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Choose a Topic

Not too broad or too specific

Seminar II Need to fill precisely 35-40 minutes


How to Give a Seminar

Collect Information Begin with an Introduction

Okay to start with Google but research Use secondary sources and review
should be from current refereed journals. articles to help audience understand why
they should care about your topic
Expect to have to order from ILL

Keep source information for bibliography

Body of talk Conclusions

Tell the story Summarize findings


What are the major questions surrounding
Questions that still need to be answered?
topic?
What has been done to try to answer these
questions?

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Bibliography Bibliography
 Use the Council of Biology Editors (CBE) style Spell out only the last names of authors;
manual. Find this in Ref Works through the UMD initials are used for first and middle
library web page. names.
 Only list references that you read and use in
your presentation. Latin names, including genus and species
names, are placed in italics or underlined .
 List references in alphabetical order according to
the last name of the first author of the Titles of journals are NOT enclosed within
publication. quotation marks.

Abstract Abstract
 The abstract is a short general summary of the  250 words or less in one single paragraph
experiment and the major conclusions drawn.
 Should make sense to someone not familiar with
 Don’t discuss actual data or particular results the topic

 Must contain complete sentences and good


 For examples of abstracts, search PubMed from grammar. (no contractions)
the library indices and databases for a topic of  Use passive voice i.e. “this study showed
your choosing. Click on the “lined paper” icons that…”
for abstracts.  Contains no bibliographic info, references,
 Must include abstract on your seminar posting. acronyms, abbreviations, or figures.

Plagiarism How to Use Power Point

http://www.d.umn.edu/biology/undergradu Avoid heavy slides.


ate/index.htm Stagger when possible.
Use a readable font.
Use text as a prompt.
Use special effects judiciously.

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Topic/Date Selection

Email me your topic choice and the three


dates you would most like to give your
seminar by Monday Sept 18th at 10:00 am.

Dates must be M,W between Mon Oct 30th


and Wed Dec 6th (omit Wed Nov 22nd ?)

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