EEB2244W-S2010

Instructors

Dr. Richard King coordinator | Office: TLS 470, Phone: 486-5662, e-mail: richard.w.king [at] uconn.edu

This website contains information for the W portion of the course only. For the lecture portion of the course, click here

==ANNOUNCEMENTS==

The library resources sessions are scheduled for the following times:

• Thursday, Jan. 21 TBD
• Friday, Jan. 22 9:30-11:00 am
• Monday, Jan. 25 3:30-5:30 pm
• Tuesday Jan. 26 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Wednesday, Jan. 27 1:00-2:30 pm
  

Attendance at one of these sessions is REQUIRED. To sign up, email me at richard.w.king [at] uconn.edu Please sign up no later than Friday, Jan. 22.

All library resources sessions will take place in the Library Electronic Classroom, on level 2 of the library.

A reminder for the week ending Feb. 5:

• The first term paper assignment is due this Friday, Feb. 5. Your instructor has provided details about what and how to submit this assignment. See General rules for citing sources in scientific writing for details on the proper format for the literature cited section.

This semester all EEB2244W students are assigned to Richard King. All assignments are submitted to, and graded by, your instructor. Your instructor will also provide additional information, either by email or through this EEB2244W website, about assignment requirements, assignment submission, and required meetings.

Here is a checklist you should use before submitting your complete draft. We also suggest that you review the term paper assignment and any additional information provided by your instructor.

• Does your paper begin with an abstract that summarizes your main points?
• Does your paper have a clear thesis statement? (See this blog entry on thesis statements for more information.)
• Does the introduction give readers enough context and background to follow your arguments?
• Have you supported all of your claims with evidence from the primary literature?
• Have you cited sources properly in the text and literature cited sections? (See the citation page and quiz 1 on HuskyCT for reminders on how to do this).
• Do you use at least 8 primary sources?
• Does your paper have an informative title?
• Have you formatted scientific names properly? (See the scientific writing tips sheet for more information.)
• Have you proofread a printed copy of your paper? It helps to read the paper out loud.
• Have you checked the spelling? Remember that MSWord doesn't always know the scientific lingo, so don't assume it's right. (For example, it will want to turn phylogenetic into phylogenic. Don't let it!)
• Did you follow the formatting and length requirements?