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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
pages long, in the above format. This does not include the cover page or the works cited page. 3. At least five reputable sources must be cited in your paper; be cautious of older papers, they may not contain contemporary information about your subject. Try these: http://journals.asm.org/minireviews.shtml {this site is a searchable index of minireviews, great place to start!} Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews {another site with good review articles} Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal of Microbiology Journal of Clinical Microbiology Microbiology This is just a sample; there are a ton of microbiology journals out there, so no excuses! YOU CANNOT USE WEB SITES AS SOURCES. Your textbook does not count either. 4. Paper structure: a. Cover page: Includes informative title, your name, date, and the class (Biology 2421 Microbiology). ALSO have an abstract, which is a short summary of the paper. The abstract follows the outline of the whole paper (beginning to end), but does not go into detail. It should be interesting (“grabs the reader’s attention”), includes the main topic (the pathogen and disease) and previews the structure of the paper (what you plan to discuss in the paper). REMEMBER: This does not count in the page total. b. Paper Body (should be fully cited!) i. Introductory section- Can include: • Scientific name (Genus and species) and common name of the pathogen • Name of the disease or diseases it causes • Brief history, interesting information about the pathogen or disease ii. Descriptive sections- describes the disease including: • Anatomical and physiological description of the pathogen • Chain of infection (mode of transmission) • Frequency and distribution of the pathogen/disease in the U.S. and in the world • Within a population, describe any trends on who gets the disease (by race, age, etc) • How does the pathogen cause the disease? • What parts of the body are affected by the disease? • Symptoms of the disease • Treatment of the disease and vaccination (if applicable) • Prevention iii. Conclusion paragraph- Restates the main topic (pathogen and disease) & summarizes main points c. Works cited page- includes all books, magazines, etc that were cited in your paper. 5. You must cite all factual information in your paper. It is better to assume that you must cite something than to not give credit to the source. Citations are designed to give credit to the author whose information you are using. Direct quotes of sentences or paragraphs are NOT allowed in this paper. Reword everything into your own words. Any exceptions must be approved before you turn in the paper by the
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