| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorting Students to Sections Impromptu Description of Research Project, Logic of a Paragraph | |
| 2 | Logic of a Research Paper, Organization of a Research Proposal, How to Present Data in a Lab Talk | |
| 3 | Lab Group Meeting | Submit one page project outline with one-year goal |
| 4 | Lab Group Meeting (cont.) | |
| 5 | Data and Figures, Results and Preliminary Results | |
| 6 | Project Outline and Journal Club | |
| 7 | Introduction, Background and Significance | |
| 8 | Journal Club | Submit preliminary figures and tables and critiques of journal club papers |
| 9 | Experimental Plan | Submit 2-page intro/B&S with full citation & references, and critiques of journal club papers |
| 10 | Journal Club | Submit 3-page experimental plan with full citation & references |
| 11 | Journal Club (cont.) | Submit critiques of journal club papers |
| 12 | Discussion of Paragraphs, Ethical Conduct of Science, Citations and Plagiarism | |
| 13 | Lab Group Meeting | Submit 5-page results section with full citation and references |
| 14 | Journal Club | Submit critiques of journal club papers |
| 15 | Lab Group Meeting | |
| 16 | Methods and Materials | |
| 17 | Lab Group Meeting | Submit 2-page methods & materials |
| 18 | Journal Club | Submit critiques of journal club papers |
| 19 | Scientific and Non-scientific Abstract | Submit 3-page discussion section |
| 20 | Journal Club | Submit scientific & non-scientific abstracts AND critiques of journal club papers |
| 21 | Discussion (cont.) and Polishing your Writing | Submit peer reviews of scientific & non-scientific abstracts |
| 22 | Lab Group Meeting: Results only (optional) | Submit first draft of paper |
| 23 | Project Lab Presentation | |
| 24 | Project Lab Presentation (cont.) | |
| 25 | Project Lab Presentation (cont.) | |
| 26 | Wrap Up | Submit final draft of paper |