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Syllabus
Labs begin the
week of Jan., 23, 2012
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: 4691400
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 of the first
three exams.
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
3a
Chapter
3b
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 4691400; password micro) to
submit the paper. Keep in mind the deadline is 9:00 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
6
Exam 1 is scheduled for Monday, February 13th
and will cover chapters 1, 3 and 6. You will need a scantron.
Please do not be late as the exam will begin at 9:00. 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
9
There is a
quiz scheduled for Wed., Feb. 22nd. This quiz will cover
chapter 9.
Chapter
10a
Chapter10b
Chapter10c
There is a
quiz scheduled for Friday, March 2nd. This quiz will cover
chapter 10.
Chapter
14a
Chapter
14b
Chapter14c
http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/phs/infdis2011.htm
Homework Assignment!
Paper due
Monday, March 19thon 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 MLA 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
17
Exam 2 is scheduled for Friday, March 23rd
and will cover chapters 9, 10, 14 and 17. You will need a
scantron. Please do not be late as the exam will begin at 9:00. 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.
Chapter19a
Chapter
19b
Chapter
19c
There is a
quiz scheduled for Mon., April 2nd. This quiz will cover
chapter 19.
Chapter
22a
Chapter
22b
Chapter
22c
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