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PHMCOL-M 739

RIGOR, REPRODUCIBILITY AND BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE RESEARCHER

1 credit.

Focuses on two of the cornerstones of science advancement, which are rigor in designing and performing scientific research and the ability to reproduce biomedical research findings. Emphasizes the application of rigor that ensures robust and unbiased experimental design, methodology, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of results. Highlights topics of particular importance to first year graduate students, including the development of effective presentation skills, communication in a professional setting, and a strong mentor-mentee relationship.

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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. Select a well-controlled experimental design that is appropriate to answer a research question Audience: Graduate 2. Consider all relevant biological variables to include in the experimental design Audience: Graduate 3. Authenticate key biological and chemical resources used in experiments Audience: Graduate 4. Perform statistical analyses appropriate for the experimental design Audience: Graduate 5. Use transparency in reporting and publishing results, so that others may reproduce and extend the findings Audience: Graduate 6. Develop skills to cope with the rigors of a graduate education in the pharmacological sciences Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Select a well-controlled experimental design that is appropriate to answer a research question Audience: Graduate 2. Consider all relevant biological variables to include in the experimental design Audience: Graduate 3. Authenticate key biological and chemical resources used in experiments Audience: Graduate 4. Perform statistical analyses appropriate for the experimental design Audience: Graduate 5. Use transparency in reporting and publishing results, so that others may reproduce and extend the findings Audience: Graduate 6. Develop skills to cope with the rigors of a graduate education in the pharmacological sciences Audience: Graduate

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