Course Title: Independent Study 109
Credits: 9 (Approx. 162 work-hours)
Instructor: James O'Heare, CABC
Course Description:
This course provides the student the opportunity to study in detail a topic of their choosing. Topics must be approved by the instructor. In this course the student will apply skills gained in Critical Thinking (and in some cases Research Methods) to a topic that they are interested in personally / professionally. The student will work independently to research their topic and either present a critical review of the literature, a persuasive argument, or a qualitative or quantitative study. Many students use the work they produce in this course as the basis for a book to be published or series of articles, seminars or lectures. This course is evaluated by way of the importance, clarity, conciseness, completeness and accuracy of the written paper. This course is used as a "specialization" in some diploma programs.
Students should emerge from this course with an in-depth understanding of their chosen topic and practice applying critical thinking skills to writing a professional paper.
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Course Evaluation:
This course will be evaluated by an essay assignment that will reflect and demonstrate competency in analyzing and discussing the chosen topic.
Prerequisites:
None