Seminar II

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a refresher in scientific presentation, communication skills and build on the skills gained in BMS 712. Each Student is required to select, prepare, and deliver one “Work in Progress” style seminar session. Students with work their research mentor and present an update on their research project. Before delivering the seminar, the students will participate in peer review sessions where they will go over and critique each other’s seminars to aid in their development. Each research seminar presentation should include a brief review of the scientific background along with the significance of the study, discussion of methods used, data, results, potential alternative strategies and key conclusions. In addition to these, student are required to participate in at least five seminars from NYITCOM Speaker Series, invited lectures and Arkansas Biosciences Institute Research Seminars and provide a detailed summary of the seminars attended to receive appropriate credit.