This course is an introduction to research design and presentation and is open to students within the Biotech Certification as well as other science majors.  The course introduces each student to methods for defining an original research problem, accessing needed information, employing rigorous experimental design, using appropriate statistical analyses, following scientific assumptions/approaches, writing a clear and enticing proposal and submitting the proposal in written and oral forms.  Working independently, each student will design a research proposal, including expected results.  These proposals will be submitted in written form and presented to the class as a PowerPoint presentation.