Biology 334                                 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY                              Fall 2002

LABORATORY POLICY SHEET

Laboratory Objectives: Welcome to Laboratory! The general objectives listed for lecture are also objectives for laboratory. In addition, specific objectives for each laboratory exercise are included in the Course Booklet. Students are expected to view images for the laboratories using on-campus computers. This is your semester reading assignment. See the Course Booklet for the URL addresses. This course is on WebCT.
 
Quizzes:  Quiz dates are listed in the syllabus. Required material includes specific laboratory objectives, starred and assigned questions, underlined terms, and material presented by the instructor. Quizzes will not be cumulative. Quizzes will include written questions and some practical questions. The point value for each quiz will be proportional to the amount of material required for the quiz. Quizzes must be taken with the section in which the student is registered unless other arrangements are made before the exam.
 
Being absent for a quiz is a serious matter and could result in a zero quiz grade. Make‑up quizzes will be given for serious reasons as judged by your instructor. Arrangements should be made before quizzes or as soon as possible thereafter. Your instructor should be contacted in person, by phone, by note or by messenger, either through the departmental secretary or directly as she/he indicates. A grade of zero will be given for quizzes that are not taken or made up.
 
Grading:  Each final lab grade will be determined mostly by your achievement on quizzes. The instructor reserves the right to alter a student's grade by one, or rarely two, percentage points based on his/her evaluation of the student's effort, participation, and performance of assigned work (especially the case studies.) The grade may also be changed based on attendance as noted below. The final lab grade will count 1/4 of the final course grade.

Attendance:  Attendance will be taken during each lab session. Contact the instructor if you must be absent or if you come late or must leave early. Otherwise, you may be marked as absent. Some aspects of lab work are not represented on lab quizzes and in the unlikely event of absences, a student's grade will be proportionately lowered by as much as thirty percent. In addition, attendance at all classes is strongly recommended since educational experiences obtained in class can be had at no other place or time. Lab lasts 1 hour 40 minutes. Students are expected to work in lab until time is up.
 
Absences from lab should be made up by attendance at one of the other lab sections given in the same week and by presenting a note of attendance from the instructor in charge of the other section to the student's instructor. Students will be held responsible for all information, materials, assignments, and announcements presented in their class whether they attend that class or not.
 
Special Help:  Individual help is available during regular laboratory sessions, during regular office hours, and at other times of mutual agreement.

Dr. A.G. DiGiovanna   (Office – HS224) (Phone 543-6488 or 543-6490)
                                    E-mail: agdigiovanna@salisbury.edu

Regular Office Hours     M   11-12,  4-5       T  (none)       W  10-12       R  11-12       F  (none)

University Writing Requirement: Students will be asked to answer certain questions using complete sentences with proper grammar and spelling and, on occasion, complete paragraphs. These answers will be graded based on content and the following of proper rules of English composition. In addition, the quality of your writing skills can influence the grading of all your written work.