Course description

Designed to familiarize student with laboratory techniques utilized in molecular biology, specifically DNA isolation, characterization, and manipulation. Students work in teams to collect and analyze data and explain results in laboratory reports. Weekly recitations preview and review theory and techniques used in the lab. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: BIO 122 [Min Grade: D] or BIO 141 [Min Grade: D] or BIO 131 [Min Grade: D]

This course provides an introduction to the physics of fundamental particles, covering topics such as the four fundamental forces, quarks and leptons, Feynman diagrams, symmetries and conservation laws, relativistic kinematics, bound states, and experimental methods. Students also engage with current research in the field by reading and discussing multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers throughout the term.

PBHL 422 Health and Human Rights Research Methods 3.0 CreditsThis seminar focuses on the application of human rights norms and tools to public health and particular challenges within public health. Building upon human rights frameworks, we will discuss current debates about the usefulness of a “human rights approach” to health, the methods and ethics of health-related human rights research, and case studies of human rights investigations and advocacy. The case studies are intended to examine how human rights abuses, including violations of economic and social rights and civil and political rights, can be understood as determinants of health.
College/Department: Dornsife School of Public Health
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PBHL 304 [Min Grade: C-]

PBHL 210 Biostatistics I 4.0 CreditsBiostatistics gives us the tools to turn data into scientific knowledge that can improve human health. In this course, students will gain skills in foundational biostatistical methods including probability, hypothesis testing and parameter estimation, analysis of categorical data, parametric and non-parametric tests for means and proportions, and analysis of variance (ANOVA), emphasizing appropriate application of methods based on study design and data characteristics. Students will use the open-source statistical software R.
College/Department: Dornsife School of Public Health
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

This course will allow students to experience scientific discovery-driven research, using bioinformatics to annotate bacteriophage genomes. Student will examine phage genomes to identify gene start sites, assign gene functions to individual phages. Phage genomes will be compared to investigate shared and unique regions of the genomes and shared and unique gene functions. As a result of this course, the bacteriophage annotations will be made available through the open access database GenBank. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: BIO 142 [Min Grade: D]

This course explores data analysis and the usage of statistical software in psychological research. Topics will cover basic elementary techniques of data entry, manipulation, and analysis. This includes an emphasis on basic descriptive statistics, sampling and probability, and hypothesis testing. This is part 1 of a two-part sequence.

This course examines the study of the basic scientific fundamentals of the experiment with emphasis upon the critical thinking this method represents in establishing psychological principles. A final experiment is required of all students in this course.
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: PSY 265 [Min Grade: D]

BIO 143 SEA-PHAGES II 2.0 CreditsThis course will allow students to experience scientific discovery-driven research, using bioinformatics to annotate bacteriophage genomes. Student will examine phage genomes to identify gene start sites, assign gene functions to individual phages. Phage genomes will be compared to investigate shared and unique regions of the genomes and shared and unique gene functions. As a result of this course, the bacteriophage annotations will be made available through the open access database GenBank. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: BIO 142 [Min Grade: D]

Designed to familiarize student with laboratory techniques utilized in molecular biology, specifically DNA isolation, characterization, and manipulation. Students work in teams to collect and analyze data and explain results in laboratory reports. Weekly recitations preview and review theory and techniques used in the lab. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.

SOC 242 Research Design: Quantitative Methods 4.0 CreditsThis course provides an introduction to the quantitative methods, techniques and statistical analysis of social science data. The first part of the course broadly covers methodology, including research design, measurement, sampling, and ethical considerations in research. The second part of the course provides a practical, "hands-on" experience with data management, organization, and analysis of social science data, as well as the appropriate interpretation, communication, and presentation of statistical results. Topics include: frequency distributions, cross-tabulations, T-Tests, correlation and bivariate regression, inferences, and hypothesis/significance testing. Statistical software, such as SPSS or R Open-Source, are used for the analysis of data from a variety of social science datasets. While no strong.
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

Kites are a potentially lower-cost and more publicly acceptable alternative to drones for some applications of atmospheric and environmental monitoring. This project is part of a collaboration with NASA and other researchers to developed improved systems for profiling atmospheric conditions and wind within the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) and Surface Layer. This project is funded by NASA through the AREN project (AREN Project - AREN Project - GLOBE.gov)

Dinosaur Biomechanics as a Learning Resource Process: • Deep dive into the biomechanics of dinosaurs. • Explore some specific adaptations or dinosaurs depending on how I want to frame the lessons, then follow the evolution of specific features. i.e. form follows function, so what came before and after, and why? • Explore the geological/ecological context of what was happening in the environment of specific dinosaurs that contributed to evolutionary change. • Outline the educational component, start fitting what I learned and resources to discussion points and learning objectives. • What can dinosaurs teach us about evolution of adaptations and the engineering design process in an organic context?