Updated September 14, 2011
Biology Capstone Courses
Biology 480/481 - Biology Library Research
Biology 490/491 - Biology Research
Schedule - Fall 2011:
Aug
31
Overview; research notebook organization
Sept
7
Resume writing
Graduate School info – meeting in Bartlett 166
14
Pointers on presenting; graphing
21
No meeting
Progress report #1
28 or 29
Presentation: project status (W and Th)
Oct.
4 or 5
Presentation: project status (T and W)
12
No meeting
19
Progress report #2
26
No meeting
27
No meeting
Nov
2 or 3
End of semester presentations (W and Th)
8 or 9
End of semester presentations (Tand W)
16
No meeting
Progress report #3
23
(Thanksgiving Break)
Dec
1
No meeting
Progress Reports (Benchmarks)
1st Sept 21
2nd October 19
3rd November 16
Spring Dates:
Practice Final Presentations – Week of March 5th – all data should be gathered
Final Presentations – Week of March 26th – all analysis should be complete
Poster Presentations – Friday April 13th – Everything done!Major Fields Test - TBA
Resources:
Biological Abstracts and Biosis Previews
Lab Notebook Instructions Sample Lab Notebook Sample Field Notebook Powerpoint Tips
