Courses

Fall 2003 Syllabus

Week 1: August 25 Conducting Literature Searches, Reviewing Journal Articles
             Monday. 8:00 a.m. Fall Semester classes begin

Week 2: September 1 Student Selection and Review of Journal Articles
             Monday. Labor Day. Classes in session

Week 3: September 8 Scientific Method, Research Design

Week 4: September 15 Guidelines for Scientific Writing

Week 5: September 22 Proposals Due; Peer Review

Week 6: September 29 Proposal Rewrites Due: Instructor Review

Week 7: October 6 Final Draft of Proposal Due
             Friday October 10
             Last day for reporting midsemester grades
             7:00 p.m. Fall break begins

Week 8: October 13 Data Collection; Graded Proposals Returned
             Wednesday October 15
             8:00 a.m. Classes resume

Week 9: October 20 Data Collection

Week 10: October 27 Data Collection; Data Analysis

Week 11: November 3 Data Analysis

Week 12: November 10 Research Paper Due; Peer Review

Week 13: November 17 Research Paper Rewrites Due; Instructor Review

Week 14: November 24: Final Draft of Research Paper Due
               Wednesday 26 12:40 p.m. Thanksgiving recess begins

Week 15: December 1 Presenting Scientific Data; Engaging your Audience
               Monday December 1
               8:00 am Undergraduate Classes resume
               Thursday December 4
               Undergraduate classes end

Week 16: December 8 Oral Presentations of Independent Research
               Projects; Peer Review; Instructor Assessment
               Monday 8 Final examinations begin