METR 2413

Guidelines For Assignments, Homework and Lab Reports

 

Schedule

1. All work is due on time. No late work will be accepted. Hey, in the real world, a late forecast is worth nothing.
2. Final project due first day of finals May 3 ^th at 5:00 PM.

 

Format

1. All assignments that are to be turned in to the instructors will be neatly typed double space using 12-point font.
2. Short answers mean short answers.  No waffling!! One to two sentences should usually suffice.
3. All assignments will include a cover page that has your name, title of assignment (Homework 3; Computer assignment 5) and date due. Any maps, figures, or returned paper should have your name neatly written on page.

Plagiarism

Each piece of work to be graded must be the student’s own work, unless appropriate acknowledgement is given. Each student should be familiar with the OU policy on plagiarism (http:/www.ou.edu/provost/integrity).

 

Final Project

• Topics will be distributed in class around spring break April 17^th. You can trade topics amongst yourselves, but only topics chosen by the instructors will be allowed.
• The student in a random drawing will choose the project topic in class.
• Each project will be the baseline for a PowerPoint presentation on the topic that was chosen by the student.  Thus, the PowerPoint presentation will be represent and 15 minute talk and will be approximately 15-20 slides in length.
• The research for the presentation is the responsibility of the student.  Textbooks, web sites, journals, magazines, etc. are all fair game.  However, make sure your information is scientifically accurate!

 

Each presentation should include the following:

1. Introduction Slide
2. Body Slides (Information on the topic)
3. Conclusion Slide(s)
4. References Slide(s)

 

The presentation should be done in such a way that the audience "gets the point" of your presentation/topic without having to read a whole narrative.  So, be concise!  Use:

1. Bullets of important information
2. Figures
3. Key words or phrases

 

Remember, all external material should be referenced (that includes figures!).  You are allowed to be creative and innovative.  However, be sure to use color schemes that will work in all environments.  Also, remember, some in your audience may be colorblind or cannot distinguish certain colors.