PLSCI 4990

Independent Undergraduate Research in Plant Science

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Affords opportunities for students to carry out independent research under appropriate supervision. Each student is expected to review pertinent literature, prepare a project outline, conduct the research, and prepare a report.

When Offered Fall or spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to students in the Plant Sciences major. Students must register using CALS Special Studies form available online. Link: https://dust.cals.cornell.edu/IndStudyPolicy.aspx
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: GPA of at least 3.2.

• Identify a question or topic requiring original research through critical examination of existing literature.
• Formulate the question into one or more testable hypotheses or central arguments and develop methods suitable to evaluate these hypotheses or arguments.
• Obtain information relevant to the hypotheses or arguments through effective use of contemporary methods and research techniques.
• Critically analyze the evidence obtained to refute or support the hypotheses or arguments.
• Integrate the findings of this research to the findings of others and to larger issues in the discipline.
• Communicate effectively through writing the thesis and oral or poster presentations.

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