Independent Undergraduate Research in Plant Science

Topics

• Identify a question or topic requiring original research through critical examination of existing literature.
• Formulate the question into one or more testable hypotheses or central arguments and develop methods suitable to evaluate these hypotheses or arguments.
• Obtain information relevant to the hypotheses or arguments through effective use of contemporary methods and research techniques.
• Critically analyze the evidence obtained to refute or support the hypotheses or arguments.
• Integrate the findings of this research to the findings of others and to larger issues in the discipline.
• Communicate effectively through writing the thesis and oral or poster presentations.

Official roster learning outcomes