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Lecturer: Professor Stanley D. Brunn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027 brunn@uky.edu
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The class, for graduate students, discusses two major themes: (1) the research methods used by geographers studying topics at local, regional and international scales in human and physical geography and (2) preparing for careers in geography with a focus on research methods, preparing research for publications and the publication of results in scholarly journals. Students will be asked to engage in some mini-research projects as members of small groups (two or three students); they will also present their major findings to the class. It is possible that some projects may lead to publication.