NROSCI 1801-Neuroscience Writing Practicum
Meeting Times/location: Mondays, 3-3:50, Room A202, Langley Hall.
Instructor: Patty Reagan, A206 Langley Hall, 412-624-5156, Office hours by Appointment
Text: Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 4th Edition, McMillan, Victoria, E.
Goals: Research a broad scientific topic. Use index cards to record your research. Narrow the focus. Write a title. Develop an outline. Write a rough draft. Revise your draft (repeat). Submit a final paper.
Description: This course will outline how to research and write a scientific literature review.
Requirements: Attend all classes, read chapters as assigned in the required textbook, develop your paper with suggested revisions from peers, the instructor and your graduate student advisor, submit assignments on time.
Pitt writing center:
Course Schedule: Spring 2011
DateTopicAssignment
January 10, 2011 Intro, syllabus, rubric Read Preface, Introduction
January 17, 2011 MLK Day, No classes
January 24, 2011Mentor & Peer ReviewsRd Ch. 1 & 5
January 31, 2011Meet in Langley LibraryChoose topic, Librarian Presentation Begin researching
February 7, 2011Meet in Langley Library Research, Rd Ch 7.
Write Title due 2/14
February 14, 2011First draftWr outline/abstract due 2/21
February 21, 2011First draftWrite first draft due 2/28
February 28, 2011Docs/Source ManagementPeer Review due 3/14
March 4, 2011Monitored Withdrawal Deadline
March 7, 2011Spring Break, no classPeer Review due 3/14
March 14, 2011RevisionsRd Ch.6 Works Cited and
Draft to reviewer by 3/21
March 21, 2011Revisions/Turnitin.comRevise first draft due 3/28
– toTurnitin.com 3/28/11
March 28, 2011Citations/Works CitedRd Ch. 8 Begin final draft
April 4, 2011Individual Appts.Reviewer returns draft
April 11, 2011Individual Appts.
April 18, 2011Individual Appts.
April 25, 2011FINAL PAPER DUEby midnight to Turnitin.com
Disability Resources:
Students with disabilities who require special accommodations or other classroom modifications should notify the instructor and the Office of Disability Resources and Services (DRS) no later than the 4th week of the term. Students may be asked to provide documentation of their disability to determine the appropriateness of the request. DRS is located in 216 William Pitt Union and can be contacted at 412-648-7890. For more information, please visit:
Academic Integrity Policy:
A student has an obligation to exhibit honesty and to respect the ethical standards of the academy in carrying out his or her academic assignments. Without limiting the application of this principle, a student may be found to have violated this obligation if he or she:
1.Refers during an academic evaluation to materials or sources, or employs devices, not authorized by the instructor.
2.Provides assistance during an academic evaluation to another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
3.Receives assistance during an academic evaluation from another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
4.Engages in unauthorized possession, buying, selling, obtaining, or using of any materials intended to be used as an instrument of academic evaluation in advance of its administration.
5.Acts as a substitute for another person in any academic evaluation process.
6.Utilizes a substitute in any academic evaluation procedure.
7.Practices any form of deceit in an academic evaluation proceeding.
8.Depends on the aid of others in a manner expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, preparation, creation, writing, performing, or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation.
9.Provides aid to another person, knowing such aid is expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, preparation, creation, writing, performing, or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation.
10.Presents as one's own, for academic evaluation, the ideas, representations, or words of another person or
persons without customary and proper acknowledgment of sources.
11.Submits the work of another person in a manner that represents the work to be one's own.
12.Knowingly permits one's work to be submitted by another person without the instructor's authorization.
12.Attempts to influence or change one's academic evaluation or record for reasons other than achievement or merit.
13.Indulges, during a class, examination session, or any other academic setting, in conduct that is so
disruptive or disrespectful as to infringe upon the rights of the instructor or fellow students.
14.Fails to cooperate, if called upon, in the investigation or disposition of any allegation of dishonesty pertaining to another student, or any other breach of a student's obligation to exhibit honesty.
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