How are the projects evaluated?

NEUR 4905 has a variety of assessments, from group work to oral presentations and online projects.

For NEUR 4907, each student must write an original paper summarizing the findings of the literature review. This paper should be written in the Trends in Neuroscience’s format and be approximately 15-20 pages not including the abstract, references, tables or figure legends. To assure the highest quality work, you should plan to write your essay in successive drafts that are reviewed by your instructor. You will also be evaluated on multiple small written assignments throughout the year.

The main assessment for NEUR 4908 is the written thesis, however supervisors will also assess students on their performance in the lab, including the active participation in all aspects of the thesis process, including intellectual contributions into the design of the study, conducting a thorough literature review of relevant previous research, participation in collecting and analyzing data, assisting in statistical analyses, and considering the implications of the results. Finally, most students are expected to produce a poster for Undergraduate Research Day and supervisors may also evaluate students on the poster production and presentation.

To assure the highest quality work, you should plan to write your thesis in successive drafts that are reviewed by your supervisor. Writing quality of the thesis, as well as your supervisor’s assessment of the overall process of thesis completion, will be an important element in the evaluation of your final product.

The body of most lab-based theses (abstract, introduction, method, results & discussion sections) is usually 50 pages.