The grading scale used to assign final grades is the same one outlined in the Longwood 2000-2001 catalog. The final exam is comprehensive. In a journal club, professionals meet to discuss recent research findings that are germain to their profession. Students will be assigned or select, under advisement from the instructor, original research articles. Students then study these articles to discover the strengths and weaknesses in design, the appropriateness of the interpretation, and the importance of the data.
Students present their findings to their classmates and the instructor.
The instructor will demonstrate the process at least once before students participate in this project. The activity associated with this project will occur outside of the scheduled class hours. The students will assist the instructor in determining the project topic and design. Students will be evaluated subjectively, based on their relative contribution to the project. Students must assume full responsibility for any loss incurred because of absence.