Reading Science
Overview
Description
The reading selections in this course will be drawn from classic through contemporary science publications ranging from professional journals to popular literature, such as science magazines and newspaper articles. Students will learn to identify the components of research-hypothesis, experimental design, data acquisition and analysis, and contextual discussion. This includes understanding how the inferences made in the discussion section of a paper relate to the methodology employed. Students will write evaluations of material studied and critique each other's work. Students will learn to critically evaluate the quality and importance of the research. They will also compare current scientific articles to reports on their content as presented in the popular press.
Career
Undergraduate
Credits
Value
1
Max
1
Min
1
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
1
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LEC
Instructor Contact Hours
1
Default Section Size
35
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
In Person
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
Name
Lecture
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Preferred Room Features
Academic Scheduling
Workload Hours
1