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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Phone: 590-7482 crenk@fgcu.edu M: 2:00-4:00PM W: 9:00-11:00AM 2:00-4:00PM; Other hours by appointment |
Pathogenic Microbiology
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Credits: 3Meeting Times and Course PoliciesPrerequisites: MCB 3020C or MCB 2010C
Fees: $25.00
Meeting Time
Monday and Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 P.M.
209 Ben Hill Griffin Hall
Course Policies
Assignments: All assignments are due on dates specified by the instructor. Lab reports are due the next period after completion of the assignment. Completed assignments are collected at the beginning of class on the date due.
Attendance: Attendance in class is part of the learning process. Missing classes will effect your grade. Unexcusesd tardiness or attendance may mean missing a quiz or a laboratory session resulting in a zero point grade. Unususal circumstances resulting tardiness or class absence will be evaluated on a case by case basis by the instructor. The circumstances must be communicated to the instructor as soon as possible within 24 hours from the class time. Excused absences and make-up work must be negotiated with the instructor.
Grading : The grades for the course will be rely on lecture examinations,quizzes,
identification of bacteriological unknowns, computer exercises and laboratory
practice. The distribution of the grades is as follows:
Exams: 55% (Four total exams: 3 exams at 15% each, one at 10%)
Quizzes: 15% (varied format)
Unknowns: 10%
Lab Practice: 15%
(Gram Staining: 2.5%)
(Streaking: 2.5%)
(Microscopy: 2.5%)
(Plate Utilzation: 2.5%)
(Lab Notebooks 5%)
Presentation: 5% (Emerging Pathogens)
Total: 100%
The final letter grade will be as follows:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F < 60%