Assignment 4: Rubric

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Criteria	Points
Abstract - Brief, no more than 500 words - Clearly outlines the question/problem - Clearly describes how the question/problem will be addressed	3
Introduction - Relevant background information provided - Clearly articulates how the background information is connected to the current project idea - Well written and easy to follow - Flows from more general and broad background information and narrows towards the focus of this proposed project - Hypothesis/question(s) posed are clearly stated towards the end of this section - No factual errors are present	6
Background - Information regarding feeding and habitat needs of organism provided - significance of using this particular organism to study has been provided - information regarding specific problem being addressed, both current and historical, have been provided - students show a solid understanding of the organism, its habitat and its impact within its environment	4
Significance of Project - Significance of the problem is clearly and convincingly stated - Experimental design has been described in a way that elicits confidence in study - Background information was used well in order to show the importance of this project	3
Experimental Design - No bullet points - The experimental design is specific and addresses the question/problem - Enough information is provided that experiment can be replicated - There is an appropriate control where applicable - Both independent and dependent variables are clearly defined - Statistical analysis to be used has been clearly outlined and is appropriate for type of data being collected	6
Spelling & Grammar - No spelling errors - No grammar errors - No awkward sentence structures	3
References & in-text citations - APA format used properly and consistently - Minimum of 3 primary source papers used in the proposal - In-text citations are used when required - Citations and references match up	4
Plagiarism & Quotations - No plagiarism of any kind has been found - No quotations present - Information attained from outside resources are properly cited	3
Open Science & Format - 5 pages double spaced, font 12, Times New Roman (not including references) - Screen shot of directory structure has been uploaded and directory follows good practices - Registered report submitted as Rmd and pdf version - YAML is provided at the top of the template - Data Dictionary is present and accurately displayed	4
Timeline - All data collection dates included and a description of what data will be collected and how this will be done - All non-data collection dates included with details of what will be done on those days - start and end of dates are provided	3