GERONGR691 Capstone Project Seminar
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Course Description
The course guides each master’s student through the production to completion of a research project and report. Topics include a critique of unresolved issues in analyses of age, cohort, and period effects; an exposition of theoretical developments in social gerontological theory and their application to the issue of social policy and aging; explication of a research project, including interview training; research problem development, implementation of appropriate research methods for specific problems, and how to prepare a written document that describes the design of the project, the results of the analysis, and conclusions.

Prerequisite: GERON 601 and 603. Graduate student in Gerontology.
Course Video
Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
Academic Information
Credits: 3
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Feb 1 - May 7
Class #: 23197
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1335
Instructor
Lillian Glickman
lillian.glickman@umb.edu | Bio
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