BIOL 496 - BLS Capstone

2 Credits
Students in this course will complete a capstone project that consists of a mentored research project on a biological topic. The capstone project will be designed or chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty mentor. The project will include evaluation of data and communication of the study intent, methods, results, interpretation, and conclusion in a report written and student presentation. This course fulfills the University’s experiential learning requirement.

Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to pass this course.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Prerequisite(s): Achieve Junior or Senior status; successful completion of BIOL 494 Foundations of Research in the prior semester.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Design an experiment to collect data for a selected research topic.
2. Assess the methods used, results, interpretation, and conclusion of the experiment in a final report.
3. Evaluate the current literature on the selected research topic.
4. Evaluate the data collected on the selected topic.
5. Explain the study’s intent.