DCB catalog 2020-22

158 Course Descriptions SPECIAL TOPICS XXXX 199 Special Problems (1 to 3CR) Fall, Spring; Curriculum Committee Consent & Departmental Approval This course will generally involve experience with a practical career-oriented topic and is intended to provide flexibility in the career-technical programs. XXXX 299 Special Topics (1 to 3CR) Fall, Spring; Curriculum Committee Consent & Departmental Approval This course will involve the investigation of a discipline-related topic. It is intended to provide flexibility in the curricular program. INDEPENDENT STUDY XXXX 294 Independent Study (1 to 3CR); Fall, Spring; Departmental Approval This course calls for the supervised preparation and completion of an individual research or creative project. Not to exceed three credits towards a degree. XXXX 294 Undergraduate Research (1 to 3CR); Fall, Spring; Departmental Approval This course is intended to guide undergraduate students from all disciplines through the stages of writing a proposal and conducting a research project. Topics include planning research and documentation, prose style and editing, document design, ethics, abstracts and oral presentation of the proposal. Because the course will enroll from different disciplines, students will also become acquainted with research topics, ways of framing arguments, and making points outside their fields of study, which will help them develop a more interdisciplinary perspective of research.