During the first year of the curriculum, the required course is the first in a two-course series designed to provide the doctoral student with foundational skills and knowledge and an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of rehabilitation research to efficiently progress through the doctoral studies and develop as a scholar. Students will be introduced to the research culture during the first course to develop personal and professional skills to become independent investigator. A critical component of embarking on a line of research is to understand the work in the field by thorough literature review and integration into the network of researchers in the area to develop collaborations and a ‘team science’ approach. The course fosters a culture (to promote intellectual curiosity, seek critical review, and embrace the iterative process as ideas take shape to frame research studies) in which taking intellectual risks and feedback are valued, encouraged, and supported as part of our collective and collaborative task. Students will explore the arc of a research career, including the importance of posing and constructing research questions to establish aims and hypotheses that promote systematic and rigorous inquiry in theory, design, implementation, and analysis. Topics explored include proposal writing, quantitative and qualitative study designs, preparation of study instruments and study budget, grants management, research ethics, human subjects review, data management, and the preparation of oral presentations, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
Prerequisites: graduate standing. Students register in this course while preparing their M.Phil. examinations and prospectus--usually in the fall and spring of their third year.
This course is intended for PhD students who are engaged in relevant scholarly activities that are associated with dissertation research.
This course is intended for PhD students who are engaged in relevant scholarly activities that are associated with dissertation research.
This course is intended for PhD students who are engaged in relevant scholarly activities that are associated with dissertation research.
The aim of this seminar is to allow students the opportunity to conceive of a topic, organize and execute its research, and draft an 8000-13,000 word manuscript suitable for publication in a scholarly journal. MA students must have the permission of the instructor to enroll.
This course provides MS students with an applied-research opportunity. Students who are accepted into the course will have the opportunity to work closely with a CBS faculty member on a research project. The course provides an opportunity for students to use the quantitative skills they are developing to gain insight into an interesting business problem.The course is structured so that MS students not only have an intensive research experience,but also develop habits and skills that will be useful for them in their future careers. The research project is an opportunity to develop important career skills like managing up, time management, preparing effectively for meetings, communicating highly technical material to non-technical audiences, etc.
A candidate for the doctorate in biomedical engineering or applied biology may be required to register for this course in every term after the students course work has been completed and until the dissertation has been accepted.