The study and research methods’ content includes the whole content of the book: P O W E R —Learning and Your Life, Essentials of Student Success of Robert S. Feldman (University of Massachusetts, Amhert). Are included in the course content description, the academic writing, style, and computer formatting… the time management, the note-taking and the use of the library, the choice of a topic and the necessary forms to be used in the presentation of the topic request and the research proposal and approval. Hence, the definition of the research problem, the hypothesis variables, the phases of a research process, the sampling techniques, data collection techniques, results presentation and discussion techniques, and the styles for presenting the references will be discussed according to APA style.
As an initiation course. The course introduces students to good ways of studying and doing research in an academic institution like AUCA. In sum, the Course of Study and Research Methods introduces the student to academic studies by teaching the student the organization of the material to learn. The student is called to be as creative as possible basing his efforts of study methods on what the instructor will elaborate with the student during all the class sessions. Books that highlight different ways/methods on how to study, will be available for students to use in class and outside of the classroom.
- Teacher: Innocent Karemera