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BCHM 49801 - Head Start To Biochemistry Research |
Credit Hours: 0.50 to 2.00. Supervised individual research. Weeks 9-16. This course is intended to provide a brief research experience in preparation for in-depth, independent undergraduate research the following semester. The students enrolled in this course will begin to learn how to devise hypotheses, design experiments that test their hypotheses, record their data in laboratory notebooks, critically analyze the results of their analyses, and present their findings to others in written form. Permission of instructor required.
0.500 TO 2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Biochemistry Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the scientific method. They will be able to develop hypotheses, design experiments, and critically analyze results to create new knowledge. 2. Communicate scientific knowledge, experiments and conclusions effectively as speakers and writers. 3. Use scientific instrumentation to evaluate the activity or function of biological macromolecules. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of analytical and preparative methods that can be applied to biochemistry. 5. Demonstrate knowledge of accepted safe laboratory practices. 6. Demonstrate laboratory experience working with a diverse group of individuals as part of a research team. 7. Demonstrate the ability to organize and document laboratory procedures and results. 8. Describe research projects in an oral presentation that can be readily understood by a general scientific audience. 9. Appreciate the ethical issues facing professionals in the life sciences. Prerequisites: Undergraduate level BCHM 36100 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BCHM 56100 Minimum Grade of D- |
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