LS 4: Introduction to GeneticsSummer 2008 Session A (June 23-August 1)Instructor: Jeronimo P. Ribaya, Ph.D. Office: Schlicter 2855Lecture: TR 8:00am – 10:50 am (Franz 1178) Office Hours: TR 11-12 pmE-mail: [email protected] (in room TBA)Course Objective:In this course, we cover a variety of topics relevant to the study of genetics, ranging from classical tonontraditional Mendelian genetics, from bacterial and viral genetics to human genetics, and includestudies on molecular techniques and their applications.General Information:Course Materials Required Text: Principles of Genetics by Snustad and Simmons (2006)—4th edition. Thepurchase of the book allows you to access supplementary online material, such as self-quizzes,tutorials, etc. at the website http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen Optional Materials: Student’s Solutions MegaManual for Introduction to Genetic Analysis; 8thEdition (includes Interactive Genetics CDROM and Handbook, UCLA, L. Johnson & J.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. If slides are not posted the day beforelecture (Monday or Wednesday) by 10:00 pm, copies of the lecture slides will be handed outduring class. Specific pages and assigned questions for each chapter will be listed on the lecture slides.Course website (Blackboard) 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 problemsets and answer keys will be posted on the site. PowerPoint lectures will also be posted in PDFformat.Discussion sections Discussion sections meet twice a week. Teaching assistants (TAs) lead the discussion sections. They are responsible for clarifyingimportant points from the lectures/readings and for answering any questions you may have aboutthe course material. In addition TAs will help solve assigned problems. You must attend your assigned discussionsection unless you have made other arrangements in advance with your TA and the TA of thesession you would like to attend. This is a fast-paced course that covers a lot of material in a veryshort time. It is the responsibility of the student to keep up with the pace by doing all thereadings and solving all assigned problems. Be active and participate in class discussions. Askquestions if a point is unclear. It is also best to work together to help each other solve theproblem sets. Quizzes will be given during the your first discussion section of the week. They will be basedupon the questions assigned from the previous week. Each TA will have two hours of “Office Hours” per week. You are welcome to go to the officehours 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 TBA.Dr. Ribaya’s Contact Information and Office Hours [email protected]. Please put “LS4 STUDENT” in the subject heading of all e-mails. E-mailswithout this subject heading will be deleted. NOTE: E-mail is not an appropriate medium forlong, technical questions—save those types of questions for discussion section or office hours. Office hours will be held on TR: 11am-12pm (Room TBA)TA Contact Information and Discussion Sections Oluwadara Oluwadayo (Dayo): [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1B, 1D, 1E,and 1F Anshu Shrestha: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1A and 1CReading Assignments & Exams Reading assignments are listed on the lecture slides. You must take exams on the scheduled dates. Please check your calendars NOW to makesure that you don’t have conflicts! Check exam room assignments.Administrative Issues For enrollment, scheduling, etc., please contact Lily Yanez ([email protected]) or MarkKatayama ([email protected]) in the Life Sciences Core Curriculum Office (LifeScience Building, Room 2305). Phone # for LS Core Office is 310-825-6614.Grading:Your grade in this course will be determined as follows:Points from Discussion Section:With the exception of the first week, quizzes will be given each week during discussion sectionand are worth 10 points each, for a total of 50 points. Each quiz will consist of problems takendirectly from the problem set assigned the previous week.Quizzes (Weeks 2-6) = 50 pointsPoints from Lecture portion:Midterm 1 (TBA) = 100 pointsMidterm 2 (TBA) = 100 pointsFinal Exam (TBA) = 250 pointsTOTAL = 500 pointsLetter 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:Regrades will only be considered if the exam is written in permanent ink. Presumed grading errors maynot be discussed with teaching assistants.If you feel that there has been a simple addition error during the grading of your exam:1. Write a note on a separate piece of paper explaining the error. Attach that note to the front ofthe exam.2. Turn it your exam with the note to the LS core office within one week of the date the gradedexams were returned.3. Keep a photocopy of the exam for your own records and for studying.4. These exams will be regraded ASAP. During this process the entire exam will be reevaluatedto look for errors. Thus, your score may increase or decrease.Please note that when exams are graded, they are photocopied. Every year we have one or two studentswho add to their answer before turning in their exam for regarding. Thus, every year we have one or twostudents who get to meet the Dean and then leave UCLA.Class Expectations: Be courteous and on time. Silence cell phones and other electronic devices. Do not answer the phone during class. Class participation.Other Helpful Information: Complete the assigned readings prior to each class meeting. Class meetings are designed toclarify and/or expand on your assigned readings. The reading and work for this class should be taken seriously. All readings and problemsassigned are your responsibility to complete. No homework will be collected and no additionalquizzes will be given. You are adults and should be responsible for your own study habits. You are strongly urged to attend