| DEVELOPMENTAL
BIOLOGY Updated September 1, 2008 |
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INSTRUCTORS (alphabetical):
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| Lecture:
MWF 4-5:00 SAG-100B Attendance—Students are required to attend the 3 one-hour Lectures, and 1 three-hour Laboratory each week. Some Lecture material will not be found in your textbook. Attend each Laboratory session. Additional Lecture material may be presented in the Laboratory. Refer to the schedule for Lab exercises that will be performed and bring your text and atlas to Lab. Refer to the relevant sections of the atlas and text to prepare for each Lab so that you can work efficiently. Some Lab periods may include presentations of new material not covered in the Lecture. The grades for Laboratory and Lecture are COMBINED for a single final grade. |
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Required Textbooks 1) Langman's Medical Embryology
10th ed. Sadler TW (2007) Additional literature & readings as assigned Additional
material may be found in the Library |
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| Lecture exams—There are four lecture exams (see schedule). Exam dates may be changed if circumstances so dictate (University closure due to inclement weather). The exam will be held on the next regularly scheduled class meeting. There will be 2 in-class exams and a non-comprehensive Final exam. Exams will consist of short answer, multiple choice, essay questions drawn from lectures/assigned readings, or whatever the Instructors come up with. Exams are not necessarily comprehensive, however, you are expected to integrate previous conceptual material into each exam. Make-up exams are granted, but only under the most extreme circumstances, but you must (a) have the absence excused by the Instructor 72 hours prior to the exam (e.g., SDSU events), or (b) submit physician's letters, obituaries, newspaper clippings, or repair bills as to why the exam was missed. The format of the make-up exam will be at the Instructors discretion. There will be a final reading/class discussion project scheduled for the last week of the course (stay tuned). Class grades will be based on the 3 exams and 1 project = 400 pts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reading—Make
every effort to keep up with your reading assignments. We will not have
time to cover the entirety of your reading assignments in the time allotted
for Lecture -- Not all material covered in Lecture will be found in the
text, nor will all topics in the text be covered in detail. It is virtually
impossible to predict in detail exactly what will be covered on a given
day. A suggested strategy is for you to read through the assigned chapters
before class, without trying to fully digest the material. Then, after
we cover that material in Lecture, go back to the text and re-read sections
that were emphasized and "flesh-out" your notes. Occasionally,
we make misteaks (oops) mistakes in Lecture. When in doubt, refer to your
text. |
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Grading—Students
are responsible for all handouts, assigned exercises, schedule changes,
and announcements made during class. Late assignments lose 5% points
per day. Make all inquiries regarding your grades within one week AFTER the grade has been posted. All appeals must be supported by published evidence. Incomplete grades are given only for reasons approved by the Dean's office. Procedures and policies regarding the issuance of a grade of Incomplete, Pass/No Pass, and Drop options are discussed in the SDSU Bulletin and Course Schedule. This course will not be offered with a Pass/No Pass option. |
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Cheating—Plagiarism
in any form will not be tolerated. Anyone caught cheating will be dealt
with according to University Policy (Code 1:10:231-4) and reported to
the VP of Academic Affairs. |
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Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance -- Americans with Disabilities Act compliance—Any student who believes that they have a disability should make an appointment to see the ADA Coordinator and myself to discuss their needs. In order to receive accommodation, your disability must be on record with the Student Affairs Office (Admin. 318; 688-4496). |
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| The following is in compliance with the SD-BOR dictate regarding the inclusion of the following statement in all syllabi regarding BOR-Policy 1:11 - Academic Freedom & Responsibility. Students are responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should be free to take reasoned exception* to the data or views offered in any course of study. Students who believe that an academic evaluation is unrelated to academic standards but is related instead to judgment of their personal opinion or conduct should first contact the instructor of the course. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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