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PRACTICUM IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS |
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to Courses pageSpring 2000
Practicum in Environmental Policy Analysis
Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Basic Course Information:
Instructor: Dr. Robert J. Brulle
Office Location: Nesbitt Building, Room 503
Office Hours Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. or by appointment
Telephone: Office: (215) 895-2294
Email: brullerj@drexel.edu
Overview:
This course involves the application of research skills to conduct independent research. The aim of this course is to provide the student an opportunity to conduct research on a specific topic of interest. This class builds on the development of a research design in the prerequisite course "Environmental Policy Research Methods" (ENVR 772). In this class, the student is provided an opportunity to begin carrying out this research. This includes the gathering of data, conducting analyses, and preparation of a final report. The final session of the seminar is devoted to a presentation of the research.
Readings:
There are no specific required readings for this course. At this stage of their academic career, students are expected to be able to identify, comprehend, and synthesize the readings necessary to carry out their research project. The instructor will assist each student in development of their specialized readings.
Conduct of Course:
Each student in this course is required to develop, carry out, and present an original research project based on the research design developed in ENVR 772. It is expected that each student will exercise initiative and work independently in carrying out their research. Although the time requirement will vary from student to student, in order to satisfactorily complete the course requirements, each student should plan on spending ten to fifteen hours per week engaged in their research. Each class session will consist of students presenting progress on their research project and a discussion of how to better carry out the research tasks. The class time will be spent in group discussions about how to go about meeting all of the research tasks.
Each student will make a formal presentation of the results of their research during the class period of May 23, 2000. The format of this presentation will be modeled after a formal paper session at a professional academic society meeting. The final paper for the course will be due on May 19, 2000 in order to allow the session commentator time to review the work. The style of this paper is to be based on a standard academic journal session. A fully successful paper for this course would one that could be submitted to a journal for consideration of publication. The paper and its presentation will constitute 100% of the grade for the course.
