WELCOME to the awesome journey that we will be sharing this year! I am very excited to have each of you in my class and hope you are ready to jump right in. Please register for the turnitin classes (www.turnitin.com) and add the google A&P calendar below to your own google calendar by clicking on the plus sign in the lower right hand corner. Then, check out the different tabs on the left side.
A Great Quiz website for anatomy: http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/nervous/default.html
TURNITIN SITE
Class IDs -- 21876261
enrollment key -- DaVinci
QUIZLET CLASS you should join, so I can see how much you are studying :)
https://quizlet.com/join/64UvxAfdq
REVIEW MANUSCRIPT ASSIGNMENTS
(all are to be turned in on turnitin.com when indicated in google calendar)
Topic: write a single paragraph (no references needed yet) about a topic in Biology you are most interested in researching more about over the next semester. If you have trouble choosing one, look at the various Extra Readings (for the rest of the year) for ideas or skim through any Scientific American issue. It can be a new medical breakthrough, molecular research tool, a disease of interest to you, or environmental challenges we are facing.
References: choose 30-60 references using pubmed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed). Copy and paste each chosen reference (just title, authors, journal lines from pubmed search screen) into a word document and submit on turnitin.com
*keep track of which references you like the best (you can just put a star next to them*
Suggested steps include 1) Identify NOUNS, 2) Select at least 4 Keywords, 3) Find synonyms, 4) Consider broader terms, and 5) Use related terms, 6) Use various search terms AND Boolean operators (and, not, or; specific phrasing: “order matters” vs. order matters; Grouping: (human and homo sapiens) not (mouse or mus musculus); Truncation: genetic* = genetic, genetics, genetically), 7) In pubmed use filters: Review, Free Full text (not always useful), Dates (maybe 10 years), Languages (maybe English), 8) Find promising title/abstract, 9) Copy URL + open in new tab, 10) Click on similar articles (reviews) on right
Abstracts: from the references above, choose 5-10 that you will use to write your review manuscript; click on each in pubmed and copy/paste the entire abstract of each into a word document and submit it on tunrnitin. PRINT OUT EACH OF THE PAPERS (.pdf is probably the best format). Start reading, highlighting and taking notes.
Outline: submit an outline (I. A. a. etc.) that is at least 3 pages long. It should include most of your notes from the 5-10 references in the form of headings/subheadings as described in the suggested steps below.
I will also be checking all of your highlighted papers and notes so bring them to class!
Suggested steps while reading papers include 1) highlight (2-colors: main ideas + questions), 2) take notes in the margins, 3) organize by creating headings as you encounter new main ideas (use figures) in papers you read (can be out of order), 4) under each heading write down author, pg# and paragraph # where you found supporting details, 5) after reading papers, order and prioritize the headings, 6) some headings may become subheadings, 7) add detail under each heading/subheading from appropriate papers, 8) think about connecting various ideas (transitions), 9) prepare an outline using #5 and 7
Rough Draft/Peer Reviews: The draft of the paper should be written based on the outline you submitted before. If you did a good job on the outline, the draft should be simple. Just add some more detailed information (paraphrased from the papers) and include transitions between the paragraphs. You are welcome to exchange your papers to get pointers to make your final papers better (3-5 pages long)
Final Review Manuscript: The final paper should be at least 5 pages long and include references (in text and at the end) according to APA. Make sure your final paper is different from the draft :)
Presentation (ppt, prezi, or keynote etc.): The presentations will be due second semester. If your paper is well organized, it should be simple to make slides from the gathered information (5-10 slides).