Course Schedule:

Fall 2012

Below is a week-by-week schedule for the course. Reading assignments are available on the course website, ANGEL 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. Make available your quiz answers and bring drafts of all assignments (in an electronic form or otherwise) to class on the date assignments are due.

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 (electronic or hard copy 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# and Date	Topics	Readings	Assignment
Week #1	Research Plan - What is a research proposal? - Create scientific questions. - Sample proposal questions/titles Scientific Literature* - Finding and retrieving articles - Literature types- Are there different types of literature? Retrieving journal articles -Resource guide for Scientific Process	Meers, M.B., Demers, N.E. and Savarese, M. (2003/2004). Presenting the Scientific Process: Introducing Philosophy, Theory, Methods and Ethics of Science. Journal of College Science Teaching 33:3:34-39 Available with permission from the publisher Science versus Non-science - Sagan, C.  1996.  - Park, R.  2000.  The Belief Gene: In which science offers a strategy for sorting out the truth.	Complete survey and questionairres on ANGEL - Faculty Resources at FGCU - see the 'science faculty' button in the header for science fauclty interests-consult the experts to help refine your question- Discussion points about Sagan and Parks readings
Week #2	Science - What is science? - Science vs. non-science Types of Science - Types of Science - Falsification vs Historical Science - Basic and Applied Science - Broader Implication Critically Evaluate Scientific Paper Critical Evaluation Guidelines - Leading a Discussion (For Paper Critique Leaders) focus on research questions and bibliographies - Example proposal questions/titles- this where you want to go! - Proposal Description	Types of Science - Cleland, C. E.  2001.  Historical science, experimental science and the scientific method. *avail. on www - Chalmers, A. F.  1982.  Ch. 4: Introducing Falsificationism.	- Take ANGEL Quizzes by First class of week 2 (Sagan & Park) Submit a piece of primary literature to ANGEL drop box for consideration of in-class critical review
Week #3	Peer Review Process - Peer Review Scientific Assumptions (Gould, Lord Kelvin)	Evaluating Scientific Papers - Janick-Buckner, D. 1997. Getting undergraduates to critically read and discuss primary literature *avail. on www from the author's webpage Evaluate Scientific Paper	Bibliography due
Week #4	Sample Introduction Outlines Sample Introductions- these maby be missing citations, but yours should have citations in text AND at end of section. Sample proposals	Translating science speak into common language	Peer-Review Process Begins Peer review Bibliography (first day of week) select papers for critical evaluation Introduction Outline (due first day of week) Annotated Bibliography (due second day of week)
Week #5	Developing Methodology Example of Methods these maby be missing citations, but yours should have citations in text AND at end of section. Sample CV CV Template	Evaluate Scientific Paper Theories as structures: Kuhn's Paradigms Progress through Revolutions (Kuhn) How to say nothing in 500 words	Peer Review Introduction Introduction due (bring a copy to class for peer rview) (include complete citations in text and at end of section) Research Objective (bring a copy to class for peer rview) CV (bring a copy to class for peer rview)
Week #6	more sample proposals: - Data Analysis PowerPoint Experimental design/data analysis powerpoint Experimental design/data analysis handout Data Analysis worksheet Statistics Flow chart Peer Review Research Objectives, Methods and CV Peer Review of Methods	Evaluate Scientific Paper	Draft Research Objectives, (see project description) Methods, include complete citations in text and at end of section Data analysis worksheet
Week #7	Dengue apoptosis Fuentes 2011 Michelob Ultra diabetes Cashdollar 2012	Evaluate Scientific Paper	Final draft version of Introduction, Methods (including data analysis) and research objectives. Be sure to include complete citations in correct format. (see project description) Submit scientific article for peer review- select from what students brought to class
Week #8 (Oct 8th)	Scientific Ethics Discuss Ethics (AM) Proposals feedback (PM)	Scientific Ethics - Fuchs and Macrina 2005.  Ethics and the Scientist déjà vu plagiarism paper - Couzin-Frankel & Grom 2009. Plagiarism Sleuths	Cover sheet 2 copies with keywords paper to class
Week #9 (Oct 15th)	Peer Review (Editing of entire first version) Proposal checklist (complete before brining yours to class and will use in class for peer-review) Ethics for PM section (Fuchs and Couzin)		BRING Entire first version paper copy to class -peer review complete first submission (print this form and bring to class- have paper or computer to take notes to complete review for in class peers). This is the last look at your paper before 20% of your grade is awarded.
Week #10 (Oct 22nd)	Funding panel review and assignment Ethical Code discussions and class code preparation. Ethics O'Brien and Swazey		Full Submission for Funding Panel (20% of your overall grade) (see rubric used to evaluate proposal) Ethical code from your society- copy to class.
Week #11 (Oct 29th)	Funding Panel begins (both days)		- Funding Panel of other class
Week #12 (Nov 5th)	Presentation peer-reveiw (grading sheet) Guidelines for successful posters (powerpoint) Poster Blank Saving to the student share Poster Do's and Don'ts		Bring 8X10 version of your poster to class on Tuesday No class Nov 8th Poster powerpoint due to share drive no later than 8 PM Sunday Nov 11
Week #13 (Nov 12th)	Final exam review		Final Exam potential questions
Week #14 (Nov 19th)	Proposal Poster grading form Final Submission guidelines	(10% of your overall grade!)	Student presentation
Week #15	Student presentation		Student presentation Final written version of proposal (10% of your final grade)- take into account feedback from poster presentation
FINALS WEEK	FINAL EXAM	(15% of your overall grade!)	AM class -- Thursday WH 243 7:30-10:15 AM PM class- Thursday MH 212 1:30-4:15 PM

Readings must be completed by the beginning of class. Assignments are due at the beginning of class.

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