BIOL 601 - Introduction to Graduate Studies

Fall (3) Staff.

This course is required of all biology graduate students. This is a graduate only course designed to expose new students to a range of techniques and skills that will facilitate their involvement in independent research and graduate studies in biology. Students will receive training in critically reviewing the primary literature, developing research questions, research design and data analysis, oral and written presentations, and the responsible and ethical conduct of research, including discussions of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. Students will author both a grant and preliminary research proposal.