Course Details and Requirements
Grading:
Quizes (25% each)
Paper presentation (10%),
Term project (topic= 3%, literature review= 5%, draft of design (includes revisions of
topic and lit review) = 7%, class presentation= 9%, final revised paper= 11%) = 35% totalAttendance at paper discussions and student project presentations (5%)
Academic Ethics:
The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.
In addition, the specific ethics guidelines for this course are:
- In preparation for the in class discussion of the research articles, you are encouraged to use any and all resources, including discussing the articles with other classmates or professors.
- The experimental design for your term project must be created by you. You must not copy from the existing literature or from on-going experiments in which you may be participating or otherwise have knowledge of. You may consult any resource (written, electronic, or person) for ideas and advice, but the final design must be your own. You must cite any source of information used in writing your term project, with complete citation information including authors, year of publication, title, journal title if applicable, volume and page numbers.
If you do not understand how to properly cite sources, ask a librarian or the Professor.
- The quizes are closed book. You may not use any external resource during the taking of any of the quizes.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of student affairs and/or the chair of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on “Academic Ethics for Undergraduates” and the Ethics Board web site (http://ethics.jhu.edu) for more information.
Instructor Availability:
Your professors and TAs want to help you learn from and enjoy this course! We encourage you to ask questions during class, to email us with questions and/or comments, to come talk to us during our office hours, or to schedule appointments with us if our office hours are not convenient for you. No question is too big or too small.