CHEM 350 - Chemistry Research Methods

Credits: (2)

Instructional Method: Two hours lecture.
Prerequisites: CHEM 301, or permission of instructor.
Course to enhance student skills often used in chemistry research and advanced courses including an introduction to the chemical literature, literature search engines specifically designed for chemistry, reference and research management tools, word processors and spreadsheets for scientific applications, chemical structure drawing software, and data analysis/graphing software. Through the use of specific literature case studies, the students will be exposed to current research, master the techniques needed to prepare high quality research reports, and learn the skills needed to prepare poster and oral presentations.