2011+Schedule

= ** Fall 2011 ** = Weds = 9/7 Thurs = 9/1 || Introduction Lab 1: Ecological Questions || Lab ||  || Scientific American Article and Exercise Part 1 (ONLINE) || Data sheet and timeline p157-15 9 Mindmap/intro organization in-class || Encourage preliminary data analysis if could collect data in one week || Data collection checkpoint in class || ***Monday labs will meet the first week on Weds. August 31st (the first day of classes). Thursday labs will meet its normal time during the first week (9/1). Wednesday labs do not meet the first week. The following week 9/6-9/9 only the Wednesday’s lab will meet (9/7), not Monday or Thursday’s. Starting 9/12 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 = 8/31
 * 2 || 9/12-9/15 || Lab 8: Gall Lab || Lab || Plagiarism Exercise (ONLINE)
 * 3 || 9/19-9/22 || Lab 8: Gall Lab pt 2 || Lab || Article Analysis p145-149 ||
 * 4 || 9/26-9/29 || Lab 2: Estimating Populations || Lab || Group Project Topic Sheet p144
 * 5 || 10/3-10/6 || Work Day 1: Writing and Revision || Lab || Proposal p150-162 ||
 * 6 || 10/10-10/13 || Lab 6: River Ecology || Lab || "secret" revised proposal due ||
 * 7 || 10/17-10/20 || Lab 3: Behavior Lab || Lab || Hand back proposals ||
 * 8 || 10/24-10/27 || Lab 9: Succession || Life Science || Formal data analysis plan due--discuss in class
 * 9 || 10/31-11/3 || Lab 7: Plant Competition || TBA || Scientific American Article Part 2 (ONLINE)
 * 10 || 11/7-11/10 || Work Day 2: Discussion peer edit || Lab || Discussion draft p163-167 ||
 * 11 || 11/14-11/17 || Lab 4: Adaptation Lab || Lab || Final Paper p163-167 ||
 * 12 || 11/21-11/24 || THANKSGIVING BREAK || NONE || NO CLASS ||
 * 13 || 11/28-12/1 || Lab 10: Functional Response || Lab ||  ||
 * 14 || 12/5-12/8 || Group Presentations || TBA || Revised Final Paper and Presentations p170-172 ||

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:


 * **Component** || **Points** ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * Lab Activities || 100 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Quizzes (4) || 40 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Plagiarism exercise (Angel) || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Scientific writing exercises (Angel) || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Group Project ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Article Analysis (done individually) || 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Project Topic || 10 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Proposal || 50 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Peer editing || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 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** || **430** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Total** || **430** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Schedule for Ecology Lab Spring, 2011 Lab 1: Ecological Questions || Lab ||  || Mindmap / concept mapping Organized introduction || NO CLASSES || * ||  ||
 * **Schedule of laboratory exercises and group project due dates** ||
 * Week || Date || Topic || Location || Assignment Due Pages to read ||
 * 1 || 1/10-1/12 || Introduction
 * 2 || 1/17-1/19 || MLK Day, NO CLASSES || * || Plagiarism Exercise (ONLINE) Am. Sci. article and exercise ||
 * 3 || 1/24-1/26 || Lab 8: Gall Lab || Lab || Article Analysis ||
 * 4 || 1/31-2/2 || Lab 8: Gall Lab pt 2 || Lab || Topic
 * 5 || 2/7-2/9 || Work Day 1: Writing CPR || Lab || Proposal submission ||
 * 6 || 2/14-2/16 || Lab 2: Estimating Populations || Lab || Data sheet and timeline ||
 * 7 || 2/21-2/23 || Lab 4: Adaptation Lab || Lab ||  ||
 * 8 || 2/28-3/2 || Work Day 2: Writing and constructing the Methods and Results || Lab ||  ||
 * 9 || 3/7-3/9 || SPRING BREAK
 * 10 || 3/14-3/16 || Lab 10: Functional Response || Lab || Model systems ||
 * 11 || 3/21-3/23 || Lab 3: Behavior Lab || Lab || Preliminary results and data manipulation ||
 * 12 || 3/28-3/30 || Work Day 3: Writing the Discussion || Lab || Peer Edit of discussion ||
 * 13 || 4/4-4/6 || Lab 7: Plant Competition || Life Sciences || ** Final Paper ** ||
 * 14 || 4/11-4/13 || Lab 9: Succession || Life Sciences ||  ||
 * 15 || 4/18-4/20 || Lab 6: River Ecology || Lab || ** Revised Final Paper ** ||
 * 16 || 4/25-4/27 || Group Presentations || TBA || ** Presentations ** ||
 * 17 || 5/2-5/4 || Finals NO CLASSES ||  ||   ||

Lab Activities 100 Quizzes (4) 40 Plagiarism Exercise 10 __Group Project__ Article Analysis (done individually) 30 Project Topics 10 Proposal 50 Peer Edit 10 Final Paper 50 Revised Final Paper 50 Field Work Quality 20 TA review of all group work 20 __Presentation 30__
 * __Component Points__**
 * Total 420**