Slide 1Students registered in course:What is this course?What is this course?Who is this course for? Who is it not for?Pros and Cons of this course:Course Policies and ScheduleLectures and HandoutsTextbookExamination PoliciesExam Policies: Mandatory AttendanceExam Policies: DatesExamination Policies: during the examExamination Polices: AnswersExamination Policies: previous examsOffice HoursHonors ProjectsContact ListQuestions?Introduction to MIC301 LaboratoryWelcome to:MIC 301MIC 301JMIC 301VPHM 301Students registered in course:•MIC 301J –Majority of students -with lab•MIC 301V–Lecture online (video capture) -with lab•PHM 301–Pre-Pharmacy majors only -no labWhat is this course?•NOT a course in General Microbiology–Nutrition–Growth–Metabolism–Taxonomy & Evolution–Ecology –Environmental Microbiology–Industrial Microbiology–Food Microbiology–Etc.What is this course?•a course in Biomedical Microbiology–Briefly touch on metabolism, genetics–The main focus will be to introduce you to a wide variety of human pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungal pathogens) and the diseases that they cause–Introduction to Immunology – how the body fights off these infectionsWho is this course for?Who is it not for?•MIC301 is NOT an easy course!•NEED to have a college level Biology course and laboratory with a B or better. •NOT specifically designed for: engineers, biology students headed into basic research, basic science majors•OPTIMAL FOR: people headed for careers/advanced degrees in health sciences, pre-med, nursing, med. tech., exercise science, clinical lab sciences, physicians’ assistants, pharmacists, etc.Pros and Cons of this course:•Team taught–Multiple lecturers–Experts in their fields•Large course–Little 1-on-1 –All lecturers are research professionals in the areas in which they lecture•Less lab time than general microbiology but it’s focused on health-related microbiologyCourse Policies and Schedule•Check UBLearns/Blackboard regularly (every 2 days) for:–Course schedule including exam dates and rooms–Course policies–Laboratory sessions, recitations, quizzes, etc.–Listed as MIC301•YOU MUST READ:–Policies, announcements, schedule, lecture slides/notes, etc.–READ and use!Lectures and Handouts•All lectures are digitally recorded–Available to ALL students ALL semester on UBLearns–Problems? Do not contact us or the Department of Microbiology. Contact [email protected]•Handouts and/or lectures slides for most lectures are available on UBLearns. –READ through them BEFORE lecture–Many students print them and use them to take notes during lecture.–Lab exercises should be printed and brought to laboratory class.Textbook•There will be NO TEXTBOOK for the lecture this year. ALL exam questions will be based on the material given in lectures.Examination Policies•EVERYONE in 301 takes exams at the same time.•Check online for you room assignment 1 week prior to the exam (could be different).•Five (5) exams – ALL during assigned lecture times (see Course Schedule).•Each exam is worth 20% of lecture grade •No comprehensive exam•Format: multiple choice, bubble sheets, sample questions will be posted for format.Exam Policies: Mandatory Attendance•There will be NO alternate dates/times for exams – each will be given once and ONLY once. •Do NOT miss an exam! We will NOT give a make-up exam. •If you have a VALID* and DOCUMENTED excuse (see course policies), that grade will be dropped and your grade will be composed of the four grades of your other exams. •If you miss without a valid excuse, you will receive a zero for that exam. •(*Valid: medical excuse WITH documentation; death in your IMMEDIATE family – WITH documentation of the death and of your attendance. Documentation must be submitted within one week of the examination, or the excuse is invalid.)Exam Policies: Dates•Exam dates:–Exam 1 Mon. Feb. 17, 2014–Exam 2 Mon. March 10, 2014–Exam 3 Mon. April 7, 2014–Exam 4 Mon. April 21, 2014–Exam 5 Fri. May 9, 2014Examination Policies: during the exam•NO questions will be answered during exams.•TWENTY MINUTE RULES: –If you show up more than 20 minutes late, you CANNOT take the exam; you will be given a zero. –No one can leave the exam room until at least 20 minutes of the 50 minutes have elapsed. •Cell phones and ALL electronic devices MUST be turned off/silent and put AWAY during exams.•No headgear – hoodies, caps, scarves, etc. may be work during examinations.•ONLY thing on your desk will be the test questions, answer sheet, your UB ID, and pencils (bring your own pencils!). EVERYTHING else must be completely put away and out of sight.Examination Polices: Answers•Exam answer keys will be posted on UBLearns.•Exams with answers will be posted outside the Microbiology Labs in BEB for 24 hours after each exam.•Challenges to question answers must be submitted in writing (email will not be accepted) and delivered to Ms. Evancho in room 138 Farber Hall no later than 24 hours after the examination.•Challenges to exam question answers MUST be based on material provided in the lectures or handouts. Your lecturers are generally experts in the field. Challenges based on material you maybe have discovered online or in a textbook will NOT be accepted!•Give the BEST answer to the question based on what you learned in lecture.Examination Policies: previous exams•This course has a STRICT policy of NOT providing exam questions from previous years. •Providing such questions limits the ability of faculty to cover some of their material on the exams and tends to cause students to study old exam questions rather than studying the material given in the course. •As there is constant turnover of some faculty and of some of the course material, and the exam questions and answers are routinely scrambled, exams will be unique every year. •You are learning at the cutting edge of research in this course and this will change from year to year!Office Hours•Lecture instructors rotate rapidly for MIC301.•There are no listed office hours for anyone.•Office hours are arranged on an as-needed basis. •If you would like to meet with someone, please email the individual letting them know what you need to see them about and request a mutually convenient time.Honors Projects•We do not facilitate any Honors Projects directly related to the MIC301 course.