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Syllabus
Homework
Assignment
All out of
class written assignments must be submitted to turnitin.com. Please go
to the turnitin website and create an account (if you do not already
have one). Then use the course information below to register for this
class.
Class ID for Turnitin: 4691398
password for Turnitin: micro
Study
Group Information
Study
Group Report – print and complete this form for your study group.
One form should be completed and turned in at the time of each exam.
Labs begin
the week of Jan., 23, 2012
The Biological Sciences Department offers
tutorial help to students enrolled in BSC 380 and 381 through our
Learning Center, which is located in the Biological Sciences Learning
Center in the basement of Mississippi Hall. This free service will be available
on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and on alternate Mondays (starting Jan
30th) from 5-7 pm.
Chapter
1
There is a
quiz scheduled for Friday, Jan 27th. This quiz will cover
chapter 1. I will assign class numbers at this time, so if you miss the
quiz please see me Monday for your class number.
Chapter
4a
Chapter
4b
Homework
Assignment!
Paper due
Monday, Feb. 6th on variation in cell structure and
function. No late assignments
will be accepted regardless of reason. If you have a valid university approved excuse for missing class,
you may email the paper to me with prior approval. The paper should be submitted
through turnitin and as a hard copy in class. You will have to go the www.turnitin.com and set up an account then use our
course info (Class ID 4691398; password micro) to
submit the paper. Keep in mind the deadline is 10:00 am on Monday and
sometimes it takes turnitin time to process your submission. Papers not
processed before the deadline will not be graded. Your paper should be at
least one full page in length, typed, double spaced, 12 point font
in the Times New Roman style. Your page margins should be set at one
inch all around (top, bottom and both sides). If you have more than one
page, remember I do not accept unstapled work. There should be no
title information or class information included on your paper. Write
your class number in the top right hand corner. Do not type it on the
first line. The text of your paper should start at the top margin (1
inch). If your paper does not meet all of these format requirements, I
will deduct points. Your paper should explain the differences
between prokaryotes and eukaryotes (most of the paper should be
dedicated to this content), the differences between archaea and
bacteria, and the structural differences between Gram positive
and Gram negative bacteria (do not include information
about their gram stain reactions). Please be thorough including all
topics covered in the lecture notes (cell wall, cell membrane, genetic
material, cell division, ribosomes ect...). Please write this paper
using a compare and contrast style. You may use your class notes,
textbook or other resources. You do not have to cite your
sources within the text of your paper or include a literature cited
section. This assignment is
worth 20 points toward your daily grade and may not be used as a drop
grade. If the turnitin.com similarity index is 15% or greater then you
will only be eligible for half credit. If the similarity index is
excessively high your paper will not be graded!
Chapter
5a
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Chapter
5b
Exam 1 is scheduled for Monday, February 13th and
will cover chapters 1, 4 and part of 5 (only through the basics of
fermentation). You will need a scantron. Please do not be late as the
exam will begin at 10:00. Your first article review homework is due at
the time of the exam. Remember that you must submit the summary
through turnitin.com before class begins and turn in a hard copy of
the summary stapled to the front of the complete article to me at the
time of the exam. Papers with a similarity index of over 15% will only be
eligible for half the credit available (10 points) for the assignment. If
you participated in a study group, your study group report form is also
due at the time of the exam.
Chapter
5c
Chapter
6
There is a quiz
scheduled for Monday, Feb 27th. This quiz will cover chapters
5c and 6.
Chapter
7
Chapter
8a – Please review the material in this section of notes and read
the first part of chapter 8 in your text. I will not cover this
information in lecture but you will be responsible for reviewing the
basic terms and processes of replication, transcription and translation on
your own.
Chapter
8b
Chapter
8c
There is a quiz
scheduled for Friday, March 9th. This quiz will cover chapter
8.
Chapter
9
Exam 2 is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21st and
will cover chapters 5c, 6, 7, 8 and 9. You will need a scantron. Please
do not be late as the exam will begin at 10:00. Your second article
review homework is due at the time of the exam. Remember that you must
submit the summary through turnitin.com before class begins and
turn in a hard copy of the summary stapled to the front of the
complete article to me at the time of the exam. Papers with a
similarity index of over 15% will only be eligible for half the credit
available (10 points) for the assignment. If you participated in a study
group, your study group report form is also due at the time of the exam.
Chapter
10
Chapter
11a
Chapter
11b
Chapter11c
There is a quiz
scheduled for Monday, April 2nd. This quiz will cover chapter
11.
Chapter
13a
Chapter
13b
Exam 3 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th
and will cover chapters 10, 11 and 13. You will need a scantron. Please
do not be late as the exam will begin at 10:00. Your third article review
homework is due at the time of the exam. Remember that you must submit
the summary through turnitin.com before class begins and turn in a
hard copy of the summary stapled to the front of the complete article
to me at the time of the exam. Papers with a similarity index of over 15%
will only be eligible for half the credit available (10 points) for the
assignment. If you participated in a study group, your study group report
form is also due at the time of the exam.
Chapter
14a
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Chapter
14b
http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/phs/infdis2011.htm
Homework Assignment!
Paper due Monday, April 23rdon epidemiology of
notifiable diseases. No late
assignments will be accepted regardless of reason. Your paper
should be at least one full
page in length, typed, double spaced, 12 point font in the Times New
Roman style. Your page margins should be 1 inch at top, bottom and both
sides. There should be no title
information or class information included on your paper. Type or
write your class number in the top right hand corner. If your paper does
not meet all of these format requirements, I will deduct points. Follow
the link above to the 2011 CDC list of notifiable infectious diseases. Select one disease from
the list and write your paper on its epidemiology. Keep in mind that
epidemiology includes all of the following topics: etiology, reservoir,
mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and
treatment. You must have two sources of material for the paper (your
textbook, the CDC general website, WHO website, ect...). You do not have
to site the sources within the text of your paper, but you must list them
on a separate page. Please
be careful to use complete citations (for example, just
listing a url address is not a complete citation or if you use a book be
specific about which pages). You should use APA style for your
citations. If you need help with this there is information available on
the internet or through the USM library Web page. Remember I do not
accept unstapled work. This
assignment is worth 20 points and may not be used as a drop grade. Please
remember you must submit your paper through turnitin before class begins
Monday or you will receive no credit. A similarity index of greater than 15% is unacceptable
and the paper will only be eligible for 1/2 credit. Papers with an
excessively high similarity index will not be
graded!
Chapter
27a
Chapter
27b
Chapter
27c
Chapter
28
The final exam is scheduled for Monday, May 7th
from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. The final will be partly comprehensive with
approximately 50% of questions coming from old material and the remaining
material coming from Chapters 14, 27 and 28. Please do not be late. The
exam will begin at 8:30 and there is no make-up opportunity for
the final exam! There is no article review homework paper due for the
final exam. If you participated in a study group, you may still turn in your
study group report form for extra credit at the time of the exam.
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