Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

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Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

the organism i selected was Blue-tailed Skinks.

Objective:  Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final

presentation

Assignment Instructions:  To help you complete Assignment 3: The Presentation, you

will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline

should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as

described below.

To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:

Read these directions carefully.

Review the BIOL180 sample outline. ** This sample is merely to show formatting.

 Please see the required criteria below to ensure you have included all five required

sections of the body of your Outline noted in the colored box, which corresponds to your

organism type – microorganism, plant/fungi, or animal. **

Read the BIOL180 – Outline Grading Criteria.  The grading criteria is a detailed

evaluation that I will use to assess your performance.  It also will help you understand

what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.

Use your own words (paraphrase). For help with paraphrasing, please review

the 'Quoting and Paraphrasing' help in the Trefry Library Writing@APUS Center.

Note that your Turinitin report similarity score should be under 20% (not including

references) and free of paraphrasing issues. Review the color-flagged text on your

report, fix any issues, and resubmit again before the deadline.

Note that less than 10% of your work should contain direct quotes.

Message me with any questions!

Remember, the organism you selected in Week 1, is the organism you will research for

the associated assignments in the course.

Be sure to add your name and course number to your outline.

The outline format:  Your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in the

example attached.  Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:

Use an alphanumeric sequence

Sections should be indented and aligned

Follow the suggested order of the required elements

Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrases.

The required elements: Depending on the type of organism you have chosen; you will

address different sets of questions.  Please see the category that responds to your

selection (scroll down!). Your outline should contain the following elements in this order,

and please note that some of these should be your personal observations, if possible.

Also, remember that your presentation (Assignment #3) should only be 10-15 slides, so

you need to be concise and clear with your information.

Please make note of the following general tips and tricks for your Outline:

I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over

the next few weeks, details may be added or changed.  Although you do not have to

resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete

Assignments 3.

Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into

sentences for the narration of your presentation (Assignment 3).

After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and

conclusion sections for your outline.  This will ensure that all the main points of the

outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.

Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation (Assignment 3) should

contain direct quotes.

All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa.

 ** Work that is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or

references may not be accepted for credit. **

Additional Resources:

Sample outline

Use MS Word’s Outline Function.  Use a MAC?  Here is a video link (captioning

included on the link) that you may find useful that reviews formatting in MS Word.

(Setting up APA headers in Word).

Also, please see the resources below at The Owl at Purdue site for more information on

how to develop an outline:

Types of Outlines and Samples

Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

Why and How to Create a Useful Outline

For more information on how to format in-text citations and references lists, the links

below:

In-Text Citations: The Basics

Evaluation:  Please review the BIOL180 – Outline Grading Criteria that describe how

your outline will be graded.

Submission Instructions:

You must submit your Outline as a “Microsoft Word” document (rather than a Word Pad,

Works, etc., document) AND title your file name as

FirstnameLastname_BIOL180_Assg2.doc. Otherwise, you will not receive credit for

your assignment.

Upload your assignment for grading by clicking on the "Add a File" button at the bottom

of the page.

The new screen will prompt you to click the "My Computer" button so you can locate the

MS Word document of your Outline on your computer.

Find the file and double-click on it.

Click "Continue".

Double-check to ensure that your Outline was successfully uploaded as an attachment.

When you have completed this assignment, type "Completed" in the rich text editor box

below.

Click the "Submit" button.

Your Outline is automatically submitted to Turnitin with your submission:

Outlines will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turnitin

repositories.  Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15

minutes of the submission.  Multiple submissions are allowed before the due date. If you

wish to learn more about and how to access Turnitin.com, a plagiarism detection

website, these are available from the APUS Online Library. APUS Writing Center.

MICROORGANISMS:

The Introduction Section

Organism Introduction

The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with

scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names

Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not

possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the

image) in a typical habitat.

The Body

Physical Description

You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations.

If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

size, coloring, etc.

Life Cycle and Reproduction

Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of

changes that happen from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows

into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle. If you have

any questions on this, please ask!

Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism. For

example, discuss how your microbe undergoes asexual reproduction.

Structure and Function

Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly

interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.

If you have selected a bacterium or a fungus, the concept can be more complex.

 Please contact me directly for more help is needed.

Energy Ecology

If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

What are the food sources? Types? Amounts? Temporal pattern of feeding?

Habitat

Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural

environment in which your organism lives.

You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors,

such as predators, hosts, etc.

The Conclusion Section

This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body

of the outline.

Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information

about your chosen organism (name and geographical distribution).

Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life cycle and any particular

body structures.

Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological role of your chosen

organism in its ecosystem.

Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that provides brief information about

a unique fact and/or behavior of your chosen organism.

The Reference Section

This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the

outline as it will in your presentation.  Therefore, your outline should include both a

separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA

reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.

 Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations

and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

PLANTS/FUNGI:

The Introduction Section

Organism Introduction

The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with

scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names

Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not

possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the

image) in a typical habitat.

The Body

Physical Description

You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations.

If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

size, coloring, leaf arrangement, flower color, etc.

Life Cycle and Reproduction

Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of

changes that happen from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows

into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle. Plants can

be a bit more complicated, so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism. Are there

any specific structure or cells involved in reproduction? Are the flowers specialized?

Structure and Function

Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly

interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.

If your organism is a plant, here is a list of the general plant organ systems

If you have selected a fungus, the concept can be more complex.  Please contact me

directly for more help if needed.

Energy Ecology

If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

How does your plant harvest the energy from the sun? How does it store the energy?

Habitat

Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural

environment in which your organism lives.

You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors,

such as predators, hosts, etc.

The Conclusion Section

This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body

of the outline.

Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information

about your chosen organism (name and geographical distribution).

Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life cycle and any particular

body structures.

Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological role of your chosen

organism in its ecosystem.

Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that provides brief information about

a unique fact and/or behavior of your chosen organism.

The Reference Section:

This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the

outline as it will in your presentation.  Therefore, your outline should include both a

separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA

reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.

 Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations

and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

ANIMALS:

The Introduction Section

Organism Introduction

The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with

scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names

Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not

possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the

image) in a typical habitat.

The Body

Physical Description

You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations.

If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

size, coloring, etc.

Life Cycle and Reproduction

Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of

changes that happen from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows

into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle. If you have

any questions, please feel free to ask!

Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism (e.g.

release of gametes by a fish or hermaphroditic reproduction in earthworms), mate

choice, mating displays, mate competition, and mating systems.

Structure and Function

Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly

interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.

If your organism is an animal, here is a list of the general animal organ systems

Energy Ecology

If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

What are the food sources? Types? Amounts? Temporal pattern of feeding? Specific

handling or processing of food items by the organism (e.g. the way a squirrel

manipulates an acorn)

Habitat

Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural

environment in which your organism lives.

You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors,

such as predators, hosts, etc.

The Conclusion Section

This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body

of the outline.

Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information

about your chosen organism (name and geographical distribution).

Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life cycle and any particular

body structures.

Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological role of your chosen

organism in its ecosystem.

Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that provides brief information about

a unique fact and/or behavior of your chosen organism.

The Reference Section

This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the

outline as it will in your presentation.  Therefore, your outline should include both a

separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA

reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.

 Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations

and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

RUBRIC
Excellent Quality 95-100%	Introduction 45-41 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned.		Literature Support 91-84  points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned.			Methodology 58-53 points Content is well-organized with headings for each slide and bulleted lists to group related material as needed. Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance readability and presentation content is excellent. Length requirements of 10 slides/pages or less is met.
Average Score 50-85%	40-38 points More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided.		83-76  points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration.			52-49  points Content is somewhat organized, but no structure is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. is occasionally detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met.
Poor Quality 0-45%	37-1 points The background and/or significance are missing. No search history information is provided.		75-1 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is no integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are not included in the summary of information presented. Conclusion does not contain a biblical integration.			48-1 points There is no clear or logical organizational structure. No logical sequence is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. is often detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met
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