Preparation of Proposal in Anatomy

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Pre-requisites: Student should have approved all the department's core courses, including ANAT 8411-8412 or ANAT 8501, ANAT 8513-8514 or ANAT 8503, ANAT 8613-8614 or ANAT 8504, ANAT 8611-8612 or ANAT 8505, at least two sessions of ANAT 8532, and CBIO 8500. This course offers essential information for the preparation of thesis or dissertation proposals integrating basic concepts of anatomical disciplines, theories and research strategies. Topics to be discussed include the development of specific aims, litera ture revision to develop a rationale and hypothesis for the proposal, analysis of preliminary results, and design of research methodology to evaluate the problems to be investigated. The central focus of the course will be to train students in writing of t hesis or dissertation proposals, as well as applications for predoctoral fellowships from federal, private or public entities. In addition, potential pitfalls of proposed research will be discussed. Grading System: Passed (P), Not Passed (NP)