Nsc 3861 Pre-req Quiz
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A passing grade of the following quiz is required PRIOR to registering for NSC 3861. Once the quiz is completed, the Program Office will be notified; no action is needed on the students' end unless the passing grade of 90% was not met. If you receive a score below 90%, use the "try again" button at the end of the quiz.
- 1.What are the pre-requisites for signing up for NSC 3861?
- A.
There are no pre-requisites
- B.
You must have taken NSC 2201
- C.
You must take either NSC 2201 or NSC 3860
- D.
You must take either NSC 2201 or NSC 3851
- 2.Unless you are working with human subjects you should take which Responsible Conduct of Research Course?
- A.
Bio/Physical Sciences (VUBPS)
- B.
Psychological Sciences (VUPSY)
- 3.In order to register for NSC 3861 and NSC 3862, you need to do which of the following?
- A.
Fill out the research contract available on the website and email it to the Program Office
- B.
Register yourself online via YES
- C.
Fill out the research contract available on the website and have your mentor email it to the Program Office
- 4.If you take research over the summer, how many hours per week are you required to spend in the lab?
- A.
15-20
- B.
12-15
- C.
10-12
- D.
8-10
- 5.By what date must your research contract be at the Program Office if you wish to be registered on time for the upcoming semester?
- A.
By the end of Open Enrollment
- B.
24 hours before the end of the Open Enrollment
- C.
By the end of the drop/add period
- 6.What is one component that is required in both your research abstract at the end of NSC 3861 and your paper at the end of NSC 3862?
- A.
A detailed graph of the data you collected
- B.
The statistics you used to analyze your data
- C.
Cited references
- D.
A section discussing the neuroscience component of the research
- 7.When are abstracts and papers for NSC 3861/3862 due (after which there will be a one letter grade deduction)?
- A.
The first day of Dead Week
- B.
The last day of class
- C.
The last day of finals
- D.
Whenever you feel like it
- 8.In your final paper for NSC 3861, you must demonstrate which of the following?
- A.
A depth of knowledge in the area of the research project
- B.
An ability to think critically
- C.
An understanding of fundamental principles and concepts of neuroscience
- D.
An ability to organize and communicate conceptual and factual information
- E.
All of the above
- 9.In your final paper for NSC 3861, you must either provide the statistical test used to analyze your data or include a section describing what the appropriate test would be and why it was not performed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.In your final paper for NSC 3861, your discussion section should be wide ranging and should cover many results from many papers and what you think about them.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Submit your abstracts and final papers...
- A.
Only to your research mentor
- B.
Only to the Program Office via email
- C.
To your research mentor and the Program Office via email
- D.
To your research mentor and on Brightspace
- 12.According to the "Grading Guideline for Research Reports" given to research mentors...
- A.
The paper does not need any statistical analysis
- B.
Mentors should not include grading for clarity and organization
- C.
The introduction of the student's paper must contain a section on the neuroscience background and significance of the work
- D.
Mentors should not give feedback on a draft of the work before the final version is turned in
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