BIOL 703 - Experimental Design & Scientific Writing in STEM

(3 units)

This course covers foundational aspects of experimental design and writing in the STEM field, including hypothesis formulation, identifying groups and outcome measures, planning controls, reducing experimental biases, performing power calculations, choosing statistical tests, data visualization, and proposal writing.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply historical and contemporary research, as well as readings from the primary literature, to a broad range of biological problems.
2. demonstrate skills in critical thinking and communication through participation in and leadership of in-class discussions.
3. present and analyze experimental data (or simulated data) so that collaborators (the other students and the instructor) can independently analyze the quality of the experimental design.
4. contribute to discussions of their collaborators’ data analysis.
5. complete a project proposal to ensure skills in experimental design and scientific writing.

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