BIOL - 190. Writing and Research Skills for Biologists

(3 hour lecture)
3 credit(s)
This course should be taken concurrently with BIOL 120 or BIOL 220. The purpose of this course is to enable students to present original data in a clear and well-organized report, modeled after the format of primary scientific research papers in biology. Students will receive instruction in various facets of the scientific method including: experimental design, data analysis and presentation, accessing and understanding the scientific literature, and the format of the primary research paper. The course emphasizes group workshops and includes extensive practice in writing, peer editing, and revising scientific papers.

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