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GRADES:The final grade for MIMG 103L will be calculated as follows:Points (Percentages)Lecture Participation 50 ( 5%)Fulfillment of Laboratory Hours0 (mandatory)Experiment Progress Sessions Participation 60 ( 6%)Annotation Tutorial Participation 25 ( 3%)Annotation Presentation/Peer Evaluation 40 ( 4%)Homework (3 total, 20 – 30 pts each) 80 ( 8%)Lab Reports (3 total, 40 – 45 pts each) 125 (13%)Quizzes (5 total, 15 pts each, lowest quiz score dropped) 60 ( 6%)Effort & Conduct Evaluation 80 ( 8%)Lab Notebook (including 60 pt imgACT online notebook) 130 (13%)Midterm Exam (Wed., 04/28/10, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM) 125 (12%)Final Exam (Thurs., 06/07/10, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM) 225 (22%)TOTAL 1000 (100%)EXPLANATION OF GRADE COMPONENTS:Lecture ParticipationAlthough no one will be taking role at lecture each week, each student is responsible for allmaterial presented and distributed during lecture, as well as any and all courseannouncements provided during lecture. A set of lecture-based, one-minute questions willbe presented in class, with students asked to record their responses on note cards provided bythe instructor. Note cards will be collected and used to monitor participation in lecture.Please note that it is disruptive to instruction when students arrive late or leave early.Consistent interruption of class in this manner will result in the loss of points.Fulfillment of Laboratory HoursAttendance at the FIRST MIMG 103L lab meeting is mandatory. If you do not attend, yourspace will be reassigned and you will have to drop the class through URSA. Any exceptionsto this policy must receive approval by course instructors before any anticipated absence, orthere must be a serious, mitigating circumstance after the fact, also subject to approval. In allcases, you must be able to provide evidence to establish the basis of any request.Attendance at each lab period is also required. It is not feasible to make up laboratory workbecause of the complexity and cost and because many experiments involve work on materialsprepared in previous lab periods. Teaching Assistants must be notified ahead of time foranticipated lab absences or late arrivals to lab. In addition, you must obtain permission fromcourse instructors before any anticipated absence, or there must be a serious, mitigatingcircumstance after the fact, also subject to approval. In all cases, you must be able to provideevidence to establish the basis of any request. If a lab is missed and absence is approved by4
instructors, it will be at the sole discretion of the instructors, in each individual case, as towhether a student will be allowed to prorate points for the missed lab, or merely lose thosepoints. Only two excused lab absences are permitted during the quarter.Experiment Progress (EP) Session ParticipationDuring the first laboratory meeting of the quarter, students will be organized into teamscomprised of 4 to 6 individuals. In coordination with other team members, each student willsign up for one session of Experiment Progress (EP) per week. If the team’s regularlyscheduled laboratory periods fall on Tuesday and Thursday each week, then team membersmust make arrangements to attend EP on Wednesday each week. Alternatively, if the team’sregularly scheduled laboratory periods fall on Wednesday and Friday, then team membersmust make arrangements to attend EP on Thursday each week. At least two or three teammembers must be present at a single EP session, with team member attendance spread overtwo EP sessions per week.All sessions of EP will be held in an instructional laboratory or SLC computer classroom,where students will conduct procedures related to their experiments initiated during in thescheduled laboratory periods. These activities will be supervised by teaching assistants orinstructors, although no formal instruction will be provided during these sessions. Studentswill receive directions during scheduled laboratory meetings, with details outlined in thelaboratory manual, and will be expected to perform these additional tasks between scheduledlaboratory periods. Students must be available for the entire one-hour session, andstudents must sign-in each week to ensure their attendance is recorded. Only one excusedabsence is permitted during the quarter.Annotation Tutorial ParticipationDuring the first laboratory meeting of the quarter, each student will sign up for one tutorialsession. The sessions begin week 2 and continue through week 9 of the quarter. Thus, allstudents must make arrangements to be available for one of the eight sessions held during thequarter. These sessions are held in a computer laboratory classroom in the Science LearningCenter on the 4th floor of Young Hall. No more than 3 students per lab section may attendany single tutorial session, and every tutorial session must have at least 2 students from eachlab section in attendance. During these sessions, students will work directly with courseinstructors to become familiar with the online genome annotation tools and learn how tointerpret the data generated during their database inquiries. Students must sign-in to ensuretheir attendance is recorded; otherwise, no points will be given for tutorial participation.5
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