Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to explore a topic in biology in greater depth than time allows in class. Students will research a topic in scientific journals and write a paper. Points possible: 50
Students should write their paper (whether doing a literature review) in APA format. A tutorial can be found here: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Sample Page
References should be obtained from peer reviewed publications (no Wikipedia!).
All papers will be submitted through Turnitin in Canvas
Rough Draft/ of the paper is due in the draft paper assignment tab through Turnitin: Nov 28, 2017
You may want to run it through Turnitin 3 times to catch any issues of plagiarism before final submission.
All finished papers will be submitted through Turnitin in the finished assignment tab not the draft.
All papers are due: Dec 5, 2017 Students should read at least THREE articles relevant to their topic. These articles must be from peer reviewed journals or approved websites, if in doubt check with the instructor! (Wikipedia, most .com sites are NOT acceptable). To find journal articles check here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. If you need help or have questions, ask your instructor! All papers should be 3-5 pages long; all papers should include at least 3 references (one reference can be your textbook). Here are some suggestions/ideas for topics: Choose any topic in our class that interests you. Some ideas: genetic testing/counseling; gene regulation and cancer; the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration; Evolution; Characteristics of life; patterns of inheritance; genetically modified organisms. Find an article in the news and post the link here. Here are links that will make good choices to use for your project as well: https://www.sciencenews.org/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. http://www.livescience.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. https://www.sciencedaily.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. http://www.scientificamerican.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. http://www.nytimes.com/section/science (Links to an exte