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CPSP 239G/249G Earth, Life & Time Sophomore Practicum Project
Spring 2008

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Office: Centreville 1216
Phone: x5-4084
E-mail: tholtz@umd.edu
Office Hours: Tue 8:30-11 am or by appointment
Dr. John W. Merck, Jr.
Office: Centreville 1218
Phone: x5-2808
E-mail: jmerck@umd.edu
Office Hours: Thurs 3-5 pm (GEO 1119) or by appointment

STUDENT TA:
Laura Bilenker
E-mail: lbilenke@umd.edu
IM Name: dancinhoney2t
Office Hours: Centreville 1217, Wed. 2-3 pm

A pdf version of this file is available here.

NOTE: It is your responsibility as a student to completely read through and understand this syllabus. If you have questions about it, please contact Dr. Holtz or Dr. Merck. You will be held responsible for following all requirements of this syllabus.

NOTE ALSO: There will be a $35 fee for the printing of your poster, which will be required at the time you turn in your files for printing.

Requirements: In order successfully to complete the ELT practicum, you must satisfy three requirements:

Grades: The grade for this class is based on the following:

IMPORTANT!!: Each and every person MUST do their own poster. This is true even if you were collaborators on the same exact project. Each poster must be individualized (although of course there will be some overlap if you are doing the same project!).

A guide is provided to help you construct your poster.

Our expectation is that everyone will get an A by following the rules. However, if you fall short of the standards, your grade will be docked accordingly.

GRADE SCALE (Course): >=90, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; <60, F. "+" and "-" grades are given to the top and bottom two-point range, respectively, within each grade.

Schedule: The following includes our various meetings throughout the semester, plus other important dates. If you cannot make the individual evening meetings, please check in with us to make certain that you are getting all the relevant information.

IMPORTANT: It is expected that you will be present for your presentations at either the Undergraduate Research Day or the Academic Showcase. Please plan accordingly.

Guidelines for Project Presentations:
One big benefit we hope to derive from this exercise is that we will all look good. In order to facilitate this we are suggesting the following presentation guidelines. There are certain things we absolutely require, however depending on the nature of your project, you may want to modify other aspects slightly. Feel free to do so. We present them as defaults:

Construction: You presentation will be mounted on a 40" x 32" rectangle of foam-core backing (we will provide these). Have your entire poster printed on a plotter. We will provide information on submitting files for printing later this semester.

Absolute Requirements: ELT requires that the following conventions be observed for full credit:

Suggested text format: You will need to provide short, succinct blocks of text. We suggest dividing your text into the following sections (amend this as necessary to fit your particular project):

Drs. Holtz and Merck are at your service if you require further information. Remember, Merck loves to talk about Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. No excuse for poor visuals! Good luck.

Last modified: 4 March 2008