Author Archives: Kate Poirier

Final grades, etc.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Hi everyone! I’ve just submitted your overall grades to the registrar. I used the two grading schemes we discussed in class, and then just used the higher of the two for your official grade, but I know that many of … Continue reading →

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Office hour today

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Hi guys! I’m on my way to CityTech for office hours at 3 o’clock, but I had a pretty major subway delay. I’ll be quite late but I WILL be there…hopefully by 3:30!

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Test 2 Solutions

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Kate Poirier

They’re not pretty, but here are my own notes for today’s test if you’re interested. I’ll do my best to have your tests graded by Wednesday’s class (it’s going to be tight). Otherwise, you’ll definitely have them back on Monday. … Continue reading →

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Extra credit assignment

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Kate Poirier

You’ll have a chance to bump up your overall grade, if you wish, by completing one of the assignments below. There are three choices (but the first choice has sub-choices). For each assignment, you’ll be posting here on the OpenLab. … Continue reading →

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Congratulations!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Congratulations to all four groups on your awesome posters. A number of faculty members have approached me to tell me what good work you’ve all done. It was nice to see Andrew and Abu at the awards ceremony and to … Continue reading →

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Posters have been printed!

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Kate Poirier

I just picked up your beautiful posters from the printer. Good work everyone! I know you’ve been working hard on these, and I think you’ll like to see these finished products. I’ll bring them to class on Monday so you … Continue reading →

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Group projects – abstracts and OpenLab posts

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Please upload your 2-3 sentence abstracts by Thursday night. I’ve added a number of categories so you can tag your OpenLab posts accordingly. This will help to keep things organized. Each time you post about the group project, please remember … Continue reading →

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Group projects – poster design workshops

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kate Poirier

If you’re interested in getting help with your poster design, there are two workshops you can attend. Each group might like to send one of its members to one of the workshops: Thursday, April 10 –  Designing a Research Poster … Continue reading →

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Group projects – some tips

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Kate Poirier

While I was writing that last post, I thought of a few things that might be helpful. Elect a secretary for the group (AKA “the boss”). It might be easiest if only one person is responsible for the final document. … Continue reading →

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Group projects – latest info and deadlines

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Titles/abstracts – this Wednesday: Now that each group has a topic, you should be working on your titles and abstracts. You can try to think of a fun-sounding title that is descriptive and gets people’s attention. The abstract should be … Continue reading →

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