BIOL398-01/S11

Note that this site is under construction and that the information posted here is subject to change. — Kam D. Dahlquist 16:10, 21 December 2010 (EST)

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Schedule

Updates to the schedule will be posted here. Readings need to be completed in preparation for class.

Week	Date	Reading	Topic	Assignment
1	Tues Jan 11		Introductions Introduction to the OpenWetware Wiki RISC Assessment Pre-course survey
	Thurs Jan 13		Jan 14: last day to add or drop a class without a grade of W	Week 1 Assignment Due midnight 1/17 Class Journal Week 1
2	Tues Jan 18
	Thurs Jan 20			Week 2 Assignment Due midnight 1/24 Class Journal Week 2
3	Tues Jan 25		Journal Club 1
	Thurs Jan 27			Week 3 Assignment Due midnight 1/31 Class Journal Week 3
4	Tues Feb 1
	Thurs Feb 3			Week 4 Assignment Due midnight 2/7 Class Journal Week 4
5	Tues Feb 8		Research Presentation 1
	Thurs Feb 10			Week 5 Assignment Due midnight 2/14 Class Journal Week 5
6	Tues Feb 15		Journal Club 2
	Thurs Feb 17			Week 6 Assignment Due midnight 2/21 Class Journal Week 6
7	Tues Feb 22
	Thurs Feb 24			NO Week 7 Assignment Have a Happy Spring Break!
	Mar 1, 3		Spring Break
8	Tues Mar 8
	Thurs Mar 10			Week 8 Assignment Due midnight 3/14 Class Journal Week 8
9	Tues Mar 15		Research Presentation 2
	Thurs Mar 17		Mar 18: Last day to withdraw or change to credit/no-credit status	Week 9 Assignment Due midnight 3/21 Class Journal Week 9
10	Tues Mar 22		Journal Club 3
	Thurs Mar 24			Week 10 Assignment Due midnight 3/28 Class Journal Week 10
11	Tues Mar 29
	Thurs Mar 31		Cesar Chavez Day, no class	Week 11 Assignment Due midnight 4/4 Class Journal Week 11
12	Tues Apr 5
	Thurs Apr 7			Week 12 Assignment Due midnight 4/11 Class Journal Week 12
13	Tues Apr 12		Journal Club 4
	Thurs Apr 14			Week 13 Assignment Due midnight 4/18 Class Journal Week 13
14	Tues Apr 19
	Thurs Apr 21		Easter Break, no class	Week 14 Assignment Due midnight 4/25 Class Journal Week 14
15	Tues Apr 26
	Thurs Apr 28		Final Research Presentation
Finals			Final Written Report due 10:00 AM, Thursday, May 5

Course Information

Instructors

• Kam D. Dahlquist, Ph.D.
  • Phone: (310) 338-7697
  • Email Dr. Dahlquist through OpenWetWare
  • Office: Seaver 218
  • Office hours: MW 1:00PM - 3:00PM and by appointment
• Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
  • Phone: 310-338-7892
  • Email Dr. Fitzpatrick through OpenWetWare
  • Office: UH 2726
  • Office hours: MW 2:00 - 3:00PM, TR 1:30 - 2:30PM

Prerequisites/Recommended Background

MATH 123 (Calculus for Life Sciences II) or MATH 132 (Calculus II); BIOL 201 (Cell Function); CHEM 220 (Organic Chemistry I), or consent of instructor

Class Meetings and Attendance

TR 9:25 – 10:40 AM, Seaver 120

This is a hands-on, participatory course, thus attendance at all class meetings is required. An unexcused absence from class will result in a 5% deduction from the overall course grade. The instructors should be notified as soon as possible, electronically or by phone, of the reasons for all absences.

Mutual Responsibilities

This course is designed to foster your development as a scientist and mathematician and to give you an authentic research experience. We will be engaged together in discovering, examining, and practicing the personal qualities, technical skills, and community standards of the scientific community. While you are ultimately responsible for your own learning, you are not alone. Our class constitutes a team where we will be learning from each other. The role of the instructors is to provide the expert coaching to support and assist you on your journey. All of the exercises, readings, assignments, and policies detailed below have been designed with this purpose in mind.

Classroom Conduct

As an LMU Lion, by the Lion’s Code, you are pledged to join the discourse of the academy with honesty of voice and integrity of scholarship and to show respect for staff, professors, and other students. Refer to LMU’s Community Standards for the Student Conduct Code, Section IV. D, or to the Lion’s Code. Disruptive behavior which is persistent or significantly interferes with classroom activities may be subject to disciplinary action. A student may be referred to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs if their behavior constitutes a violation of the conduct code. Specifically for this course, the following rules apply:

1. You are responsible for your own learning and for being a good class citizen.
2. We will act with honesty and integrity at all times.
3. We will always treat individuals with respect.
4. Class will start promptly on time.
5. You are expected to come to class having done the assigned reading and preparatory work.
6. You are expected to bring the required materials to each class session.
7. Cell phones, pagers, and other communication or music devices must be turned off and put out of sight during class sessions.

Course Web Site

This is the course web site and wiki, hosted by OpenWetWare.org. You will need to register with OpenWetware.org to be able to edit the wiki and complete coursework. Updates to the course schedule and electronic copies of all handouts, assignments, and readings will be posted to this site. You will also use the site to keep an electronic lab notebook/journal for the course. In addition, students have been automatically enrolled in BIOL 398-01 on MyLMUConnect (formerly known as Blackboard). The MyLMUConnect site may be used for materials that cannot be made public on the OpenWetware.org wiki.

Required Materials

Texts

There is no required text to purchase for the course; materials will be put on reserve at Hannon Library or will be available online on the OpenWetware wiki or MyLMUConnect site. Specific reading assignments are given on the course schedule and should be completed before coming to class.

Materials (must be brought to each class meeting)

Course Description

Course Work and Grading

Electronic Laboratory Notebook

Journal Club Presentations

Research Presentations

Final Written Report

Extra Credit

University Policy on Academic Honesty

Americans with Disabilities Act

Course Assessment

Revision Notice

Course Learning Outcomes