ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY

ALBANY, GEORGIA
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INSTRUCTOR: John Williams

OFFICE HOURS: Monday 11 am-1 pm
EMAIL: JohnW335@Gmail.com
Senior Research
Spring 2014
3 Semester Hours

Course Description: Senior research is a course designed to give upper level students in natural
sciences the opportunity to conduct research under the mentorship and guidance of an on-campus
faculty scientists.
Course Objectives: The major goal of this course is to discuss, in details, basic principles
related to conducting research, investigating scientific questions, and application of the scientific
method.
Class Attendance Policy: Class attendance is mandatory at Albany State University.
Attendance begins the first day of class and all students are expected to remain in class for the
entire class period unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Absenteeism
cannot exceed the credit hours for the course. Excessive absences may result in the instructor
lowering the grade earned by one letter grade e.g. A to B or D to F. (NOTE: This
includes excused and unexcused absences.)
While class will meet periodically to discuss progress of projects, the allotted time for class
should be spent with the individual mentor for each student.
Children and other individual who are not enrolled in the course are not permitted in the lecture
or laboratory rooms.
Grade Composition: Grades will be composed of three components: a written paper discussing
and describing the research project in question, a presentation summarizing the research project,
attendance to journal club and seminar attendance, and an assessment from the faculty mentor.
The weights of each component are as follows:
Research paper/article:
40%
Presentation:
30%
Faculty Assessment:
20%
Journal Club/Seminar Attendance 10%
Disability Statement: If you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, you may be eligible to
reserve accommodations to assist in the programmatic and physical accessibility. It is
recommended that you contact the office of Counseling and Testing in ACAD 291, 430-1667.
Academic Honesty: Cheating or any other dishonest acts will be handled according to the rules
and procedures defined by Albany State Universitys Honor Code. No exceptions will be made to
this policy.

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY

ALBANY, GEORGIA
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: John Williams

OFFICE HOURS: Monday 11 am-1 pm
EMAIL: JohnW335@Gmail.com

Grading Scale
A= 90-100
B = 80-90
C= 70-79
D= 60-69
F= 59 and below
Please Note: Sexual harassment, in any form, is not condoned by Albany State University
or the University System of Georgia.