BIOL A490 - Senior Seminar

Institution:

University of South Carolina-Aiken

Subject:

Biological Sciences

Description:

[=GEOL A490] (Prereq: Senior status; coreq: BIOL A499) A seminar series designed to introduce students to current research in biology and geology through weekly seminars by faculty, visiting scientists, and USCA biology majors. This course must be taken as a co-requisite with departmental capstone courses, BIOL A499 and GEOL A499. Students enrolled in Senior Seminar will be expected to pose a question of scientific significance and prepare a research proposal describing an appropriate experimental design to answer the question. Research proposals will be evaluated based on the student's ability to discuss the question, propose pertinent experiments to test the question, and to make proper use of the scientific literature. The course will culminate in student oral presentations of work conducted in the capstone course. "FA: 4/29/2013"

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Institution Website:

web.usca.edu

Phone Number:

(803) 648-6851

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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