Instructor: Deepa Agashe and Asha Joseph
Duration of the course:
1st Feb 2026 to 31st May 2026
Credits: 4
Course Outline:

Syllabus Course :  Research methodology: Synthesizing scientific literature

The course aims to teach new students how to read, review, and synthesize primary literature in biology. Students will read multiple papers each week. Assignments are most important and will culminate in a term paper – a literature review on a topic of interest to the student. We will use Moodle for the course.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

CO1

Read and critique primary literature in biology.

CO2

Synthesize literature.

CO3

Identify an open question or gap in knowledge.

CO4

Write a review on a topic of their choice.

 

 

 

Course Term: Jan Term - 2026
Course Year: 2026/2027
Course Code: BIO-100.6