BRSS Course Description

BRSS Mission Statement

The purpose of the Behavioral Research Supervisory System is to monitor students’ progress on various projects, ensuring that they complete weekly tasks. The timely completion of tasks allows the students to maintain and improve the projects over the course of the semester.

The Behavioral Research Supervisory System (BRSS) is a subsystem within the Behavior Analysis Training System. BRSS focuses on promoting productive work habits and reducing procrastination of graduate and undergraduate students working on Research and Development projects and honors theses. This is done through grade contingencies placed on task completion, described below.

BRSS consists of several other subsystems, each focusing on a different program that is run by BATS. These other systems are; Maintenance Supervisory System (MSS), Support Coordinator System (SCS), Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS),Project Performance Management System (PPMS), WoodsEdge and Kalamazoo Autism Center Pre-Practicum, Basic Practicum, and Intermediate/Advanced Practicum (IP/AP), Graduate School Prep course (GRE), Self Management (SM), , Kalamazoo Autism Center (KAC), Icon Exchange (IES), 1400 Support System, and DickMalott.com/Media system. Undergrads involved with these systems help with classes, update course materials and improve the system through continuous quality improvement.

Pre-Prac and IP deal with the classes that are associated with WoodsEdge and Kalamazoo Autism Center. Pre-Prac prepares students for working at the practicum site, IP is an extension of the Basic Practicum where students learn to work with the children, and AP is an extension of IP where students get to experience some of the support coordinator duties. The GRE prep course helps students apply for graduate school and prepare for the GRE through the use of performance management. The Self Management course is a class that helps student’s battle procrastination. PPMS, BATS, MSS, SCS, and BRSS are all supervisory systems that ensure the completion of various projects. Undergrads involved with these systems will update materials, and also work to improve the system by addressing disconnects within the system.