Master's Degree

2023 Fall Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program PlanningInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Foundations and Theory of LeadershipAdult Education and ProgramsFoundations of Ag CommunicationsRisk & Crisis CommunicationTeaching Methods for Beginning TeachersQualitative DesignTheory in Ag CommunicationProgram Planning in Ag & Extension EducationGrantwriting
2024 Spring Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program Evaluation in Ag & Extension SettingsInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Technological ChangeLeadership and Management of VolunteersCurriculum DevelopmentTechnical CommunicationAssessing Learning in Agricultural EducationProposal DevelopmentGlobal Horticulture and Human Nutrition to Enhance Community Resilience and Food Security
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Spring 2024 Course Information
Proposal Development
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to assist graduate students in the preparation of their thesis or dissertation research proposal. Students will produce the first three chapters of their thesis by the end of the course.
Contacts
Instructor

Jeff Miller
jdmiller@uark.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

The Elements of an Effective Dissertation & Thesis
Calebrese, R. L.
ISBN: 978-1578863501
Publisher: R&L Education

Writing a successful Thesis or Dissertation
Lunenburgh, F., & Irby, B. J.
ISBN: 9781412942256
Publisher: Corwin Press

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3217-8

The Elements of Style
Strunk, W., & White, E. B.
ISBN: 978-0205309023
Publisher: Pearson

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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