| date | topic |
| 10 Jan |
Introduction and Organization of course |
| 17 Jan |
Choice of Topics - Invasion Biology |
| 24 Jan |
Preparing abstracts, outlines, and presentations - partners must be working together! |
| 31 Jan* |
Electronic literature databases
(Library class) - GL 245 |
| 7 Feb |
How to publish on the Web |
| 14 Feb |
Writing your resume |
| 21 Feb |
Job interview preparation |
| 28 Feb* |
work on web pages - no class meeting |
| 6 Mar |
Presentation 1 |
| 13 Mar |
Presentation 1 |
| 20 Mar |
FIU Spring Break - no class meeting |
| 27 Mar |
ETS Major Field Exam in Biology - 2 hour exam on computer, HLS 360 |
| 3 Apr* |
work on next phase - no class meeting |
| 10 Apr |
Presentation 2 |
| 17 Apr |
Presentation 2 |
Recommended articles on Invasion Biology:
1) Gurevitch, J. and D.K. Padilla. 2004. Are invasive species a
major cause of extinctions? Trends in Ecology and Evolution
19(9): 470-474.
2) Didham, R.K., J.M. Tylianakis, M.A. Hutchinson, R.M. Ewers, and N.J
Gemmell. 2005. Are invasive species the drivers of ecological
change? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(9): 470-474.
Students will work in pairs on topics of their own choosing, and
both
will participate in each presentation.
Individual student web pages must be posted by 3 Mar 2008 (the week
the presentations begin, so that logistics can be worked out and
abstracts
may be viewed) and completed by the first day of the second
presentations
(10 Apr) with corrections completed by 25 Apr 2008.
Assignments will be assessed with standardized Biology Department
rubrics.
The ETS exam will count as part of your final grade, and is a
requirement
for graduation with your degree in Biology.