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Written research reports are required of all undergraduate research students for every term for which a grade is given. The students are trained in how to design and perform experiments, how to keep a notebook, how to write a report and research paper, and how to make oral and poster presentations. Each student in these programs must have a conference with the chairperson (or the chairperson's designee) every term he or she is registered for research. An information form, including the student's major, the name of the mentor, the title of the research project and the projected graduation date must be on file with the chairperson (or the chairperson's designee). Those completing three semesters of honors research are required to give an oral presentation of their work during the Spring semester. All students in Honors and Independent Studies are required to attend the research presentation and students will be notified about its exact date and time. If you do not attend the research presentation, a 0.33 point deduction will be applied to your final grade. Honors Research This involves original research that culminates in a formal term paper. In order to register for Honors Research, a GPA of 3.0 in chemistry courses is required. Each research course is worth 3 credits. Students must complete three semesters of Honors Research for a total of 9 credits. A formal report, in research publication format, must be completed each semester. Independent Studies Independent Study involves reading, writing, and research on special projects that culminate in a formal term paper or term project. In order to register for Independent Studies, the student must have a GPA of 2.5 or better in chemistry. No more than four (4) credits of Independent Study may be awarded per semester (31001 is for 1 credit up to 31004 for 4 credits). A maximum of nine credits may be credited toward the degree. Choosing a research mentor You should go to the chemistry departments web page at  HYPERLINK "http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/science/chemistry/" http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/science/chemistry/, scroll to the Undergraduate Programs, and open the Student Research page. A brief description of each faculty members research is on the Undergraduate Research page under the subtitle Choose a Mentor. You should make an appointment with each faculty member, whose research is of interest to you, to discuss the possibility of working on a project in their laboratory. After a match is made, you should ask the professor, in whose laboratory you will be working, to either write a letter or send an email to the chairperson of the department (or the chairperson's designee). The note should contain a brief description (three sentences maximum) of the research that you will be doing in the lab. In addition, the note should state the number of credits that the student intends to register for. You should then make an appointment to see the chairperson of the department (or the chairperson's designee) to complete the registration form, and to be briefed on what is expected in this course. Reports and Grades In order to receive a grade for honors research or independent studies course, the student is required to write a paper on the work performed. The paper should be reviewed by the mentor no later than two weeks prior to submission of the final report to the chairperson (or the chairperson's designee). The paper should have sections that correspond to a Cover Sheet (see sample below), Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. The report should be paginated with the Cover Sheet being the first page. The cover sheet should include the students name, mentors name, course number, number of credits for course, semester, title, date submitted, line for mentors signature, mentors recommended grade, mentors grade for students effort, and any other pertinent information (see page 5 of this document). The abstract should include a brief statement of the project goals and a summary of the results obtained. The introduction should be well documented and be as extensive as possible. A final printed copy, as well as an electronic version, of your paper, including a letter grade from the mentor, should then be submitted to the chairperson (or the chairperson's designee). For those completing Chem. 30100 or the first independent research course, limited results are expected, so an extensive review of the literature (and as much of the other components as possible) is expected in the report. For all students, 1 credit requires 6 pages minimum, 2 credits is 11 pages minimum, and 3 credits is 16 pages minimum. The paper must be double spaced, 12 points font - Times New Roman or equivalent, with diagrams, and 1-inch margins on all sides. Subsequent reports will build on previous papers. Notes: In the above format, four pages of text are approximately 1000 words. Figures with captions may be included in the text; however, each figure may not be larger than one-half page. Three one-half page figures are allowed per 5 pages (additional figures are permitted but they are not counted in the minimum page count). References must be included at the end of the document. References must include the names of all authors, the title of the article, journal, year, volume, and pages. The exact format should follow the guidelines given on page 6. All papers are to be submitted 2 weeks before the last day of classes. The chairperson will read and comment on the report, and the final revised version is due on the last day of classes. A letter grade will be deducted from those papers that are submitted during the final examination period. Another letter grade will be deducted from those papers that are submitted seven days after the final examinations period. The grading scheme will be based on (1) the completion of the minimum number of hours in the laboratory (4 hours per week per credit for the spring and fall semesters), (2) the letter grade recommendation from the mentor, and (3) the grade of the report given by the department chairperson minus any penalties due to a late report. A+ grade will not be assigned. Common Writing Practices for Science Reports The report should be written in the past tense and third person. Use two spaces before each sentence. Do not start a sentence with a number such as 257. Separate numbers and letters (Incorrect: 5.0mM - Correct: 5.0 mM). Avoid repetitive use of references. Do not repeat the same words in a sentence. The report should be written in clear and grammatically correct English. Some reports can be significantly improved using the services at the Writing Center. Students should ask their mentors and others, to read their papers for scientific content as well as English composition. Reports that do not meet these criteria will be returned without comments. Students will be allowed to submit only one revised report within a month after the original due date. For registration, please make an appointment with the advisor (Prof. Simms) in room MR1024 Science Building anytime during the registration period but no later than two weeks before the start of classes. Sincerely, Prof. Simms COVER SHEET Name: Last four digits of ID#: Mentors Name: Research Course Number: Number of Credits: Semester: Title: Mentors Signature: Date: Recommended Grade for Report: Grade for Students Effort (time spent in the laboratory on the project, overall knowledge of the research project, etc.): Mentors Comments (if any): Date Submitted to Department Chairperson: Final Grade Assigned by Chairperson: How to write references. References can be written either numerically or alphabetically (see below). The authors name(s) is(are) listed first, followed by the year, title, journal, volume, and finally the page numbers. The name of the journal should be underlined, and the volume number should be highlighted in bold (for clarity). The authors last name is listed first followed by the initial of the first and middle names. The known abbreviated name of the journal should be used. Numerical listing of References (refereed journals and books) Singh, M. K., and Lakshman, M. K. (2009). A Simple Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldoximes. J. Org. Chem. 74, 3079-3084. Castro, B., Doromy, J. R., Evin, G., and Selve, C. (1975). Reactifs de couplage peptidique I (1) - l'hexafluorophosphate de benzotriazolyl N-oxytrisdimethylamino phosphonium (B.O.P.), Tetrahedron Lett. 16, 1219-1222. Espie, G.S., and Kimber, M. S. (2011). Carboxysomes: cyanobacterial RubisCO comes in small packages. Photosynth. Res. 109, 7-20. Invitrogen Co. (2002). Pichia Fermentation Process Guidelines. Invitrogen Co., San Diego, CA, USA. Citing of References that are listed Numerically The binding of zinc at the active site of glucose oxidase has been an area of continuous investigations (1, 2). Alphabetic listing of References (refereed journals and books) Calhoun, D. H., Bishop, D. F., Bernstein, H. S., Quinn, M., Hantzopoulos, P., and Desnick, R. J. (1985). Fabry Disease: Isolation of a cDNA Clone Encoding Human alpha-Galactosidase A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82(21), 7364-7368. Garman, S. C., and Garboczi, D. N. (2004). The Molecular Defect Leading to Fabry Disease:Structure of Human -Galactosidase. J. Mol. Biol. 337(2), 319-355. Higgins, D. R., and Cregg, J. M. (1998). Introduction to Pichia pastoris. In D. R. Higgins and J. M. Cregg (Eds.), Pichia Protocols (pp.1-15). Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press. Miller, J. H. (1972). Experiments in Molecular Genetics. Pages 30-35. Cold Spring Harbor Lab Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Wang, A., Bishop, D. F., and Desnick, R. J., (1990). Human -N-Acetylgalactosaminidase-Molecular Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Expression of a Full-length cDNA. J. Biol. Chem. 265(35), 21859-21866. Citing of References that are listed Alphabetically Single Author The binding of zinc at the active site of cytochrome z has been an area of continuous investigations (Miller 1972). Two Authors The binding of zinc at the active site of cytochrome z has been an area of continuous investigations (Garman and Garboczi, 2004). 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