Category: Health Care and Life Sciences : Biology

Part 1: Which of the topics did you find to be most interesting? Why were these

Part 1: Which of the topics did you find to be most interesting? Why were these topics of interest to you? 
Part 2: List some career opportunities available to students in the field of Biology. (Use the Texas Workforce Commission website to explore for careers in Biology). List at least three careers and the educational requirements for each of these careers. 
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Part 3: BIOL 1406 is a foundational course for many areas. Which of the concepts we have learned in this course will apply to future courses such as BIOL 1407, 2401, 2401, and Microbiology to name a few? List 5 concepts that you think will be applicable in the courses mentioned above.
-Concepts (topics) choices.
Chapter 1: Study of Life, Chapter 2: Basic Chemistry, Chapter 3: Chemistry of Organic Molecules, Chapter 4: Cell Structure. Chapter 5: Membrane structure and function, Chapter 6: Metabolism structure and function, Chapter 7: Photosynthesis, Chapter 8: Cellular Respiration, Chapter 9: Mitosis, Chapter 10: Meiosis, Chapter 11: Mendelian Pattern, Chapter 12: DNA Replication/ molecular biology, Chapter 14: Biotech, Chapter 20: Virus.

Paper: Students are required to write a 5-page long paper. 
The paper will be ab

Paper: Students are required to write a 5-page long paper. 
The paper will be about one of the following companies: Amazon, Boeing, Costco, Facebook, Gillette, Hachette, J.C. Penney, McDonalds, Priceline, Schick, Virgin Atlantic, Wal-Mart.
Students will choose one of the following research questions:
1.       What are the main characteristics of the business model of the company of your choice? Amazon
 
 This paper focuses on CLOs # 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7.  

Research Topics:: You may utilize one of the research topics presented in class.

Research Topics:: You may utilize one of the research topics presented in class…human genomics, aging, etc. or you may cho0se another area of research in biomedicine you would like to learn more about.
Format:  Double spaced, typed, 12pt font, Times Roman, 1 inch margins all around, number each page, must be a minimum of 5 pages in length ( this does not include the cover page and bibliography page).  Sources you must utilize…at least one textbook and medical journal and no more than two web based sources. For reference citation in the text of your paper use the author date format…example (Smith, 1990)
Research Paper Content: All papers must contain the following:
COVER PAGE- Should contain the title of paper, your name and course information
INTRODUCTION – State your thesis and the purpose of your research paper clearly. What is the chief reason you are writing the paper? State also how you plan to approach your topic. Is this a factual report, a book review, a comparison, or an analysis of a problem? Explain briefly the major points you plan to cover in your paper and why readers should be interested in your topic.
BODY – . Remember the Rule of 3, i.e. find 3 supporting arguments for each position you take. Begin with a strong argument, then use a stronger one, and end with the strongest argument for your final point.
CONCLUSION – Restate your thesis. Summarize your arguments. Explain why you have come to this particular conclusion.
BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE- All sources must be sited using APA style.