Notebook, Carbons, White pages, Reports, PEN - reminders

[robert zellmer]

Some people are forgetting to have their TA sign the notebook pages
or to turn in the carbons from the notebook at the end of lab.  Make
sure your name and exp number is at the top of every page and you
sign and date every page.  Then make sure your TA signs your notebook
pages.  You tear out the carbons, staple them and give them to the TA
before leaving lab.  It's best to do this right at the TA's bench after they
sign the pages so you don't forget.  Technically, if this isn't done it 
means
you are supposed to redo the experiment. You will need to bring the carbon
pages to me and I will make the decision on whether you will have to
redo the exp.  If you do, you will not be given extra time outside of lab to
redo the experiment and thus may not be able to complete it which could
result in a zero for the exp.

Remember to have your notebooks prepared when you walk into lab.
You should have your notebook out and opened before the video.
During the video the TA is supposed to quickly come down the isles
and check to see if your purpose, procedure and data tables have
been written.  Later during the lab they will check things like s.f.,
units, readability, whether it's written in your own words in an outline
form similar to my example, etc. They will also check to see if you are
putting things directly into the notebook and not in the manual or other
pieces of paper.  You will lose points if these things have not been done.

*NEVER *tear the white notebook pages (originals) out of the notebook.
As I've been perusing some notebooks I've noticed the pages are missing.
In the reports I've noticed some people have been tearing out their
notebook pages and scanning them for the report procedure.  You should
not do this.  The white pages stay in the notebook.  You don't need to even
scan them for the report.  We don't want the whole procedure in the report,
just a bibliographic reference and any changes made to the procedure.

I often suggest the calculations for the report be done in your notebook as
a record for yourself but your sample calculations should be typed in your
document or written on a piece of regular notebook paper or printer paper
and scanned for the reports.  It is easier for the TA to read when "normal"
paper is used.  If anything is difficult to read the TA will deduct 
points.  They
shouldn't have to struggle to determine what you've written in order to 
grade it.

*NEVER use pencil*. *PEN *is to be used for the notebooks.  If you make a
mistake simply put a single line through it and write the correct thing next
to the mistake.

*NEVER* write data/observations anywhere but in the notebook during lab.

The reports need to be typed (other than the sample calcs, as explained 
above).
There should be one SINGLE document in the proper format.  It is also your
responsibility to make sure it uploads properly.  Check the uploaded file to
make sure it's there and can be read.  We've found using other things 
besides
Word to produce a .docx file don't always produce a "proper" .docx file and
the report doesn't show up.  If you're not using Word to produce a .docx
file you need to make sure it uploads and is visible.  Producing a PDF file
from such programs seems to work.  The guidelines for this are on Carmen.

Just so everyone is aware of this, Microsoft Office is available free of 
charge
through the university.

I know most of you have been doing the proper things so please don't feel
this is aimed at you.  Also, I know people who don't turn in the carbons
often just forget to do so.  These are simply reminders of these things so
you don't forget and then find yourself losing points or redoing an exp.

Dr. Zellmer
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