Evolution (EEB 245W)
Spring, 2008

Note:  This web site contains information for the writing portion of the course only.  Click here for the lecture site.

Announcements

The third quiz, on grammar and punctuation, is now available and should be completed by Thursday, May 1 to receive credit for submitting your final term paper.  See HuskyCT for details.
The final term paper is due Thursday, May 1.  

For the most current information for your section, click on your instructor's name below.

Dr. Henry
Dr. Jockusch
Dr. King
Dr. Schaefer
Dr. Smith

Look at this list to find out who your W instructor is.

Keep an eye on Suegene's blog for useful tips about this course.

The UConn writing center is available to provide additional help at all stages in the writing and revising process.  They provide individual tutors to work with you (it's free), and the past experience of EEB 245W students has been very positive.

Instructors

Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch, coordinator	Dr. Charlie Henry
BioPharm 305B, Phone 486-4452	TLS 479, Phone 486-4450
e-mail: elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu	e-mail: charles.henry@uconn.edu
Dr. Richard King	Dr. Carl Schaefer
TLS 470, Phone 486-5662	TLS 377, Phone 486-4455
e-mail: richard.w.king@uconn.edu	e-mail: carl.schaefer@uconn.edu
Dr. Chuck Smith	Suegene Noh, Writing Center Liaison
BioPharm 410, Phone 486-4158	TLS 479, Phone 486-5479
email: charles.smith@uconn.edu	email: suegene.noh@uconn.edu

Course Goals:
        The goals of this course are to help you learn to present your ideas and arguments in clear, well-organized prose and to introduce you to library research in biology. Because it is a science course, some of what you learn about writing will apply principally to scientific writing, but your efforts in this course will also translate into enhanced skills in other writing tasks.

The assignments are geared towards writing a term paper on a subject that interests you in evolutionary biology. This is a review paper in which you will address a well-defined question of broad evolutionary significance using data from the primary literature. It is very important that you devote time and thought to your choice of topic so that you enjoy the research that goes into this paper.

he assignments are geared towards writing a term paper on a subject that interests you in evolutionary biology. This is a review paper in which you will address a well-defined question of broad evolutionary significance using data from the primary literature. It is very important that you devote time and thought to your choice of topic so that you enjoy the research that goes into this paper.

Requirements

Meetings: All W students must sign up for and attend one session on library resources during the 1^st or 2^nd week of classes. Sign-up is through HuskyCT. Failure to attend one of these sessions may result in being dropped from the W section. Additionally, students are expected to meet individually with their W instructor prior to submitting revised work.

Quizzes: All students must pass 3 online quizzes, which will be administered through HuskyCT.

Assignments: 5 assignments are due on the dates indicated below. Your W instructor will provide a more detailed syllabus, including grading scheme, information on how to submit work, and information on individual meetings.

Due Dates

Friday, Feb. 1	Approval of assignment 1 topic
Thursday, Feb. 7	Assignment 1
Thursday, Feb. 21	Assignment 2
Tuesday, March 4	Assignment 3
Thursday, April 10	Assignment 4
Thursday, May 1	Assignment 5

Grading notes

1. Your grade in the W section is one quarter of your course grade in EEB 245W. In accordance with university regulations, a failing grade for this section will result in an 'F' for the entire course.

2. 3% of the points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late up to a maximum of 15%. However, each student is entitled to 2 free late days (the first 2 used, no questions asked).

3. Students who plagiarize or otherwise violate academic integrity are subject to serious penalties, including failure for the course.