Course Syllabus

Course Requirements

 1. All meetings are mandatory.  If you are taking this as a 
Course, you are allowed to miss one meeting without being penalized 
except for mandatory meetings. 
 
 2. As part of a small group, plan and carry out 1 event held outside 
of the weekly meetings that is related to biology, health science and/or the 
other life sciences. 
 
 3. As part of a small group, plan and carry out 1 educational lecture 
that is related to biology and/or the life sciences. 
 
 4. Advertise your event and talk to BioSci, but more importantly, to 
the rest of the student body (using flyers, mailing lists, overheads, and word 
of mouth). 
 
 5. You must participate/ attend your group’s event and lecture in 
addition to 1 other event and lecture. 
 
 6. Maintain a valid e-mail address and check it on a regular basis  
(this is the primary means team leaders and group members use to maintain 
contact). 
 
 7. Participate in fundraising efforts as we do provide all our own 
funding  
  
 8. Complete group member evaluations once the event and talk are 
completed. 
 
 9. Presentation must be completed and presented at least one 
meeting before the actual lecture or event.
 
     

Grading Rubric

Attendance (20pts) - can miss 1 meeting, anymore will result in deduction 
of points. Mandatory meetings are worth twice as much as regular meetings.

	
Organizing 1 lectures (25pts)
	Advertisement 7.5
	Peer evaluation 7.5
	Performance/ organization 10
	
Organizing 1 events (25pts)
	Advertisement 7.5
	Peer evaluation 7.5
	performance/ organization 10
	
Fundraising  (10pts)

Participation (10pts)
	-going 1 additional event
    -going 1 additional lecture
    
-Event/Lecture Presentation (8pts)

 

How to Organize a Talk