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Autumn Term Meetings Class members will meet independently to develop their final presentations. In addition, there will be a meeting on November 9th to preview the presentations.
Final Project After the field trip, students will form groups to develop a Powerpoint presentation covering some aspect of the ecology and management of the forest ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada. Groups can be from 2-5 people, but 3-4 people provide the best balance. During the fall quarter, the class will meet to review the presentations. Students will also need to meet independently to develop and coordinate their presentations. At the end of the quarter there will be a presentation of the field trip reports open to the public.
Friday, October 5 Submit presentation proposal and group members
Friday, October 19 Submit outline of presentation and reference list
Friday, November 2 First draft of Powerpoint presentation due. Presentations are to be no longer than 15 slides (exclusive of title slide and references).
Friday, November 9 Afternoon meeting for presentation dry run.
Middle to late November, date TBD Public presentation of research findings
The course evaluation will be based on a combination of instructor assessment of the field trip and of the presentation. Presentations will be evaluated at the standard of academic conferences.
Academic Integrity Plagiarism, cheating, and other misconduct are serious violations of your contract as a student. We expect that you will know and follow the University's policies on cheating and plagiarism. Any suspected cases of academic misconduct will be handled according to University regulations. More information, including definitions and examples, can be found at: http://depts.washington.edu/grading/issue1/honesty.htm
Disability Accommodations To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz, (206)543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services indicating that you have a disability which requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to the instructor so we can discuss the accommodations needed for this class.
Field Trip Insurance Field Trip insurance is strongly recommended for all students registered in any CFR course which includes field trips. Students who do not have the regular University health insurance or adequate personal coverage should consider obtaining a special short-term policy at $0.85 per day for the course of the field trips. Information and applications are available on pages 27-29 at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/risk/documents/Field_Trip_Guidelines.pdf The completed application and payment (made out to the University of Washington) must be made to the Cashier's Office, 129 Schmitz Hall before the trip.
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From Doonsbury, 9/10/2006 |