Term paper requirements

• choose topic - notify Jim Ehleringerby e-mail and through website personal page
• develop and submit an outline
• make oral presentation of topic (Powerpoint; 5 minutes)
• submit a written term paper

Topic You may choose any topic that that relates stable isotope studies with

• terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems
• biochemistry
• animal physiology
• plant physiology
• human physiology
• medicine
• climate
• geology
• atmospheric processes
• oceanography
• anthropology

Outline (25 points) You must submit an outline of the topic for your term paper. This submission should occur as a text document submission to Jim Ehleringer. The outline should provide a title and an outline of the topic and contents for your paper. This outline should be in bulleted or outline format and only needs to be long enough to sufficiently define your topic in a manner that is clear to the teaching assistant and instructor. There is no deadline for this outline, other than it must be completed and approved in advance of the PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint presentation (50 points; required; submitted no later than December 5)

• a presentation to all class members taking place December 5 and 7
• an informative presentation of the topic with time for questions afterward
• technical issues - no font smaller than size 16; no file larger than 5 MB
• you may submit your presentation at any time through the file-upload website

Term paper (100 points; must be submitted no later than December 7); for hints on contents and styles click here

• a synthesis of any topic that you choose and get approved
• format not specified, but must include text, figures/tables, and references
• paper is to be submitted as a PDF file through drop off location
• minimum 5 pages total length, preferably 1.5 spacing and Times New Roman 12
• maximum 7 pages total length
• minimum 3 figures or tables (must also include figure captions or table description)
• minimum 10 literature references from non-web sources
• you must submit your term paper through the file-upload website