BIOL 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lewis Wolpert, Term Paper, Zygote
14 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Administrative
• Coming to class is important
• Use lecture recordings at your own risk
• Pop quizzes during the first 12 weeks of class can contribute up to 10% bonus on the
midterm
• Class is only 2/3 full so invite friends to register
• Textbook is supplementary to learning
• There are three professors covering different sections of the class
Grade Breakdown
• Midterm – problem solving, short answers, essay-based (30%)
➢ Design and interpretation of simple experiments
➢ Concepts and approaches in developmental biology
➢ No make-up exam without documented medical reason
• Term paper – 5-7 pages & peer feedback (30%) – first draft March 16th, final paper April
13th
➢ Summarize and critique a paper from a pre-selected group
➢ Sign up for a paper online
➢ Make use of extensive peer feedback
➢ Also double-blind review of 3 peers’ papers
• Final exam = non-cumulative (40%) – based on lectures 13-26
• Can get up to 10% extra from pop quizzes – 10% goes towards midterm grade – very
simple – uses Polling@McGill technology
• The quality of your peer-reviews on others’ papers affects your grade
More General Administration
• We can bring snacks to class since it covers the lunch hour
• Peerceptiv technology is
used for peer feedback on
papers
• If he repeats himself a lot
on a topic, it’s probably
on the midterm
• Encouraged to hand-write
notes instead of typing
them – better
comprehension, better test
scores, though he has not
seen an improvement in
this class’ grades
• The textbook is Principles
of Development 5th edition
by Lewis Wolpert et al, see figure 1
Figure 1
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Document Summary
Grade breakdown: midterm problem solving, short answers, essay-based (30%) No make-up exam without documented medical reason: term paper 5-7 pages & peer feedback (30%) first draft march 16th, final paper april. Summarize and critique a paper from a pre-selected group. More general administration: we can bring snacks to class since it covers the lunch hour, peerceptiv technology is used for peer feedback on papers. If he repeats himself a lot on a topic, it"s probably on the midterm. What to expect from this class: most introductory/ 200 level classes teach the basics and encourage memorization of facts and concepts. In reality, scientists spend most of their time reading and writing, so this class aims to improve those skills. Term paper: topics shall be selected by the end of january and each topic has limited enrollment, read the article several times, draft the paper several times with feedback attend.
