BIOE 183 - Undergraduate research in EEB

To register for this class, you must have an EEB faculty sponsor and complete the research contract with your sponsor. Please do this before the first class meeting on Oct. 2, if possible. If you need an add code, please come to the first class meeting. As long as you are doing semi-independent research with an EEB faculty member, we will most likely be able to get you enrolled.

We will meet Wednesdays 3:25-5:00 pm in CBB 203. My office hours are Wednesday 2-3 pm, or by appointment, in CBB 258.

Draft Schedule

Date Topic Assignments DUE this week Read before class

Week 1

Oct 2

Your projects -

what are you doing?

1a. Talk w/your advisors to clarify your project

1b. Submit research contract

1c. Question, goal, hypothesis + planned work (email to Kay by 5 pm Oct 4)

 

Week 2

Oct 9

Library research, data management, primary literature

and Philosophy of Science

CLASS CANCELED DUE TO THREAT OF POWER OUTAGE

2. Special assignment due by Dec 6: attend and critique an EEB seminar. EEB seminars are Fridays 9:30-10:30 in CBB 110. If you can't make that time slot, contact Prof Kay.

 

Week 3

Oct 16

Editing - me and you in class

3. Summary (Abstract) to be peer reviewed (200 words max). Bring to class:

- 2 printed copies of last abstract draft, double-spaced

- one copy of assignment 1, showing corrections

- the outline and first draft of the abstract, showing handwritten corrections

 EEB WG (pp 1-3, 5-10, 12, 17-26)

Week 4

Oct 23

Library research, data management, primary literature

(MAKE UP)

Continue with editing

4. Expand summary into Introduction. Bring to class:

- 1 printed copy of last intro draft (double-spaced) and 1 copy of your intro outline

EEB WG (p. 3) 

Week 5

Oct 30

Methods & Results

 

5. Annotated bibliography (email to Kay before class Oct 30).

EEB WG (p. 4, 11, 13-16) 

Week 6

Nov 6

 Stats review

6a. Very brief Methods and Results section (bring 2 hard copies to class Nov 6).

6b. Think about one aspect of your data. Be prepared to discuss this in class Nov 6. 

 

Week 7

Nov 13

 

Presenting your research

(Oral presentations and posters) 

7a. Revised Paper with citations (email to Kay by 5 pm Friday Nov 15: New title, new Abstract, new Intro with citations, new Methods and Results, Bibliography)   

Week 8

Nov 20

Life after UCSC: Grad school and careers

 
Nothing due, but work on your revisions and presentations!

Week 9

Nov 27

 Thanksgiving Break No meeting   

Week 10

Dec 4

Oral presentations of your work

9. Oral presentation as powerpoint file, emailed to Kay by noon Dec 4.

10. Final revised paper, including Title, Abstract, Intro with citations, methods and results, very brief discussion, Bibliography (email to Kay by 5 pm Fri Dec 6)

 
   

 NO FINAL EXAM