Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Course Descriptions

PR 800—Introduction to Doctoral Project

1 credit

The purpose of this course is to facilitate the students’ use of critical thinking in the conduct of the research process, as well as familiarize students with the content, process, and organization of the Doctoral Project ( DP) at MSPP. Topics include: defining a topic area, development of a research question, critical analysis of a research article, construction of a literature review, selection of the research methodology indicated in the research question, procedures and process of completing a doctoral project, the types of projects accepted, organization and chapter structure, the structure and function of the doctoral project committee, use of the APA Code of Ethics as well as the APA Guideline for the Conduct of Research with Human Participants, the purpose and the function of the Institutional Review Board ( IRB) and the MSPP policy on IRBs and time, resource, and the research budget management. Classes include student presentation of research interests and development of these into specific research questions and areas of literature review.

Updated 10/1/07