1. Group Presentation and Individual Paper
Assignment-2 due Dec 2-11
Assignment-3
due Dec 2
CORE

2. Group Presentation and Individual Paper
Assignment-2
CORE

3. Group Presentation and Individual Paper
Assignment-3
Assignment-3
CORE
Assignment-3
Assignment-3

4. 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?)

5. SHOW US THE DATA

7. “Biodegradable” plastic bags do not necessarily degrade quickly in the marine environment
compostable polyester
standard polyethylene
oxo-biodegradable
0 wks
4 wks
8 wks
16 wks
24 wks
40 wks
O’Brine and Thompson (2010) Mar. Poll. Bull. 60,

8. KEEP AN OPEN MIND

9. The Scientific Method Applied to Writing a Student Paper
more data for the community
make observations
browse the literature
test again using new approach; more H, new H
new H
generate hypothesis (H) or research question
adjust topic/ideas
generate ideas, questions; “I’m curious!”
build on it
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?
reject H
keep H
something needs tweaking
need more info
communicate results (publish, present)
communicate results (paper and presentation)
Note: a theory is a well-tested hypothesis

10. WRITE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIST
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.