BIOL 7012 Graduate Research Experience III
This seven-week research experience is designed to provide first year students with both technical and intellectual preparation to work in a faculty member's laboratory. Projects are assigned by the faculty advisor. To help develop communication skills, at the end of the seven week period, students give a 10-12 minute talk to the department describing their research.
Course overview
- Department
- Biology
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.72 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.89 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Maitreyi Das | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 10+ hrs/week | 10 of 13 |
| Spring 2025 | Maitreyi Das | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 8 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Michelle Meyer | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2023 | Charles Hoffman | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |