| BNFO 300 |
Topic: Semester Research Project |
Fall 2018
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Rationale
Semester Research Project: What is it? Why is it? What are the two alternate paths? Readings and Descriptions Description: How to find and interact with a mentor for the proposal There are effective ways and some common but very ineffective ways. Description: How to create a focused bibliography Listing of methods in an article to translate (how to do it) Examples: #1 and #2 Description: Summary of an experiment from a research article -- Why and how The summary is like a mini research proposal. The goals and format are the same. Description: How to critique the work of others You'll be critiquing the summaries of your colleagues. Description: Research proposal outline (how to do it) Here's an example Article translation site map (how to do it) Here's an example Description: Research proposal outline (how to do it) Here's an example Article translation site map (how to do it) Here's an example Description: (Article translation) How to create a website and contents (templates) Description: How to give a presentation (7 minutes max) Similar message as a presentation (courtesy of Kristen Wade) Here's an example and here's another (I didn't say good example) (neither one fits the description of what's needed for the panel, but perhaps you might find some use in them) Description: How to prepare for a panel. You'll be presenting your work to a panel and serving on a panel to assess the work of others. Things to do and hand in Find a mentor 31 Aug: Submit name of a candidate mentor plus a pertinent research article (Part of Problem Set 1) 3 Sep: Thoughts on finding a mentor 17 Sep: Obtain agreement from VCU faculty member to serve as mentor Intermediate steps
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