Oregon State University
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my syllabus
Office hour:
Wed. 11 am.
At the Collaborative Learning Center
in the Valley Library
and by appointment.
Midterm I
Monday January 28 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Gilbert 124
Midterm II
Monday February 25 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Gilbert 124
Final Exam
Tuesday March 18 @ 7:30 AM
Location: Withycombe 109
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Writing Assignment
Lab Report
OSU Library BI212 page
This report must be written using a word processor and printed out. Make sure you 'spellcheck' before you turn it in.
OSU Library BI212 page
This report must be written using a word processor and printed out. Make sure you 'spellcheck' before you turn it in.
Scientific names: the
genus and species of organisms is Latin, which means it is a different
language than English. Because of this scientific names are written in
itallics. For example, the state flower of Oregon is the Oregon-grape
(common name) who's scientific name is Mahonia aquifolium. Note that the genus name is capitalized and the species name is not.
Title: Include a brief, descritptive title.
Introduction: State your group question, hypothesis, prediction, and why you think this is interesting. Provide some background on what you think may happen and why. You are required to cite two references. These references should be cited 'in-text' and included in your 'References' section.
Methods: The procedure you'll use to test your hypothesis. Someone else should be able to repeat your work by following these directions. See the handout.
Results: The facts and just the facts. Summarize your results. Include a figure or two that displays your results. Label figures as 'Fig. 1', etc. If you choose to include a table this should be labelled as 'table 1', etc. Check your book for examples.
Discussion: Interpret your results. Why do you think things happened as they did? Did this match your prediction? If not, how did it not match your prediction. Why do you think your results turned out as they did?
Refrences: Includes references you feel are necessary to support your work. May include methods (BioBytes, no this does not count as one of your two refrences), similar research, or ideas that support the conclusions in your discussion. See the journal for examples of how to cite references.
Think in 3's: Each paragraph should have: a thesis statement (the first sentance); support (one to several sentances); and a conclusion (a single sentance that summarizes the paragraph). Each section (Introduction, Results, Discussion) should consist of at least three paragraphs. The first paragraph should introduce ideas treated in the body. One to several body paragraphs should expand and explain these ideas. A conclusion paragraph should summarize these body paragraphs and point out the important issues.
Title: Include a brief, descritptive title.
Introduction: State your group question, hypothesis, prediction, and why you think this is interesting. Provide some background on what you think may happen and why. You are required to cite two references. These references should be cited 'in-text' and included in your 'References' section.
Methods: The procedure you'll use to test your hypothesis. Someone else should be able to repeat your work by following these directions. See the handout.
Results: The facts and just the facts. Summarize your results. Include a figure or two that displays your results. Label figures as 'Fig. 1', etc. If you choose to include a table this should be labelled as 'table 1', etc. Check your book for examples.
Discussion: Interpret your results. Why do you think things happened as they did? Did this match your prediction? If not, how did it not match your prediction. Why do you think your results turned out as they did?
Refrences: Includes references you feel are necessary to support your work. May include methods (BioBytes, no this does not count as one of your two refrences), similar research, or ideas that support the conclusions in your discussion. See the journal for examples of how to cite references.
Think in 3's: Each paragraph should have: a thesis statement (the first sentance); support (one to several sentances); and a conclusion (a single sentance that summarizes the paragraph). Each section (Introduction, Results, Discussion) should consist of at least three paragraphs. The first paragraph should introduce ideas treated in the body. One to several body paragraphs should expand and explain these ideas. A conclusion paragraph should summarize these body paragraphs and point out the important issues.