Course format: Lecture: 10:10A-11:00A, M, JH 440 (plus discussions with
demonstrations).

Requirements: Ability to use a word processor and status as
microbiology major.  Biol M310 and M315 are assumed.

Course description: How to use the scientific literature and the
library; how to conduct a search of the literature and how to organize
and write a scientific presentation (talks, papers and posters).

Required text:  "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences", by V.E.
McMillan, 1997 edition.

Weekly assignments: One chapter of reading in the text and/or an
exercise that typically takes one hour in the library.

Exams/papers: Eight weekly exercises and a final exercise (final
exercise is a talk and annotated bibliography based on literature
research).