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BSCI 279C Spring 2007
Class schedule:
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| Date | Topic, readings and assignments |
| Jan. 25 | Why? The role of undergraduate research experiences
in your professional development
Student Survey Part 1 Readings for Feb. 1: Genetically altered foods Assignment for Feb. 9: Write abstract and keywords for a Science or Nature paper written by a UM faculty member |
| Feb. 1 | What? The philosophy of research and the scientific
method
Readings for Feb. 8: |
| Feb. 8 | How? Finding the right kind of undergraduate
research opportunity
Peer review of abstract assignment Assignment for May 4: Faculty profiles Readings for Faculty profile assignment:
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| Feb. 15 |
Faculty research presentations |
| Feb. 23 | Final revision of abstract due
Faculty research presentations |
| Mar. 1 |
Faculty research presentations |
| Mar. 8 | Faculty research presentations |
| Mar. 15 | HHMI Undergraduate Research Symposium
4:00 PM Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union Assignment: Interview two HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellows |
| Mar. 22 | Spring Break - no class |
| Mar. 29 |
Ethics in science Readings for today's class
Readings for Apr. 6: |
| Apr. 5 | Visit by Camille Stillwell, National Scholarships Office
How to write a great grant proposal The grants review process Grant review panels Assignment for Apr. 19: Read, evaluate and discuss proposals; make funding recommendations |
| Apr. 12 | Wrap up
Student Survey Part 2 Faculty profile outline (list of papers and the thread that links them) due |
| Apr. 20 | No class |
| Apr. 26 | No class |
| May 3 |
No class |