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Biology Seminar
@
Harding University

Welcome to Biology Seminar,
more than just a seminar series...!

Biology Seminar is the capstone course for the BIOL and BCMB degrees offered by the Department of Biology. The objectives of this course are multi-fold. We strive to inform students of the rapidly changing knowledge base in the field of biology and challenge them to engage in science so that it becomes an integral part of how they examine the natural world and discover truths about it.

We do this in a variety of ways:

  • Exposure to presentations by the departmental faculty and invited speakers relating scholarly research from diverse fields of biology

  • Bio-Bits: short presentations relating a recent discovery or noteworthy journal article

  • Journal Clubs: small group discussions covering such topics as 'How to glean information from journal articles' and 'Proper seminar presentation mechanics'

  • The MFAT: An assessment exam which gives each student a measurement of their factual knowledge, their ability to analyze and solve problems, understand relationships and interpret material from their major field of study (biology or biochemistry and molecular biology). This enables them to evaluate their performance with students at similar institutions nationwide.

  • Senior student presentations


Senior Seminar Schedule for Spring 2009

Date: Activity:
Jan 12 New Student Orientation; Journal Club: Week 1
Jan 19 Journal Club: Week 3
Jan 26 Journal Club: Week 2
Feb 32 Student Presentation: McCanless; Reese
Feb 9 Student Presentation: Aebi; Goy
Feb 16 Student Presentation: Bates; Mercer
Feb 23 Student Presentation: Borsheim; Wrensch
Mar 2 Student Presentation: Sheumaker; Smelser
Mar 16 Student Presentation: C. Owen; Kersey; P. Owen
Mar 23 Student Presentation: Daniel; Snell
Mar 30 Student Presentation: DeHart; Szostak
Apr 6 Student Presentation: Dement; Ward; Woodcock
Apr 13 Student Presentation: Fulks; Younger
Apr 20 Student Presentation: Conniff; Bush
Apr 27 Closing Activities: Meet in McInteer 150

 

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