INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Course Overview:

The course is designed to prepare undergraduate women for laboratory research in various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Topics discussed will include:

    • scientific methodology
    • gender issues
    • career opportunities
    • ethical issues

Faculty members from different STEM departments present guest lectures on their research, as well as topics and issues related to their particular academic disciplines. Students will be assigned to a faculty mentor in whose lab they will work on a weekly basis. Under the supervision of this faculty member, they will develop a short-term research project. The research is presented to an audience at the end of the semester, as well as submitted as a research paper written in scientific-journal style.

Website

The website for the course is located at: http://webct.rutgers.edu. All students registered for the class have been given access to the course website. An up-to-date syllabus and all required readings will be posted on the website

Syllabus

The syllabus contains general information as well as lecture locations. Students enrolled in the course should check the up-to-date syllabus posted on the website WEEKLY as locations may change unexpectedly.

Resources

Students enrolled in the class should use the following resources for assignments: