Announcements

This page is for timely information about the course - reminders, dealing with common problems, &c. The date that anything was last posted on this page is given on the course Home page. Please check this page whenever there's anything new!


Nov 13	ClassEval ClassEval, the University's online class evaluation system, will be open from 8 am on November 19th until 8 am on December 9th when finals begin. During this period, you will receive a torrent of unrelenting email messages asking you to evaluate each of your classes and labs (with a few exceptions) by going to a website and completing brief questionnaires. The only way to make these emails stop is to evaluate all of your classes! Information for Students about ClassEval: Evaluate your courses & instructors here! ClassEval Help desk How Online Evaluation of Classes Works Schedule How the Results are Used How Students’ Confidentiality is Protected

Nov 11	Class next week - Nov 18th - is cancelled so that any of you who are interested (and you ALL are interested) can participate in the 2009 Study Abroad Symposium. 2009 Study Abroad Symposium information This requires us to change the due date for the Mock Epidemic assignment until our next meeting - in fact, our last meeting December 2nd. This means that you have two asignments due that day - the Mock Epidemic asignment and the Microbe Flyer. This also means our discussion about the Microbiology faculty and staff will be delayed until Dec 2nd. Lastly, I forgot to hand back your Plan of Work asignments today. I'll bring these to class on Dec 2nd.

Nov 5	The Final POW (Plan of Work) assignment is graded and the scores posted on the Grades page. Each of you who are Micro majors should make any corrections noted on your work, and submit a request for approval of your POW.

Nov 1	I've updated the handout for the Mock Epidemic we'll be doing on Wednesday, and posted this on the Assignments page. However, don't worry, I'll have copies of this for everyone for class.

Oct 29	The preliminary Microbe Flyer assignments are graded, and the grades posted on the Grades page. This doesn't mean I'm done with them - all I've done is sifted the content for basic elements so I could assign a score. By Wednesday, I'll have thoroughly proof-read them so that you can get them back and start work on the final version. Please also remember to bring to class on Wednesday the business cards you collected at the CALS Career Expo today so I can add these extra credit points to your totals. Hope you all found it useful!

Oct 26	Please print out a copy of your Plan of Work for discussion in class on Wednesday. We will go over these, discussing any common problems or issues, so that you can easily complete your final plan. In addition, we'll chat about any remaining advising issues for Spring registration.

Oct 6	I've updated the "Microbe Flyer" assignment on the Assignments Page, and included an example.

Sept 30	The CALS Career Expo is October 29th - you should plan to go. Information about the Expo can be found on the CALS Career Services web site. In order to encourage participation, I will be giving extra credit to those who participate. I will give 1 extra credit point for each business card you collect from a recruiter at the Expo, up to a maximum of 3 extra credit points. Turn in these cards (with your name written on them) at the following class session (Nov 4th) to collect this credit. I've graded the Career Prep assignment & posted the scores on the Grades Page.

Sept 23	I've updated the "Career Preparation" assignment on the Assignments Page based on the information from Marcy Bullock today.

Sept 17	The preliminary plan-of-work assignments are graded, and the grades posted on the Grades page.

Sept 17	Spring registration info coming soon! Tuesday, Sept. 29: Enrollment appointments will be created for Spring 2010. For general enrollment start dates, please see the calendar in PDF format at www.ncsu.edu/registrar/calendars/spring2010_enrollcalendar.pdf. Students must check for their specific time and date in MyPack Portal. To view your Enrollment Date: Student Self Service > Enrollment > Enrollment Dates

Sept 11	This from the Study Abroad office: Join us for the NC State Study Abroad Fair on Thursday, September 17th in the Talley Ballroom from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm! This is a great chance to learn about all of the study abroad options available here at NC State. Almost all of our 2010 Summer and Spring Break programs will be represented, along with tables for all of our semester study abroad options. This is an ideal opportunity to meet NC State students who have returned from studying abroad and who are eager to share their experiences. Faculty directors who lead programs and study abroad advisors will also be available to answer questions. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information about the fair and our programs, visit our website at http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu Many Thanks! Study Abroad Office North Carolina State University Campus Box 7344 315 First Year College Commons Raleigh, NC 27695-7344 USA Tel: (919) 515-2087 Fax: (919) 515-6021

Sept 9	I've graded the Degree Audit assignment and posted the scores.

Sept 6	I've posted answers to the questions left at the end of class last Wednesday on the Q&A page. Depending on timing, we may go over some of these in class next time.

Sept 3	I've graded the Learning Styles assignment, and most of you did very well. Your grades are listed on the Grades page. In this assignment, I asked for 4 things: The learning styles worksheets. This was worth 3 points. If you at least turned in the numbers equivalent to the scoring sheet, you received full credit for this. A short summary describing your learning style. This was also worth 3 points. If you at least listed these for each category, you got full credit for this. A short description of "how you can use this information to help yourself succeed in your classes." This was also worth 3 points. This is not the same as describing how you learn well. As always, I asked for the Honor Pledge, which was worth 1 point. I hope you found this assignment useful. You can pick the graded assignments up in class next Wednesday. Remember, your Degree Audit assignment is due Wednesday!

Aug 29	Remember, your Learning Style Assignment is due Wednesday!

Aug 28	Prof. Eric Miller will be visiting class this Wednesday for a few minutes to chat about his MB 210 Phage Hunters, and will be recruiting "control" students amongst those of you not taking the course (only a few are) to see how the success of students who take the course compares to those who do not. Winnell Newman from the BTEC program will be visiting us for a few minutes on October 14th to chat about the BTEC minor.

Aug 24	Remember, your planners are due Wednesday! Because Registration and Records hasn't yet released the registration dates/times for Spring registration, this is on thing I won't expect in your planner even though I originally asked for it in the assignment.

Aug 11	Welcome to MB 103! I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!

Last updated November 13, 2009 by James W Brown