Course Schedule:
Below is a week-by-week
schedule for the course. Reading
assignments are available on the course ANGEL website or are provided in
class. Be sure to note the due
dates for each reading as there is a corresponding on-line ANGEL quiz for
each reading that is to be completed before class. Print your quiz answers and bring them to
the class during which the paper is scheduled to be discussed.
Proposal
Assignments and Draft Sections: All
proposal assignments are due no later than the start of class time on the
date noted in the schedule below. Please bring two hardcopies of each assignment to class. A peer will review one, which you will take with you after class to revise, and the instructors will take the other copy. You will then place a revised copy of the assignment into the appropriate drop-box in ANGEL. Failure to
turn in assignments on time will result in no credit for that assignment.
The Schedule below is flexible. We will make changes throughout the semester as we tailor the course to your and our interests. However, due dates will not change.
Week |
Topics |
Readings |
Helpful Links |
Assignment |
1 |
Introduction
- Research Interest Questionnaire
- Opening Questionnaire
- Introduction & Course Overview
Scientific Literature
- Finding and retrieving articles
- Literature Types
Science
- Create scientific questions
Think, Pair, Share |
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- Are there different types of literature?
- Retrieving journal articles.
- Library Databases |
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2 |
Science
- What is science?
- Science vs non-science
Peer-Review Process
- Peer Review Research Question
- Peer Review Bibliography
Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper
- Faculty Choice |
Science versus Non-science
All - Sagan, C. 1996. The most precious thing. Chapter 1 in The Demon Haunted World.
All - Park, R. 2000. The Belief Gene: In which science offers a strategy for sorting out the truth. Chapter 2 in Voodoo Science
Evaluating Scientific Papers
All - Janick-Buckner, D. 1997. Getting undergraduates to critically read and discuss primary literature
Evaluate Scientific Paper
All - Madden JR, Kune, HJP, English S, Manser MB & Clutton-Brock TH. 2002. Do meerkat (Suricata suricata) pups exhibit strategic begging behaviour and so exploit adults that feed at higher rates? Beh Ecol Sociobiol. 63: 1259-1268 |
- Retrieving journal articles
- Critical Evaluation Guidelines
- Leading a Discussion
(For Paper Critique Leaders)
- Library Databases
- Example Titles |
- Angel Quizzes
(Sagan & Park)
- Research Question
- Bibliography |
3 |
Peer Review Process
- Peer Review Annotated Bibliography
Research Plan
- What is a research proposal?
- Example introductions
- Why Outline research objectives?
Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper
- 2 Student Choices (Introduction) |
Evaluate Scientific Paper
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Stake J.E. & Mares K.R. (2005) Evaluating the impact of science-enrichment programs on adolescents’ science motivation and confidence: the splashdown effect. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 42(4) 359-375.
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Giannoulis M.G., Sonksen P.H., Umpleby M., Breen L., Pentecost C., Whyte M., McMillan C.V., Bradley C., Martin F.C. (2006) The effects of growth hormone and/or testosterone in healty elderly men: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 91(2) 477-484.
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Carpenter L.L., Friehs G.M., Tyrka A.R., Rasmussen S., Price L.H., Greenberg B.D. (2006) Vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. 89(4) 137-141. |
- Retrieving journal articles
- Critical Evaluation Guidelines
- Proposal Description
- Leading a Discussion
(For Paper Critique Leaders)
- Sample Introductions
- Library Databases
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- Annotated Bibliography |
4 |
Peer Review Introduction Outline
Developing Introduction
Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper
- 3 Student Choices (Read Introduction & Methods - will discuss methods) |
Evaluate Scientific Paper
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Castillo, C., Cruzado, M., Ariznavarreta, C., Gil-Loyzaga, P., Lahera, V., Cachofeiro, V., et al. (2005). Effect of recombinant human growth hormone administration on body composition and vascular function and structure in old male wistar rats. Biogerontology, 6(5), 303-312.
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Angelucci, Constanza, Barret-Wilt, Gregory A., Hunt, Donald F., Akhurst, Raymond J., East, Peter D., Gordon, Karl H.J., Campbell, Peter M. "Diversity of Aminopeptidases, Derived from Four Lepidopteran Gene Duplications, and Polycalins Expressed in the Midgut of Helicoverpa Armigera: Identification of Proteins Binding the δ-Endotoxin, Cry1Ac of Bacillus Thuringiensis." Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 38.7 (2008): 685-96.
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) - Hoch U., Lynch J., Sato Y., Kashimoto S., Kajikawa F., Furutani Y., Silverman J.A. Voreloxin, formerly SNS-595, has potent activity against a broad panel of cancer cell lines and in vivo tumor models. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol (2009) 64:53–65.
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- Critical Evaluation Guidelines
- Proposal Description
- Leading a Discussion
(For Paper Critique Leaders)
- Sample Introduction Outlines |
- Introduction Outline |
5 |
Peer Review Methods Outline
Developing Methodology
Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper
- 2 Student Choices (Methods & Results) |
Evaluate Scientific Paper
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) Miyazaki, M; Waas, JR. “Effects of male call pitch on female behaviour and mate fidelity in little penguins”. Biological Sciences. Journal of Ethology. Vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 167-171. 2005
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) Conner, S., Pomory, C., & Darby, P. (2008). Density effects of native and exotic snails on growth in juvenile apple snails pomacea paludosa (gastropoda: Ampullariidae): A laboratory experiment. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 74(4), 355-362. |
- Critical Evaluation Guidelines
- Proposal Description
- Leading a Discussion
(For Paper Critique Leaders) |
- Methods Outline |
6 |
Peer Review Introduction
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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- Critical Evaluation Guidelines
- Proposal Description
- Leading a Discussion
(For Paper Critique Leaders) |
- Introduction |
7 |
Peer Review Methods
Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper
- (Analysis & Interpretation)
Parade of Faculty
- Why an IRB, SRC, or IACUC? |
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- Proposal Description
- Proposal Guidelines
- Faculty (Research Summary)
- Sample CV
- Intro Peer Review Guidelines
- Method & CV Peer Review G.
- IACUC Presentation |
- Method & CV |
8 |
Statistics
Peer Review (Editing)
Parade of Faculty
- Broader Context of Research |
Evaluate Scientific Paper
81192 (Mujtaba & Gunnels) Spiteri ID, Guillette, LJ, & Crain, DA (1995) The functional and structural observations of the neonatal reproductive system of alligators exposed in ozo to atrazine, 2,4-D, or estradiol. Toxicology and Industrial Health, 15, 181–186 |
- Proposal Description
- Proposal Guidelines
- Faculty (Research Summary)
- Open Office (free office suite)
- Intro Peer Review Guidelines
- Method & CV Peer Review G.
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- 1st Submission
- Cover sheet
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9 |
Proposal Peer Review
Types of Science
- Types of Science
- Falsification vs Historical Science
- Basic and Applied Science
- Broader Context
Scientific Presentation
- Poster
- Talks
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Types of Science (Angel)
- (All Classes) Cleland, C. E. 2001. Historical science, experimental science and the scientific method.
- (All Classes) Chalmers, A. F. 1982. Ch. 4: Introducing Falsificationism.
Scientific Presentation
- Poster
- Talks
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- Peer Review 1st Submission |
- On-Line Angel Quizzes
(Cleland & Chalmers) |
10 |
Scientific Assumptions
Data Analysis
Scientific Ethics |
Scientific Assumptions
- Your proposal
Data Analysis
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- Data Analysis PowerPoint |
- Peer-Review 1st Submission (Wed 28 Oct) |
11 |
Funding Panel
81661 - Mon (2 Nov) & Wed (4 Nov)
81992 - Fri (6 Nov)
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- Funding Panel
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Nov 6 |
Last Day to Drop Classes |
| 12 |
Scinetific Ethics
Student Evaluations |
Scientific Ethics (Angel)
- (All Classes) Fuchs and Macrina 2005. Ethics and the Scientist
déjà Vu plagarism paper
- (All Classes) Couzin-Frankel & Grom 2009. Plagiarism Sleuths
- Your proposal |
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- On-Line Angel Quizzes
(Fuchs) |
13 |
Student Presentations
|
5-minute oral presentation with 2-minute questions/ answers |
- Presentation Guidelines
(Print off 5 copies for peer review)
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- Presentation Guidelines |
14 |
Final Exam
81661 - Mon (30 Nov) & Wed (2 Dec)
81992 - Fri (4 Dec) |
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2nd Submission
(Due on last day of class) |
Readings must be completed by the beginning of class. Readings found in Angel.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class.
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