Drosophila lab report

RUBRIC

This assignment involves writing your final lab report for the Drosophila project. The intent is to provide you with experience in the written communication of science in a way that is consistent with professional, peer-reviewed reporting of experimental results. The expectation is that you will incorporate the feedback previously received from your instructor on your draft introduction, and that you will follow the guidelines provided in this document to further develop your lab report.

This assignment is an individual assessment of your knowledge; collaboration with another student or tutor will be considered a breach of our policy on academic misconduct. If you have questions about the assignment, you should ask your lab instructor or the lab coordinator for assistance.

How will this assignment be graded? This is a 50-point assignment. You will be graded using the following rubric:

· Quality (20 points total)

1. Is the writing style clear and concise? (0-5 points)

2. Has the student provided sufficient detail in reporting of data and analysis to allow for assessment of accuracy? (0-5 points)

3. Has the student shown a logical and analytical approach to data interpretation? (0-5 points)

4. Does the content of the report clearly indicate that the student has a strong conceptual understanding of the objectives? (0-5 points)

· Content (20 points total)

1. Has the objective of the experiment been clearly presented throughout the lab report? (0-5 points)

2. Have hypotheses been clearly stated and supported by external resources (i.e., peer-reviewed literature or approved websites)? (0-5 points)

3. Are methods and results presented in similar order and sufficient detail to support analytical inferences made? (0-5 points)

4. Are data well organized in tabular form for quick and straightforward review? (0-5 points)

· Format (10 points total)

1. Does the structure of the lab report follow the required formatting as explained in this document? (0-5 points)

2. Is the content in each section of the lab report consistent with the expectations outlined herein? (0-5 points)

How long should this report actually be? In general, “how long should this paper be?” is not the most appropriate question to ask. The answer will often be, “as long as it takes to address the topic.” In reality, the quality and content are more important than the length of a document. In practice, your report should be 5-10 pages long.

How should the document be formatted? As per the instructions outlined in your lab manual, this document should be formatted as follows: