Tentative Schedule
This schedule is tentative and I reserve the
right to adjust as necessary
Class Periods |
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Week # |
Week of … |
Topic |
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| 1 | Aug. 24 | What is research? Semester goals. Weekly reading / Expectations in Science Writing / Writing for the General Public | Read "The
Fine Art of Baloney Detection" by Carl Sagan (password
handed out in class) Also find and read one current popular-level science/physics article and bring a printout to class. |
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| 2 | Aug. 31 | Ethics in Scientific Research | Read p. 1 - 12 (to just before "Authorship Practices") of On Being a Scientist |
Read p. 12 (starting with "Authorship Practices") - 20 (to just before "The Scientist in Society") of On Being a Scientist Read one column from the Ask the Ethicist website (Homework #1 due today) |
| 3 | Sept. 7 | Peer-Reviewed Journals / Literature Searches | Read Part I of the Writing Scientific Manuscripts article from the JYI Also find and read one current technical article (Select from a topic of interest to you) and bring a printout to class. |
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| 4 | Sept. 14 | Faculty Presentations on Research/ Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals |
Read Part II of the Writing Scientific Manuscripts article from the JYI Faculty Presentations on Research |
Faculty Presentations on Research |
| 5 | Sept. 21 | Writing a Proposal / Budgets / Funding of Research | Review the Senior Project Website and read the items on that website before class. |
(Homework #4 due today) |
| 6 | Sept. 28 | Doing Research: Organization, Record Keeping, and Planning / Professional Presentations, Conferences, Colloquia | (Homework
#5 due today) |
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| 7 | Oct. 5 | Graduate School and Professional Information | ||
| 8 | Oct. 12 | No Lecture (Fall Breather) |
Senior Project Proposal Presentations by |
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| 9 | Oct. 19 | No class, work on finishing up final project | Senior Project Proposal Presentations by Matt, Steve, Deepsha, and Rajesh |
Final Senior Project Proposal Due |