Senior Senior BSC 4931 Fall 2010
Professor Laurie Richardson Office: OE 167
Office hours by appointment
Class: Tuesdays, 11:00 - 12:15 Golden Panther Arena room 121
Schedule:
Aug 24 Introduction; selection of general topics; division into mini-symposia
Aug 31 How to research your topic - GL 245 (Library)
Sep 7 Group discussion of mini-symposia themes and talks
Sep 14 List of 5 references (with abstracts of the references) due
How to write a paper - Guidelines for authors
Sep 21 General outline of papers due; your abstract due
Sep 28 How to give a talk; scheduling talks
Oct 5 Powerpoint pointers
Oct 12 Detailed outline of papers due; 5 additional references (with abstracts) due
Oct 19 Presentations - Group 1
Oct 26 Presentations - Group 2
Nov 2 Presentations - Group 3
Nov 9 Presentations - Group 4
Nov 16 Presentations - Group 5
Nov 23 Presentations - Group 6
Nov 30 No class - Papers due (email papers to richardl@fiu.edu)
Dec 7 Exit exam - ETS Major Field Test in Biology
Time tbd Location: HLS 360 Biology Computer Lab (HLS2)
ETS scores - ranks and percentiles
Grading: There will be 100 points total, as follows:
General outline: 5%
Detailed outline: 5%
Abstract: 5%
Talk: 30% Oral presentation grading rubric
Paper: 40% Paper grading rubric
Attendance: 10%
ETS exam: 5%
Grading Scale: 90-100% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% = C;
60-69% = D; <60% = F
Grading standards:
Your talk, paper, and the exit exam are required. If you fail to do any of these you will get an IN.
All papers must be provided as a Microsoft Word document or a pdf. They will be checked for plagiarism using 'Turn-it-In'. Any paper that includes any amount of plagiarized material will be given an F, and the grade for the entire course will be an F. No exceptions! Late
Plagiarism: "The act of plagiarizing."
Plagiarize: "To take and pass off as one's own (the ideas, writings, etc. of another)." from Webster's Dictionary. This means do not copy material from your research sources.
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