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1 LS4: Introduction to Genetics Winter 2011 Instructor: Amy L. McWhorter, PhD Office Hours: MW 8:30 – 9:30am location TBA Lecture (LS4.1): MWF 10 – 10:50am La Kretz 110 Course Objective: In this course, we cover a variety of topics relevant to the study of genetics, ranging from classical to nontraditional Mendelian genetics, from bacterial and viral genetics to human genetics, and include studies on molecular techniques and their applications. General Information: Course Materials  Required Text: GENETICS: From Genes to Genomes, Fourth Edition by Hartwell, Hood, Goldberg, Reynolds, & Silver (2011). (The optional purchase of the book bundled with Connect Plus also allows you to access supplementary online material.)  Optional Materials: Study Guide/Solutions Manual Genetics: from Genes to Genomes, Hartwell (4e) and Interactive Genetics CD-ROM and Handbook, UCLA, Johnson & Merriam. Lectures Lectures cover all of the primary course material. They should focus your reading and studying. Copies of lecture slides will be posted on BlackboardTM. Specific pages and assigned questions for each chapter will be listed on the lecture slides. Course website: Blackboard (Bb) The main course website is http://www.lsic.ucla.edu. Login and click on the link to the course. Course information such as the syllabus, class announcements, office hours, additional problem sets and answer keys will be posted on the site. PowerPoint lectures will also be posted in PDF format. Discussion sections  Discussion sections meet once a week.  Teaching assistants (TAs) lead the discussion sections. They are responsible for clarifying important points from the lectures/readings and for answering any questions you may have about the course material. In addition TAs will help solve assigned problems.  You must attend your assigned discussion section unless you have made other arrangements in advance with your TA and the TA of the session you would like to attend. This is a fast-paced course that covers a lot of material in a very short time. It is the responsibility of the student to keep up with the pace by doing all the readings and solving all assigned problems.  Be active and participate in class discussions. Ask questions if a point is unclear. It helps to work together to help each other solve the problem sets.  Each TA will have two hours of Office Hours per week. You are welcome to go to the office hours of any of the TAs, but note that TAs will give priority to students from their own sections. Times and locations for TA’s office hours are posted on Bb.2 Instructor Contact Information and Optional Clinics E-mail: Dr. McWhorter: [email protected] Please put “LS4 STUDENT” in the subject heading of all e-mails. E-mails without this subject heading will be deleted. NOTE: E-mail is not an appropriate medium for long, technical questions—save those types of questions for discussion section, clinic, or office hours. Optional instructor led problem solving clinics will be held most Friday afternoons. Announcements will be posted on Bb. TA Contact Information and Discussion Sections Please put “LS4 STUDENT” in the subject heading of all e-mails. TA office hours posted on Bb. Giancarlo Bonora: [email protected] Mark Anthony Sy: [email protected] Randall Chin: [email protected] Reading Assignments & Exams Reading assignments are listed on the lecture slides. You must take exams on the scheduled dates. There will be no make-up exams offered. Administrative Issues For enrollment, scheduling, etc., please contact the Life Sciences Core Curriculum Office (Life Science Building, Room 2305). Phone # for LS Core Office is 310-825-6614. Grading: Your grade in this course will be determined as follows: Quizzes will be given each Wednesday on Blackboard and are worth 10 points each beginning in Week 2. There are no make-up quiz assignments. Your 2 lowest quiz scores will be dropped. Each quiz will consist of problems similar to the problem sets previously assigned. Quizzes (Weeks 2-10) – 2 lowest scores = 70 points Midterm 1 (W, Jan 26; 5 – 6:50pm) = 100 points Midterm 2 (W, Feb 23; 5 – 6:50pm) = 100 points Final Exam (Th, Mar 17; 11:30am – 2:30pm) = 250 points TOTAL = 520 points Letter grades are established from a normal curve of total points following standard UCLA guidelines. The distribution varies from year to year, but in general at least the top 15% have received A+, A, or A-, and next 30% received B+, B, or B-. Regrading Policy: Re-grades will only be considered if submitted within 1 week of the exam return date. Presumed grading errors may not be discussed with teaching assistants. Re-grade Procedure: 1. Type/Print a note on a separate piece of paper explaining the specific error & attach that note to the front of the exam. 2. Keep a photocopy of the exam for your own records and for studying.3 3. Turn in your exam with the note to the LS Core Office (LS 2305) within one week of the date the graded exams were returned. 4. During the re-grade process the entire exam will be reevaluated to look for errors. Thus, your score may increase or decrease. 5. The exam will be returned to you at the final exam. Please note that when exams are graded, they are photocopied. Changing answers after an exam is returned and submitting for a re-grade is academic dishonesty and will be reported to the Dean of Students. Class Expectations:  Be courteous and on time.  Silence cell phones and other electronic devices. Do not answer the phone or text during class.  Laptop computers are permitted for note-taking only. Any other use (email, internet, etc.) is distracting to your classmates and prohibited.  Participate! Other Helpful Information:  Complete the assigned readings prior to each class meeting. Class meetings are designed to clarify and/or expand on your assigned readings.  The reading and work for this class should be taken seriously. All readings and problems assigned are your responsibility to complete. No homework will be collected and no additional quizzes will be given.  You are strongly urged to attend class. In the case that you miss class, obtain notes from a classmate, as test material will be stressed during lectures.  Discussion is welcomed during lecture, so please feel free to ask any questions, seek clarification,


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