1. Discussion of Assignments

2. “What is the breakdown of our grades?”
Where will you find this information?
Look at the syllabus and find the answer
Breakdown:
45% Quizzes & Assignments (i.e. Q&A)
20% Participation (anything besides the poster that is not a Q&A)
35% Poster Presentation
So what assignments go into the Quizzes & Assignments Grade?

3. Quizzes & Assignments Quiz #1: Nature of Science
Exercise 7: Literature Search
Quiz #2: Searching the Literature & Ethics
Final Topic Title Submission
Quiz #3: Tables and Graphs
Article #1 Assignment
Article #2 Assignment
Note: “Article #3 Annotation Only Assignment” will be worth 20 participation points

4. Poster Grade
More details will be provided later, but the general breakdown is as follows:
Submission of the title for the Poster Session Program Booklet (5%)
Oral presentation of the poster (15%)
Final Poster (65%)
Peer Review of two other posters (10%)
Mini Review (5%)

5. How will you know our expectations?
See course booklet, p 4-5
We will discuss this next Wednesday (since quiz on Monday) so be sure to review and come prepared to discuss

6. Mini Review… What is it for?
You pull together your topic and resources to shows how all the pieces fit together.
Demonstrates
your understanding of the topic.
your writing skills.
your thorough preparation of your topic title during the first half of the semester.
Topic cannot change without penalty
But you can make corrections that I indicate in my editorial comments regarding punctuation, wording etc.
Do not add missing organisms, phenomena, etc.
Meet with me if you have questions regarding appropriate modifications

7. Mini Review
See p6: Topic Mini Review (or simply called Mini Review for short)
These are general instructions for all IRSL sections so, as indicated, follow the more detailed instructions of your instructor.
See more detailed instructions on website:
These will be posted later in the semester

8. Questions?

9. We will discuss Article Assignment instructions
Next class…
We will discuss Article Assignment instructions