Course GENE3200 Mechanics June 5, 2008 GENE/BIOL 3200 Summer 2008 Instructor: Dr. Mary Bedell Grader: Marly Roche-Rios Teaching Assistants: Heidi Roberson and Sashanda Russell Assignments: Syllabus, reading and problem assignments, lecture notes, some handouts, and important course announcements will be posted on the WebCT site for this course. Students should check the site before each class and complete reading assignments prior to the lecture for which they are assigned. In addition, answers to student queries and other comments will be posted on the WebCT site. Once you have accessed the main page for the course, click "Syllabus" to link to a page with contact information for instructors and TAs, lecture topics, assigned readings, quiz and exam dates. Attendance policy: Students are expected to attend all the lectures, however attendance at lectures will not be recorded. Students are encouraged to attend as many discussion/review sessions as possible. For those students who attend at least 10 discussion/review sessions (out of 15 total), 4 points will be added to the total course points of 100 (see below for more details on total course points). Course mechanics: It is the student's responsibility to initiate the drop/withdrawal process. Detailed OASIS withdrawal information is at www.reg.uga.edu/withdrawals.nsf (click the links under the Student Menu). Students are allowed to "free" drop a course before noon on June 9. If you wish to withdraw from the course after the drop period, enter the Main Menu in OASIS and select the Withdrawal Option. If you withdraw from the course before July 3, you will receive a W grade. Regardless of previous exam results, a grade of WF (withdraw failing) will be assigned to students who withdraw from the course after July 3. For withdrawal after July 3, requests for any grade other than WF must be reviewed by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Academic honesty: Detailed information on policies and procedures regarding academic honesty is available at www.uga.edu/honesty. Academic honesty means performing all academic work without plagiarism, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving unauthorized or illegitimate assistance from any other person, or using any source of information that is not common knowledge. All students must adhere to the academic honesty code, which is "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense. If a student is suspected of violating University guidelines, the instructor will forward the evidence to the of Office the Vice President for Instruction.
GENE3200 Course Mechanics June 5, 2008 Quizzes: There will be nine short (~10 min) quizzes given at the start of lectures on the dates listed on the course syllabus. Quizzes will generally be on material covered since the last quiz or exam. There will be no excused absences or make-up dates for missed quizzes (no exceptions!). Scores for the top seven quizzes will count 14% toward the final course grade, therefore each quiz will count 2% toward the final course grade. Exams: There will be five hourly exams given on dates listed in the course syllabus. Scores from the top four exams will be used to calculate the course score. Each exam will count 20% of the final course grade, therefore the top four exams count 80% of the course grade. There will be no make-up exams. Other than student athletes (see below) no student may take an exam before or after the regularly scheduled day and time. If you miss an exam, you may request an excused absence from Dr. Bedell. If you do not obtain an excused absence, the missed exam(s) will be scored as a zero. The only circumstances for receiving an excused absence are (a) being confined to a hospital, (b) a death in the immediate family, (c) an emergency affecting the immediate family, or (d) jury duty. To receive an excused absence you will have to provide written documentation for your absence from the exam, i.e. note from the Health Center or your physician, an obituary or funeral notice, or a court summons. Being sick at home is not considered a valid excuse to miss an exam. If you obtain an excused absence for one exam, but take the other four exams, you will still be allowed to drop the lowest of the four exam scores. Your final course grade will then be calculated from the average of the three remaining exams this average will count 80% of your course grade. Missing two exams (even if one of them is excused) will result in administrative withdrawal from the course. All requests to re-grade an exam must be made in writing to either Dr. Bedell or Ms. Roche-Rios within 48 hours of the grades being posted on WebCT. Your request must include an explanation of why your answers for a particular question or questions should be considered correct. Regrades will be given only for those exams written in ink. Student athletes who must be absent during quiz and exam days due to athletic competition will have their quizzes/exams administered by UGA personnel accompanying students to the event. Student athletes must inform Dr. Bedell of such absences at the beginning of the semester. Summary of 100 total course points 80 points top 4 exams (20 points each) or top 3 exams if one excused absence 14 points top 7 quizzes (2 points each) 6 points attend at least 10 discussion/review sessions (NO EXCEPTIONS!)