关于留学生报告准则要求

GUIDELINES FOR THE STAR REPORT 报告准则
 (ASTR 203 – Spring 2012; Fleming)

 第一个草案是在3月9日下午5:00。如果你已经提前完成，可以随时提交。
1.  First draft is due by 5:00pm on March 9.  Feel free to submit it  earlier if you are www.ukthesis.org done.

当你提交你的第一篇草案。对于你的写作风格，我会给出相应的建议，并指出报告还缺少什么，告诉你如何使报告写得更好更好。我的要求是，你所提交的第一份草案是经过你最大的努力，只有这样，我才能给你最好的建议。如果你按照我的建议，那么最终会得到一个很好的成绩。关于在3月9号是截止日期的原因，是希望你最终的版本我能给你最后的建议。

2.  When you submit your first draft, I will give you feedback on your writing style, point out
what is missing from the report, and tell you how to make the report better.  I do ask
that you submit a substantial fi rst draft which represents your  best effort , so that I can
supply you with meaningful feedb ack!  If you follow my advice, then you should receive
a perfect score on your final report.  The re ason for the March 9 deadline is to allow
me to give you feedback in time for your final version.
  
However, if you choose not to submit a first draft, you are taking a  big  risk .  You will
not have the benefit of knowing what is wrong with your report, so you risk getting a
low score on the report!

我们的图书管理员所发布的信息索引和一些其他的参考信息，这些都会有助于你报告的研究和写作。
3.  Our librarians have posted information literacy and other reference information on D2L
which will assist you in researching and writing your Star Report.  L ook for the “Library
Tools” link on the lower Nav-Ba r of our D2L course homepage.

 
4. The general format of the paper should be: 一般的格式文件应该是
 
Cover page (Your Title = Star name, your name)
 
Abstract (a brief summary which advertises what is of interest in your report)
 
Main Body: introduce your topic 
                   present data and information
                   develop your topic
                   summarize and conclude
( NOTE: It would be a good idea to organize your  content into sections and subsections.)#p#分页标题#e#
              Refer ence List (from reference cita tions made in the Main Body)
 
( NOTE: You must cite the  original reference; sources such as Wikipedia are not allowed!
               You may use any citation style, e.g.  MLA, if you wish; just be consistent!)
 
  Any Figures or Tables you may have (or they could be imbedded in the Main Body)
 
Be concise and direct in communicating the information.  Follow any guidelines you find on the Information Literacy pages.

5.  Length of report: 报告的长度
as long as you need to communicate  the information that you have.  However, I think that it would be difficult to discuss everything we know about any star in under five pages.  However, if you can do it, fine.  I am grading quality , not quantity.  I want a sense of how well  you understand your star.
 

6. The first draft and final report must be in digital format  第一稿和最终报告必须是数码格式
you may use any MS WORD or Adobe PDF format.  Please  double-space  the first draft so that I can easily edit it.  You will submit your reports to the D2L website DROPBOX before the appropriate deadlines.  NO HANDWRITTEN REPORTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
 

7.  Content of the report   报告的内容
 Describe everything that is known  about your star! Show me that
you are an expert on your star! The report sh ould cover information on your star such
as: 
 
  1) What is its position in the HR Diagram?
  2) List all properties of your star like parallax, proper motion, color, magnitude, etc. 
  3) Where it is in its own life cycle?
  4) How does it generate energy?
  5) Describe how your star will end its life.
  6) What is its location with respect to our Sun?
  7) How was y our star named?
  8) What is the story be hind the constellation in which your star resides?
  9) Is your star a binary?  If so, what is its period and mass?
 
Do not discuss astrology or use astrologi cal references except in an historical
context, please!! 
 

8. Finally, remember that you are not  graded on the first draft    最后，请记住，第一稿件是不分级别
You may add new information in April to the final report, which is due at  5:00pm  on  Apr. 13. Your grade  for the Star Report (100 pts), which is 14% of your final course grade, will be based solely on your final report. Suggested Star Report Structure

I. Writing the Abstract                                       #p#分页标题#e#
 
The abstract goes at the beginning of your  report, right after the ti tle page, but it is the
last section of your report whic h you will write.  The abstract is the first thing someone will
read after the title of the  report.  The purpose of the abstract is to summarize  and 
advertise your report.  The abstract must c onvince the reader to read the entire report.
 
Look over your entire report.  Revisit y our analysis of the star and the arguments you
have made to explain its nature.   Based on what you have l earned about all stars in this
course, what makes your star stand out?   Why is your star interesting?  Why should
anyone take the time to read your report?    These are the questions which you must
address in your abstract.
 
II. Write an Introduction
 
Introduce your topic by bringing the reader into the st ory of your star.
 
III. Origin of Name and Constellation Myth or History         
 
 The star name will be one of four types:
 1. Proper
 2. Bayer
 3. Flamsteed
 4. Catalog
 
 Where did it come from?  If a proper name, from which language is it derived?   Proper 
names are sometimes connected  to the story/myth behind the constellation in which the
star resides.
 Is it?  What is the story or myth behind t he naming of the constellation?
 
IV. Properties of the Star                                                  
 
 Use the  SIMBAD  database,  Catalogue of Bright Stars, or other stellar database to
compile the properties of your star.  Stellar data is best presented in a report as a table. 
You may refer to the table when discussing your star’s properties in the text.   The
following properties should be included:
 
  1. coordinates: R.A. & Dec.  
  2. distance and/or parallax ang le 
  3. proper motion   
  4. radial velocity
  5.  spectral type & luminosity class
  6. surface temperature
  7. mass (if known)  
  8. if binary: separation & period of orbit
 
How can you judge the accuracy of these properties?  When conflicting values are found,
which value do you choose?  [HINT: Why is the year  contained in the bibliography reference for the data very important?]#p#分页标题#e#
 
 
V. Life Cycle of the Star                                    
 
 Locate your star on the  Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram .  What does your star’s location on the H-R Diagram tell  you about where it is in its  life cycle?  How does your star generate energy? or does it? Describe the nucl ear fusion reaction(s) responsible for energy generation.  
 
 Use this information, combined with mass,  to determine how your star will die in the
future?  Or is your star alr eady “dead”?  Which stellar remnant will your star leave behind
after its death?  There are only three possibilities:
 
  1. white dwarf
  2. neutron star
  3. black hole
 
VI. Conclusion
 
Summarize all of the information which you have just presented and make some
concluding remarks about your star.