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Independent Research
Biology 490
- Before research can begin, the student must submit to the prospective research
supervisor and to the Chair of the Biology Department a proposal consisting of a
cover page (with title, student name, research supervisor name, and space,
equipment an supply needs) and a 1-2 page explanation of the objectives of the
research (question asked or hypothesis to be tested), a brief review of the
literature, and the methods to be used.
- Students will be allowed to take a maximum of 4 credits of Biology 490 in any
academic year.
- Biology 490 will normally be a 2-hour course and will require at least 8 hours of
work per week for these credits if the work is to be done in a single semester. If
the work is to be done over two semesters then at least 4 hours of work per week
will be required.
- Weekly attendance at the seminars of the Biology Department is required for all
students enrolled in Biology 490 (please note that the time listed in the schedule
of classes for this course number is the same as the time for Biology departmental
seminars).
- Students engaged in Independent Research should, whenever possible, present the
results of their work at an appropriate scientific forum such as the Hope College
Sigma Xi Poster Session, regional or national meetings of Tri Beta, the PEW
Midstates Consortium in Science and Mathematics, CUR, NCUR, the annual
REU summer research symposium, and meetings of professional biological
societies.
- At the end of the project, the student must submit a word processed report to the
research supervisor and a copy to the Chair of the Biology Department. The
report must be written in the format and following the guidelines for a specific
scientific journal which is identified on the cover page of the report. Thus the
report should include the normal information found in a journal research report.
No grade will be given until this report is submitted to the supervisor and to the
Biology Department office.
- The grade for Biology 490 will take into account the number of hours worked, the
quality and quantity of the data, the record of attendance at the departmental
seminars, and the quality of the final report.
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Unique programs
We believe that students learn best by doing biology so it is equally important that we
provide new and interesting ways for you to do exactly that. The programs below are only available
at Hope College, so you won't find these anywhere else.
Unique Biology Programs
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