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Not long ago when biology meant<br>
==Grading==
looking and prodding and fixing what’s bent<br>
<font color = red> All assignments should be dropped into the homework drop-box, found </font color>[https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]
there were armies of scientists working away<br>
*Personal Design Portfolio (individual grade, up to <font color = red> 25% </font color> of your final grade)
to list what they found<br>
** letter and revised letter
and to know life’s display <br>
** iGEM reviews
*
** Comic script
But not all was well as they tried to discover<br>
** Switchgrass to Ethanol equation evaluation
how life could be programmed since some but not other<br>
** Camp catalog of project ideas 
experiments worked and each person designed<br>
** Golden Record 
their template for learning <br>
** Biomimicry email
as they were inclined <br>
** Biohacking: busted, plausible or confirmed?
*
** Regulation of genetic engineering
“Share!” said the engineers “and try to remember<br>
** Making Genes, Making Waves
that others will use your work only whenever<br>
** Project development notebook
the tools you develop are standard and simple<br>
 
think of most screwthreads and<br>
* Lecture Response Log (individual grade, up to <font color = red>10% </font color>of your final grade)
think of the wheel.<br>
 
*
*Team Project (team grade, up to <font color = red>60% </font color> of your final grade)
Maybe in this way life by design <br>
** [[2020(S08) Lecture:week 4| "Team Facebook Page"]]
could work out of the box and others will find<br>
** [[20.020: 3 ideas presentation| "3 Ideas Presentation"]] (15%)
lots of interesting ways to build up from the bottom<br>
** [[20.020: Technical Specification Review| "Technical Specification Review"]] (15%)
making useful new parts<br>
** [[20.020: Final presentations| Final Presentation]]     
then new systems. No problem!”<br>
***technical documents (20%)
*
***presentation (10%)
By combining devices in new and fun ways<br>
 
the biologists builders could spend their workdays<br>
*Instructor Leverage (individual grade, up to <font color = red>5% </font color> of your final grade)
learning what’s out there and making new widgets<br>
 
to responsibly meet <br>
==Class policies==
the needs of our planet<br>
Students in 20.020 should:
#Do great things
#Do their best
#Come to class with an open mind and some energy to engage with the challenges
#Work collegially and constructively
#Tell people who need to know if there is a problem
 
==Presentations==
===[[20.020: 3 ideas presentation| 3 Ideas Presentation]]===
===[[20.020: Technical Specification Review| Tech Spec Review]]===
===[[20.020: Final presentations| Final presentations]]===

Latest revision as of 05:38, 3 March 2008

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Grading

All assignments should be dropped into the homework drop-box, found here

  • Personal Design Portfolio (individual grade, up to 25% of your final grade)
    • letter and revised letter
    • iGEM reviews
    • Comic script
    • Switchgrass to Ethanol equation evaluation
    • Camp catalog of project ideas
    • Golden Record
    • Biomimicry email
    • Biohacking: busted, plausible or confirmed?
    • Regulation of genetic engineering
    • Making Genes, Making Waves
    • Project development notebook
  • Lecture Response Log (individual grade, up to 10% of your final grade)
  • Instructor Leverage (individual grade, up to 5% of your final grade)

Class policies

Students in 20.020 should:

  1. Do great things
  2. Do their best
  3. Come to class with an open mind and some energy to engage with the challenges
  4. Work collegially and constructively
  5. Tell people who need to know if there is a problem

Presentations

3 Ideas Presentation

Tech Spec Review

Final presentations