Description
Timeline
Monographs consist of a collection of detailed papers written by separate authors which cover various aspects of a particular theme or topic. The class project will require each student to be a contributing author to a monograph on a subject within the broader area of forage quality and utilization. As a group, the class will discuss possible themes for the monograph, such as lab techniques for forage quality analysis or silage and haylage preparation and storage. Next, aspects of the theme which need to be detailed for an in depth understanding of the theme will be considered. These aspects will become the topics from which the students will choose for each individual paper.
Scientific organizations utilize various editing procedures in the development of journal articles and papers for monographs. A similar process will be used in the development of this class monograph. An outline of each individual paper will first be due in order to insure that some thought, development, and progress is being made. Then, a first draft of each paper is to be composed and turned in to Dr. Moore or the TA. One of the other students will then be assigned to review one first draft. Once the reviews are finished and the papers are returned to the original author, the final draft may be written. Once the final drafts are completed, the papers will then need to be submitted to Dr. Moore or the TA. The TA will serve as the managing editor. At the completion of grading and editing, the papers will be "published" as a monograph and made available on the Agronomy 434/534 World Wide Web page.
Full citations will be required for all material included in the papers from their respective sources. Graphs and tables may also be used; however, they may not be used directly from other sources unless permission is given by the source. On the Internet, all material is public domain; therefore, data from tables and graphs from other sources may be cited and used to create new tables and graphs. Each author's name will be attached to their respective paper.
One 3.5 in diskette will be provided for each student to use only for this assignment. Along with the final hard copy on paper submitted to the managing editor, the diskette also needs to be submitted with the entire final paper saved on it. This needs to be done so that retyping will not be necessary to place the papers on the Internet.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8/22 | Discuss themes and topics |
| 8/29 | Assign topics to students |
| 10/3 | Hand in two-page outline of topic, headings, subheadings, and major points |
| 10/5 | Hand outlines to reviewers for inclusion or exclusion of major points |
| 10/10 | Reviewers return outlines |
| 11/02 | Hand in first draft of paper |
| 11/07 | Hand first draft to reviewers for technical and content review |
| 11/14 | Reviewers return first draft |
| 11/30 | Hand in final draft |
| 12/07 | Submit completed paper and diskette to managing editor |
* During Christmas break, the managing editor will place the papers in monograph form in the world wide web for all to see the class's collective work.
Keith Harmoney / Fall 1995