BIOLOGY 580 Discussion Section

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Morrill 349, Monday, Feb 3, 10; April 23, 28 1:25-2:15, Spring 1997

Kunkel Discussion Meetings

• 1. Kunkel - Introduction to the Web Home Page and Your Discussion Section
  • - How to get to the Bio 580 Home Page.
    • Type the Location into your browser:
      http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/bio580/
    • Once you have the Home page on your browser, bookmark it to your bookmarks or hot list.
  • - What is at the Bio 580 Home Page.
    • a set of useful links to pages of helpful information related to Bio 580
    • a place to communicate with your instructors
    • a place to find out what is happening when in the course
  • - Should I use the BCRC facility?
    • the BCRC was designed to provide you with all the tools to research and write your Term Paper. You are invited to explore its conveniences.
    • you may be able to complete all the tasks from your dorm or other remote computer. The BCRC computers are connected via the Ethernet to the Web server and thus will perform most tasks more quickly than a modem connected computer.
  • - Picking your Term Paper Project.
    • Picking your project topic may be a challenge since you do not know the extent of the subject yet. Consult your teachers early if you are having a problem.
    • You can find reviews of recent topics in Developmental Biology by consulting the Titles and Abstracts of recent papers using the Web List of resources at http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/bio580/bio580_search.html
    • Here is an example of one of many available Web Resources which could result in a term paper project.
    • Here is a list of useful links to Model Systems in Development.
  • - Preparing your Oral Report.
  • - To Email or not to Email.

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