SEASemester®:ProtectingthePhoenixIslands(Summer)

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DirectedOceanographicResearchXASNS325(4credits)CourseCatalogDescription(max.40words):Designandconductoriginaloceanographicresearch.Collectdataandanalyzesamples.Compileresultsinpeer-reviewedmanuscriptformatandshareduringoralorposterpresentationsession.Emphasisondevelopmentofresearchskillsandwritten/oralcommunicationabilities.Instructor(s):SeaEducationAssociationOceanographyFacultyLocation:SEAcampusinWoodsHole,MAandaboardSEAsailingschoolvesselatsea.Prerequisites:AdmissiontoSEASemester.Threelabsciencecourses(oneatthe300-levelorhigher)orconsentofinstructor.CoursePhilosophyandApproach:ResearchtopicsappropriatetothePIPAscientificfocusandcruisetrackhavebeenidentifiedpriortothiscourse.Duringtheinitialtwo-weekshorecomponent,studentresearchteamswillselectatopicanddevelopabriefresearchproposal(IntroductionandMethods)fortheirscientificproject.AcriticaleducationalgoaloftheDirectedOceanographicResearchcourseisthetransferof“whatsoundedgoodonshore”to“whatreallyworksatsea,”andtheevolutionofthesescientificprojectstotherealworldwilloccupymuchofourtimewhileunderway.StudentswillcompletetheiroceanographicresearchprojectsundertheguidanceoftheChiefScientistaboardthevessel.Essentialprojectcomponentsincludethecollection,analysisandpresentationofdata;aformalscientificmanuscriptwillbewrittenpertheguidelinesofaselectedhighimpactscientificjournal.Eachsubmissionwillalsobesubjecttopeer-reviewbyfacultyandfellowstudents.Thiscourseconsistsof10discussion/mentoringsessions(1.5hourseach),andaminimumof42hoursofsupervisedlaboratorywatchparticipation(activelearning/laboratory)across~36underwaydaysatsea.LearningOutcomes:

1. Demonstrateabilitytocriticallyanalyzeandinterpretauthenticoceanographicdata.2. Demonstrateabilitytogenerateclearvisualrepresentationsofoceanographicdata.3. Composeaprofessional-qualitymanuscript.Evaluation:

ResearchProposal 20%DataDiscussions(ParticipationandAssignments) 20%DraftResults 10%WrittenManuscript 40%Peer-ReviewProcess 10%

SEASemester®:ProtectingthePhoenixIslands(Summer)

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Assignments:

ResearchProposal:Abriefresearchproposal(IntroductionandMethods)willbepreparedduringtheinitialtwo-weekshorecomponent.Revisionswillbenecessarybasedonmethodtestingatsea.

DataDiscussions:TwoDataDiscussionSessionswillguidetheprogressofdataanalysis.Forthefirstsession,researchteamswillberequiredtoretrieverelevantdatafromcurrentcruisearchivesandplotstationlocations.Forthesecondsession,researchteamswillgeneratetwofiguresthatbegintoaddressthehypothesisbeingtested.

DraftResults:ResearchteamswilldraftaResultssectionfortheirfinalmanuscript,includingtext,figure,andcaptions.

Manuscript:Researchteamswillproduceawrittenmanuscriptfollowingguidelinesforaselectedhighimpactjournal.Thereisanexpectationofseniorthesis/professionalqualitywork.ThefinalmanuscriptswillbearchivedatSEA.

Peer-Review:Eachmanuscriptsubmissionwillbereviewedbythreeanonymousstudentreviewerswhowillmakesuggestionsandrecommendationsforpublication.ExpectationsandRequirements:

• Punctualattendanceisrequiredateveryclassmeeting.• Activeparticipationonwatchandinclassdiscussionisexpected.• Lateassignmentsubmissionsarenotaccepted.• Thepolicyonacademicaccuracy,quotedbelow,willbestrictlyfollowedinthisclass.

Thepapersthatyousubmitinthiscourseareexpectedtobeyouroriginalwork.Youmusttakecaretodistinguishyourownideasandknowledgefromwordingorsubstantiveinformationthatyouderivefromoneofyoursources.Theterm“sources”includesnotonlypublishedprimaryandsecondarymaterial,butalsoinformationandopinionsgaineddirectlyfromotherpeopleandtextthatyoucutandpastefromanysiteontheInternet.Theresponsibilityforlearningtheproperformsofcitationlieswithyou.Quotationsmustbeplacedproperlywithinquotationmarksandmustbecitedfully.Inaddition,allparaphrasedmaterialmustbeacknowledgedcompletely.Wheneverideasorfactsarederivedfromyourreadingandresearch,thesourcesmustbeindicated.(HarvardHandbookforStudents,305)

SEASemester®:ProtectingthePhoenixIslands(Summer)

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CourseCalendar:

Topic Readings/AssignmentsDue

Weeks1and2(12hours)–onshoreatSEAcampusinWoodsHole,MA

ProjectDevelopment–LiteratureReviewMentoringSessions(4)MeetingTopic:

• TestableHypotheses

ResearchProposalDue

Weeks3and4(14hours)–ontheship

MethodsRefinementMentoringSessions(2)MeetingTopic:

• MakingtheMostofthePeerCritiqueProcess

Week5and6(14hours)–ontheship

DataAnalysisMentoringSessions(2)MeetingTopics:

• DataDiscussionI• DataDiscussionII

DataDiscussionAssignmentsDue

DraftResultsDue

Week7and8(14hours)–ontheship

DataAnalysis,continuedMentoringSessions(2)MeetingTopic:

• AbstractWriting

FinalManuscriptDue

PeerReviewofFinalManuscriptsDue