1. In order to get credit for a lab assignment, you must attend your normal section or see your TA prior to your normal section.
2. Papers (this goes for all written assignments) that are late will get an automatic 10 point deduction. No credit will be given for papers turned in over a week past their deadline. You must talk to your TA if an emergency prevents you from turning in your paper.
3. All written assignments will be due in section the week of their deadline.
4. All students are responsible for signing in each week in section.
Notes / changes for lab papers:
1. Due date has been moved! Papers are due the week of April 21st in SECTION. This will give everyone two weeks to turn in their assignments, and will give the TAs a chance to go over any changes in section this week.
2. Disregard the instruction in the lab handout about the "Heiser paper" for this lab, you don't need it, and probably don't have room for it!
3. Everyone should obtain an regression (linear trendline) and an R2 value to report with your data. Talk to your TAs if you don't know how to do this. If you email your R2 value and sample size to your TA, they can provide you with a p-value, so that you can assess the significance of your data.
4. Check out the grading criteria posted for this lab to see what should be included in each section, and what the point breakdown on the assignment is.
Grading Criteria for Lab Report 1: Unconcious selection
Introduction (total 10 points)
- Background / selection processes (5)
- Hypotheses (5)
Methods (total 10 points)
- Bean lab methods (5)
- Animal observation methods (5)
Results (total 10 points)
- Description of bean lab results and R2 value (4)
- Graphical representation of bean lab results (4)
- (graph should be clear, with title, axes, units, linear trendline)
- (Bonus points for p-value and mention of statistical significance) (+2 extra points) Description of animal observations (2)
Discussion (total 10 points)
- Consideration of original hypotheses and proposed mechanisms (5)
- Relationship of animal observation to selection processes (5)
Comprehensive / Discretionary points (total 10 points)
- Organization (3)
- Clarity of writing and ideas (5)
- Aesthetics (2)
- Points off for late papers (-10 pts) and over 1 page limit (-10pts)
Total (50 points)