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UNDERGRADUATE JUNIOR HONORS

CS&D 481
Course Description

A writing-intensive introduction to research methodology in Communication Sciences and Disorders, emphasizing participant selection criteria, experimental design and methodology, data collection, and data analysis, leading to the design and future implementation of an independent research project. Activities include written and oral critiques of published research, written summaries of oral research presentations, and composition of an individual research proposal.

Prerequisties

Satisfied Communications A requirement and declared in an Honors program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
4

2.56% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
100%

23.53% from Historical

Class Size
8

-23.81% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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