recitation schedule

Recitation Schedule

You will conduct two main projects and a mini-project during recitation. Although some of the work on these projects will be completed in groups, you will be graded individually on DQs, worksheets, quizzes, and written assignments. Due dates are noted below; additional details will be given in class.

Note: meetings are in SCIC 203 unless noted (see exceptions in notes below)

Wk	Date	Recitation activity	Due at or before
1	Aug 28	Intro to scientific literature^a, academic planning	Article DQs^b
2	Sep 4	Project 1: article discussion^a, data set introduction	Article DQs^b
3^e	Sep 11	Project 1: working with and graphing data	Data Worksheet^d
4^e	Sep 18	Project 1: statistical analysis of data	Graphing Worksheet^d
5^e	Sep 25	Project 1: data and poster workshop	Stats Worksheet^d, Quiz
6	Oct 2	Project 1: Research Poster Session	Project 1 Poster
7	Oct 9	Project 2: topic introduction, species research	Article DQs^b
8^f	Oct 16	Project 2: library resources, begin literature search	Ranking of choices^c
9	Oct 23	Project 2: working group meetings, priorities and Qs	Annotated bibliography^c
10	Oct 30	Project 2: experimental design workshop	design Worksheet^d
			project Worksheet^d
11	Nov 6	Project 2: proposal writing workshop	Pre-proposal^d
12	Nov 13	Mini-project 3: building phylogenies; academic plan	Project 2 full draft
13	Nov 20	Mini-project 3: using phylogenies to study evolution	Phylogeny I worksheet^d
14	Nov 27	* Thanksgiving break – no meeting *	Phylogeny II Worksheet^d
15	Dec 4	Project 2: Proposal Presentations & funding panel	Project 2 final draft
			Powerpoint presentation

Notes

^a Readings for these discussions will be announced by email and available on course webpage

^b Due by email (podolskyr@cofc.edu) or as a photocopy before recitation

^c Due at lecture on the Thursday before recitation

^d Due at lecture on the Tuesday before recitation

^e Week 8 we will meet at Addlestone Library (room TBA)

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