BI310 Research Methods

The course is designed to provide an understanding of basic research methods and techniques used in medical science but also applicable to almost any area of investigation and scholarship. Students will be exposed to the basic analytical, graphical and statistical methods used to generate and interpret data, and will demonstrate their knowledge of the course materials by analyzing and interpreting research from professional journals, from analyzing and graphing raw data provided in class and by planning an independent research study over the course of the semester. Students will learn to effectively use EXCEL software for data manipulation, graphics and statistical analysis. They will also develop literature searching tools using a variety of available library databases and free bibliographic software for preparation of scholarly documents. Spring term.