Mar 28, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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CHEM 8915 - Advanced Seminar in Research Development and Leadership


This advanced seminar focuses on building research development and leadership skills necessary for graduate students to succeed as professionals in the broad disciplinary field of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Specific topics vary based on the most recent advances in the field, but always include significant applied experiences requiring both depth and breadth of knowledge in the discipline. These activities are focused to improve graduate student communication skills in their field including interpretation and analysis of research output; development of research hypotheses; leadership in collaborative work; and awareness of relevant experimental results in comparison to peer-reviewed journals.

Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to formulate good scientific presentations for their research output.
  • Students will be able to explain research output in their specialized field of chemistry to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • Students will be able to interpret results through analyzing results in a way that contributes to progress of their research project and collaborative research projects.
  • Students will be able to assess validity and relevance of current experimental results and compare to existing publications in the major scientific journals.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate leadership in collaborative teams.



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