language and approach of scientific research. |
| 7 | To understand how a suitable research "problem" is selected. |
| 8 | To know library resources and services. |
| 9 | To use library resources and services. |
| 10 | To understand major considerations (content, organization, rules, style, etc.) related to writing formal, scientific research reports. |