Mentored Research

1-6 units

Student undertakes supervised research in a mentor's lab. The goal is to acquire important research skills as well as good writing and presentation skills. The student finds a mentor and they together identify a research topic. A written thesis based on the research, prepared in the format of an actual scientific publication, must be submitted and presented to a select audience. The course instructor will organize a few meetings throughout to facilitate the whole process. The course instructor will determine the grade (pass/fail) in consultation with the mentors. Permission of the course instructor is required.