Chemical Information
General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
391
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Literature searching and related workshops culminating in a written critique and oral presentation. Attendance at departmental seminars is required.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
1
Max
1
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Demonstrate proficiency in finding and retrieving primary chemical and biochemical literature using Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder Scholar), Scopus, PubMed (Medline), and Refworks.
Outcome
Apply patent, Chemical Abstract Number, reaction, structure and chemical process search strategies to retrieve and evaluate primary literature.
Outcome
Apply the methods and techniques of scientific literature searching in the preparation of a literature review/research proposal.
Outcome
Analyze information and evaluate references in the preparation of a literature review/research proposal.
Outcome
Interact with seminar speakers through asking questions during departmental seminars.
Dependencies
Courses
CHEM391
is a
prerequisite
for: