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The independent
Project/Report gives each member of the class an opportunity to: (1) go
beyond course material and explore, in more detail, a topic or subject
that has been or will be covered in class, (2) explore a topic or
subject that will not be covered in class, (3) design and construct a
classroom demonstration of a phenomenon in atmospheric electricity, (4)
design and construct a sensor for an atmospheric electricity
measurement of some
kind.
The report will give you practice writing and editing a technical
paper. You may also be asked (but not required) to give a short
10-15 minute
presentation on your work to the class. You are free to focus on
any scientific or technical aspect of atmospheric electricity that you
are interested in; experimental studies are particularly encouraged.
Your Project/Report can represent a significant fraction
(15%) of yourfinal grade. You should submit a title and one-page
preliminary plan for your report to the course instructor by Tue., Feb.
3.
Your plan should include a statement of why you think the topic is
important and at least 5 references or other sources that you plan to
use in your work. The final report should represent your best
effort in technical writing, and you will be graded on the
organizaation and the clarity of the English as well as the
content. Your final 8 to 10 page report (including figures and
references) should be turned in no later than Thursday Apr. 16.
Be creative, and feel free to build on your own interests, but please
do not report on a present or past sponsored research project.
The Project/Report should represent new and original work from this
semester and should not duplicate any work that you may have done in
the past.