| COURSE NUMBER: |
BIOL 497 |
| COURSE TITLE: |
Senior Thesis |
| NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Biology Department Faculty Members |
| CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 4(hrs lect 0 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 4) |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
Independent full-year research project carried out under the mentorship of a faculty member. This project may be an
independent research project in the laboratories at the University College or a cooperative project with another
laboratory or agency. Upon completion of the project, the results are presented in the form of a senior thesis and a
seminar. The BIOL 497 thesis research can also be carried out in a summer of full-time research work at The King's University
College laboratories or as an intern.
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor |
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| MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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| Amount and quality of the work |
40% |
| Punctuality, initiative |
20% |
| Final Paper |
30% |
| Presentations |
10% |
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100% |
The BIOL 497 final grades are arrived at in consultation with all faculty members in the Biology Department.
Depending on the nature of the project, individual supervisors might allocate a certain percentage to a lab/field notebook.
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| COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Organizational
Meeting - All Biol and Chem 49x students meet to hear about the various
research projects within the Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Signed
Contract - After meeting with your supervisor and having them approve
your project, complete the contract form (on Moodle). You will have 3
copies of this form - one for you, one for your supervisor and one to
be handed in to Dr. Martin-Visscher
- Progress Report &
Literature Review - The progress report will be in the form of a 5
minute oral presentation to a small group of other 494/497 students and
one or two faculty members. Submit your Literature Review to your
supervisor.
- Interim
Report - Submit this to your supervisor. This report should include:
Introduction/Background, Experimental methods, Results and discussion
of initial experiments, References. You may also be required to submit
your notebook - it will be returned within a week.
- Progress
Report - The progress report will be in the form of a 5 minute oral
presentation to a small group of other 494/497 students and one or two
faculty members
- First Draft of Final Paper - Submit this to your supervisor. Include the title and abstract for your project.
- Final
Paper and Presentation - Submit this to your supervisor. Be sure to
include your final title, abstract and powerpoint presentation. E-mail
your title and abstract to Dr. Martin-Visscher.
- Science 49x
Presentation Day - You must have your powerpoint on USB and uploaded to
your room's computer by 12:15 pm at the latest! You are responsible for
ensuring that your file is displaying properly. If using your own
laptop, you are responsible for ensuring compatibility with LCD
projector.
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