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Bio3622 |
Dictyostelium
lab |
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Lab write up |
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possible |
awarded |
Comments |
Cover page |
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1 |
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Abstract |
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3 |
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Introduction |
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4 |
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Methods |
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4 |
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Results |
Narrative |
5 |
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Graphs/drawings |
5 |
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Discussion |
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4 |
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Bibliography |
2 |
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Grammar |
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2 |
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Total |
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30 pts |
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General
Comments: |
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The
following aspects need improvement. |
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Avoid the use of lists |
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All
narrative should be in 3rd person, past tense -not "I see that ….",
but rather "it was observed that…" |
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Abstract should mention results and final conclusions |
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Use "observe" not
"see"; "placing" not "putting";
"obtained" not "got" |
Introduction |
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Lacks background information on
organism or system studied |
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Lacks 1-2 sentences describing what
was done and conclusions from your results |
Material
and methods |
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Narrative should not include
results, but only methods |
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Narrative does not give enough
detail to reproduce experiment |
Results |
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Narrative does not
adequately describe the results |
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Narrative lacks the reasons for
doing the experiments |
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Table and or figures are
not properly refered to in text, e.g. "…show an effect (Fig.1 and Table
1)." |
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Results improperly
includes interpertation of
data |
Figure/tables |
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Figure titles/axis labels
are inadequate (must include units on axes labels) |
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Tables and or figures are
not numbered consecutively i.e. Figure
1, Figure 2, Table 1, Table 2 |
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Graphs do not contain
standard error bars |
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Discussion |
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Fails to adequately
interpret results |
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Fails to suggest
alternate experiments or interpretations |
Bibliography |
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Bibliography absent or
sources improperly cited |
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