2012+schedule


 * FALL 2012**

Weds = 9/5 Thurs = 8/30 || Introduction Lab 1: Ecological Questions || Lab ||  || Scientific American Article and Exercise Part 1 (ONLINE) || Group Project Topic Sheet Part 1 (1/group) || Data sheet and timeline (1/group) Mouse homework (individual) || Data checkpoint || Part 2 (ONLINE) || ***Monday labs will meet the first week on Weds. August 29th (the first day of classes). Thursday labs will meet its normal time during the first week (8/30). Wednesday labs do not meet the first week. The following week 9/3-9/7 only the Wednesday’s lab will meet (9/5), not Monday or Thursday’s. Starting 9/10 you will meet on your normally scheduled day.**
 * **Schedule of laboratory exercises and group project due dates** ||
 * Week || Date || Topic || Location || Assignment Due ||
 * 1* || Mon = 8/29
 * 2 || 9/10-9/13 || Lab 8: Gall Lab || Lab || Plagiarism Exercise (ONLINE)
 * 3 || 9/17-9/20 || Lab 8: Gall Lab pt 2 || Lab || Article Analysis (individual)
 * 4 || 9/24-9/27 || Lab 2: Estimating Populations || Lab || Group Project Topic Sheet Part II
 * 5 || 10/1-10/4 || Work Day 1: Writing and Revision || Lab || Proposal ||
 * 6 || 10/8-10/11 || Lab 6: River Ecology || Lab ||  ||
 * 7 || 10/15-10/18 || Lab 10: Functional Response || Lab || Work on projects ||
 * 8 || 10/22-10/25 || Work Day 2: Data || Life Science || Formal data analysis plan;
 * 9 || 10/29-11/1 || Lab 9: Succession || TBA || Scientific American Article
 * 10 || 11/5-11/8 || Work Day 3: Discussion peer edit and project clean-up || Lab || Discussion draft for peer edit ||
 * 11 || 11/12-11/15 || Lab 3: Behavior Lab || Lab || Final Paper ||
 * 12 || 11/19-11/22 || THANKSGIVING BREAK || NONE || NO CLASS ||
 * 13 || 11/26-11/29 || Work Day 4: Presenting Scientific Research || Lab ||  ||
 * 14 || 12/3-12/6 || Group Presentations || TBA || Revised Final Paper and Presentations ||

Schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Be sure to regularly check your e-mail for updates from your TAs.


 * GRADING**

Grading will occur on a straight scale according to the following criteria:

Scientific writing exercises (Angel) (2) || 10 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Component** || **Points** ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * Lab Activities || 80 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Quizzes (4) || 40 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Plagiarism exercise (Angel) || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Mouse homework
 * Group Project ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Article Analysis (done individually) || 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Project Topic sheets (2) || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Proposal || 50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Peer editing (2) || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Data analysis plan || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Final Paper || 50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Revised Final Paper || 50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Field Work Quality || 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Presentation || 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * TA Review of all Group Work || 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Total** || **435** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Total** || **435** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Spring 2012
 * 1 || 1/9-1/11 || Introduction

Lab 1: Ecological Questions || Lab ||  || Scientific American article and exercise (ONLINE) (individual) || Topic sheet Part 1 (1/group) || Mouse statistics homework (individual)
 * 2 || 1/16-1/18 || MLK Day, NO CLASSES || * ||  ||
 * 3 || 1/22-1/25 || Lab 8: Gall Lab || Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plagiarism Exercise AND
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1/30-2/1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 8: Gall Lab pt 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Article Analysis (individual)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2/6-2/8 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 2: Estimating Populations || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Topic sheet Part 2, data sheet, and timeline (1/group)

Mindmap/intro organization in-class ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2/13-2/15 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Work Day 1: Writing CPR || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal submission ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2/20-2/22 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 3: Behavior Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || "secret" revised proposal due ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2/27-2/29 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 10: Functional Response || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || hand back proposals and encourage students to start growth projects before spring break ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/5-3/7 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SPRING BREAK

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NO CLASSES || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">* ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/12-3/14 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Work Day 2: Data analysis planning || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Preliminary results and data manipulation

Formal data analysis plan due--discuss in class

Encourage preliminary data analysis if could collect data in one week || data collection checkpoint ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/19-3/21 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 7: Plant Competition || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Life Sciences || Scientific American Article Assignment 2
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">12 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/26-3/28 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 9: Succession || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Life Sciences ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">13 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4/2-4/4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Work Day 3: Writing the final paper ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer Edit of discussion ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">14 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4/9-4/11 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab 6: River Ecology || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Final Paper ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">15 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4/18-4/20 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Work Day 4: Presenting scientific research || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lab ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">16 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4/25-4/27 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Group Presentations || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TBA || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Revised Final Paper **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presentations ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">17 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5/2-5/4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Finals NO CLASSES ||  ||   ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">GRADING **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Grading will occur on a straight scale according to the following criteria:


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Component ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Points ** ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Labs || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">90 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Quizzes (5) || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plagiarism exercise (Angel) || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Scientific writing exercises (Angel) || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mouse statistics || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Group Project ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Article Analysis (done individually) || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Project Topic sheets || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peer editing || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Data analysis plan || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Final Paper || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Revised Final Paper || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Field Work Quality || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presentation || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TA Review of all Group Work || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Total ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">450 ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Total ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">450 ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||