INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY RESEARCH AT UW-MADISON

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an appreciation for the foundations and legacy of ecology research and conservation science at UW-Madison Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize the diversity and strength of current research in ecology at UW-Madison Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate expectations between undergraduate education and those of independent research for graduate degrees in ecology Audience: Graduate 4. Develop appropriate expectations for advisors and advisees Audience: Graduate 5. Reason through hypothetical ethical challenges and identify potential solutions based on professional codes of ethics Audience: Graduate 6. Develop an understanding of the suite of skills associated with success in graduate school and in science Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an appreciation for the foundations and legacy of ecology research and conservation science at UW-Madison Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize the diversity and strength of current research in ecology at UW-Madison Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate expectations between undergraduate education and those of independent research for graduate degrees in ecology Audience: Graduate 4. Develop appropriate expectations for advisors and advisees Audience: Graduate 5. Reason through hypothetical ethical challenges and identify potential solutions based on professional codes of ethics Audience: Graduate 6. Develop an understanding of the suite of skills associated with success in graduate school and in science Audience: Graduate