BIOL 279 - Introduction to Scientific Research

PREREQUISITES: BIOL 221 - Molecular Biology or BIOL 222 - Genetics or BIOL 240 - Ecology, or Program Chair Approval
PROGRAM: Life Sciences
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018

Students will be introduced to those principles associated with scientific research. The course will be tailored to individually expose students to research associated with their discipline or subdiscipline. Students will be instructed on basic research principles, develop a testable hypothesis, design a research project that tests their hypothesis, and present their findings in both written and presentation form. Written form will follow the format of an international journal that represents the student’s discipline. Presentations can be either poster or oral, and should reflect the discipline standard.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Explain how scientific explanations are formulated, tested, and modified or validated.
Distinguish between scientific and non-scientific evidence and explanations.
Apply foundational knowledge and discipline-specific concepts to address issues or solve problems.
Apply basic observational, quantitative, or technological methods to gather data and generate evidence-based conclusions.
Use current models and theories to describe, explain, or predict natural phenomena.
Locate reliable sources of scientific evidence to construct arguments related to real-world issues.
Organize literature, observations and inquiry-based results in presentation and publication layouts.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

Data collection
Data presentation
Laboratory techniques
Literature search
Publication
Research
Scientific method

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BIOL 279 - Introduction to Scientific Research