BIOMG 7810

Critical Thinking in Genetics and Development

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course will combine weekly didactic lectures with student presentations and critical analysis of key literature on topical issues in genetics, genomics, and development.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: first-year PhD students in field of Genetics, Genomics and Development.

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Outcomes

• Acquire fundamental knowledge, both conceptual and methodological, in critical areas of genetics, genomics, and development.
• Read critically and evaluate in depth the strengths and weaknesses of a research article Identify, access, and critically evaluate scientific literature relevant to a specific concept or problem.
• Design and deliver an effective oral presentation of a scientific study with accuracy, clarity, and critical insights.
• Develop a series of logical and testable hypotheses addressing a critical and unanswered question falling within the subject area.
• Design rigorous, controlled experiments to test a specific hypothesis. Identify potential pitfalls and alternative ways to circumvent them.
• Articulate the significance and predicted outcomes of a research project on the short and long term.

When Offered Spring.

View Enrollment Information