BCL Class: BIOS 516

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BCL Class BIOS 516

• Fall 2003

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Outline

• Welcome
• Announcements
• What is BCL Class?
• Website
• Student Comments
• BCL Policy

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Welcome
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Announcements

• Russ
• Others

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What is BCL about?

• We learn about
• Consulting/Collaboration
• by doing and observing
• What other students are working on
• Projects in other Departments
• Making presentations
• Other learning opportunities

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Class Website

• www.people.vcu.edu/rjohnson/bios516
• Announcements
• Schedule
• Documents
• Links

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Student Commentsfrom spring 2003

• Positives
• There was a variety of investigators with plenty
  of time for input.
• Presentations from Kish/Summitt and Eller showed
  different applications and examples of "give and
  take" between biostatisticians and clients.
• The perspective of the biostatistician in
  research projects was clearly demonstrated.
• Use of web site to make protocols available was
  very helpful.
• "Tidbit" classes were informative.

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Student Commentsfrom spring 2003

• Negatives
• Some discussions included "dead ends" or
  approaches that could not be used.
• Not all students were assigned "BCL projects" and
  could not learn in this manner.
• Overall
• BIOS students can suggest speakers for BIOS 516
  2003-2004 based on their own experiences.

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BCL Policy

• Go to the class website, schedule, and click and
  presentation.