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==Schedule for Module 2 research article== | ==Schedule for Module 2 research article== | ||
===November 11th, 2011=== | ===November 11th, 2011=== | ||
− | *First draft is due by 11:11AM. Please turn in your research articles electronically by submitting them to the [http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/fa11/20.109/ | + | *First draft is due by 11:11AM. Please turn in your research articles electronically by submitting them to the [http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/fa11/20.109/ Stellar drop box] for our class. It is important that you name your files according to this convention: <font color = red> Firstinitial_Lastname_LabSection_Mod2.doc</font color>, for example: S_Hockfield_TR_Mod2.doc |
===November Nov 23rd, 2011=== | ===November Nov 23rd, 2011=== | ||
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*12 pt font | *12 pt font | ||
*double spaced text except for the abstract which is single spaced | *double spaced text except for the abstract which is single spaced | ||
− | * | + | *1 margins |
===Required content=== | ===Required content=== | ||
Several of these elements will have been drafted as homework assignments but the instructions are repeated here. | Several of these elements will have been drafted as homework assignments but the instructions are repeated here. | ||
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*Please keep the number of words under 250. | *Please keep the number of words under 250. | ||
*Do not include references in the abstract. | *Do not include references in the abstract. | ||
− | *Try drafting this section after | + | *Try drafting this section after you ve written the rest of the report. |
− | *If | + | *If you re truly stuck, start by modifying one crystallizing sentence from each of the sections of your report. |
*Please do not plagiarize (accidentally or other) the class wiki. This applies to your entire report. | *Please do not plagiarize (accidentally or other) the class wiki. This applies to your entire report. | ||
===<center>Introduction</center>=== | ===<center>Introduction</center>=== | ||
− | Be sure to end your introduction with a clear description of the problem | + | Be sure to end your introduction with a clear description of the problem you re studying and the method(s) you are using. If you would like to preview for the reader your key results and conclusions in the last sentence of your introduction, you may. |
===<center>Materials and Methods</center>=== | ===<center>Materials and Methods</center>=== | ||
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#*list genotypes and plasmid names when known | #*list genotypes and plasmid names when known | ||
#Taking photographs | #Taking photographs | ||
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