The overall mission of this course is to provide a forum and timeline for first-year Applied Plant Sciences (APS) students to learn about their projects, develop writing and reviewing skills, and get to know the other students in their cohort. The course has four specific purposes: (1) Increase student understanding of their research projects; (2) Encourage planning and research discussions between APS graduate students with their advisors and committee members; (3) Provide experience and guidance to students with the proposal writing, editing, and peer-review process; and (4) Facilitate the preparation of student thesis proposals, in accordance with the APS program requirements. The final product of this effort will be a drafted thesis proposal that each student will submit to their committee members and the program. Submission of a complete proposal to the student's committee and the APS program is required to complete this course.
prereq: APS Graduate Student
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