How are students evaluated? |

Evaluation consists of a substantive final written report (10-15 pages), a written proposal & literature review (6-8 double-spaced pages in length), oral presentation, and quality of the project work.
The proposal is due to your supervisor (and the course administrator) approximately one month after the last date to add a course and will be worth 15%. See contract form for dates.
The supervisor and student will jointly determine the components that will comprise the calculation of the final grade and how much each is worth; in addition to the written proposal (15%), written report, and oral or poster presentation, other components may include quality of work, statistical analysis of data, and participation in lab meetings. See sample marking scheme.
The final written report and presentation combined must be worth a minimum of 50% of the final grade, with the presentation worth 20%.
The expectations for an acceptable length for the written report will be communicated to the student by the supervisor. Written reports by past students have been approximately 10-15 double-spaced pages and are often written in the format of a manuscript to be submitted for publication to a journal. The submission date for the final report is included on the marking scheme.
The presentation to the lab may take place 1-2 weeks before the final report is due so students can incorporate any feedback into their final report.
The supervisor must submit a final grade and a brief (approximately one-two paragraph) critique of the student’s work, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the work, and a rationale for the mark assigned. A copy of the critique will be given to the student on request.
The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters applies to all work produced for this course. This means proper referencing and citing of materials must be followed. Click here for relevant University of Toronto resources and policies. For writing advice and resources, please visit: https://writing.utoronto.ca/