Chemistry Research Proposal, Chemistry 460, Spring 2016, Dr. Nalli
Class Schedule
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Date |
Lecture Topics/Due Dates | Language tips | Word usage | Chapter |
| 1/15 | Overview of course,
requirements, schedule, grading, etc. Chemistry Genres |
-concise writing | affect/effect | 1 |
| 1/22 | Overview of the Research Proposal. |
-fluid writing |
between/among | 6, 11 |
| 1/29 | Writing the "Goals and
Importance" Section. Short Presentations of Research Ideas |
-hedging |
comprise/compose | 6, 12 |
| 2/5 |
Writing the "Experimental Approach" Section. Draft of opening paragraph due. |
-respectively - unambiguous writing |
farther/further | 13 |
| 2/12 | Figures, tables, and schemes. Use of structure drawing software. | -abbreviations, acronyms, and compound labels |
fewer/less
|
16 |
| 2/19 |
References style. Draft 1.0 of proposal due. |
-active and passive voice -numbers and units |
its/it's precede/proceed |
17 |
| 2/26 |
Writing the "Outcomes and Impacts" and "Project Summary" sections |
-grammar and punctuation |
principle/principal
|
15 |
| 3/4 | No Class | |||
| 3/11 | No Class - Spring Break |
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| 3/18 | Using PowerPoint for a Poster Presentation. |
since/because while/although which/that |
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| 3/25 |
Quiz on Word Usage Tips |
9 and 10 | ||
| 4/1 | No Class - Draft 2.0 of proposal due | |
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| 4/8 |
Finalizing your Written Work. |
18 |
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| 4/13 (wed) | Ramaley Research Celebration | |||
| 4/15 | No Class - Draft 3.0 of proposal due | |||
| 4/22 |
Chem 460 Poster Presentations | |||
| 4/23 (sat) |
Chem 475 Student Research Presentations |
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| 4/29 |
No Class - Final proposal due Monday 5/2. |