LSBT 7902-2

Brief

Each week a student will be required to perform tasks, including giving a presentation of a paper and leading a discussion. When not presenting, student audience will be required to read the papers and participate in discussion.

Description

Course keywords: oral presentation, discussion, scientific impact evaluation, model synthesis, trend prediction Course Introduction “What is the next big question?” is a phrase you might have heard or even often wonder yourselves after reading a paper or a seminar. Although there is no correct answer to this question, given that scientific breakthroughs are often dictated by unexpected technological advances, there are definitely good answers. Impactful papers that move a field forward usually provide such answers. Thus, reading a series of papers that are in progressive order scientifically within a field can give us a sense of how good scientific questions are formulated. In this course, we will read a series of papers in the relatively new field of mitophagy. Because the field began less than 15 years ago and has developed very fast since, we will be able to witness the trajectory of the development of a new field in science from reading these papers. In the class focus will be placed on discussing the impact of a paper to the field, and predicting the thesis of the following paper. At the end of the course we will review every paper and determine their significance under the broad view of the field. Through this exercise students can learn to evaluate scientific questions and, more importantly, formulate good research questions of one’s own. Course Description Each week a student will be required to perform tasks, including giving a presentation of a paper and leading a discussion. When not presenting, student audience will be required to read the papers and participate in discussion. Syllabus TBD. (Will be discussed and determined at the beginning of the course.) Evaluation 1. Oral presentation (60%) – Evaluation of this part is based on organization logic and clarity of presentation. 2. Discussion (40%) – Evaluation of this part is based on the questions raised in each of the fellow students’ presentation. 3. More detail requirement and grading criteria will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Timetable

Scores

Average Percentage 85.63

Std. Deviation 4.64

Remarks

Restrictions

限生科院,博士班

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

First Specialization

Second Specialization