20.109(F12): test pages 3

Contents of research proposal

fron NSF page [ What makes a good proposal? "A good proposal stems from a good concept. The best proposals are those to which the reviewers respond, "Of course, I wish I had thought of that!"" "A good proposal begins with a clear idea of the goals and objectives of the project, for example, creating a course or curriculum, improving a laboratory by teaching new concepts directly, teaching new material to undergraduate faculty, or preparing future technicians or K-12 teachers in a more effective way."

"In addition, a good project begins with a sense of why it will be a significant improvement over current practice."

"Envision what improvements your project will make, and then ask yourself what activities and course(s) must be developed, what instruments will be needed, or what coalitions must be formed to make the desired improvements. Focusing first on the goals and objectives helps ensure that the activities are designed to reach those goals."

"After the goals and associated activities are well defined, consider what resources (e.g., people, time, equipment, technical support) will be necessary as part of the request to NSF. A better proposal is likely to result if the goals and activities are clear before resources are considered."

"Your project should be innovative within its context" and includes:

• what the project hopes to accomplish;
• if the project personnel have the necessary expertise to accomplish the goals and objectives;
• the potential of the project to improve undergraduate education;
• the national impact and cost effectiveness of the project; and
• evaluation and dissemination plans.

from UGA page here

• A Summary - best written after the following is written.
• An Introduction giving a brief statement of why the area of study is important.
• A brief explanation of the work previously done, emphasizing why it is inadequate.
• An explanation of how the research you propose would advance knowledge beyond the condition in the previous item.
• An explanation of the research you plan to do.
• A statement of the specific hypothesis or hypotheses you will test.
• An explanation of how your research will specifically disprove, or fail to disprove, the hypothesis or hypotheses.
• A budget itemized to explain the need for the funding that you are requesting.
• A justification of the budget to show that all the requests are reasonable.
• A timetable to show how you plan to accomplish the work.
• A bibliography of the references cited in the proposal.

Module	Assignment	Concentration	Timing	Indiv/Partner	Evaluated by	Re-submission as...
1	Lab certifications	both	in lab	individual	NK/AG	not resubmitted
1	Online cloning lab and defense	oral	Stellar and in lab	partners	(NK/AG)/TA	not resubmitted, but oral defense skills re-evaluated later
1	FACS data analysis and defense	oral	Stellar and in lab	partners	BE	not resubmitted, but oral defense skills re-evaluated later
1	M1 ppt summary and notes	written	Stellar	partners	BE	not resubmitted, but data presentation skills re-evaluated later
2	Slides for Oral Presentation	both	Stellar and outside of class meetings	individually	WAC	submitted if oral presentation track
2	Oral Presentation	oral	lab hours	individually	NK/AG/WAC	not resubmitted
2	Results and Discussion	oral	Stellar	partners	NK/AG	some voluntary preview opportunities
2	Online b-gal and protein analysis labs	oral	Stellar and in lab	partners	TA	not resubmitted
2	Full Research Article	written	Stellar	individually	NK	not resubmitted
3	Written Research pre-proposal	both	in lecture	partners	AB	resubmitted if oral communication track
3	Oral presentation of research proposal	oral	lab hours	partners	NK/AG/WAC	not resubmitted
3	Written Research Proposal	written	Stellar	partners	NK/AG/WAC	not resubmitted
all	Pre-lab questions, student written	N/A	in lab	individually	TA	re-submitted
all	Lab notebooks	N/A	in lab	individually	TA	re-submitted 2x
all	reflections	N/A	online	individually	NK/AG	could request comments from students to students

Module 1 Celebrations of Learning

Lab certifications

	concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
Part 1	both	2	in lab	M1D1: 9.11.12 or 9.12.12, open notes	individual
Part 2	both	8	in lab	M1D6: 10.2.12 or 10.3.12, open notes	individual

Online cloning lab and defense

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
oral communication	5	Stellar homework drop box	slides due M1D6: 10.2.12, 11AM defense for NK/AG in lab 10.2.12 or 10.3.12	individual

M1 ppt summary and notes

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
written communication	10	Stellar homework drop box	slides due M2D1: 10.11.12, 11AM	partner

FACS data analysis and defense

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
oral communication	5	Stellar homework drop box	M2D1: 10.11.12, 11AM defense during lab for BE 10.11.12 or 10.12.12	partner

Module 2 Celebrations of Learning

Slides for Oral Presentation

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
both	10	Stellar homework drop box	M2D3: 10.18.12 or 10.19.12, 1PM	individual

Oral Presentation

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
oral communication	10	Stellar homework drop box	M2D5: 10.23.12 or 10.24.12, 1PM or M2D8: 11.6.12 or 11.7.12, 1PM	individual

Full Research Article

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
written communication	25	Stellar homework drop box	11.12.12, 11:12AM	individual

Results and Discussion sections

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
oral communication	15	Stellar homework drop box	11.12.12, 11:12AM	individual

Module 3 Celebrations of Learning

Written Research Pre-Proposal

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
both	10	OWW page, printed and brought to class	M3D4: 11.29.12, 11AM	partner

Oral Presentation

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
oral communication concentration	10	Stellar homework drop box	M3D6: 12.06.12 or 12.07.12, 1PM	partner

Written Research Proposal

concentration	% of final grade	submit	due	individual/partner
written communication concentration	10	Stellar homework drop box	M3D6: 12.06.12 or 12.07.12, 1PM	partner

All term, independent of concentration

5% Pre-lab Questions

You will be assigned a day to write three questions in advance of lab, submit these to the TA 24 hours in advance

10% Lab Notebooks

These will be reviewed by the TA once each module. You will be graded on a check minus (=75%), check (=85%), check plus (=95%) scale. The requirements for your notebooks are described here. The yellow sheets of your lab notebooks must be turned in to the TA by noon on 9.21.12 (module 1), 10.19.12 (module 2), 11.30.12 (module 3). They will be returned at the start of your next lab period.