GMA 400 - Senior Seminar I: Methods And Design

Institution:

California Maritime Academy

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CLASS HOURS: 3, CREDIT: 3 Prerequisites: Senior Class Standing, Completion of Co-Op A two-semester sequence-course that provides an opportunity for senior GSMA majors to integrate their basic understanding of the fields and curricular emphases that comprise the major by exploring the interrelationship between the substantive sub-fields, basic concepts, and the major modes of analysis in practice today. Directed reading, research, and writing culminating in the preparation of a senior thesis under direction of faculty adviser. The course culminates in a capstone thesis project. The focus in GMA 400 is on research methods and thesis design. Students are expected to accomplish the following tasks: a) formulate a research question, b) discuss why the question is important, c) explain how the question can be answered, d) research and present a bibliography, and e) select the most appropriate methodology.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csum.edu

Phone Number:

(707) 654-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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