BIOC5002: Experimental Planning, Rigor and Reproducibility in Basic Biomedical Research
1 Credit
The goals of “Experimental Planning, Rigor and Reproducibility in Basic Biomedical Research” are to help advanced undergraduates and early career graduate students learn how to design and interpret experiments and to critically evaluate a wide variety of cutting-edge research projects. The course includes class periods with learning objectives on the basic concepts of experimental design/analysis, visualizing and mapping experiments, consideration of potential variables, rigor and reproducibility, interpretation, and presentation of results. There are also class periods presented by guest speakers who describe how experimental design, rigor and reproducibility manifest in their research. Throughout the course, students will work on a “Design Your Experiment” case study that practices and implements many of the concepts and skills covered in the course in the context of the student’s own research.