BIOL6180 · Biology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
The purpose of the course is to develop students skills in research proposal writing, presentation, and critical evaluation. To meet these goals graduate students will be guided in the preparation and defense of an original research proposal in a field of their choice with no direct connection to their thesis topic.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
3.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.2 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
3.9 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~7.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
2 sectionsSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
3 sectionsSpring 2021
2 sectionsSpring 2020
2 sections