Request ideas for doable college-level projects Dear Colleagues:
In the fall 2018, I am penciled to teach a graduate-level ecology course. As a general rule, the students are (thankfully!) :) highly motivated and are required to turn in an "independent research project". Although I have ideas and some students have already contacted me, I wish to request ideas that I may offer them doable in, say 9 weeks. I would like to inspire the students to aim for publication, even if they don't quite get there. I have divided the ideas into: 1. Experimentally-driven projects: This may be the most interesting and also difficult to complete in such a short time. Projects in interactions between x and y (e.g., insect-plant) come to mind. 2. Natural history projects: Not experimentally-driven but equally valuable, particularly if one is beginning to learn about a system. May trigger future projects. 3. Methods projects. For example, which of of these two (or more) methods catches more ____ or have such and such effects. 4. Review paper projects. Any ideas are welcomed. Students have access to a major library with major interlibrary loan system. 5. Historical papers. For example, what is the origin of such and such idea in ecology? Students have access to a major library with major interlibrary loan system. If you feel you wish to send constructive replies, please answers directly to me, [email protected] Apologies for potential duplicate emails. Gratefully, Jorge Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
