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GENETICS 482 GENETICS 482 Guidelines Guidelines

Clint Magill

202H LF Peterson

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Requirements Requirements

12-15 minute presentation

Near perfect attendance

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Course Objectives:Course Objectives:you will:you will:

Gain experience in public speaking Learn through preparing a presentation that

will also be informative to other students Field questions concerning the topic of your

presentation Provide feedback to aid other students

improve presentation skills.

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PresentationsPresentations

Topic of your choicerelated to genetics

485 projects lab/computer techniques specific gene defects

human, animal, plant or microbe

history; persons or events ethical issues

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Visual AidsVisual Aids

Powerpoint/ComputerUSB Flash is easiestInternet connection can be made available

Slide projectorMust notify well ahead and set up before class!

Overhead; always available

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GRADING GRADING All Start with 101 points! Subtract 2N points for N classes missed 0 absences ≤ 100 1 absence ≤ 98 2 absences ≤ 94 3 absences ≤ 86 etc. Subtract 2 if absent when selected to make

peer evaluation Subtract 1 for each speaker missed

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Grading, ctd.Grading, ctd.

Peer/Prof evaluations:6 categories

0-5 points per category average of at least 4 evaluators (including me) maximum loss = 30 points

evaluator “tips” will be provided anonymously

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• Makeups permitted for excused absences only

• Makeups require written and oral or slide report from an outside seminar