Course ID: | ENTO 4960. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Undergraduate Research in Entomology |
Course Description: | Directed research on insects in the laboratory or field. |
Oasis Title: | Undergraduate Research in Ento |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 4960R |
Nontraditional Format: | Students will conduct original supervised research requiring at
least eight hours in the laboratory per week. |
Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will work one-on-one with a faculty member on an
entomological research topic of interest.
Students will learn to work independently alongside graduate
students and have regularly scheduled meetings with their
faculty mentors.
Students will learn to identify a project, develop a plan,
complete the project, and report their findings.
Students will learn and ultimately determine which formats may
be utilized based on their project, including a presentation,
publication, or poster. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Meet with faculty
2. Determine a research project
3. Create an outline or research proposal for the project
4. Complete the project
5. Report about the project to the faculty mentor and other
students at the end of the semester |