Principles and Research Practices in Biochemistry

Catalog description

This course is to be taken by first year graduate students, and focuses on professional skills and basic principles and research practices applicable to Biochemistry and broadly to other STEM fields to provide first year students with background information to help launch their graduate careers. Key topics covered include understanding research experimental design, critical evaluation of the literature (library and online resources), best practices in publication, grant writing, and communicating science through both written and oral scientific presentations. Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour s : 2