Program Overview

Program Orientation-1 hr

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Academic Writing Workshop-4 hrs

• Introduction, literature review, and research methods

• Overview of MLA, APA, and Chicago citations

• Structure of a Research paper

• Results, discussion, summary, and literature

• Summary, theory, and practice

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Research Field Foundation Course-8 hrs

• Background knowledge of research field

• Reading material selection

• TA info sessions

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Research Paper Writing-7  hrs (1:1 or Small Group)*

• Topic selection, paper outline, and writing guidance

• Literature, research methods, and experiment design

• Data collection, analysis, and summary

• Review, revision, and formatting
   

Students will also have 8 hrs to meet with a program TA, who will help to guide them through the research writing process.

*Schedule is per paper or project

Potential Research Areas

• Architecture

• Art History

• Artificial Intelligence

• Astronomy

• Bioinformatics

• Biology

• Computer Science (Project-Based)

• Ecology

• Economics

• English Comparative Literature

• Film and Media Studies

• Genetics

• Health Sciences

• Marketing

• Mathematics

• Neuroscience

• Physics

• Psychology

• Underwater Robotics

Research Topic Examples

• Applications of Fractal Analysis in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astronomy)
   

• Nature Poetry in England and Asia (English Comparative Literature)
   

• Socio-Economic Factors Behind the Economic Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Economics)
   

• Europe and the Idea of Africa (Film and Media Studies)
   

• Analysis of the Impact of Online Learning on K-12 Students (Psychology)
   

• Health Disparities in Disease Incidence or Treatment Outcomes Between Men and Woman (Health Sciences)

Headquarters

1170 Old Henderson Rd. Suite 208 Columbus, OH 43220, USA
+1 614-553-8513

istarclass@iperc.org