Our course has three grading components: quizzes and exams (45%), written lab reports (45%), and in class participation (10%). The grading scheme is as follows but may be adjusted to improve everyone’s grades if necessary: A+/A/A- at or above 90%, B+/B/B- at 80-90%, C+/C/C- at 70-80%, D+/D/D- at 60-70%, and F at under 60%. Exact boundaries will be determined based on final grade distributions. Our course is not graded on a curve (i.e. 20% of students getting A, B, C, and such). Thus, the ability to do well in this course is not dependent on others doing poorly.
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Integrity of scholarship is essential for an academic community.
The University expects that both students and faculty will honor this principle
and in so doing protect the validity of University intellectual work. For students,
this means that all academic work will be done by the individual(s) to whom it
is assigned, without unauthorized aid of any kind.
In our course, we need to establish a set of shared values.
Following are values adopted from the International Center for Academic
Integrity, which are open to discussion and possible alteration. Each team
should adopt these values and must articulate the expectations for how they are
made manifest within the team’s work together.
Honesty: We will honestly demonstrate our knowledge and abilities according
to standards and expectations. We will also communicate openly and without
deception, including citing appropriate sources.
Responsibility: We will complete our work on time and participate fully (both mentally
and physically) in class and in the laboratory. We will also contribute to work
done in teams.
Respect: We will speak openly with one another while respecting diverse
viewpoints and perspectives. We will also provide sufficient space for others
to voice their ideas.
Fairness: We will contribute equally to laboratory work, papers, project, and team
learning, so that we are not “freeloading” off of others on our teams. We will
also not seek unfair advantages over others.
Trustworthiness: We will not engage in personal affairs while on class time, and we will
be open and transparent about what we are doing in class. We will also not
distribute course materials to others
Accessibility and inclusion
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Any student with a disability is welcome to contact us early in
the quarter to work out reasonable accommodations to support their success in
this course. Students requesting accommodations for this course due to a
disability must provide a current Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) letter
issued by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD). Students are
required to present their AFA letters to faculty and to the OSD Liaison in the
Division of Biological Sciences in advance so that accommodations may be
arranged.