Evaluation

Component	Points	% of Grade
Class participation	2 pts/class * 15 weeks = 30	30
Quizzes	10 pts * 3 quizzes = 30	30
Group presentation	20 pts	20
Paper write-up	20 pts	20
TOTAL	100	100

Grading Scheme

Points	Percent	Grade
100+	100+	A+
94-100	94-99	A
90-93	90-93	A-
87-89	87-89	B+
84-86	84-86	B
80-83	80-83	B-
77-79	77-79	C+
70-76	70-76	C
60-69	60-69	D
<59	<59	F

Class participation

Class participation points are awarded for attendance and participation in class discussions. In addition, there may be points awarded for certain additional [assignments][(assignments.html).

Group presentation

Additional details about the rubric for scoring the group presentation will be given at a later date.

Resource write-up

Please write-up a review of i) one of the references you discuss in your group presentation or ii) another paper of your choosing in the style of a Neuron “Preview” or a Nature “Research Highlights” paper (examples). Your review should be 2,000-2,500 words (6-10 pp in length) and is due by noon on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

Do’s

Put your last name and first name in the file name of your submitted paper. gilmore-rick-psy-511-2018-final-paper.docx works fine.
Submit your paper as a MS Word document or as a Google drive document that I can comment on using the track changes feature.
Include a cover page and title. Make sure to add page numbers.
Unpack and define all acronyms when you first mention them. Define or explain technical terms and concepts.
Include all end-of-paper citations in a format that is convenient to you and easy to extract from your reference manager.
Include author-date citations in the text, even if the article type (e.g., a newspaper or magazine) would not typically use them.
Use double-spacing.
Run spell-check on your paper before you submit. I also suggest reading your paper out loud as a way to catch run-on sentences, awkward phrasing, and odd word choices.