BIOEE 7670

Current Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2019-2020 Catalog.

Critical evaluation and discussion of theory and research in ecology and evolutionary biology. Lectures by faculty and student-led discussions of topics in areas of current importance.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

Outcomes

• Students will be familiar with major research questions in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
• Students will be able to discuss these questions with peers.
• Students will be able to develop a research project, including scientific justification, background, hypotheses, methods, and broader impacts.
• Students will be able to provide commentary and suggestions on proposals written by their peers.
• Students will be able to expand their fellowship proposal into a full research proposal including scientific justification, background, prior information, hypotheses, methods, and broader impacts.
• Students will be able to create personal reference list of papers and bibliographies.
• In addition to grant writing, students will receive instruction in choosing a thesis topic, in navigating graduate school and advisors, in giving talks, in mental health resources and scientific resources on campus.

When Offered Fall.

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