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Group Presentation and Individual Paper. Assignment- 2 due Dec 2-11. Assignment- 3 due Dec 2. CORE. Group Presentation and Individual Paper. Assignment-2. CORE. Group Presentation and Individual Paper. Assignment-3. Assignment-3. CORE. Assignment-3. Assignment-3.
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Group Presentation and Individual Paper Assignment-2due Dec 2-11 Assignment-3 due Dec 2 CORE
Group Presentation and Individual Paper Assignment-2 CORE
Group Presentation and Individual Paper Assignment-3 Assignment-3 CORE Assignment-3 Assignment-3
Compared to Assignment-1, Assignment-2 and -3... ...are more in-depth (~5 to 10 articles) ...are more comprehensive(group effort) ...require critical thinking (do you simply transcribe information, or do you make it your own?)
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“Biodegradable” plastic bags do not necessarily degrade quickly in the marine environment compostable polyester standard polyethylene oxo-biodegradable 0 wks 4wks 8 wks 16 wks 24 wks 40 wks O’Brine and Thompson (2010) Mar. Poll. Bull. 60, 2279-2283.
The Scientific Method Applied to Writing a Student Paper The Scientific Method more data for the community make observations browse the literature test again using new approach;more H, new H new H adjust topic/ideas generate hypothesis (H)or research question build on it generate ideas, questions; “I’m curious!” test hypothesis (or address question): design experiment conduct experiment and collect data analyze the data repeat 1-3 as needed... does the hypothesis stand? satisfy curiosity/answer questions: strategize literature search read the literature and gather information (data) build your case using the data you gathered repeat 1-3 as needed... did you address your question? Curiosity satisfied? keep H reject H need more info something needs tweaking communicate results(publish, present) communicate results(paper and presentation) Note: a theory is a well-tested hypothesis
WRITE LIKE A PROFESSIONALSCIENTIST • don’t quote (convey DATA instead) • back up your claims with data in the literature • cite properly • on every slide containing literature data • in-text, and reference list in your paper • submissions without proper referencing will receive zero credit Look at Assignment-2 and -3 Instructions for more details.