# Group oral presentation about the database you reviewed:  '''due on Thursday, October 8, at midnight PDT.''' ''(Wednesday night/Thursday morning)'', 25 points (each member of the group receives the same grade).

# Group oral presentation about the database you reviewed:  '''due on Thursday, October 8, at midnight PDT.''' ''(Wednesday night/Thursday morning)'', 25 points (each member of the group receives the same grade).

# Your shared journal entry on the [[Class Journal Week 5]] page:  '''due on Thursday, October 8, at midnight PDT.''' ''(Wednesday night/Thursday morning)'', 3 points (this will be graded individually).

# Your shared journal entry on the [[Class Journal Week 5]] page:  '''due on Thursday, October 8, at midnight PDT.''' ''(Wednesday night/Thursday morning)'', 3 points (this will be graded individually).

== Objectives ==

== Objectives ==

*# [https://lionshare.lmu.edu/Users/kdahlqui/BIOL367/NAR%20manuscripts/Olufson_Pacheco_Varshneya_Woodlee.pdf Secure link to download Group 4 manuscript]

*# [https://lionshare.lmu.edu/Users/kdahlqui/BIOL367/NAR%20manuscripts/Olufson_Pacheco_Varshneya_Woodlee.pdf Secure link to download Group 4 manuscript]

Because you will be performing an '''''anonymous''''' and '''''confidential''''' peer review of your group's assigned article, the articles cannot be posted on this wiki, nor can we actually post the name or authors of the article.  Similarly, your reviews cannot be posted to this public wiki, nor can your presentation slides.  So, for this week only, your electronic laboratory notebook will consist of the required links (listed above, which are the same for every week), a log of when you worked on this assignment and when your group got together, and links to a secure sharing site (Please submit your review via [http://lionshare.lmu.edu LionShare]) for your review and presentation slides (which should only be shared with your group members, Dr. Dahlquist, and Dr. Dionisio).

Because you will be performing an '''''anonymous''''' and '''''confidential''''' peer review of your group's assigned article, the articles cannot be posted on this wiki, nor can we actually post the name or authors of the article.  Similarly, your reviews cannot be posted to this public wiki, nor can your presentation slides.  So, for this week only, your electronic laboratory notebook will consist of the required links (listed above, which are the same for every week), a log of when you worked on this assignment and when your group got together, and links to a secure sharing site ([http://lionshare.lmu.edu LionShare]) for your review and presentation slides (which should only be shared with your group members, Dr. Dahlquist, and Dr. Dionisio).

Specifically, the requirements for confidentiality from [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html ''NAR'''s instructions to reviewers] are as follows:

Specifically, the requirements for confidentiality from [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html ''NAR'''s instructions to reviewers] are as follows:

# Comments for the authors

# Comments for the authors

#* These are (obviously) seen by the authors.  The [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html ''NAR'' Instructions to reviewers] states that: "Referees should approach each manuscript with an impartial and positive but critical mind. Comments to the Authors must be constructive, clearly identifying the manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, and providing tangible suggestions for improvement. Offensive language is not acceptable. Referees will not be able to edit their report once it is submitted, so should not include anything in the Comments for the Authors that they would not wish the Authors to read." Thus, while it is OK and expected that you should be critical of the article, you should be careful to word your criticisms in a polite and diplomatic way.  The comments to the authors generally is written in three parts:  

#* These are (obviously) seen by the authors.  The [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html ''NAR'' Instructions to reviewers] states that: "Referees should approach each manuscript with an impartial and positive but critical mind. Comments to the Authors must be constructive, clearly identifying the manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, and providing tangible suggestions for improvement. Offensive language is not acceptable. Referees will not be able to edit their report once it is submitted, so should not include anything in the Comments for the Authors that they would not wish the Authors to read." Thus, while it is OK and expected that you should be critical of the article, you should be careful to word your criticisms in a polite and diplomatic way.  The comments to the authors generally is written in three parts:  

#*# "An introductory paragraph placing the manuscript in a broader context, describing the contribution of the manuscript to the field, summarizing the manuscript’s main findings and claims, and giving the Referee’s overall impression of the manuscript." The summary that your group submits will be longer because you need to include all of the answers to the questions listed below.

#*# "An introductory paragraph placing the manuscript in a broader context, describing the contribution of the manuscript to the field, summarizing the manuscript’s main findings and claims, and giving the Referee’s overall impression of the manuscript." The summary and specific comments that your group submits will be longer because you need to include all of the answers to the questions listed below.

#*# Specific comments which should be further divided into

#*# Specific comments which should be further divided into

#*#* Major comments

#*#* Major comments

: For detailed guidelines, please consult the Referee Information page on our website [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html]

: For detailed guidelines, please consult the Referee Information page on our website [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/referee_info.html]

The summary that your group will write, has to follow the format described above and explicitly address the following points.  These points are for the purpose of demonstrating your understanding of the article and database and are also criteria for acceptance of the article.  For each of the points, please provide either a hyperlink to the web page that you got the information from or a page number from the manuscript.  It may be appropriate to address these points either as part of the general summary section of your review or as part of either the major/minor revisions section, or suggestions to improve the manuscript.

The review that your group will write, has to follow the format described above and explicitly address the following points.  These points are for the purpose of demonstrating your understanding of the article and database and are also criteria for acceptance of the article.  For each of the points, please provide either a hyperlink to the web page that you got the information from or a page number from the manuscript.  It may be appropriate to address these points either as part of the general summary section of your review or as part of either the major/minor revisions section, or suggestions to improve the manuscript.

* '''Scientific quality of the database'''

* '''Scientific quality of the database'''

*# What is the purpose of the database?   

*# What is the purpose of the database?   

*#* Which ones?

*#* Which ones?

*# Is it convenient to browse the data?

*# Is it convenient to browse the data?

*# Is it convenient to download?   

*# Is it convenient to download the data?   

*#* In what file formats are the data provided?

*#* In what file formats are the data provided?

*# Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database.  could a naive user quickly navigate the website and gather useful information?

*# Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database.  Could a naive user (i.e., ''you'') quickly navigate the website and gather useful information?

*#* Is the web site well-organized?   

*#* Is the web site well-organized?   

*#* Does it have a help section or tutorial?   

*#* Does it have a help section or tutorial?   

Each group will prepare and give a 12-15 minute PowerPoint presentation based on their assigned database in class on Thursday, October 8.

Each group will prepare and give a 12-15 minute PowerPoint presentation based on their assigned database in class on Thursday, October 8.

* You will need to prepare ~12-15 slides (assume 1 slide per minute of presentation).

* You will need to prepare ~12-15 slides (assume 1 slide per minute of presentation).

* You need to present the information you gathered about your database that you listed in your review above, but organized as a presentation.

* You need to present the information you gathered about your database that you listed in your review above, but organized as a presentation.