Research and Teaching Methods
BSYSE 512
Date |
Subject |
Handout |
Due |
01/12 |
Graduate Studies at WSU (acad. & admin., rules and policies) |
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01/14 |
Lab 1: Contemporary BSYSE research; Excel |
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| 01/19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Class | Lec2 | |
| 01/21 | Lab 2: Introduction to Class Project (data/model/stat./rep./present.); Visual Basic (VB) application to biological growth modeling |
Lab2 | Lab 1 |
| 01/26 | Biological Systems: 1. Processes and Description | ||
| 01/28 | Lab 3: Experimental vs. Theoretical Approach; VB application to evapotranspiration (ET) modeling | Lab3A; Lab3B; Lab3B.xls | Lab 2 |
| 02/02 | Biological Systems: 2. Quantification of Processes | Lec4 | |
| 02/04 | Lab 4: Mass/Energy Balance Method; Fortran programming with emphasis on logical reasoning and data analysis | Lab4AStu; Lab4B | Lab 3 |
| 02/09 | Biological Systems: 3. Analysis and Modeling | ||
| 02/11 | Lab 5: Modeling Protocol; Conceptualization; Fortran (arrays, IF-THEN, recursive looping) | Lab 4 | |
| 02/16 | President’s Day, No Class | Lec6Stu | |
| 02/18 | Lab 6: Governing Equations and Solution Techniques; Fortran programming (functions, subroutines) | Lab6AStu; Lab6B; Lab6C; Lab6D; Flowcht; Critique | Lab 5 |
| 02/23 | Biological Systems: 4. Experimental Design | ||
| 02/25 | Lab 7: Case Application of Statistics; Using SAS for regression, correlation, and variance analysis | Lab7; Lab7A2.xls; Lab7A13.xls | Lab 6 |
| 03/02 | Graduate Research Proposal Development (cv, budget, letters) | Lec8; Budget; SampleCV | |
| 03/04 | Lab 8: Information Literacy (library & internet use, literature review) | Lab8 | Lab 7 |
| 03/09 | Scientific Communication: 1. Data Presentation | Lec9Stu | |
| 03/11 | Lab 9: Making Illustrations (SigmaPlot, Adobe Illustrator) | Lab9; Lab9.xls; L9Key1.pdf | Lab 8 |
| 03/16-20 | Spring Break, No Class/Lab (Take-home Midterm) | ||
| 03/23 | Scientific Communication: 2. Writing a M.S./Ph.D. Thesis | Lec11.ppt | Midterm |
| 03/25 | Lab 11: Word Processing and Making Tables (Word, WP, LaTeX) | Lab11; MF.pdf | |
| 03/30 | Scientific Communication: 3. Writing a Journal Article | Lec12 | |
| 04/01 | Lab 12: Making a Poster Presentation (PowerPoint) | Lab12; WSUShow; PostRank | Lab 9, 11 |
| 04/06 | Scientific Communication: 4. Writing a Journal Article (cont’d) | Lec13 | |
| 04/08 | Lab 13: Making an Oral Presentation (PowerPoint) | Lab13; PreJQW | Lab 12 |
| 04/13 | Preparation for Preliminary Examination and Thesis Defense | Lec14 | |
| 04/15 | Lab 14: College Instruction | Lab14 | Lab 13 |
| 04/20 | Plagiarism and Other Ethical, Conduct Issues (univ. facility use; work time) | Lec15 | Rev. |
| 04/22 | Lab 15: College Instruction (cont’d) | Lab15; PostPtGd.pdf | Lab 14; Proj. |
| 04/27 | Mentoring, Teamwork and Professional Collaboration (Tang) | Lec16; FinalO | |
| 04/29 | Lab 16: Course Review and Poster Presentation | Lab16 | Lab 15; Prop. |