printer friendly pageBIO 47: Introduction to Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EARTHSYS 47)
The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of how to conduct biological research, using a topic in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Plant Biology as a practical example. This includes the complete scientific process: assessing background literature, generating testable hypotheses, learning techniques for field- and lab-based data collection, analyzing data using appropriate statistical methods, and, finally, writing and sharing your results. To build these skills, this course will focus on nectar microbes at Stanford's nearby Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Students, working in teams, will develop novel research hypotheses and execute the necessary experiments and measurements to test these hypotheses. The capstone of the course is an oral presentation of student teams' research findings, as well as a research paper written in the style of a peer-reviewed journal article. Labs will be completed both on campus and at Jasper Ridge. IMPORTANT NOTE: Satisfies WIM requiremen
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The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of how to conduct biological research, using a topic in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Plant Biology as a practical example. This includes the complete scientific process: assessing background literature, generating testable hypotheses, learning techniques for field- and lab-based data collection, analyzing data using appropriate statistical methods, and, finally, writing and sharing your results. To build these skills, this course will focus on nectar microbes at Stanford's nearby Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Students, working in teams, will develop novel research hypotheses and execute the necessary experiments and measurements to test these hypotheses. The capstone of the course is an oral presentation of student teams' research findings, as well as a research paper written in the style of a peer-reviewed journal article. Labs will be completed both on campus and at Jasper Ridge. IMPORTANT NOTE: Satisfies WIM requirement in Biology but must be taken for a letter grade. Attendance at both the lecture and lab sections is mandatory, and students may only attend the lecture and lab sections in which they are enrolled. Please contact Dr. Shyamala Malladi (smalladi@stanford.edu) if you have any questions about the class. Please note that enrollment is handled by Axess, so enrollment in one pair of BIO47 lecture/lab sections will not give a student any priority for subsequently enrolling in a different pair of lecture/lab sections. Although there are no pre-requisites to enroll in the class, it will be helpful if you have already taken
BIO 81 or
HUMBIO 2A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
BIO 81: Introduction to Ecology
This course will introduce you to the first principles of the science of ecology, the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. If you are on the waitlist, we will contact you during the first week of the quarter when we will have more information about your prospects for joining the course. Contact Lydia Villa (lydiav@stanford.edu) for logistical questions. Prerequisites: None.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
EARTHSYS 47: Introduction to Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (BIO 47)
The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of how to conduct biological research, using a topic in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Plant Biology as a practical example. This includes the complete scientific process: assessing background literature, generating testable hypotheses, learning techniques for field- and lab-based data collection, analyzing data using appropriate statistical methods, and, finally, writing and sharing your results. To build these skills, this course will focus on nectar microbes at Stanford's nearby Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Students, working in teams, will develop novel research hypotheses and execute the necessary experiments and measurements to test these hypotheses. The capstone of the course is an oral presentation of student teams' research findings, as well as a research paper written in the style of a peer-reviewed journal article. Labs will be completed both on campus and at Jasper Ridge. IMPORTANT NOTE: Satisfies WIM requiremen
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The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of how to conduct biological research, using a topic in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Plant Biology as a practical example. This includes the complete scientific process: assessing background literature, generating testable hypotheses, learning techniques for field- and lab-based data collection, analyzing data using appropriate statistical methods, and, finally, writing and sharing your results. To build these skills, this course will focus on nectar microbes at Stanford's nearby Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Students, working in teams, will develop novel research hypotheses and execute the necessary experiments and measurements to test these hypotheses. The capstone of the course is an oral presentation of student teams' research findings, as well as a research paper written in the style of a peer-reviewed journal article. Labs will be completed both on campus and at Jasper Ridge. IMPORTANT NOTE: Satisfies WIM requirement in Biology but must be taken for a letter grade. Attendance at both the lecture and lab sections is mandatory, and students may only attend the lecture and lab sections in which they are enrolled. Please contact Dr. Shyamala Malladi (smalladi@stanford.edu) if you have any questions about the class. Please note that enrollment is handled by Axess, so enrollment in one pair of BIO47 lecture/lab sections will not give a student any priority for subsequently enrolling in a different pair of lecture/lab sections. Although there are no pre-requisites to enroll in the class, it will be helpful if you have already taken
BIO 81 or
HUMBIO 2A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
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