Bio 8: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Syllabus

 

 Instructor            R. J. Rodriguez

Office:                  A225

Office Hours:       MW 7:30am-8:30am & 5:00pm - 6:00pm,  T  6:00pm - 7:00pm

Phone:                  949-451-5411

Lecture Hours:    T  7:00pm - 10:00pm

Room:                  A406

Course Units:       3 

 

 

Text:                    Stryer, L. 1995  Biochemistry. 6th ed.

 

Points:               3 exams @ 100% pts............................300

                                  1  cumulative final exam @ 150pts..........150

                                 5 quizzes @ 10% pts ea.........................50

                            Total....................................................500

 

 

 

Grading:            90 - 100%  =  A

                           75 - 89%    =  B

                           65 - 74%    =  C

                           55 - 64%    =  D

                           Below 55% = F

 

                           There will be no grading curve for this class.  Thus, your final grade will be determined by

                           your performance according to the above scale and not in comparison to your peers.

 

Exams:              Lecture exams will be short answer ( lists, phrases, outlines, and diagrams accepted ) and

                           essay ( only complete sentences and well formed paragraphs accepted ).

 

                           The final exam will be cumulative with approximately 30% from the entire  semester.

                           Numerous quizzes will be given during the course at the beginning of class.  If you are not present

                           when the quiz is handed out you may NOT take or make up the quiz.  The best five quizzes will be

                           used to determine your grade.  Quizzes will usually cover material from previous lectures.

 

Make Ups:        1.    No make up quizzes given.

                          2.    Lecture exams may only be made up IF THE INSTRUCTOR IS NOTIFIED in advance...

                                ....AND if the reason is acceptable to the instructor.

                          3.    The make up exam MUST be taken on the day of thefinal.

                          4.    The make up will have whatever format which the instructor desires AND it may or may not

                                 be comprehensive.

                          5.    You may make up ONLY ONE EXAM, and you may NOT  make up the final.

 

Academic

   Honesty:        The instructor reserves the right to assign a grade of ZERO POINTS to any assignment

                          or exam or quiz in which the student is caught cheating.  If you have questions as to what

                          constitutes cheating (besides the obvious....using materials other than those specified by

                          the instructor...supplying others with materials or opportunities for cheating....discussing

                          with or looking off of other students work ), please discuss this with your instructor

                          in advance to a testing situation.

 

 

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