Grading Policy: Ecology of Marine Organisms —Biology 601

Distribution of Points

2 exams	40 pts
discussion/participation	15 pts
laboratory write-ups	20 pts
research proposal (NSF format)	25 pts
	100 pts

Exams

Two exams, a mid-term and final, will count for 15 and 25% of your grade, resp. The final exam will be cumulative.

Proposal

Twenty-five percent of your final grade will be based on a research proposal that you will write using NSF guidelines (see www.nsf.gov). Handouts regarding this format and example proposals will be made available.

Lab write-ups

Between 4 and 6 (TBD) write-ups of laboratory exercises will be required. These will be short, formal papers, usually done in pairs of students.

Discussion

We will spend a portion of numerous class periods discussing assigned readings. Ten percent of your grade will be determined by these discussions and your participation (both quality and quantity) in all lectures and labs. Each of you will also either led one of these discussions or present a ~30 minute lecture (on some marine habitat). This will account for 5% of your final grade.