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BIOL 4794W is also offered in Spring 2023
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Fall 2023 | BIOL 4794W Section 001: Directed Research: Writing Intensive (15418)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Independent Study
- Credits:
- 3-5 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 7 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- S-N only
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Independent/Directed Study
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (4 of 0 seats 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 not for students starting out in research. It is intended for students who already have been working in the research group of the mentor and have developed an independent research project. In this course, the student will receive writing instruction through a writing support course (corresponding to 1 credit in addition to the credits of directed research time) that will meet weekly throughout the semester. 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 the campus Directed Research contract and the project and participation in the writing support course 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, agreement about how writing instruction will take place, confirmation of understanding of the 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
- Class Notes:
- Students who register for 4794W Directed Research section 001 must participate in writing support that meets on Fridays, 10:00-10:50 am (location: TBD). Students who have a time conflict with scheduled writing support should contact writing support instructor Dana Davis (dadavis@umn.edu). To register for directed studies/directed research, please see https://cbs.umn.edu/info/undergraduate/undergraduate-program/undergraduate-research/directed-research.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/15418/1239
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