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Requirements
This course is designed to assist students in their growth as translational researchers. It may require an additional 10 hours per week outside of regular class hours for project group work, out-of-class events, and homework assignments. Students must meet the course prerequisite of having taken a college-level biology course.
Grading policy: The letter grade for this course will be based on:
- work completed as part of a project group as defined in the Project Specifications;
- individual contributions to the group work;
- work completed for assignments;
- attendance and participation in class and at out-of-class events (see also Attendance policy below);
- completion of tests for the purpose of course evaluation.
Components of grade:
- Attendance/participation (arrive at the first 5 minutes of each session) = 15%
- Midterm progress report on project = 25%
- Midterm peer critique of another group’s midterm progress report = 10%
- Final paper/presentation = 50%
To help students achieve their educational objectives in this course, we will:
- define the learning objectives for each session;
- provide useful feedback for assignments and project deliverables;
- provide access to course materials, resources, and tools via the web;
- solicit student feedback to inform the teaching and design of the course.
The Stanford Honor Code applies throughout this course.
Attendance policy: You must arrive at the first 5 minutes of each session to receive attendance credit. A sign-in sheet will be available at each class session. If you have a problem complying with this policy, please discuss this with an instructor. This accounting does not include the out-of-class events, where your attendance is strongly recommended to enrich your experience in the course.
Lectures begin promptly. As a courtesy to the speakers, please arrive on time. For students receiving credit in this course, attendance will be considered as a part of the formula for assigning grades (see also Grading policy above).
Course materials: The course provides all required reading material in the form of electronic links on the website (http://imed.stanford.edu).
See course handout for log-ins and passwords for student sign-on and “wrinkle.stanford.edu” sites (or CWP) videos. NOTE: RealPlayer must be installed to view videos. To download it, go to http://www.real.com.
The class library is maintained by Lane Library and contains a number of reference materials, including textbooks, copies of journal articles, and multimedia. Materials may be checked out for up to two hours at a time. They may also be checked out overnight, one hour before close, and returned one hour after open. Materials include:
- Tuch B. et al, Diabetes Research: A Guide for Postgraduates
- Chabner. The Language of Medicine
- Vander AJ et al, Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function
- Starsberg HR et al, Integrating Medical Information Retrieval using WWW
- Videotape "MD Survivor”
- Videotape "The Making of a Doctor"
- Bronzino, JD 2000. The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Vol II. CRC Press LLC