FSBio 201: Investigative Approaches in Biology
Description:
An investigative laboratory course that emphasizes experimental design, modern
experimental techniques and instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data,
and written and oral presentation. The course consists of three multi-week
project modules designed to illustrate investigative approaches at different levels
of biological organization -- molecular/cellular, organismal/physiology, and population/ecosystem.
There is an emphasis on independent and cooperative laboratory/field work and
on writing and speaking in the sciences. One three-hour lab period and one
two-hour discussion/recitation per week. 
Prerequisites: Biology 220
Instructors (Autumn
2008): Professors L. Coates, A. Kleinschmidt, C. Lundberg, and R. Mumme
Instructors (Spring 2009): Professors C.Coenen,
T. Humphreys, C. Lundberg, and M. Nelson