Section | Description | Points | |
Title page | Include the title of the paper, your & partners name | 2 | |
Abstract* | A concise description of the objective of the study, experiments performed and most important results (limit 150 words) | 4 | |
Introduction* | Include the broader question underlying the present study (what has been done, why your research is important) | 5 | |
| What are the specific questions asked in this study; clearly state your hypothesis | 5 | |
| Explain the experimental set-up, variables, technology | 5 | |
Methods* | Provide sufficient details in the description of the materials/methods so that it can be replicated elsewhere | 15 | |
Results | Present/describe data in an organized fashion (the story should flow well) | 5 | |
| Results should be easily interpreted from the figures and/or data tables | 5 | |
| Properly analyzed the results (with appropriate statistics) | 5 | |
Discussion | Critical evaluation on whether the results match or contradict original hypothesis | 5 | |
| Major weakness (if any) in the present experiments and what experiments could be done in the future to address that | 5 | |
| How the results fit/adds to the current body of literature | 5 | |
References | At least 10 relevant references (could be journal article/textbook); appropriate formatting of references (see below) | 4 | |
Overall | How well have you incorporated four different physiological measurements (that you have learned in the lab) to your project? | 10 | |
| Execution of experiments: Do you have a sufficient number of subjects? Is your data sufficiently clean? Did you consider necessary controls experiments? | 20 | |
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| Total | 100 | |