Experimental Design and Ecological Statistics Course
Well-designed studies are the foundation of scientific progress. The call for bold conservation actions underpins the need for authoritative information on species, habitats, and ecosystems for such actions to be effective.
Course participants will gain the necessary understanding of the nuances of the scientific process given the complexities of designing experiments and interpreting data in today's perilous environment, as populations dwindle, monitoring protocols vary across time and space, and background conditions change.
By examining the appropriate design of hypotheses and controls in ecological field experiments and receiving instruction in interpreting the quantitative and qualitative results of studies, participants will have the crucial scientific context to inform conservation actions and resource management.
Dates
August 17-27, 2010
Location
National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia
Course Fee
This course is being offered through the Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program. It is offered for continuing education units (professional non-academic credit) for $2,500 USD. The cost covers instruction, course materials, lodging, food, and local transportation for the duration of the course. If you are interested in obtaining in-state or out-of-state graduate credits for this course, please
email zootraining@si.edu
for more information.
Enrollment
Please complete the online application and mail or email your CV and one letter of recommendation. (Contact information is on the application form). Participants seeking graduate credits must also each submit a copy of his or her university transcript.
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