Prof Devel Qbios

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOL
Course number:
8050
Section:
A
CRN
90775
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Sean Arnold
Instructor last name:
Anderson
Class Details
Course description:
Enhance the professional development of Quantitative Biosciences PhD students in preparing and submitting fellowships and in organizing scientific workshops and events.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?    

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

  Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Persuasion  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Seminar in Qbios

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOL
Course number:
8060
Section:
A
CRN
90774
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
William
Instructor last name:
Ratcliff
Class Details
Course description:
This course will introduce QBioS to QBioS Program Faculty, allowing them to learn about QBioS faculty members? research and academic history.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?    

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

  Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Persuasion  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOL
Course number:
8803
Section:
NIE
CRN
92313
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Class Details
Course description:
New graduate lecture courses in areas of current interest.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled

Biostatistics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
APPH
Course number:
6225
Section:
A
CRN
90773
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Teresa
Instructor last name:
Snow
Class Details
Course description:
Introductory statistical principles and methods of experimental design, sampling, power estimation, and hypothesis testing using ANOVA and regression.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?    

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions. 
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources. 
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience. 
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

  Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking 
  • Information Literacy 
  • Persuasion  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Research Assistantship

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOS
Course number:
4698
Section:
HOU
CRN
91574
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Stephen
Instructor last name:
Housley
Class Details
Course description:
Undergraduate research under the guidance of a faculty member for juniors and seniors.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

“I commit to uphold the ideals of honor and integrity by refusing to betray the trust bestowed upon me as a member of the Georgia Tech community.”

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/academic-honor-code. Academic integrity is extremely important to me.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on an exam or assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:
• How do I understand human experiences and connections?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:
• Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.
Course content, activities, and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
• Intercultural Competence
• Perspective-Taking
• Persuasion

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOS
Course number:
4699
Section:
NIE
CRN
86869
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Shuyi
Instructor last name:
Nie
Class Details
Course description:
Undergraduate research under the guidance of a faculty member for juniors and seniors.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards.

For information on Georgia Tech’s Academic Honor Code, please visit https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/academic-honor-codeLinks to an external site..

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on any course activity will be either

  • reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations if any, and/or
  • addressed in a Faculty Conference Resolution between the course instructor and the student.

In either case, evidence of cheating or other violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code may be submitted directly to the Office of Student Integrity (OSI) and to the student's designated facilitator at their high school. 

Details on the Faculty Conference Resolution process are here: https://osi.gatech.edu/content/faculty-conference-resolutionLinks to an external site.

Cheating includes, but is not limited to the following.

  • Copying directly from any source during a closed-book exam, including friends, classmates, or a solutions manual.
  • Allowing another person to format the work that you submitted for course credit.
  • Taking a test using someone else’s name, or having someone else take a test in your name.
Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Inquiry and Analysis
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOS
Course number:
4803
Section:
PRI
CRN
94185
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Boris
Instructor last name:
Prilutsky
Class Details
Course description:
Special Topics
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Research Assistantship

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOS
Course number:
4698
Section:
WHE
CRN
91458
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Lewis
Instructor last name:
Wheaton
Class Details
Course description:
Undergraduate research under the guidance of a faculty member for juniors and seniors.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area.

 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works? 

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts. 

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence 
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Problems

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
BIOL
Course number:
8902
Section:
HAY
CRN
80769
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Biological Sciences
Instructor first name:
Mark
Instructor last name:
Hay
Class Details
Course description:
Research problems in biology under the supervision of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.   

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?   

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.   

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Inquiry and Analysis   
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
Administrative Data
Course status
Active
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