! ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE FORM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE School of Mathematical Sciences New Revised COURSE: COS-MATH-607 Graduate Seminar II 1.0 Course designations and approvals: Required Course Approvals: Approval Approval Request Date Grant Date Academic Unit Curriculum Committee 03-01-13 03-01-13 College Curriculum Committee 04-07-13 05-15-13 Optional Course Designations: Yes No General Education Writing Intensive Honors Approval Request Date Approval Grant Date 2.0 Course information: Course Title: Graduate Seminar II Credit Hours: 1 Prerequisite(s): COS-MATH-606 Graduate Seminar I Co-requisite(s): None Course proposed by: School of Mathematical Sciences Effective date: Fall 2013 Contact Hours Maximum Students/section Classroom 1 20 Lab Workshop Other (seminar) 1 2.1 Course conversion designation: (Please check which applies to this course) Semester Equivalent (SE) to: Semester Replacement (SR) to: New 2.2 Semester(s) offered: Fall Spring Summer Offered every other year only Other Page 1 of 5
2.3 Student requirements: Students required to take this course: (by program and year, as appropriate) ACMTH-MS students in their first semester of study, ACMTH-BS/MS students in their penultimate year of study Students who might elect to take the course: Students majoring or minoring in mathematics or related fields 3.0 Goals of the course: (including rationale for the course, when appropriate) 3.1 To provide students with necessary research skills including reading and comprehending scholarly articles, performing a literature review, managing citations, writing a proposal, presenting scientific work orally and by poster, and refereeing a paper. 3.2 To expose students to active interdisciplinary research programs across RIT, both within and outside of the College of Science. 3.3 To give students the opportunity to interact with industrial and non-rit academic researchers in various fields. 4.0 Course description: (as it will appear in the RIT Catalog, including pre- and co-requisites, semesters offered) COS-MATH-606 Graduate Seminar I This course is a continuation of Graduate Seminar I. It prepares students to engage in activities necessary for independent mathematical research and introduces them to a broad range of active interdisciplinary programs related to applied mathematics. (Pre-requisite: COS- MATH-606) Class 2, Credit 1 (F) 5.0 Possible resources: (texts, references, computer packages, etc.) 5.1 Higham, N.J., Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 5.2 Krantz, S.G., A Primer of Mathematical Writing, American Mathematical Society. 5.3 Steenrod, N.E. et al., How to Write Mathematics, American Mathematical Society. 5.4 Snieder, R., and Larner, K., The Art of Being a Scientist: A Guid for Graduate Students and Their Mentors, Cambridge University Press 6.0 Topics: (outline) Topics with an asterisk(*) are at the instructor s discretion, as time permits 6.1 Research Techniques 6.1.1 Citation management 6.1.2 Research ethics 6.2 Research Skills 6.2.1 Giving a scientific oral presentation 6.2.2 Giving a scientific poster presentation 6.3 Broader participation in the scientific process Page 2 of 5
6.3.1 Summarizing and assessing disciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary scientific presentations 6.3.2 Refereeing scientific papers 7.0 Intended learning outcomes and associated assessment methods of those outcomes: Learning Outcomes 7.1 Students will give a scientific presentation 7.2 Students will summarize and analyze scientific presentations 7.3 Students will review a scientific paper 8.0 Program goals supported by this course: 8.1 To develop capacity for critical and analytical thinking 8.2 To develop an appropriate level of mathematical literacy and competency 8.3 To develop students understanding of the mathematical framework that supports engineering, science and mathematics 8.4 To acquaint students with mathematical notation and an understanding of physical and natural laws 9.0 General education learning outcomes and/or goals supported by this course: General Education Learning Outcomes 9.1 Communication Express themselves effectively in common college-level written forms using standard American English Revise and improve written and visual content Express themselves effectively in presentations, either in spoken standard American English or sign language (American Sign Language or English-based Signing) Page 3 of 5
General Education Learning Outcomes Comprehend information accessed through reading and discussion 9.2 Intellectual Inquiry Review, assess, and draw conclusions about hypotheses and theories Analyze arguments, in relation to their premises, assumptions, contexts, and conclusions Construct logical and reasonable arguments that include anticipation of counterarguments Use relevant evidence gathered through accepted scholarly methods and properly acknowledge sources of information 9.3 Ethical, Social and Global Awareness Analyze similarities and differences in human experiences and consequent perspectives Examine connections among the world s populations Identify contemporary ethical questions and relevant stakeholder positions 9.4 Scientific, Mathematical and Technological Literacy Explain basic principles and concepts of one of the natural sciences Apply methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving to contemporary issues Comprehend and evaluate mathematical and statistical information Perform college-level mathematical operations on quantitative data Describe the potential and the limitations of technology Use appropriate technology to achieve desired outcomes 9.5 Creativity, Innovation and Artistic Literacy Demonstrate creative/innovative approaches to coursebased assignments or projects Interpret and evaluate artistic expression considering the cultural context in which it was created 10.0 Other relevant information: (such as special classroom, studio, or lab needs, special scheduling, media requirements, etc.) Page 4 of 5
Attendance at the weekly Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics colloquium and at least one non-sms colloquium per quarter is mandatory. Page 5 of 5