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We’re getting toward a point where it would…

Michael Shaw / / Uncategorized

We’re getting toward a point where it would be sensible to start thinking about report writing. For all of those on funded projects (UROS, GenSoc, SGM, etc.) you will need to put together some sort of report and/or poster to finish your project. The specific requirements may vary, but we thought a group discussion about some of the more general points might be beneficial to you.
Nicki and I are happy to sit down (with coffee) THURSDAY (26th) afternoon and talk about what we expect to see in a report, what sort of writing style to use, how to present your data, and how to produce a high quality A0 poster.
I’d suggest you start thinking about this sort of thing and check the specific requirements from your funding body and bring that along if you like.
I think it would be really beneficial if you could all help each other out with these- particularly in making your Posters look awesome.

THUR afternoon in the Post-grad room

Week 5 update Monday Gillian sent me a…

Jacob Matthew Abbott / / Uncategorized

Week 5 update
Monday – Gillian sent me a 12 page skeleton evaluation form which detailed things like age, sex and height. I spent the day doing that.
Tuesday – The previous set of photographs looked too dark (though they looked ok though the camera’s screen) and so I had to do them again. This time I used the flash with both the diffuser on and set on low in order to get the photographs light enough without being washed out.
Wednesday – I went up to the analytical labs to ask how I would analyse the soil/clay I got out of the skull. Unfortunately the tests would take much longer then the remaining time left on the project, and so this will have to be done by the next person. I also measured the skull using the method in ‘Standards for Data Collection from Human Skeletal Remains’.
Thursday – I re-measured the skull using a set of digital callipers to make sure they were right, I then planned my UROS report.
Friday – Friday was a short day, I used the measurements in a program called Foredisk 3.1 in order to determine the race of the skull. Using both the Forensic and Howell databases it was determined that the skull belonged to a white male, which is what I expected it to be.