Term Paper
On Thurs., Nov. 14, the term paper outlines were returned in class. We also took some time to discuss suitability of different kinds of sources, guidelines for citing sources, and how to avoid plagiarism. This information is provided in the links below.
Guide to Citations for Stellar Astronomy Term Papers - [pdf]
UT Tutorial on Plagiarism
On Plagiarism - [pdf to come]
The next stage of the Term Paper assignment is due Tuesday, Nov. 5, in class. It is required that you turn in this assignment; failure to do so will cause a (small) loss of credit on the overall Term Paper grade. While this does not need to be your final outline, and there is still the opportunity to modify or narrow your topic, it is important that you demonstrate significant effort and substance towards this project, so that we can catch possible problems or misunderstandings about the topic and provide some guidance as you progress farther into your research.
What needs to be included in the Tues., Nov. 5 assignment:
This assignment needs to be legible (some of the initial topic choice pages were not), so a printed (not hand-printed) copy is fine. Clear, dark hand-printing is also acceptable, but not a page scribbled in light pencil.
Description of Term Paper Assignment [pdf]
Link to Course Guide for Ast 352K on the UT Library Site - http://tinyurl.com/ly9vaqm
Handout on Library Resources for Researching your Term Paper [pdf]