- YOUR CONTINUED ENROLLMENT IN THIS COURSE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE SYLLABUS AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOLOGY 205.
- Exams 1, 2, 3 and 4 are of equal value. There will be no comprehensive final. No exam grades will be dropped. The exams will cover primarily lecture material. The chapters in your text that are relevant to the topics listed above contain valuable information, but should be used for clarification and reference. Exams will contain multiple choice, matching, true/false, and possibly other objective question types. There may be one or two short answer questions; sometimes there may be extra-credit questions. Extensive review outlines and other study materials are available on Dr. Wilson's web page (URL above). (All students should have internet access through the university--if you have problems, consult Dr. Wilson.) Occasionally paper handouts may be provided as well. Before each test there will be a short review to go over the outline and sample exam questions--you should plan to print out these support materials before that class period.
- Cell phones: All cell phones must be turned off during classes and exams, except in
cases of emergencies explained to Dr. Wilson before class.
- Rules for exams: Sit in assigned columns/rows, don't ask to leave the room, no whispering
or other communication except with Dr. Wilson or proctor,
keep your eyes on your own paper, put notes etc. away inside something so that no one can see them,
fill out top of answer sheet completely, use either pen or pencil, staple answer sheet on top of question sheets when you're
finished, no electronic devices of any kind may be used during exams
- You may make-up one exam if you do so within one week of the scheduled exam date. Make-up exams may be essay in format unless you take the make-up before the test is returned, usually the next class period. Essay make-ups will not be returned to students, but you may look at them in class or by appointment. If you must miss an exam, please call the biology office and leave a message for Dr. Wilson, or send her an email message, explaining your excuse for missing it. If your excuse is acceptable to Dr. Wilson, you may make up the exam by making an appointment with the biology office (the biology office gives make up exams beginning between 9 and 10 a.m. or between 1 and 2 p.m.) or Dr. Wilson to do so. If you have suffered some catastrophe that will prevent you from making up an exam within a week after you miss it, you should consider dropping the class and should also talk to Dr. Wilson as soon as possible.
- Internet Access: All university students have internet
access through the university. You will need to use it for this course (activate your student
account now!). You are not required to have internet access from home, but you are expected to
use resources on the internet for class.
- The in-class report is a report to be written in class on Friday, November 19, on a human disease of interest to you. Consult the instructions accompanying this syllabus and on Dr. Wilson's web page (URL above). If you must miss class on the report-writing day, consult Dr. Wilson about how to make it up.
- Letter grades will be based initially on a 90-79-65-55 scale, although some adjustment may be made at the end of the course. This scale applies both to exams and to the final course grade. If you would like her to, Dr. Wilson will reply to an email from you requesting your grade. She does not post grades.
- Class attendance is required, since the tests primarily cover material from lectures, which may or may not be in the text. It is your responsibility to attend class, to obtain notes from other students or handouts from Dr. Wilson if you cannot attend class, and to inform yourself of any announcements made in class. The instructor assumes that all students are attending class regularly and on time and that they are therefore fully informed of any announcements made in class.
- Lecture notes--A good, complete set of lecture notes is extremely important to successful completion of this course. Make a point of finding other students in the class with whom to compare notes so that you can fill in any points that you missed. Studying with other students can also improve your understanding of the information presented in class. When you are reviewing your notes, it is often helpful to do more than just read them over again and again. Some people find it helpful to recopy them, to make up objective questions based on them, to write outlines from them, to write and answer essay questions based on them, and/or to have an oral question/answer session with other students or family members.
- Withdrawals and incompletes: The final day to withdraw from class without receiving a grade is printed in the class schedule for the semester. Students who withdraw after that time may receive a W or WP or WE based on work to date (average over 50% for a WP) and must have the permission of the instructor. Incomplete grades are given only for students unable to complete the required coursework because of a verified medical crisis, at the discretion of the instructor. Incompletes are not given for poor grades.
- Students registered with Disability Support Services: If any student has special
needs they can contact the office of Disability Support Services for
assistance.
- Academic dishonesty: Academic misconduct includes cheating (using unauthorized materials,
information, or study guides), plagiarism (submitting others work as if it were your own), falsification of
records, unauthorized possession of examinations, intimidation, and any other action that may improperly affect
the evaluation of your performance. It also includes assisting others in any such acts or attempts to engage in
such acts. Penalties may range from grade penalties (including lowering a student's semester grade, failing a
student for the course, or requiring a substitute exam or paper) to official disciplinary action. For more
information see the Student Academic Code and the university policy on plagiarism.
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