Fall 2020  |  BIOC 4794W Section 001: Directed Research: Writing Intensive (11526)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Independent Study
Credits:
1-7 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
7 Credits
Grading Basis:
S-N only
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
12:00AM - 12:00AM
UMTC, St Paul
Enrollment Status:
Closed (1 of 1 seat filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Writing Intensive Directed Research is an individual-study, laboratory or field research experience in which the student is mentored directly by a faculty member. This course is intended for students who already have initiated a research project in the lab of the mentor and already have results. In this course the student will receive writing instruction. The written output usually is in the form of a scientific paper describing the results of the student's project. Written output of the course must be revised during the semester and a schedule for writing, assessment and revision needs to be in place at the beginning of the semester. The project needs to be explained in a Research/Directed Studies contract and agreed on by both the student and faculty mentor. The contract must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS) for the major before the student is allowed to register. The contract includes a description of learning objectives for the course, how writing instruction will take place, a timeline for when student writing will be handed in and how it will be assessed, methodology to be used by the student, and how assessment of learning will be conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight is established for this course - near the end of the semester the written output is submitted to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is responsible to determine that the writing meets standards set by the CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-constructed figures, tables, and legends (if present), appropriate use and interpretation of statistics (if present), conclusions that are supported by evidence, and well-formatted references. The DUGS can call for a final revision before a grade is given. This course is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is required before a grade of S can be given by the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent, instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of 4793W, 4794W, 4993, 49
Class Description:
The CBS 4794W Writing Intensive Directed Research courses enable students to receive credit towards the University of Minnesota writing-intensive requirement for an independent 4000-level writing project related to research conducted with a University of Minnesota faculty member. WI directed research may be taken after one or more semesters of 4994 directed research or an equivalent experience. ? Students who pursue 4794W directed research must work with their faculty mentor to develop a mutually agreeable writing plan. The faculty mentor must agree to deliver discipline-specific writing instruction over the course of the semester. To meet the University requirement, this instruction should not be limited to providing summative feedback on a single piece of capstone level work towards the end of the semester. ? Writing intensive courses require 10-15 pages of formal writing apart from any informal writing. At least one formal writing assignment needs to undergo a substantive revision after receiving and discussing feedback. ? Typically, a final paper will cover the background and significance of the student project, results, materials and methods and a discussion section (all loosely modeled after a peer reviewed journal article). Other formal scientific writing genres can also be a part of the specified work. Once students register for a CBS 4794W course, they will have access to a Moodle site that has information about the structure of the final product and writing guides. ? Additional information about using these courses to ful'll the WI requirement may be obtained from the CBS Writing Enriched Curriculum liaison, Dr. Leslie Schiff. She may be contacted by email at schif002@umn.edu. ? Students who enroll in Writing-Intensive Directed Research for 3 credits are expected to devote 135 hours or more to lab work and scientific writing/writing instruction over the course of the semester. Three credits typically involves 8-10 hours per week.. ? Please initiate the registration process by completing the student portion of the digital contract found here: http://www.cbs.umn.edu/learn/undergraduates/undergraduate-research/directed-research ? The contract will need to be approved by the faculty mentor as well as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the course designator. ? Students will be issued a permission number to register once the contract is fully approved. Please contact Dr. Kelaine Haas (khaas@umn.edu), the Undergraduate Research Coordinator in CBS for any additional questions about this course.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11526/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 July 2014

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