Seminar in Environmental Health Science

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the primary literature in a particular area of the life sciences
• Synthesize the state of knowledge in a particular area of the life sciences
• Formulate scientific hypothesis, derive predictions, and propose tests of these predictions
• Read, understand, and follow grant writing guidelines (NSF or NIH)
• Develop an original, complete grant application
• Productively critique and evaluate grant applications

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Class participation and providing peer feedback	20%
First drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Overview	7.5%
First drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Background	10%
First drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Approach	10%
First drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Broader Impacts	2.5%
Second drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Overview	5%
Second drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Background	7.5%
Second drafts of partial grant writing assignments: Approach	7.5%
First draft + literature cited of whole proposal	20%
Final draft + literature cited of whole proposal	10%

Your final grade will be based on the following scale (PLEASE NOTE – there is NO rounding up):

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93–100%	A
90–92.99%	A-
87–89.99%	B+
83–86.99%	B
80–82.99%	B-
77–79.99%	C+
73–76.99%	C
<73.00%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Class attendance is expected. Assigned seats will be established on the first day of class for in-person classes which will be used as a means for attendance, and roll call will occur for zoom meetings. Notify the instructors of any emergency or scheduled excused absence as soon as possible.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.