Modern Genetics Project Description
These past few quarters in Biology we were assigned a modern genetics research paper. I chose to center mine around the ethics of CRISPR. However I ended up describing what CRISPR is, and how it works as well. We were assigned to write a 3-5 page paper in APA format, with intext citations, and an annotated bibliography with at least 4 reliable sources. We were then asked to create a slideshow with the rest of our group that was also working on the different aspects of CRISPR. My group consisted of me, Georgia and Taylor.
Modern Genetics Project Reflection
I chose to share this work sample on my portfolio, because I am really proud of my paper. I think that it is worth showing because I spent a lot of quality time and effort on this project. I also am proud that I got a really good grade on it.
I think that this work sample could represent interpersonal skills, because normally in Biology the majority of our work is personal. However for this project we were forced to use our interpersonal skills as we worked on the slideshow with our group. When school is being done virtually, It is difficult to compare ideas, and work on project with group mates, so I think that we really achieved that during this project.
This work sample shows my current growth, because I learned a great deal with this project, and I would not have been able to do this big of a research paper before I was challenged with this project. This project challenged me in ways that I had not seen before. I had to teach myself how to make an annotated bibliography, and I struggled when learning how to cite in APA format, but in the end I figured it all out.
An opportunity for new growth in this project, would be to maybe focus my paper more on the actual ethics of CRISPR itself, rather then a whole over view, because my paper could have had more information on the topic I was researching if I did not explain in the paper what CRISPR was first.
I think that this work sample could represent interpersonal skills, because normally in Biology the majority of our work is personal. However for this project we were forced to use our interpersonal skills as we worked on the slideshow with our group. When school is being done virtually, It is difficult to compare ideas, and work on project with group mates, so I think that we really achieved that during this project.
This work sample shows my current growth, because I learned a great deal with this project, and I would not have been able to do this big of a research paper before I was challenged with this project. This project challenged me in ways that I had not seen before. I had to teach myself how to make an annotated bibliography, and I struggled when learning how to cite in APA format, but in the end I figured it all out.
An opportunity for new growth in this project, would be to maybe focus my paper more on the actual ethics of CRISPR itself, rather then a whole over view, because my paper could have had more information on the topic I was researching if I did not explain in the paper what CRISPR was first.