Biological
Career Choices
Instructor: Dr.
Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald
321-3262
office
Cooper Wilson 112
Thursday I am off campus
at UT 448-5724
Other times can be
arranged by appointment.
Goals:
The
purpose of this course is to expose you to a variety of choices in biological
careers. By the end of this class you should be very familiar with at least two
potential careers in biology, and hopefully more than two.
Attendance:
Attendance
is mandatory. We only meet once a week and missing a class will cut down on
your participation and therefore your grade. Outside speakers and visits are
required of this course and these canŐt be re-scheduled.
Grading:
This
course is pass/fail. You will be graded based on your class participation,
writing assignments and evaluation from external individuals that you
"shadow".
Schedule
of Events.
The
complete schedule of speakers is not currently fixed. However the following is
a tentative schedule for the first half of the course. Useful links
http://www.cbu.edu/~aross/biodept/Careers.html
http://www.cbu.edu/library/writingcenter/index.htm
http://www.cbu.edu/library/writingcenter/style.htm
Students in Bio Careers are to go to the Career Center and Take
the Meyers-Briggs (MBT).
Topics Covered in this class
Dr.
Malinda Fitzgerald Introduction and Overview
Grad
School Information, What do I have to do?
Betty
McWillie and Cathy Lantrip from the Career Center
Summer Research Opportunities: MHIRT, REU.
Resume
writing workshop,
Dr.
Kristen Sterba, Assistant Dean Graduate School, UAMS
Alumni visitation: What it is like on the
outside?
Jarad
Braddy DDS,
Steven
Wetick, O.D.
Katie
Brown, MPH
Dr.
Suzanne Gronemeyer,
TN Academy of Science
at Rhodes April 4, 2009
CBU
Poster Session April 14,
Shadowing
time
Final
Class Summary of Shadowing Paper due
Grading for this course: You will be given
writing assignments. In order to obtain a pass in this course you must attend
class, turn in the assignments and participate in the visits scheduled. Failure
to do so will result in a failure in this course.