Available FSCI 396 / FSCI 397 projects (F2023 / W2024)

Below are descriptions of proposed FSCI 396 / 397 / 398 projects for the 2023-2024 academic year, including contact information for the individual project supervisor. For more details on student roles and to apply for an FSCI 396 project, visit the Student Applications page.


Available Project Descriptions (2023-2024 Academic Year)

 

All 2023-2024 projects are taken. Check back in February 2024 for information about opportunities in the 2024-2025 academic year.

 


Taken Projects

 

Course structure, assessments, and the fostering of transferable self-efficacies (multiple projects, fall 2023 and winter 2024)

Human agency, or the ability to set a goal and follow through with it, is affected by both personal and environmental factors. In social cognitive theory, agency is associated with personal self-efficacy (one’s confidence in being able to perform a task or behaviour), and can be broken down into forethought, self-regulation, and self-reflectiveness. While university courses are aimed at developing disciplinary self-efficacy in terms of knowledge and skills, they vary in their development of transferable self-efficacies like planful goal setting and self-reflection. The goal of this project is to investigate the relationship between course structure (including assessment and assignment types) and the fostering of transferable self-efficacies. The student undertaking this project will investigate a particular course, including a literature review of relevant assessment types, and use a questionnaire to investigate student agency and/or self-efficacies.

Supervisor: Tamara Western (tamara.western [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Question%20about%20your%20proposed%20FSCI%20396%20project) )

Proposed terms(s): Taken

Other project information: None

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