2021W Course Coordinators:
Drs. Robert Molday and Dr. Lindsay Eltis
In-person course for 2021-2022 Winter Session
BIOC 530 Intro, 2021 – contains important info and tips
Forms: BIOC530_Evaluation_Form.doc, and BIOC530_Evaluation_Form.pdf
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- All students must attend the BIOC 530 seminar for the duration of their graduate program (see Program Summary).
- Participation and attendance in the first two years is worth 3 credits towards degree requirement. You will be registered for three terms in this course but you attend for four terms.
- Attendance and submissions of BMBDG Seminars summaries are part of the BIOC 530 course requirements.
- The Graduate Coordinator will register students.
- Second and third year students will present in the fall term; first year students will present in the spring term.
- PhD students in their third year of graduate studies are eligible for the S H Zbarsky Scholarship, (current value is $3,150). This is awarded to the student who presents the best seminar as determined by a ballot of peers.
- Students are encouraged to also present a seminar in their fourth year of graduate studies, if we have space available.
- The Graduate Program Coordinator and the course administrators will contact you in August/September to notify you of your presentation date and to obtain your seminar titles.
- Reminder: PhD candidates who already hold a MSc degree are not required to register but are required to attend.
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- For BMBDG Seminars summaries, provide your name, year of study, date and seminar title (presenter) at the top of the page.
Submit 5 for each term. For each speaker, write a single paragraph of up to 250 words (230-270). 10% of grade
Focus on the scientific content of the seminar, not the style of the speaker.
In 2-3 sentences identify the problem the speaker is addressing and summarize the key message(s) or conclusion(s) that the speaker delivered.
In 1 to 2 sentences, summarize the new information that you learned from the seminar.
- For BMBDG Seminars summaries, provide your name, year of study, date and seminar title (presenter) at the top of the page.