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| Time & Place |
Classes are each Wednesday in 1522 Thomas Hall (a.k.a. South Gardner). Section 001 meets at 1:30PM, section 002 meets at 2:35PM. |
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| Description |
MB 103 "iIntroductory Topics in Microbiology" is an orientation course intended for incoming Microbiology majors, either Freshmen or transfer students with less than about 30 hours of transfer credit. It is a Microbiology-specific version of ALS 103. Transfer students with more than about 30 credit hours should plan to take ALS 103 instead of MB103. Students transfering from other majors at NCSU usually are not required to take MB 103 - the Freshman orientation course taken in their original major will fulfill this requirement. This includes students from the First Year College - MDS 101 is subsititutable for MB 103. Incoming Microbiology majors that are honors students can take either MB 103 or ALS 103H, whichever they prefer. |
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| Objectives |
Students will be able to...
- Describe curriculum requirements in Microbiology and in other majors and to describe the requirements for minors
- Describe the Microbiology Faculty and their research areas and courses, and the Staff and their roles regarding undergraduate students
- Search the web for information on Microbiology organizations, companies, employment, and research topics
- Discuss current research areas, as presented in journals such as Scientific American
- Apply critical thinking skills to current topics in Microbiology
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| Textbook |
There is no textbook for this class other than the NCSU "Common reading" book (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks). All students will need either a planner or calendar (electronic is fine). Many course resources will also be posted on the course web site: www.mbio.ncsu.edu/MB103/ |
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| Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites or restrictions for this course other than being a Microbiology major. |
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| Attendence |
Attendance is required and will be taken promptly at the beginning of each class period. Each student will be allowed a single unexcused absence. Each subsequent unexcused absence will result in a deduction of 2 points from your total points for the course. Students who are absent without a formal excuse are still subject to ssignment deadlines and late fines. All excused absences must be documented. The University attendance regulations can be found at:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.3.php
Arriving late will result in a deduction of 1 point each time. |
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| Grading |
Points |
Assignment |
10 |
Planner assignment |
10 |
Henrietta Lacks assignment |
10 |
Bacillus isolation worksheet |
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Plan of Work assignment |
10 |
Career Services assignment |
10 |
Draft Potential Career Path assignment |
10 |
Mock Epidemic worksheet |
10 |
Food contamination worksheet |
| 10 |
Final Potential Career Path assignment |
| 10 |
Final Exam |
100 |
TOTAL |
All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the listed due date. Late work will lose 1 point for being late and an additional 1 points for each day or part of a day late, including the first day and weekend days. After one week, the assignment will not be accepted and will be given a grade of zero. No extra credit will be given.
Grades will be awarded according to the following scale :
99-100 A+ 89-90 B+ 79-80 C+ 69-70 D+
93-98 A 83-88 B 73-78 C 63-68 D 60-0 F
91-92 A- 81-82 B- 71-72 C- 61-62 D-
A grade of Incomplete (IN) will only be given in the event that a student cannot complete the requirements of the class due to a documentable event. The University policy on IN grades can be found at:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/grades_undergrad/REG02.50.3.php |
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| Final Exam |
The Final (and only) exam will be a take-home exam distributed during Dead week and will be due at the scheduled final exam time. |
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| Class Evaluation |
Online class evaluations will be available for students to complete some time during the last 2 weeks of fall and become unavailable before finals begin.
Students will receive an email message directing them to a website where they can login using their Unity ID and complete evaluations. All evaluations are confidential; instructors will not know how any one student responded to any question, and students will not know the ratings for any instructors.
Evaluation website: https://classeval.ncsu.edu
Student help desk: classeval@ncsu.edu
More information about ClassEval: http://www.ncsu.edu/UPA/classeval/ |
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| Academic Integrity |
All assignments and tests must include the NCSU Honor Pledge:
"I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or assignment."
... with your signature. Unpledged work will not be accepted.
Cheating in any form is not acceptable, and any apparent case
of dishonesty will be turned directly over to the Office of Student
Conduct with the harshest recommended punishment. Students are
expected to abide by the North Carolina State University Code
of Student Conduct:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_services/student_conduct/POL445.00.1.htm |
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| Disability Statement |
Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653, or at:
http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/
For more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation at:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.1.php |
