Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Fall 9-1-2024
Course Description
Reading, presenting, and discussing research are some of the key activities of biologists. In this course, students will wrap up their biology major by further developing all these skills, considering content across Biology, and engaging with each other and the instructors as a community of scientists.
Recommended Citation
Keith, Rose, "BIO 450A Senior Seminar Keith Fall 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 739, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/739
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Student Outcomes
1. Recognize and apply knowledge acquired in prior Biology courses at DePauw to experiments in primary literature articles. 2. Critically and efficiently identify appropriate primary literature for presentation and discussion. 3. Extract important content from review articles and original research publications and synthesize information from multiple papers to identify unifying ideas. 4. Read and critically evaluate experimental design, results, and models presented in primary literature articles and demonstrate understanding of this content. 5. Identify gaps in our knowledge within the context of papers being presented, and identify the next critical questions to be answered. University-Wide Competence Learning Goal: 6. Clearly express their ideas and the ideas of others to varied audiences, both in writing and orally.