I. Seminar Option: Students are required to develop a research proposal on a new topic
using primary literature sources
Research Proposal Development
– To conduct a literature search on a biology-related
topic and propose scientific aims under the supervision of a mentor in a bioscience-related
field, submit a research proposal. NOTE: Previous term papers are not acceptable.
Read a minimum of ten scientific articles from primary literature
Prepare a research proposal (10 pages) using scientific format and listing papers
cited in an appropriate scientific citation format references no older than 2017 (MLA not acceptable
Evaluation (written paper)
Format (see syllabus & D2L)
How deep the research topic is investigated?
Introduction provides enough background to readers
Hypothesis / Objectives in research are described
Major materials and methods used in research (research articles) are described
Results or concepts in the primary papers are summarize concisely
Discussions and conclusions including your visions in the field you researched are
described rationally
There are ten or more peer- review scientific articles (All should be primary papers-
no Wikipedia, no websites, and no government websites)
The papers/figures/tables are captioned and cited properly in the main text
No copy from the reviews, primary articles, websites, etc. In other words,
paraphrase information, do not use direct quotes or plagiarism
