BISC411

                                EXPERIMENTAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Course Policies

Respect

Everyone associated with this course should be treated with respect and give respect in return.

Determination of Final Grade

The final grade is determined by the grading criteria described. Please take note that there is no
extra credit work allowed!

The final grade will be calculated as follows:

15%:             T4 lysozyme summary paper
25% each:     Three long laboratory reports
5%:               Group-generated brief summary of research paper (30% of this grade will be a 10 minute oral
                     presentation of your summary to the class. This will be done as a group presentation).
5%:               Peer assessment

Attendance

Attendance is required. Due to the intensive laboratory preparations required for this course, there will not be any opportunity to make up a missed class. You will be working in groups and can help each other out if an emergency or unexpected illness arises. At the end of the semester there will be a peer assessment that you will fill out, rating all of your group members. This will be worth 5% of the course grade. If you work diligently with your group, you should earn a 100% for this part of your grade.

Academic Honesty

We will enforce the University standard regulating student academic honesty. Read this section closely in your
undergraduate student handbook. Remember that any piece of individual work to be handed in must be your own even
if the data upon which it is based comes from a group effort.

Other Items

Cell phones are NOT ALLOWED in class!! You will be asked to leave if a cell phone rings during class.

Chewing gum, smoking, and eating (anything!!) is not allowed in the laboratory.

Suitable eye covering is required when we do procedures in the laboratory. This is a University requirement.