SMUS 690 - Research I 3 s.h.

Students in Research I will develop competencies with laboratory procedures and protocols in order to be successful in the research lab environment. The course will be divided to achieve basic skills in lab procedures and protocols for chemistry, ecology (wet labs), micro and molecular biology, and physics, to give students an overview of each discipline’s use of laboratory space. Students will achieve competency in following State, MSDS and OSHA safety standards and requirements, as well as competency in sterile technique, use of basic lab equipment (pipettes, aspirators, centrifuges, compound and dissecting/stereoscopic microscopes, etc.), sampling, and following, designing and writing research protocols.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and the director is required for students not enrolled in CGP.