Week 1 (June 7 - 11): Summaries and paraphrases
Readings:
Gibbons, “A
New Kind of Ancestor: Ardipithecus Unveiled.”
Dalton, “What's
in a name? Fly world is abuzz: Nature News.”
Wu, "Network
Neutrality FAQ"
Response 1
Summary Assignment due June 11
Week 2 (June 14 - 18): Audience
Readings:
Katnelson, “Researchers
Start Up Cell with Synthetic Genome"
Gibson, et al. “Creation
of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome.”
Response 2
Short Report due June18
Week 3 (June 21 - 25): Research and Evaluation
Readings:
Editors of The Lancet, "Retraction—Ileal-lymphoid-nodular
hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorderin
children."
Response 3
Research Proposal due June 25
Week 4 (June June 28 - July 2): Reports
and Synthesis
Readings:
White, et al. “Ardipithecus
ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids.”
Response 4
Week
5 (July 5 - 9) Documentation
Online
Style Guides
Response 5
Literature Review due July 9
Week 6 (July 12 - 16): Style and Clarity
Style and clarity Exercises
Annotated Bibliography due July 16
Week 7 (July 19 - 23): Revising, Editing, Proofeading
Editing Exercises
Final Research paper due Monday July 26th