Revised
Zool 499 Description (9/13/07)
Student
Responsibility: BA students may, and BS students must, contact
a faculty member and arrange to do directed research. This faculty
member could be the student's advisor, another faculty member
suggested by the advisor, or a faculty member sought out by the
student.
Recommendations for Students: Generally these credits are
taken in the junior or senior years. It's recommended that credits
in 499 be taken early enough in the students program so that the
work for the credits can be discussed in any letters of recommendation
for positions starting in the summer or fall following graduation
(e.g. applications for graduate school, medical school, or other
professional program). These credits can be distributed over more
than one semester and should probably be initiated earlier than
the senior year.
Guidelines for Faculty: 1)
Students are expected to carry out or participate in a research
project under the guidance of their 499 advisor. The project should
be an independent project, or a portion of a larger project. The
student should be involved in data collection, analysis, interpretation,
and communication of the results. Ideally, the student will make
a significant intellectual contribution to the project. Students
enrolled in 499 should not simply provide assistance on other
projects, they must have a primary role in their project or their
part of a larger project. 2)
Students are expected to prepare a proposal at the beginning of
the project. 3) Students must write up results of the project
in the style appropriate for a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Oral presentations of the research to lab meetings, the Tester's
symposium, or other public forum is encouraged.
Research
Opportunities in the Wormlab (Dr. Julie Brock)
