I teach the fall or winter (or both) portions of the Honours Thesis class when needed. Course Description: This course gives students the opportunity to pursue the full extent of scientific inquiry, from experimental design to communication of results, independently, and with the knowledge that they are actively contributing to the growing body of human knowledge through the scientific process. Students will work with a faculty supervisor either in the Biology Department at Algoma University, or with a scientist at either the Ontario Forestry Research Institute or the Great Lakes Forestry Centre. With this supervisor, each student will develop a research question, and then work to investigate this question using the scientific method. Students will perform background research into their chosen topic, plan and execute a research strategy that addresses their chosen question, analyze their collected data, and produce a poster presentation, a PowerPoint (or equivalent) presentation, and a scientific paper using the general formatting associated with peer-reviewed journal publications in biology (formatting information provided).