2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOL 402 Research Problems

By permission of the department chair. 

Credits

1-4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon completion of the course the student should be able to describe a specific research question and associated hypotheses that will be tested using data collected by students or available from a credible source.
  2. Identify and discuss primary sources related to the research question.
  3. Use a data set to statistically test a student-developed hypothesis.
  4. Present results graphically and disseminate results in a paper, poster, and short in-class presentation.