ChemE 492 - Research Principles and Practices

Spring 1998 syllabus


Date Topic
1/16 Organizational Meeting and Course Objectives
1/19 An Overview of Research - Its Execution and Documentation
1/26 The Introduction Section of a Technical Publication
2/2 The Laboratory Notebook - Rules and Suggestions
2/9 Discussion of Students' Introduction Sections
2/16 Ethics and Professional Conduct in Research
2/23 The Experimental Procedures Section of a Technical Publication
3/2 Graphs and Charts - The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
3/9 Discussion of Students' Experimental Procedures Sections
3/16 spring break
3/23 class canceled
3/30 Design of Experiments - Devising the Optimal Experimental Agenda
4/6 How to Prepare and Deliver a Technical Presentation
4/13 Serendipiy in Research - How to Benefit from Accidents
4/20 Oral Presentations by Students
4/27 Applying to Graduate School, Choosing a Graduate School, and Surviving Graduate School