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BIOD20: Special Topics in Virology

This guide is for students in BIOD20 to help them locate topics and articles for their journal club assignment, as well as guidance on analyzing articles.

Learning Outcomes

Searching as Strategic Exploration

  • We will discuss the initial scope of the tasks required for your assignments to meet your information needs. 
  • You will utilize divergent (e.g., brainstorming) and convergent (e.g., selecting the best source) thinking when searching for primary research articles on viruses. 
  • You will apply different types of searching language (e.g., controlled vocabulary, MeSH, keywords, natural language) appropriately. 

Scholarship as a Conversation

  • You will critically evaluate contributions made by others (specifically, research questions) in group discussions. 

Assignment Overview

Literature Search

  • trustworthy/research resources (i.e. peer-reviewed, articles on topics within virology)
  • properly cite resources and attribute information including diagrams, tables, and images. 

Critical Evaluation

  • Read and critically evaluate research resources.

Topic Brainstorm

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Key Resources

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