RCS 713 - Research Methods Capstone/Thesis: Scientific Writing

3 Credit Hours
The master’s project must be an original project of scholarship or research on a relevant topic in reproductive biology or medicine resulting in a paper. Students select either the review, QC/QI or research track. In all cases, an EVMS and possibly local advisers are selected to help determine the proper approach to the project. Depending on the track selected, a detailed capstone research or QC/QI study design is developed. To aid in capstone writing, a section of the courses have been developed to give the students an outline of the steps for writing their project. Basic elements of the capstone project for the three different tracks are covered: development of a thesis statement, data commentary, introduction, background, discussion and conclusion; specific to the research thesis, materials/methods and results. A major concern in publication today is plagiarism; this topic is also covered in detail. All students in this program are required to take IRB, bloodborne pathogens and HIPAA for research training during this course.