Honors in Biology Fall 2005

BIOL 497: Senior Honors
Fall Semester 2008
Instructor: Ray Heithaus

Purpose: This class is designed to help you conduct your Honors project successfully, to appreciate the projects of your peers, and to participate in our scientific community. We focus on:

Timely completion of your Honors research, preferably before winter break
Writing of thesis: Develop scientific writing style, and complete Introduction and Method sections
Completion of Summer science posters, senior exercise, etc. will be a consideration, although not an official component, of this course. Important dates for these separate activities are indicated below for your convenience.

COURSE SCHEDULE

	Activity
Date	Honors Class	Summer Science	Senior Exercise
Sep 9	Organizational Meeting: FSH 205
Sept. 10		Abstract due at Assoc. Provost Office
Sept 12			3 articles for mentor
Sept. 23	Brief meeting: share one result with the group (FSH 205)
Sept. 26			Summary & Annotated Bibliography
Oct. 7	Share Draft Posters (FSH 205)
Oct 10		Poster files due for printing
Oct. 17		Summer Science Poster Session: KAC
Oct. 20			Complete Senior Exercise
Oct. 21	Writing workshop: Intro paragraph
Nov. 4	M&M Section Due; distribute to peer readers
Nov. 17			Revised Senior Exercise
Nov. 18	Writing workshop: M&M (FSH 205)
Dec. 9	Intro Due; Distribute to peer readers
Dec. 16	Writing workshop: Intro (FSH 205)

The Biology Department Seminar Series is an essential part of the Honors Program (see schedule).

Your grade in BIOL 497 will be determined:

50% by your faculty research mentor based on progress on your research.
25% by the Biol 497 instructor and department faculty based on progress and performance.
25% based on participation in course activities and the seminar series.

Fall 2009 Seminar Series in brief:
(seminars are ordinarily on Thursdays at 4:00 PM in Higley Auditorium)

Sept. 10	“Links between mangrove and seagrass habitats in Shark Bay, Australia” by Ray and Pat Heithaus, Kenyon College
Sept. 24	Dr. Jonah Lehrer, “Thinking about Thinking: What Dopamine, Marshmallows and Aha Moments Teach Us about Human Nature” (Common Hour)
Oct. 1	Dr. Julianne Williams, "Fish Leech Taxonomy"
Oct. 15	Dr. Van Savage, UCLA TBA
Oct.22	Dr. Deborah Gordon, Stanford University TBA (social behavior of ants)
Nov. 5	Dr. Michael Moore, Oberlin College TBA