Module 05 - Research Issues

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the module, the team members should be able to:

• Identify the various aspects of an animal model that are part of its "definition"
• List the variables - the non-experimental factors - that can influence the animal model's response
• Recognise the importance of accounting for all the variables in the experimental design, and controlling those variables (the non-experimental factors)
• For principal investigators and graduate students: develop a checklist of the variables that can affect their research program
• Describe and accept responsibility for their role in ensuring the successful conduct of the experiment