Candidate's Statement on Teaching - Lee College

You are to sign into class when you arrive and out when you leave. Attendance is defined as arriving to
class on time (preferably early) and staying the entire class period.
Carrots: Those that choose to arrive on time, take part in class, and leave at the appropriate time:
-will be eligible for extra credit exercises.
-will benefit fully from class discussions and exercises.
- I retain the right to adjust scores upward by as much as three points (no lobbying); somewhat predicated
by your attendance (perfect attendance eligible for 3 pts; one absence 2 pts; two absences 1 pt)
Sticks: Those that choose to arrive late and/or leave early:
-will not receive credit for attendance.
-will not be eligible for extra credit pop quizzes and exercises.
-will not benefit fully from class discussions and exercises; grades will suffer accordingly.
-may be dropped from the class if you miss three or more sessions.
-will not do well if you do not attend class.
Your evaluation
You will be evaluated in both lecture (60%) and laboratory (40%). The exercises used to calculate your
final grade will consist of:
Lecture:
In-class exams: There will be FIVE in-class lecture exams and one final exam. Exams will be
cumulative and will increase in value sequentially for a total of 490 points.
Exam 1 (short) June 16 th 40 points
Exam 2 (short) June 25 th 60 points
Exam 3 (short) July 7 th 80 points
Exam 4 (short) July 16 th 90 points
Exam 5 (long) July 28 th 100 points
Exam 6 (required) August 27 th 120 points
There are no make-up exams, if you miss an exam, the next exam you take will be worth the sum of those
two exams. For example, if you miss exam 1 (worth 40 points) then exam 2 will be worth 90 points. If
you miss more than two exams you will be dropped from the course. You must take the final exam.
Extra work: These exercises will EACH be worth 10 points that can be used toward your
lecture exam total. In addition to unannounced in-class quizzes (be prepared!), you will have the
opportunity to present oral and written summaries of scientific papers (to be approved by your instructor)
for a total of 50 points. Oral presentations will be 10 minutes long at the beginning of class on a topic of
the instructor’s choosing or approval. Your grade will be determined by the class as a whole. Written
summaries of an article of the instructor’s choosing or approval will be a minimum of one page double
spaced clearly stating the objective of the paper, the methods used, the results of the experiments and the
significance of the work. Extra work will not be accepted after August 18 th .
Review paper (110 total points): You will prepare a short paper that reviews the biology and
pathology of a disease-causing microorganism. The assignments are:
1 st assignment: Outline (10 points); due June 18 th .
2 nd assignment: Rough draft (40 points); due July 18 th .
3 rd assignment: Final paper (60 points); due August 6 th .
1. Papers must be typed in the following format: 1” margins (top, bottom, and both sides), 12 point font,
and double spaced in any common font.
2. The paper (introduction, body of the paper, and conclusion) must more than 4 pages long, less than 6