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Virginia Tech

IS-2004: Research and Writing in International Studies

Description: Introduces the research and writing process in the field of International Studies. Addresses topics such as selecting and planning a research project, conceptualizing a research design, gathering and analyzing data, interpreting the results and writing a report. Prioritizes research within a framework of rigorous, well-rounded and thorough practices of research ethics. Emphasizes intercultural and diverse research and practices.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 42

Average GPA: 3.60 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 61.41%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.86%

Ezgi Seref202080.9%10.9%0.9%0.0%3.1%4.3%3.686
Yekaterina V Jordan202111.1%88.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.081
Cara Daggett202366.6%0.0%13.3%0.0%6.7%13.3%3.381
Vernon N Ferguson202185.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.811
Madison J Tepper202174.3%17.4%3.2%2.3%2.9%0.0%3.545
Nada Berrada202077.9%18.6%1.4%0.5%0.7%0.9%3.696
Alexandra L Briggs2018100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.992
Elizabeth L Mckagen202482.2%6.8%3.5%1.1%4.0%2.3%3.637
Shelby E Ward202079.1%11.1%2.1%4.1%3.5%0.0%3.572
Staff Gosink202465.4%11.5%7.7%3.9%3.9%7.7%3.431
Leah A Ramnath202159.3%22.0%15.0%0.0%3.6%0.0%3.392
Sabrina K Harris202243.1%24.4%18.0%5.5%5.5%3.4%2.962
Alexander T Stubberfield202284.8%6.6%3.4%2.6%1.7%0.9%3.684
Patrick J Salmons202369.0%24.1%6.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Anthony Szczurek201791.4%8.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.881

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