Written verification from a relevant authority will be needed in order to make up a missed assignment. Assignments must be typed and double spaced. Assignments must be turned in on time. Points will be deducted for late assignments. Group work will be specified ahead of time by the instructor.
Students are responsible for reading the lab prior to the day that it is to be performed.
In addition to the specified homework for each lab, students will also be required to submit a graph and table of their individual results, as applicable. Students will be required to read and submit at least three scientific articles relevant to their topic of interest. Together with the student, the class will brain-storm ideas related to study design characteristics. Students will turn in a written product, including the introduction, methods, and reference sections in a proposal format, incorporating relevant class feed-back into the final product. Changes to be made as needed.