ENVS 451: Senior Research Seminar
ENVS 451: Senior Research Seminar
Instructor: Dr. Clarissa Mathews, Dr. Jason Best, Ms. Sara Maene
Course Overview: This course is designed to help students refine analytical and written
skills gained from the Environmental Studies program as a whole, prior to embarking on their
Senior Internship. Background in scientific inquiry, pseudoscience, statistical applications,
data manipulation with SPSS, experimental design, literature review techniques, scientific writing,
and professional presentation of results will be covered.
"Protecting the Integrity of Science" - talk given by
Dr. Nicholas Steneck at the AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy, April 2006, Washington, D.C.