// Guideline to prepare your project report for A&P II lab (BY 474) 
Rubric: Here is a detailed outline of the grading policy for the project report
* These sections will also be considered during the midterm project evaluation.
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
100