Rationale

Readings and Investigations
    Article: Schwartz MA (2008). The importance of stupidity in science. J Cell Sci 121:1771
    Rationale: Why a research proposal?
    Description: Summary of research article (including examples)
            The summary is like a mini research proposal. The goals and format are the same.
    Description: How to critique the work of others
            You'll be critiquing the summaries of your colleagues.
    Description: Research proposal outline (how to do it)
            Here's an example
    Description: Research proposal (how to do it)
            Here's an example
    Description: How to give a presentation
            Here's an example and here's another
            (neither one fits the description of what's needed for the panel, but perhaps you might some use in them)
    Description: How to prepare for a panel.
            You'll be presenting your work to a panel and serving on a panel to assess the work of others.

Things to do and hand in
    20 Sep: List of mentor candidates
    27 Sep: Bibliography of mentor's subject
    23 Oct: Proposed reference for summary of research article (either link or full citation to article relating to research proposal)
    30 Oct: Summary of research article relating to research proposal
    8 Nov: Critiques of Summary of research article
    29 Nov: Resubmission of Summary of research article with Exam III
    2 Dec, 9 AM: Submission of draft of research proposal (Inflexible deadline!)
    4 Dec: Mock panel: 5 min presentations and discussions of research proposals (schedule)
    6 Dec: Mock panel: 5 min presentations and discussions of research proposals (schedule)
    9 Dec, 9 AM: Submission of final research proposal (Inflexible deadline!)
    11 Dec: Panel consideration of research proposals (schedule)
    15 Dec, 9 AM: Optional revisions of final version of research proposals due.