Notes about Review Assignment (Graduate Students only):
Twenty-five percent of your course mark
is based on an article review that you will hand in on the last day of
classes. You will be expected to write a detailed evaluation of a
primary source article taken from a high quality peer-reviewed journal,
such as those listed at these links.
Your
review should be no more than 5 pages. It should be organized as
follows: 1) provide a brief introduction to the topic of the
paper
(with some background information), 2) state the objectives of the
study
and how they relate (ie are important) to the general field of study,
3)
describe the methods used and evaluate the suitability of these methods
(suggest better approaches if possible), 4) describe the results and
the
author’s interpretation of those results and their significance as a
contribution
to the topic in general. Finally, append a copy of the article to
the back of your review.
Your article must be relevant to some
aspect of Evolutionary Biology and must have been published within the
last year (2005 or 2006). A list of some periodicals is available
here also check the library
databases. Many of these articles will have to be ordered
through
inter-library loan and will, therefore, take about two weeks to
arrive.
If you have even the slightest doubt about the suitability of a paper,
do not hesitate to consult me.
Your review should be no more
than 5 typewritten pages (double-spaced, 12 point, 10 CPI type, 1"
margins).
It is due on the last day of classes. People often lose marks for
failing to properly cite their sources of information. You must
cite
all sources of information. Copying of material, whether, whether
parts of sentences, whole sentences, paragraphs, or entire articles,
will
result in a score of zero for your essay. Cite all references in
the body of your paper and in a literature cited section at the
back
Use scientific journal format. Consult a journal or consult me to
see how this is done. Do not use direct quotes (you will lose
marks
for doing so). Your mark will be based largely on how thoroughly
you have tackled the assignment. Therefore, be very concise and
avoid
verbosity and redundancy. Pay attention to your spelling and
grammar.
If you have questions, please talk to me. |
