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Applications of Biotechnology Biology 480
Instructor: Dr. Cornelius A. Watson. Office hours: Chicago Campus Room – Room 520, Schaumburg Campus - Room 600B:
Phone numbers: Chicago 312 341-3678, Schaumburg 847 619-8580. Fax: (312) 341-4358; E-mail: cwatson@roosevelt.edu
Required Primary Text: Biology and Biotechnology – Science, Applications and Issues – Helen Kreuzer and Adrianne Massey, ASM Press (ISBN 1-55581-304-6). This text is available at Barnes and Noble campus bookstore in Schaumburg and Chicago.
References: see external journal links at http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/ruonline/
BIOL 480 Course Website: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/ruonline/. Please use your RU ID Objectives: Applications of Biotechnology 480 is designed to provide Biotechnology graduates students the opportunity to discuss, evaluate and explore modern approaches to biological problems. Students will be required to use primary literature to access information for discussions and written presentations. Visits to a pharmaceutical companies and attendance at local biotechnology conferences (when possible) are components of this course.
Grading Policy:
Students will be evaluated based on the following: participation in discussions; performance on written presentations and oral presentations; attendance.
Class Participation and Worksheets/Online: 30% of total score Oral Presentations – 40% of total score Written Presentation: 30% of total score
Class Policies: All students are required to turn in assignments on the day that they are due. Late assignments will NOT be accepted except in the case of personal emergencies, which should be verified by appropriate supporting documents. Any dishonesty, cheating, or plagiarism will result in an F for the assignment. Plagiarism includes submitting another student’s work as your own or submitting published material (including the text and laboratory manual) as your own without attributing the source. A second occurrence of any type of dishonesty will result in automatic failure of the course. The last day you can drop with a W grade is given in the academic guide. An incomplete (I) will be given only to those students who have received passing grades and have not completed a small part of the course at the end of the semester. In this case, the student must present a satisfactory reason for not completing the work within the assigned time period. Cellular phones and pagers must be set to silent mode during lecture and laboratory sessions. Please exit the room to respond to urgent calls.
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