BIOLOGY 114--THE MICROBIAL WORLD & BIOLOGY 314--MICROBIOLOGY           ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Title

Your Name

Statement of Problem

Introduction--present background information (include footnotes of sources used) useful in planning to solve your assigned problem.

Hypothesis

Experimental Procedure--step-by-step so one of your classmates could follow and repeat your procedure. Discuss your controls if applicable. Include flow diagrams if they would be helpful to the reader.

Results--use tables, graphs or other diagrams to help present your data.

Discussion--discuss results, sources of errors, problems encountered, other attempts made to solve the problem, and propose further experiments if still unsuccessful after first two or three attempts.

Annotated Literature Cited-- [an annotation simply means to indicate contents as series of phrases with corresponding page numbers]

• Author's last name, Initials. Date of publication. Title of book. Publisher, Place of publication. [annotation, page; annotation, pages; etc.] Library and library call numbers.
• Author's last name, Initials. Date of publication. Title of journal article. Journal name. Volume number: pages. [annotation, pages] Library and library call number.
• Author's last name, Initials. Date of web publication if indicated. Title of web page. Organization. [annotation, pages]

Appendix--Media and other materials required.

Length--15-20 minutes

Prepare Power Point presentation to aid in your presentation of the experimental procedure and the results. Prepare a one page (two sided) handout with your name, statement of problem, flow diagram of procedure, summary of data, conclusion.

Remember to act and appear like a professional. Be well dressed and groomed.

Remember you are the authority on your project. Be prepared to explain the nature of the problem, background information, procedure including a flow diagram, results, and discussion clearly and completely. If there is anything you are uncertain about, the time to ask about it is several days before preparing your presentation or writing your report and not during your presentation.

Rehearse your presentation to a friend or friends several times before giving it to the class.

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