Cell
Biology Laboratory Spring
2002
Biology
252
SYLLABUS[1]
REQUIRED TEXT: Bregman, A, Laboratory Investigations in
Cell Biology, Revised Third Edition, 1996.
COURSE GROUND RULES:
1. You are expected to attend each
lab. Failure to attend a class will
result in loss of points on quizzes and also on lab write-ups and reports as
you may not turn in a report if you did not attend the lab involved.
2. Labs cannot be made up. If you have missed a lab due to illness you
may see the instructor to discuss the situation. Illnesses must be verified by a letter signed by the attending
physician. Please let me know in
advance if you are unable to attend a particular lab. You can leave a message for me with the Departmental secretary,
Pam Bradley, at 508-3623 (Room 811).
3.
It is important that you get to lab on time because an introductory
discussion period/lecture will precede each lab. Additional information and instructions are usually given during
the period as the experiment progresses - if you must leave the room during
class time - check with your classmates when you return to see what you have
missed.
4. Students are expected to take lab
exams at their regularly scheduled times. In cases of verified, legitimate
absence, a make-up exam may be scheduled; otherwise a "0" will
be entered as the grade for that exam.
5. Due to health concerns, you must
not eat or drink in the lab.
6. Dishonesty during an exam will
result in a "0" for that exam.
Plagiarism on any written assignment will result in a "0" for
that assignment. Make sure that you understand that paraphrasing, as well as
quoting another person without citing them specifically constitutes
plagiarism. Please see the Loyola
Undergraduate Catalogue for a discussion of academic integrity.
7. Carefully record your raw data in
ink. Never erase recorded data - cross
out anything you wish to change with a single straight line so that the
original entry is still readable. A
carbon copy of the data must be turned in at the end of the laboratory for
several of the labs.
8. The grade for any assignment
which is turned in late will be lowered 1 grade per day after the due date.
9. It is essential that you clean up
your lab station before leaving at the end of the period. All glassware, instruments, etc. must be
cleaned as directed by the instructor.
Failure to clean up your lab station will result in loss of points,
which will be deducted, from points earned on the lab report.
GRADING:
Grading scale:
Grade Percentage
A 90-100
B
80-89
C
70-79
D
60-69
F
0-59
Point distribution:
Total
Points
Laboratory exams
(2) 66
Quizzes (3)
9
Group lab reports
(9) 20
Formal
lab report (1) 5
Total Points: 100
ASSIGNMENTS:
Laboratory
exams:
Two
exams will be given; each is worth 33 points.
Exams cover both theoretical and procedural aspects of labs,
calculations, graphing and interpretation of data.
Quizzes:
Two
short pop quizzes will be given at the beginning of the period. Each is worth 2 points - the quizzes may not
be made up if you come in late. The
quizzes may cover material from the previous week's lab as well as from the
current week's lab. Always read the lab
material before coming to lab and be prepared for a quiz! An individual quiz will be given to each
student to ensure s/he can use the microscope efficiently. The microscope quiz is worth 3 points.
Lab
reports:
Two
types of reports will be submitted during the semester. Notice that there is a “Report” section
consisting of exercises and Questions, Data sheets, Graphs, etc. following each
exercise in the laboratory manual.
1) Group
lab reports: (a) Each group will turn in a carbon copy of the data collected by the group at the end of the
period in which the lab was performed. (b) Then, each group will turn in the “Report” section of the exercise on the
due date for the report specified on the
schedule. Material to be handed in includes data recorded during lab (the
original copy - not carbon copy) and answers to questions posed by the lab
manual or the instructor. Graphs are also required in some instances. Each group should work on the reports
collectively. You should all get
together to work through the assignments, but each week a different student in
the group will be responsible for completing and submitting the report. All students who worked together on the
exercise must approve and sign the report that is handed in; the student
responsible for submitting the report for the particular week should sign first
and place an asterisk after his/her signature. Each report is worth 2 points.
2) Formal
Laboratory Report: You will write
up one lab exercise, “The Hill reaction in isolated chloroplasts”, as a formal
report. The report is worth 5
points. See “Format for formal lab
report” for details.
OFFICE HOURS:
Instructor:
Arden Davidson - Office hours: Rm. 825D, Damen Hall, Tuesday
10:00a.m. If you wish to see me at a
different time, please make an appointment.
If you wish to leave me a message - see Pam Bradley, the Departmental
secretary, or call her at 8-3623. You
can also contact me via GroupWise, adavids@luc.edu.