PHGN 471-2, Senior Design Principles, Schedule
Fall 2007
Date Topic Percent of grade
8/21 Introduction 
Case study
1.67 %
8/28 How to keep a notebook
How to express numbers and units
1.67 %
9/4 How to write a technical paper/proposal 
AIP Style Manual 
1.67 %
9/11 Unclear, awkward, or just plain poor writing  1.67 %
9/18 How to apply to grad school (T Furtak) (optional)
9/25 How to prepare figures, tables, slides 1.67 %
10/2 Scientific ethics 1.67 %
10/9 No class - work on projects
10/16 Break
10/23 Submit draft of interim report/proposal (1st semester final report) 35 %
10/30 No class - work on projects
11/6 No class - work on projects
11/13 No class - work on projects
11/20 Submit 2 copies of interim report/proposal (1st semester final report)
Have a good Thanksgiving break!		 55 %
11/27 No class - work on projects
12/4
 Return graded report/proposals
- (Fall 2007 only: The following will comprise 5/6 of your grade.
(Performance evaluation of project adviser 
(Report grade by project adviser
(Lab notebook grade by project adviser 
Have a good winter vacation!		 60 %
30 %
10 %)
0 %

We meet from 9 till 10 for 7 sessions. Attendance is required, except as noted, and comprises 10 % of your grade. Papers or presentations that are both late and unexcused will earn a grade no higher than 59 % (highest possible F in integer format), or 0 after >1 week (but it's easy to get them excused). In fall 2007 only, your project adviser's grade will account for 5/6 of your grade in PH 471.  Beginning in spring 2008, your project adviser will assign you a grade in PH 482.
 
 

Spring 2008
Date
 Topic Percent of grade
1/15
 PH 482  (Furtak)
Count beans 
Meet with new students (PH 471)
1/22
 Scientific ethics
1/29
 Philosophy of science
2/5
 Patents and copyrights
2/12
 Patents and copyrights; ethics assignment
2/19
 Possible class meeting - otherwise work on projects
2/26
 No class - work on projects
3/4
 Submit 2-page essay on scientific ethics 20 %
3/11
 Spring break (at last!)
3/18
 No class - work on projects
3/25
 No class - work on projects
4/1
 No class - work on projects
4/8
 No class - work on projects
4/15
 How to present a poster paper
Submit 2 copies of final report (note date!) - 1 to course adviser, 1 to project adviser
Submit lab notebooks to project adviser
40 %
NA
4/22
 No class - work on projects
Submit draft of poster presentation		 10 %
4/29
 Present final poster session, 3-6 pm, Ballrooms ABC (set up at 2.30 ) 
Submit peer reviews of poster presentations		 20 % 
10 %
5/6
 Exam week; nothing!
  Have a good summer!   0 %
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