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 "Hard deadline" for project:

  Mon: 05 December

 Practice questions:

 See "Lectures" page

 for review questions.

 Example web-projects:

Genetic Evolution of Longevity

[by Emily Adams]

Molecular Evolutionary response to HIV-1 and SIVcpz by human and non-human primates

[by Nena Watson]

 Topic deadline: 21 October

 Project due: 18 November

  ***EXTENDED***

 "Hard deadline" for project:

  Mon: 05 December

Evaluation:

Exam 1: 25%   [Click here for results]

Exam 2: 25%   [Click here for results]

Exam 3:  25%   [Click here for results]

Project: 25%   [Click here for results]

Final grade:  [Soon click here for results]

  Additional guidelines

You will select a topic that interests you.  You will conduct a survey of the literature using web-based resources, and write a scholarly summary of a particular point.  You should think of this scholarly summary as analogous to the traditional "term paper".  You will then construct a web-site dedicated to your topic.  Minimally, the site should include (i) a summary page; (ii) the results of the literature survey (think of this as a term paper spread over ome or more web pages);  and (iii) links to material on the web that is relevant to the topic (including the relevant literature).  This list is a bare minimum (you get 1/2 the credit for this); you can add as much additional content relevant to your topic as you like.   You should have fun with this project, its not all that hard!  Potential topics are wide open, and can relate to evolutionary theory, a biologically motivated problem, a new method of data analysis, a particularly useful database, etc.  After deciding on a topic, you must receive approval from the instructor. The last day to obtain approval for a topic is 21st of October.  Do NOT simply mimic, or paraphrase, the information from a pre-existing web-site; this is plagiarism and will not be tolerated.

The final web project should be saved as a fully functional website and "burned" onto a CD that is due by the 18th of November.  You will be graded on functionality of the site (i.e., do all the links work) as well as content.

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