Harkers Run A: hays' response

This topic submitted by Hays Cummins (haysc@muohio.edu) on 3/8/02.

Hello,

I've appreciated your efforts to date. Your proposal is "getting there," but for some reason, it doesn't convey the enthusiasm and strategies that your group and I have discussed. I'm not sure why!

Below are some comments and miscellaneous suggestions.

I'd like to see more details of what you are going to measure and why in each 100 meter transect.

Your library efforts are to be commended. But, by just having a bibliographic description (see above), you failed to integrate the material into the body of your work. This is important!

Your efforts with Dr. Medley are noted!

I'd like to see more primary literature (science articles) that relate to your study. There are plenty out there! For the scientific tests that you plan on using, I'd like to see more details as to why and how these tests have been used by other studies of aquatic ecosystems.This is where the literature comes in handy! Use it!

Speaking of literature, it looks like you have some good book sources and websites. The next step is to integrate your literature into the body of your work! At this point, the literature is "standing on its own" decoupled from your work.

There are plenty of primary literature sources from journals. I'd like you to expand your literature base and include some of these sources. Use Ohio Link or the Science Article Database (a vast source of interesting articles in PDF format). This database can be accessed on the Rivers Proposal Page!

Some advice (for all groups): With these kinds of projects, it is very important that you work on it every week. Otherwise, the semester will come to an end without the work getting done.

Keep us posted as to your progress!

Hays

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