Every student at Maryville College completes a year-long research project called the Senior Study, whether the student’s major is Design, Management, Psychology, Biology, Criminal Justice or any of the other 40 major fields of study. These studies vary from laboratory experiments to forms of creative expression, and all Senior Study projects include a student and faculty mentor working together in discipline-specific scholarship. Use the drop-down menu to view examples of Senior Studies chosen by faculty as exemplary. Older versions can be checked out from the Lamar Memorial Library and Newer studies are being stored in the College’s digital archives.

Student
Name
Major
Title
Supervisor

Colton Gentry '24

Majors
Business Analytics
Mathematics
Business Analytics
Mathematics
Title
An Exploration and Comparison Between Two Training Methods of Neural Networks: Back Propagation with Gradient Descent and Particle Swarm Optimization
An Exploration and Comparison Between Two Training Methods of Neural Networks: Back Propagation with Gradient Descent and Particle Swarm Optimization
SuperVisor
Dr. Jeff Bay
Dr. Jeff Bay

Sara Koonce '24

Majors
Business Analytics
Marketing
Business Analytics
Marketing
Title
Business Analysis of Camp RAIN
Business Analysis of Camp RAIN
SuperVisor
Dr. Wei Fu
Dr. Wei Fu