CSS: THE DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES CORNELL UNIVERSITY

CSS 695
Planning and Reporting Research

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Welcome! If you have to write a research proposal, a thesis, or a manuscript for publication, this course should be of interest to you. It also will help you prepare and give oral presentations and develop skills as a reviewer.

Course Catalog Description:

• CSS 695 -- Planning and Reporting Research -- Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: graduate student status or permission of the instructor. Limited to 10 students.
• Lectures to be announced.
• First meeting: Thursday, January 24 at 1:20 pm in 133 Emerson or contact G.W. Fick.
• This course is designed to help students in the biological sciences plan their research and report research results. Emphasis is given to literature reviews, scientific writing and reviewing (either thesis proposals, grant proposals, or manuscripts for publication), and slide and poster presentations. The nature of science and the scientific method are also discussed along with professional ethics in the conduct and communication of science. Seniors writing an honors thesis are welcome.

Places to Go:

• More about the course
  • Syllabus: Texts, grading, lecture calendar, topics, assignments
  • Summary of Work Required
• Writing resources: Links to libraries and writing aids
• Ethics resources: Web resources on scientific ethics
• The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences: the home department
• CALS Home Page: the home college

Suggestions or questions about this page should be addressed to Gary W. Fick.
Last updated: 17 January 2002.
First created: 16 April 1996, by Kelly Tillotson, maintained by Kristen Hines.