This course provides an introduction to research methods relevant to current biotechnology practices. This course will focus on an introduction to research design methods. In addition, the course will focus on providing a practical understanding of several statistical tools used in scientific research. The emphasis will be on asking answerable scientific questions, conducting independent research, and to communicating scientific findings. Students in this course will be introduced to literature review, experimental design, research, the scientific method, statistics, and a variety of laboratory techniques.
This is a local elective course. It is not approved as a “laboratory science” credit toward graduation requirements by the Virginia Board of Education.