Student Science Training Program (SSTP)
SSTP 2002 - Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars
The purpose of IDH-2931 is to teach the participants how to perform and communicate extensive journal research. Strong emphasis is placed on the understanding of in-depth scientific research and analytical processes. Upon completion of this seminar course, students are able to perform background literature research in complicated scientific areas and to discuss his or her understanding of the information in detail.
Web Authoring
This course covers the fundamental principals and techniques used in web authoring. Course topics provide an overview of the majority of technologies and standards associated with the creation of web pages. Course projects and labs will provide students with hands on experience using these technologies as well as graphic editors such as Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Class sessions will include lectures, presentations, and discussions as well as hands on projects. At the first class, specific focus areas will be assigned to each student in the course. It is the responsibility of each student to research the assigned focus area and report findings on the specified due date. In addition, students will create a web page based on their Student Science Training Program lab experiences. The web page may include your picture, your first name, your hometown, a description of your lab/research project including links to your lab professors Email and lab, a link back to the SSTP main web page, and two essays highlighting the information attained from any of the morning lectures. You are encouraged to be creative and make the web page an extension of you. Feel free to add any additional information that reflects your SSTP experiences.
Grading will be based on objective as well as such subjective criteria as overall impression, thoroughness, attention to detail and extra effort. Completing the minimum requirements does not guarantee an A grade for this course. Excellent grades are reserved for outstanding work. Grading for this course will be based on the following criteria:
- attendance and participation in group discussion
- reaction essay highlighting the information attained from this course
- completion and presentation of the assigned focus area
- completion of the web page project
General Schedule
Week 1 - Web page authoring general overview, focus areas assigned
Week 2 - Collect, organize and research data for focus area and web page
Week 3 - Focus area independent research
Week 4 - Focus area research and presentations
Week 5 - Web page development
Week 6 - Web page and reaction papers due
Contact Information:
John Marks, Email: marksjg@cpet.ufl.edu
Office Phone: 392-2310
