General Microbiology BSCI 223 Course Information Fall 2006 See webpage for links http www life umd edu CBMG faculty asmith BSCI223 infofall html Instructors Lian Yong Gao Sabrina Kramer Office Hours By appointment By appointment Office MICB 3109 MICB 3124 Email lygao umd edu srkram umd edu Phone 405 7562 405 5443 Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Undergraduate Office HJ Patterson Hall 405 2766 Lecture Hall Gao Skinner Hall 0200 Tues and Thurs 9 00 9 50 Kramer HJP 0124 Tues and Thurs 11 00 11 50 Laboratories Microbiology 1201 1205 1206 Required texts Available in the University Book Store Response Innovations Key pad Clicker Bauman Robert Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 2006 2nd ed Pearson Benjamin Cummings ISBN 0 80537679 8 Available free via on line access Lab Manual Exploring New Cultures Smith 2006 The lab manual is available on line in the Course WebCT area See link Prerequisite BSCI 105 Course Support We have established an on line learning center for this course We encourage you to access this center on a regular basis for learning opportunities and course information This is also a place to communicate with your peers your TA s and your course instructors The BSCI 223 on line learning center can be found in University s closed web system Web CT seeLink for Login Help Grading Course Grade points out of 100 Exam 1 15 Exam 2 15 Final Exam 20 Assignment 1 10 Assignment 2 10 PAK points 5 Laboratory Reports 5 Laboratory Midterm 7 Laboratory Final 11 Clicker Points 2 Assignments Details for Assignments will be found in the course WebCT space Assignments are group assignments and your grade on each assignment will be subject to peer review You will work with an assigned group to complete Assignments 1 and 2 Each assignment will receive a group grade Each person in the group will complete a peer review form for each group assignment If your group members indicate that you have contributed 100 to the group effort you will receive the group grade If your group members indicate in the peer review that you have not contributed according to the level decided by the group at the initiation of the assignment you will receive a percentage of the group grade that reflects your level of participation Participation Applied Knowledge PAK Points Points will be earned for submission of answers to questions relevant to Case Studies 1 2 and 3 The PAK questions and Case Studies are found in WebCT The links will be available in a time sensitive fashion Answers will be submitted on line through WebCT See lecture syllabus for due dates Clicker Points Students are required to purchase a Response Innovations Key pad Clicker Points will be awarded 2 points lecture for answering clicker questions in lecture One point will be given for answering the knowledge question at the beginning of lecture and one point will be given for giving the correct answer There is a total of 50 total clicker points for the semester The percentage of clicker points out of 40 will be calculated into the 2 of your total grade Prior to lecture 1 please register your clicker See www clickers umd edu Laboratory Midterm and Final will be given in an on line environment To complete the exams students will access the exam in WebCT The exam will take place in CSS Building and will be proctored by teaching assistants Students are encouraged to prepare for these exams by completing practice quizzes that will be available in WebCT Students should report to CSS lab at set times Course Grade Your course grade will be determined based upon the categories listed in the above chart The grades will be assigned based upon points earned See the chart below 10098 Grade A 97 992 91 990 0 89 988 0 87 982 0 81 980 0 79 978 0 77 972 0 71 970 0 69 968 0 67 962 61 960 0 59 9 and below A A B B B C C C D D D F Policies and Expectations UM has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity The code sets the standards for academic integrity at UM for all undergraduates and graduate students As a student you are responsible for upholding the standards for this course It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating fabrication faciliatation and plagerism ill be enforced in this course For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council visit this link http www studenthonorcouncil umd edu whatis html Students will be encouraged to write the Honor Pledge on exams Acts of dishonesty include A Cheating Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials information or study aids in any academic exercise B Fabrication Intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any in formation or citation in an academic exercise C Facilitating Academic Dishonesty Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another to commit an act of academic dishonesty D Plagiarism Intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one s own in any academic exercise Clickers and the Honor Code Responding correctly to clickers questions will count toward your final grade in the class and should be treated like a quiz in any other course Responding for someone else using their clicker is a violation of the honor code and will be handled accordingly Excused Absences Students will not be penalized for absence due to Religious observance on University sanctioned days Illness when an official physician s note is submitted Accident when confirmable proof is submitted Participation in a University Event when prior notice is given In the event of an absence the student must send an email to the teaching assistant or course instructor prior to or on the day of absence Exam Make Up Policy If a student is aware of a conflict that will prohibit attendance to class on the day of an exam it is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss the options for a Make Up exam If a student misses an exam with an excused absence the option of a Make Up exam is available On the day of the exam the student must call or email the course instructor The student must present a written excuse to the course instructor at the first lecture attended after the absence At this time the student should also make arrangements for scheduling the makeup exam It is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor to arrange for a make up exam Laboratory Attendance Laboratory attendance is mandatory Three absences will result in a grade of F for the course In