Humanities II and department recommendation.
In this course, students will learn the skills needed to conduct independent inquiry in order to produce an academic research paper. Students will design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question of their choice. Specific skills will include how to conduct a scholarly literature review, identify a research gap, design a study, collect and analyze data ethically, and use conventions of academic writing. The culminating project will be a 3,000-word research paper and an oral presentation. This is a course that will be taught in tandem with AP Research and may be suitable for students exiting AP Seminar who do not want Research at the AP level, or any grade 11 and 12 students who would like more practice in research prior to going to university.