CHEM 485-486, Senior seminar, Fall 1999

Abstract

The senior seminar is a culminating experience designed to assist you in integrating and applying your knowledge in science. The course is also designed to help you develop analytical and communication skills. It is a two-semester course, carrying two credits for the year, with a single grade given at the end of the second semester. The course consists primarily of activities carried out by the students. In the first semester, you will lead a discussion of a scientific article as a member of a two-student team, and will give a brief oral presentation on a scientific topic. These presentations will be given at a Chemistry Department Symposium, tentatively scheduled for November 13. In the second semester, you will give a major oral presentation on a significant topic of current interest in chemistry or biochemistry and will submit a written report on the same topic. In addition, you will attend all regular chemistry department seminars