As students participate in the David Letterman Leanring experience, they also explore research that centers on their projects. Research might include exploratory or ethnographic studies, iterative usability research during design and development phases, and/or summative research related to the EMDD project associated with this course. Students work closely with the Applied Research Lab director to determine appropriate research methods for projects, develop and submit research protocols for IRB approval, recruit participants for and conduct user studies, analyze and report results, and write and submit research papers for publication in journals and/or trade publications.