Introduction to Scientific Research II

Full course description

The academic world has its own strict set of rules with respect to collecting data, analyzing the data, and writing and reporting about it. ‘Introduction to Scientific Research’ focuses on designing and performing scientific research experiments in the lab. It will teach you some basic laboratory skills commonly used in chemical, biological or physics research, such as the accurate weighing, preparing solutions and dilutions, working with pipettes and volumetric glassware and performing simple analyses. Students will gain experience in how to design and set up an experiment in order to answer a specific scientific question. During the laboratory sessions, students will execute experiments, learn how to record the methods and observations, and perform the necessary measurements to generate valuable data with the final goal to answer the scientific question. You will conduct basic data analysis, interpret the analysis, and report the findings in partial lab reports.

PRA1102 Introduction to Scientific Research II builds on PRA1101 Introduction to Scientific Research I and you will gain more experience in how to design and set up an experiment in order to answer a specific scientific question.