Difference between revisions of "20.109(S23):Homework"

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Module 1: Drug discovery

Due M1D1

• Review the Orientation and laboratory tour exercises to prepare for the Orientation quiz that you and your partner will complete together during at the start of the laboratory session.
• Complete the following online training courses offered through Environmental Health and Safety (EHS):

☐ Emergency Preparedness (access at this this link)
☐ General Chemical Hygiene (access at this link)
☐ General Biosafety (access at this link)
☐ If you have completed EHS training in a UROP or in another laboratory class, you do not need to repeat the training. Instead submit the certificates of completion or your training record which can be found at "My Training Needs" on Atlas. To access, go to atlas.mit.edu then click the Learning Center tab on the left side of the screen.

• Prepare for the first day of Module 1 by reading the M1 Project overview and the M1D1 Introduction.

Module 3: Research design

Due M3D1

• The culminating major assignment in 20.109 is the Research proposal presentation. As part of this assignment you will present a novel research idea to the class. For this homework, consider what topics you might find interesting or what problems you might want to solve.

To get you started, answer the questions below:
☐ What personal interests do you have that are related to the field of Biological engineering?
☐ What core classes have you found to be the most interesting?
☐ What concepts are of interest to you?
☐ What techniques are of interest to you?
☐ What types of problems (health-related, environment-related, technology-related, etc.) are of interest to you?

Due M3D3

• For this homework, work with your co-investigator to develop your research question and to refine your Research proposal idea.

To get you started, answer the questions below:
☐ What is your research question?
☐ What is already known and how will your project advance what is already known?
☐ What is the novel aspect of your project? Are you identifying something? Making something?
☐ What types of techniques / experiments might you use to answer your research question?
☐ How is your research proposal related to the field of Biological engineering?

Due M3D4

• During your laboratory session, you will practice presenting your Research proposal idea to your classmates. The goal of this exercise is to give you a chance to relay your idea verbally to a new audience and also to provide an opportunity for you to receive feedback on your idea. For this homework, prepare a write-up of your proposal idea to get you ready for the in-class discussion exercise.

Use the checklist below to assist you as you complete this assignment:
☐ Write a brief project overview that identifies the problem / idea you are addressing and your research question.
☐ Clearly state your research question that will address this problem you've identified.
☐ Describe what is currently known and how your project advances what is already known. Be clear on how your project is novel.
☐ Include your project aims and the proposed methods / approaches that can be used to accomplish the proposed experiments.
☐ Be sure your sources are appropriately cited!