Final Analysis Paper Guidelines

The final analysis paper is due by email on November 26, 2007, not later than 9:00 a.m. Late submissions will be accepted, albeit with a deduction of one letter grade per day late.

The Honor Code will be strictly enforced. There will be no "second chances," no "Can I call this a draft?," no "do-overs," and no "I didn't think the Honor Code would be used for this class" excuses. Cite properly using any consistent style you wish. Consult the Writing Center for help writing your paper. Spelling counts. Grammar counts. Quality counts. Integrity counts. Avoid the common errors seen repeatedly this semester: poor citations, weak references (Wikipedia and other encyclopedias are not allowed), spelling errors, problems with possessives, problems with subject-verb agreement, problems with awkwardness. Errors repeated from past analysis papers will be graded more severely, so learn from your previous mistakes.

Write your paper using OpenOffice, saving it as either an OpenOffice document or exported as a .pdf. Either format is acceptable.

Your paper will have four sections plus a reference list:

I: An analysis of the pre- and post-class results for Mrs. C. Use the medical and physical test results, commenting on what went well, what didn't go well, a detailed defense of your position, what you would do differently if you had the chance. I highly recommend that you consult with a professional in the field to answer any questions you have. Be sure to properly cite your consultations.

II: An analysis of the pre- and post-class results for Dr. H. Use the medical and physical test results, commenting on what went well, what didn't go well, a detailed defense of your position, what you would do differently if you had the chance. I highly recommend that you consult with a professional in the field to answer any questions you have. Be sure to properly cite your consultations. In my case, you should determine how much of the change seen on the medical report is due to medications and how much is due to your work.

III: A week-by-week critique of your contributions to the project for both Mrs. C and Dr. H. This section should have 10 sub-sections, each labeled Week 1, Week 2, ..., Week 10, in which you detail exactly what you did during the term.

IV. A detailed explanation of what you learned this semester in this class. Include a detailed discussion of how the group dynamics affected the class' progress as well as how the group's efforts could have been improved. Don't forget to discuss what you learned related to my kidney condition. The class was about "real-world" learning -- tell me what you learned and how you learned it.

There is no page limit on this final analysis paper. Use double-spacing. Email your work to me when your final version is complete. Be your own worst critic. Grades will be posted to Banner Web during the week of Final Exams, and not before that time.