PLSCI 1105

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PLSCI 1105
FWS: Issues and Ideas in Plant Science

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to examining critical issues and ideas in the plant sciences by discussing texts on topics ranging from genetic modification of plants to sustainability to climate change and issues involving agricultural labor, among others. The scale of challenges in plant science provides a wide range of stimulating opportunities to think and write critically about the human condition and our impact on the world. Topics vary by semester.


Outcomes

  • Execute college writing strategies such as preparation of outlines, drafts, revisions, and participation in the peer-review process.
  • Analyze a variety of information in the plant sciences ranging from scientific literature, reviews, popular science articles, and books.
  • Summarize key ideas in the plant sciences.
  • Reference and cite scholarly sources appropriately.

When Offered Fall or Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: FWS: Writing Like a Biologist

  • 19589 PLSCI 1105   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.