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Chemistry poster for Percentage oxygen in a compound

Post ID: 3466080

1045L Poster guidelines

  • General
    • 1 slide with all the info/sections
    • Fonts/sizes must be readable
    • Templates available online/on PowerPoint.
    • Two examples are posted on canvas and additional examples can be found on google
    • Proper grammar and full sentences
      • Must be in third person and passive wherever applies
        • Explain theoretical background of the project, purpose, how it will be applied, key terms.
      • Materials and methods
        • Briefly summarize your procedure for the experiment.
      • Results/data
      • Discussion/Conclusion
        • Restate important data/ results and use them to support conclusions
        • Sources of error and how to correct for better results.
      • Real World applications or implications with references
      • References
        • Poster will receive a grade of zero if there are no references on the poster itself.
        • In APA or ACS format/style
        • Minimum of 3 references of which at least one must be a peer reviewed paper
    • Make sure all figures, charts, tables, and sections are properly labelled
    • Any plagiarism will result in a zero for not following assignment instructions
  • Format
  • Submission

Basic sections (refer to the poster rubric for more details)

  • The completed poster must be submitted on Canvas before the due date – NO CREDIT BEYOND DUE DATE
  • Convert the poster to a pdf or any of the other formats acceptable by Turnitin before submission. However, a pdf is highly recommended because figures and text might move around in other formats.
  • DO NOT SUBMIT AN IMAGE. If you submit an image it will result in a grade of zero because we cannot check for originality through Turnitin.
  • If you have to resubmit the document, you can resubmit the document before the due date. However, once the due date has passed you cannot resubmit your poster for credit.
  • It is up to the student to ensure that they are submitting the poster in a format that their TA can open and grade. We are getting to the end of the semester and running out of time. So if we cannot open your poster, we cannot grade your poster and you will receive a zero for it.
  • It is also the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are uploading the correct assignment into the correct link. If you upload the wrong assignment and contact us after the due date, you will not be allowed to resubmit the assignment for credit.
  • If you do not submit your own work as explicitly laid out in the assignment instructions, you will receive a zero for failure to follow instructions.
  • The completed poster MUST BE TYPED and turned in online by 11:59 pm EST on the due date – NO CREDIT BEYOND DUE DATE
  • Convert the poster to a pdf or any of the other formats acceptable by turnitin before submission. However, a pdf is highly recommended because figures and text might move around in other formats.
  • DO NOT SUBMIT AN IMAGE. If you submit an image it will result in a grade of zero because we cannot run it through Turnitin.
  • Your entire assignment must be in one submission (eg. one Powerpoint slide). DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS IN PARTS TO THE SAME LINK. If you have forgotten some portion of the assignment, please resubmit the entire assignment as one document. We will not check multiple documents if submitted. The last submission will be the one that the TA will grade.
  • If you have to resubmit the document, you can resubmit the document before the due date. However, once the due date has passed you cannot resubmit your poster for credit.
  • It is up to the student to ensure that they are submitting the poster in a format that their TA can open and grade and in a format compatible with turnitin. We are getting to the end of the semester and running out of time. So if we cannot open your poster or run it through turninin, we cannot grade your poster and you will receive a zero for not following assignment instructions.
  • So after you submit the assignment, it is the student's responsibility to check to ensure that the poster is uploaded correctly according to the instructions and that you are able to open the online submission.
  • It is also the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are uploading the correct assignment into the correct link. If you upload the wrong assignment to the correct link (or the correct assignment to the wrong link) and contact us after the due date, you will receive a zero for the assignment.
  • If you have to resubmit the assignment, you can resubmit the assignment however please make sure all parts of the assignment are incorporated into the document you resubmit. Please also note that the time at which you resubmitted the document will stand as the time of submission (late submissions will not be accepted).
  • We will not grade the poster if it is resubmitted as a comment or emailed to the instructor. It must be submitted to the correct link for the lab before the due date to be graded.
  • Please ensure that you have used citations in the text where needed. You must cite the reference in the body of the question and then you can include the whole list of citations at the end of the assignment. You can use the APA (American Psychological Association style of citation or the ACS (American Chemical Society) style of citation. Please pick a style and stick to that style during the assignment.
  • If you do not submit your own work as explicitly laid out in the assignment instructions, you will receive a zero for failure to follow instructions.

Rubric

0 ptsPoster is not student's own work and WILL NOT be graded.According to Turnitin, the poster is not the student's own work (Plagiarism score too high) and therefore the assignment will receive zero points for not following assignment instructions.

0 ptsPoster meets all required submission criteria and will be graded.The student submitted a poster which satisfies all of the requirements for grading. Student completed poster on the correct experiment assigned and included references in APA/ACS format as advised. The student submitted the poster in the right format (ONE SINGLE SLIDE) and the submission format is compatible with Turnitin. The poster will be graded.

0 ptsPoster not in right format compatible with turnitin, so poster WILL NOT be gradedThe poster is not in the right document format that is compatible with turnitin, so the poster WILL NOT be graded.

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS

Format

  • that TA is unable to open, therefore it WILL NOT be graded.The student submitted the poster in a format that could not be opened by the TA and therefore the poster will be assigned a grade of zero for not following assignment instructions.

INSTRUCTIONS

0 ptsStudent does not include any references in the poster and therefore the poster WILL NOT be graded.The student did NOT include any references/citations in the poster and the poster will therefore NOT be graded (as per poster guidelines).

0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePoster content explicitly meets assignment criteria – main idea

1 ptsOutstandingMain idea is clearly identifiable and well summarized.

0.7 ptsAverageMain idea is identifiable but the content was not adequately presented.

0.3 ptsBelow averageThe main idea was general. The content was not adequately presented.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableMain idea is not identifiable and the content was poorly presented .

1 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUnderstanding of project’s purpose/theory [Introduction]

5 ptsOutstandingStudent demonstrates a clear understanding of the theory/purpose behind the project and its significance and uses correct terminology in their explanations. Stays on topic and does not contradict themselves. Student uses their own words, paragraph form, past tense, and indirect speech, and appropriately REFERENCES information in text.

3 ptsAverageStudent demonstrates an understanding of the theory/purpose behind the project and its significance with a couple of minor misconceptions and uses some correct terminology in their explanations. Stays on topic and does not contradict themselves. Additionally the content consists of ONE or more of the following: not writing in past tense, not writing in paragraph form, not writing in indirect speech, being too vague/general, or being incoherent in grammar and spelling, not appropriately REFERENCING information in text.

1 ptsBelow averageStudent demonstrates some understanding of the theory/purpose behind the project and its significance with major misconceptions. and uses some correct terminology. Strays from topics sometimes and contradicts themselves occasionally making the poster somewhat confusing. Additionally the content consists of TWO or more of the following: not writing in past tense, not writing in paragraph form, not writing in indirect speech, being too vague/general, or being incoherent in grammar and spelling, not appropriately REFERENCING information in text.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableStudent does not demonstrate any understanding of the theory/purpose behind the project or its significance and uses incorrect terminology or does not use any terminology at all. Strays from topics and contradicts themselves frequently making the poster very confusing and hard to read. Additionally the content consists of THREE or more of the following: not writing in past tense, not writing in paragraph form, not writing in indirect speech, being too vague/general, or being incoherent in grammar and spelling or the STUDENT PLAGIARIZES THEIR OWN LAB REPORT OR ANOTHER STUDENT'S WORK OR ONLINE RESOURCES

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMaterials and methods

2 ptsOutstandingThe student briefly summarizes the procedure followed for the experiment and uses indirect speech, past tense and paragraph format.

1 ptsAverageStudent writes a fairly well summarized procedure but is missing ONE of the following criteria: writing in past tense, writing in paragraph form or writing in indirect speech.

0.5 ptsBelow AverageStudent demonstrates difficulties in summarizing the procedure followed to perform the experiment and misses TWO or more of the following: writing in indirect speech, writing in past tense or writing in paragraph form.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableStudent does not include any procedures OR student plagiarizes.

2 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeData & Results (tables/graphs/spectra/flowcharts, etc.)

5 ptsOutstanding* Clear and easy to read * Consistent font sizes. * Include title and subtitles. * Proper units and significant figures shown where needed (if applicable).

3 ptsAverage* Clear and easy to read * Consistent font sizes. * Title and/or subtitles missing and/or incorrect units and/or significant figures shown.

1 ptsBelow average* Not easy to read * Font sizes are inconsistent * Title and/or subtitles missing and/or incorrect units and/or significant figures shown.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableAppropriate tables/graph/spectra are NOT included Student does not provide a flowcharts (known and/or unknown) or provides flowchart(s) that is/are hard to follow and lacking in so many details that it is rendered unusable and confuses the reader completely.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion and discussion, Critical thinking and analysis

5 ptsOutstandingStrong conclusion and discussion in which the student restates important data/ results and uses them to support their conclusions. Furthermore, student states at least TWO REASONABLE sources of error, explaining how these could affect results and provides suggestions on how to correct these for better results. Student displays thorough understanding of the experiment, showing original thought, high level critical thinking, and thoughtful analysis throughout. Student uses their own words, paragraph form, past tense, and indirect speech.

3 ptsAverageConclusion and discussion are adequate could have been more clearly presented. Ideas show some thought, some critical thinking, and some analysis. Additionally the content consists of ONE of the following: not writing in past tense; not writing in paragraph form; not writing in indirect speech; not explaining TWO reasonable sources of error, how these affect results and how to correct these for better results; being too vague/general; or being incoherent in grammar and spelling.

1 ptsBelow averageConclusion and discussion are inadequate and lacking in details. Ideas do not show original thought, but student displays some critical thinking, and analysis. Additionally the content consists of TWO of the following: not writing in past tense; not writing in paragraph form; not writing in indirect speech; not explaining TWO reasonable sources of error, how these affect results and how to correct these for better results; being too vague/general; or being incoherent in grammar and spelling

0.67 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableStudent does not present conclusion and/or discussion. Unable to demonstrate critical thinking. Ideas show no evidence of thought, no critical thinking, or analysis. Additionally the content consists of THREE or more of the following: not writing in past tense, not writing in paragraph form, not writing in indirect speech, being too vague/general, or being incoherent in grammar and spelling OR STUDENT PLAGIARIZES.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReal world applications or implications

3 ptsOutstandingExplicitly presented and thoroughly explained. Student uses their own words, paragraph form, past tense, and indirect speech. Provides a real life application for the experiment and an in-text citation for it.

2 ptsAverageSuggestions for real world applications are presented but not thoroughly explained. Provides a real life application for the experiment and an in-text citation for it.

1 ptsBelow averageNot clearly presented and/or not thoroughly explained. Provide a real life application for the experiment but fails to provide an in-text citation for it.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableSuggestions for real world applications are not presented.

3 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences (minimum 3 from reputable sources)

3 ptsOutstandingProvides at least 3 references and these are from reputable sources and are referenced in the text. They are formatted correctly in APA or ACS format.

2 ptsAverageProvides at least THREE correctly formatted references and these are from reputable sources. However, some of these are not referenced in the text.

1 ptsBelow averageProvides at least 2 references and these are from reputable sources. However, these are not referenced in the text.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableGRADE OF ZERO ON ENTIRE POSTER IF NO REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED.

3 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSpell check and grammatical errors

2 ptsOutstandingPoster is almost free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.

1 ptsAveragePoster has some spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors but these do not hamper understanding.

0.5 ptsBelow averageConsiderable spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors that could cause confusion and interfere with reader’s understanding.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableSignificant spelling and grammatical errors which make the poster very difficult or impossible to understand.

2 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreativity and visual appeal

2 ptsOutstandingConsistency in formatting is clearly evident. Poster looks neat and organized. Text and graphics blend harmoniously and complement each other. Color scheme really enhances the poster. Student effectively uses color to make things stand out and demonstrate connections between ideas and sections. Student uses readable text colors and sticks to the same color scheme of 3-4 chosen colors

1 ptsAverageConsistency in formatting is clearly evident and the poster shows organization and does not look cluttered. Text and graphics could have been blended more harmoniously. Color scheme enhances the poster. Student mostly uses color to effectively to make things stand out and demonstrate connections between ideas and sections. Student uses mostly readable text colors and sticks to the same color scheme of 3-4 chosen colors

0.5 ptsBelow averageSome consistency in formatting is evident. Poster is a little cluttered but shows some organization. The text and graphics were not well blended. Color scheme chosen did not enhance the poster. Student struggles to use color to make things stand out and demonstrate connections between ideas and sections. Student uses some readable text colors and mostly sticks to the same color scheme of 3-4 chosen colors.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptableInconsistent formatting throughout the poster. Poster content is cluttered and completely disorganized. There is no effort made to blend the text and graphics. Color scheme really detracts the poster. Student’s use color does not make things stand out, guide the audience through the story and demonstrate connections between ideas and sections. Student does not use readable text colors and there is no uniform color scheme of 3-4 chosen colors

2 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFonts (size and proportion)

2 ptsOutstanding - Exceptional use of font sizes, font colors and text effects.Uses only 2-3 different fonts, but is consistent between titles, subtitles, headers, and text. Fonts chosen are sized large enough to read and are sans serif. Font sizes are used effectively to make things stand out, suggest importance and relevance, and help connect ideas and sections.

1 ptsAverage - Appropriate use of font sizes and colors and text effects.Uses only 2-3 different fonts, but is consistent between titles, subtitles, headers, and text. Fonts chosen are sized large enough to read and are sans serif. Font sizes are used effectively to make things stand out, suggest importance and relevance, and help connect ideas and sections.

0.5 ptsBelow average - Attempts to use of font sizes and colors and text effects appropriately.Uses more than 2-3 different fonts, and there are some consistency issues between titles, subtitles, headers, and text. Fonts chosen are mostly sized large enough to read and are sans serif. Font sizes are used somewhat effectively to make things stand out, suggest importance and relevance, and help connect ideas and sections.

0 ptsCriteria for grading not met.According to the first criterion "Will the poster be graded?", the poster does not meet one or more of the necessary requirements to be graded for credit and this section is therefore worth ZERO POINTS.

0 ptsUnacceptable - Inappropriate use of font sizes and colors and text effectsUses too many different fonts, and shows little or no consistency between titles, subtitles, headers, and text. Fonts chosen are not sized large enough to read and are not sans serif. Font sizes are not used effectively

2 pts

Total Points: 30