In this course, students will be guided through the research design process. Topics to be covered include choosing a research topic, conducting a thorough literature search, generating hypotheses, formulating a detailed and practical research design to test those hypotheses, interpreting and reporting results, scientific writing, and research presentation guidelines. In addition, discussions will be held on research ethics and grant submission processes. At the end of the course, students will be expected to submit a mock grant application incorporating the material learned in this course. Juniors or seniors only. Students in other scientific disciplines welcome.