Engineering + Biology = Synthetic Biology
Hello all, I’m looking forward to seeing you all after a good long break. Please don’t forget to bring in a proposal for your final paper. We’ll be discussing your ideas first thing.
Final Research Paper Plan:
Nov 18th – Proposal due. The Idea/Concept/Project: Why do I care? We will discuss.
Dec. 2nd– Research is due. Related work: You must research all related work. Who else has done similar research? What research/project are you building on? How is your project similar? How is it different? Please gather your references now. You will need them for your bibliography. If your project/game/experience needs to be tested, prototyped please complete by next week. Don’t forget to document the process.
Dec. 9th – 1st draft of paper due (In class peer reviews)
Dec. 16 – Final paper due and presentations – power point/wireframes/site maps/diagrams/tech specs/models/images/video demo etc.
Citation and Formating
Depending on your focus you should either use APA citation formating or IEEE citation. Here is a cite generator that basically automates the process:
https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator
Latex is a formatting application often used for tech papers:
https://www.latex-project.org/
You may also use google docs/word if more appropriate for your topic
Here are some resources for Friday’s class:
Synthetic biology -What it is and Why it Matters by Alistair Elfick and Drew Endy
Synthetic biology – what should we be vibrating about?: Drew Endy at TEDxStanford
Nature X Oxman Deezen article
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