Students who wish to gain practical research experience, in a lab or in the field, can make arrangements with a faculty member to participate in his/her research. During this course, the student will learn current research techniques and will use these techniques to make a meaningful contribution to the supervisor’s research program. Students are expected to commit to approximately 5-10 hours per week (on average) for one term. The student and faculty member must sign a form in which they agree on the type and amount of work to be done, and the form must be approved by the Course Director before the student will be allowed to enrol. Students may enrol in this course during any term, and there is no limit to the number of terms in which they are allowed to enrol. Students will not be allowed to enrol in a Research Practicum with their Honours Thesis supervisor (BIOL/BCHM 4000) during the same terms that they are enrolled in BIOL/BCHM 4000 8.0. The course evaluation will be pass/fail only. Students will be required to obtain safety training, such as WHMIS, if appropriate to the type of research undertaken. The course is intended only for majors in Biology (all streams), Biochemistry, Biophysics, Environmental Biology or Environmental Science - Life Science Stream. Please see the Research Practicum Package for more information on this course. ENROLLMENT: To enroll in the course, first fill out the Research Practicum enrolment form (found in Research Practicum package) & submit completed form to the Machform Registration.