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Dr. Daniel Howe (Fall ABT 301 001)
437 Gluck Equine Research Center;
phone 218-1113
email: dkhowe2@uky.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Dr. Ling Yuan (Fall ABT 301 002)
123 KTRDC
phone 257-4806
email: lyuan3@uky.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Dr. A. Bruce Downie (Spring ABT 301 002)
401A Plant Science Building
phone 257-5237
email: adownie@uky.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

ABT 301 Fall 2018

TOPICS, READINGS, ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES

Period	Date	Topic(s)	Suggested Readings*	Assignments	Items Due**
1	8-22	Organization/Introduction	pp. 2-20; 251-258; ABT 301 Datebase Page	Question Set (QS) #1	---
2	8-27	Scientific Method and Communication	---	---	---
3	8-29	Literature searching; reading papers; Plagiarism	---	---	QS #1 DUE
4	9-3	Academic Holiday	---		---
5	9-5	Data Handling	pp.52-71; 151-166	---	Proposal title, mentor info, & citations for 5 relevant papers
6	9-10	Library Resources (AIC Training Room)	pp. 72-82	LIbrary Resource Exercise	---
7	9-12	Data Handling/Research Papers	---	QS #2	---
8	9-17	EndNote Session I (AIC training room)	---	---	---
9	9-19	EndNote Session II (AIC training room)	pp.21-32; 33-41; 42-51	---	LIbrary Resource Exercise
10	9-24	Research Papers	pp.130-138	---	QS #2 DUE
11	9-26	Presentations	Presentation Hints, pp. 259-271	---	---
12	10-1	Presentations	---	---	---
13	10-3	Research Proposals	pp. 225-236	---	Outside Seminar Critique
14	10-8	Research Proposals	pp.83-128	---	---
15	10-10	Open Day	---	---	---
16	10-15	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations Evaluation Criteria/Form	Designated Evaluators must attend
17	10-17	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
18	10-22	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
19	10-24	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
20	10-29	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
21	10-31	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
22	11-5	Practice Presentations	---	Peer Evaluations	Designated Evaluators must attend
23	11-7	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend
24	11-12	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend FIRST DRAFT OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL DUE
25	11-14	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend
26	11-19	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend
27	11-21	Academic Holiday	---	---	---
28	11-26	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend PEER REVIEWS OF PROPOSALS DUE
29	11-28	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend
30	12-3	Formal Presentations	---	List of Questions	All must attend
31	12-5	Open day	---	---	---
32	12-10	Final Version	!	!	DUE by NOON

*Readings in Pechenik, J.A. (2007). A Short guide to Writing About Biology. New York, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Ltd. Sixth Edition

**NOTE that some assignments may be due on days OTHER than Monday or Wednesday

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