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Marine research proposal
Lensyl Urbano , Mark Abolins , Jose Hurtado et al.Topic: Marine geology, Physical and chemical oceanography
Course Type: upper level
Description
Students at the end of the semester for a project will propose an oceanographic cruise to answer a research question.
The question can be one posed by a recent published article or driven by the instructor's (or student's) research interest.
Goals
Better understanding the scientific method.
Understanding how to access and use cutting-edge scientific data.
Knowing what data-sets are available for the sea floor.
Knowing the major physical characteristics of the sea floor.
How to make a scientific argument based data (developing scientific communication skills).
Assessment
Instructor (and/or peers) would evaluate proposal to determine if
1) the proposed work would answer the research question posed.
2) the proposed work is feasible.
References
GeoMapApp website
Journal articles (probably in Science or Nature or Geology)