Course Description
Student will present his or her graduate research project. Students are required to give one presentation in this course per academic year unless presenting in departmental seminar during the same year.
Athena Title
Plant Path Grad Colloquium
Non-Traditional Format
This is a required course for M.S. and Ph.D. students in the Department of Plant Pathology.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
Students will: 1. learn, under the direction of a faculty coordinator, how to effectively prepare and present a scientific research seminar, 2. gain experience presenting their research to a scientific audience, 2. be exposed to research conducted by their peers, and 3. gain experience critically evaluating the research projects and presentation skills of other students.
Topical Outline
During the first meeting of the course students will receive guidelines and recommendations on effectively presenting a research seminar. For the remainder of the course, weekly meetings will consist of a single student presenting a research seminar to the class and any others interested in attending. Students who are not presenting will complete written evaluations of the speaker.
Syllabus
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