BIOL 200 - Research Preparation in the Biosciences

Credits: 4
When Offered: Spring, 2010

Prerequisite: BIOL 111 and 113 or permission of the instructor.This course is composed of seminar and workshop modules on such topics as: critical reading of research papers; use of relevant primary literature in experimental design; integrative approaches to research questions; use of quantitative methods and modeling; data acquisition, record-keeping, and analysis; research ethics; introduction to specific lab techniques used in research; scientific writing and data presentation. In addition, students develop and present a research plan for their research project that is discussed and critiqued by the whole group. Laboratory course.I’Anson