Chemistry Research Proposal, Chemistry 460, Spring 2015, Dr. Nalli
Class Schedule
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Date |
Lecture Topics/Due Dates | Language tips | Word usage | Chapter |
| 1/16 | Overview of course,
requirements, schedule, grading, etc. Chemistry Genres |
-concise writing | affect/effect | 1 |
| 1/23 | Overview of the Research Proposal. |
-fluid writing |
between/among | 6, 11 |
| 1/30 | Writing the Goals and Importance Section. |
-hedging |
comprise/compose | 6, 12 |
| 2/6 |
Writing the Experimental Approach Section. Draft of opening paragraph due. |
-respectively - unambiguous writing |
farther/further | 13 |
| 2/13 | Figures, tables, and schemes. Use of structure drawing software. | -abbreviations, acronyms, and compound labels |
fewer/less
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16 |
| 2/20 |
References style. Draft 1.0 of proposal due. |
-active and passive voice -numbers and units |
its/it's precede/proceed |
17 |
| 2/27 |
Writing the Outcomes and Impacts Section. Writing the Project Summary and Title Section. |
-grammar and punctuation |
principle/principal
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15 |
| 3/6 | No Class | |||
| 3/13 | No Class - Spring Break |
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| 3/20 | Short class. |
since/because while/although which/that |
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| 3/27 |
Quiz on Word Usage Tips Using PowerPoint for a Poster Presentation. |
9 and 10 |
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| 4/3 |
No Class - Spring Break Day Draft 2.0 of proposal due. |
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| 4/10 |
Finalizing your Written Work. |
18 |
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| 4/15 (wed) | Ramaley Research Celebration | |||
| 4/17 | No Class Draft of poster in electronic format due |
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| 4/18 (sat) |
Chem 475 Student Research Presentations |
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4/24 |
Chem 460 Poster Presentations |
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| 5/1 |
No Class - Final proposal due. |