Independent Project in Biomaterial

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Independent Projects in Biomaterials Science is a 2-credit independent study course meant to be the capstone project, or the final course and project completed by students in the non-thesis option Masters in Biomaterials Science program. Students taking this course will review current literature on an advanced biomaterials-related topic and summarize this literature in the form of a written literature review. The topic is to be determined by the student in conjunction with one or more of the faculty members in the Division of Biomaterials who will act as a mentor or mentors on the project. Students are encouraged to interact extensively with their mentors on this project. They are encouraged to choose an advanced topic that is current and specific in scope so that the numbers of available references are manageable. Broad topics are discouraged. Students that are actively working on research project (and taking research credits) can combine their research and a related literature survey for this project. According to accreditation guidelines a 2-credit independent study course should represent 50 hours of total preparation time — a combination of literature survey, review, and report writing. If research work, in the form of research credits, are also part of this project, these are to be evaluated separately, although the results may be used in the capstone project. All submitted work must be original and submitted reports and presentations will be graded according to the 50-hour standard. This will represent the final two credits to be completed for the non-thesis Masters Program options.