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Will McClatchey |
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| Updated: 09/03/2007 |
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Botany 606: Graduate
Research Skills Note: Not Current - For reference only |
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| Date | Activities | Reading Assignment |
| Aug 22 | Orientation to the
course Big Island Field Trip: Review objectives and date Field Safety & Lab Safety Permits & Requirements Web Resources: Checklist of Early Tasks, Some Essential Tools, Survival Skills |
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| Aug 29 | Review: Survival kit
(design) Readings Geographic orientation technology Data Collection: notebooks, field notes, GPS, information storage Professional "Image": CV, business cards (see Purdue University, OWL site) |
Peters 10&11 |
| Sept 5 | Holiday - Labor Day |
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| Sept 12 | Review: Survival kit,
GPS wayfinding, CV & business cards Digital Photography Digital Darkroom/GIS Lab |
Peters 21 & 22 |
| Sept 19 | Review: GPS wayfinding,
CV & business cards, digital images Web site design and construction |
Peters 12 & 13 |
| TBA | Field
Trip to the Big Island |
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| Sept 26 | Review: web site,
digital images, web site Field Trip Review Herbarium Herbarium techniques, preparing and processing specimens |
Peters 14 & 15 |
| Oct 3 | Review: web site Scientific presentations for professional and lay audiences Ethics, cultural sensitivity and legal aspects of botanical research |
Peters 20 |
| Oct 8 |
Hawai'i Pacific Kava Festival: A Celebration of Traditions. Lyon
Arboretum 9AM-5PM |
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| Oct 10 | Review: PowerPoint
presentation Library Resources Proposals and funding resources |
Peters 16-19 |
| Oct 17 | Review: PowerPoint
presentation, funding resources |
Peters 24 |
| Oct 24 | Faculty Research:
Ticktin, Daehler |
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| Oct 31 | Faculty Research: Drake,
Teramura |
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| Nov 7 | Faculty Research:
Morden, Keeley, |
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| Nov 14 | Faculty Research: Duffy,
Wong |
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| Nov 21 | Faculty Research:
Bridges, Sherwood |
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| Nov 28 | Faculty Research:
Merlin, Smith |
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| Dec 5 | University Policies,
departmental timelines, etc. Course evaluation |
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