Readings in Pharmacognosy I

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Pre -requisites: FARM 7135. Co -requisites: FARM 7136. This First Professional Year elective course, will direct students in the analysis and evaluation of scientific papers in the field of Pharmacognosy. All students will be exposed to principles involved in analyzing and critically evaluating scientific literature under the direction of the professor. Subsequently each student will select a topic of interest from a list provided by the professor. Each student will make an oral presentation to the class, demonstrating his/her mastery of analytic, evaluative an d communication skills, of primary literature related to the selected topic. A final written report, taking into consideration feedback from the presentation, will be submitted before the end of the course. Educational experiences will be developed through the use of active learning methodologies.