Methodology #1
This introductory course in research methodology will help students write a research paper on a topic they care about. Students will bring their own interests and values, and we will help them identify topics and research questions to engage their interests.
Methodology #2
We will teach them the basics of research methodology and academic writing. They will research their questions and write a research paper. The process is the same whether you are an 8th grader or a tenured professor, but this particular course is for 8th to 10th graders.
Methodology #3
In addition to coming to class, students must set aside several hours to work on their research independently. They will have a substantial research assignment to complete each week for 10 weeks.
10-Week Program Details
WEEK 1
Turn your research topic into a research question.
WEEK 2
Conduct a focused literature search and review.
WEEK 3
Write literature review, cite sources appropriately.
WEEK 4
Find data and learn if it can answer your research questions.
WEEK 5
Write data and methods as you decide how to analyze data (not after).
WEEK 6
Write your results while analyzing your data (and edit your data and methods along the way)
WEEK 7
Write your conclusions by explaining the implications of your results
WEEK 8
Write your introduction now that you understand your key findings.
WEEK 9
Revise and refine your paper.
WEEK 10
Final presentation. Oral presentation and thesis defense.
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About Your Instructor
Dr. Rajagopal Appavu, Research Expert
Dr. Rajagopal Appavu is currently a Professor in the Health Care Studies department at the University of South Florida and was previously a Professor of pharmacology and Toxicology at the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics (Biochemistry) from Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, India. He received his M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences from Pondicherry University, Puducherry and his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Govt. Arts College, Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Expertise: Vaccine & Drug Development, Medical Device Technology, Data Science, Pharmaceutical DNA/RNA Biology, Chemical Biology
Skills: Innate Immunity, Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography, Organic Synthesis, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Immunity, Flow Cytometry, Cellular Immunology, Infection.
About Your Instructor
Jothsna Kethar
Coach Jo as her students call her is an Independent Educational Consultant and College Counselor. She is a certified Tony Robbins Life Coach. She trained to identify children's goals, be their supportive friend and trusted adviser. She has also Trained under Peg Dawson, EdD., a renowned psychologist. She uses this understanding to coach children to discover their strengths to overcome their hurdles and roadblocks on their path to success. She is a certified Meditation Instructor as well and strives to empower parents in their child’s educational journey.
Jo also runs a nonprofit named InspireYouth, a nonprofit 501©3 organization that aims at empowering youth and fostering leadership. InspireYouth aspires to create lifetime humanitarians out of teens by providing various volunteering opportunities to contribute, learn and grow!
She completed her College Counseling course at UC Berkeley. Building a customized college list is her specialty. Her students have landed in Ivy league colleges such as Cornell, also landing in affordable colleges, winning merit aid/scholarship to the tune of $140,000.
Testimonials
Laiba
My biggest win since writing this research topic will be finally submitting this paper, and it is published. Coach Jo helped me a lot because she gave positive and blunt input that helped me further the horizons of my paper.
Kushal
I was able to complete an acceptable research paper about a topic I was interested in. Coach Jo helped me find the motivation and necessity to create this research paper.
Pranav
Solidifying my passion for the human brain and exploring and expanding my knowledge over depression
Jimmy
I think overall I have gotten better at researching and using sources to create a paper which gives me more confidence in researching in the future. It gives me a great idea of what to do in the future. Coach Jo helped push me towards what I needed in my paper.
Dyuti
I got to learn a lot of new things through the research that I wouldn't have learned otherwise. Coach Jo helped take all of this learning I did and put it down on paper.
Krish
I think my overall research paper is a win. I spent so much time working on it and making sure that I wrote it to the best of my abilities. Coach Jo helped to guide me in the process of writing the research paper.
Sidarth
My best win was successfully completing my paper. Coach Jo helped by being very encouraging and making sure I did more and more work each week instead f just waiting for the last week.
Atiksh
My biggest win was that I was to learn how to write the research paper.
Sarthak
I feel like going through the whole writing process and the Thursday classes hosted by Coach Jo definitely helped me improve as a writer.