Bio 410
Day: Topic StudentBack to Biology Seminar HomepageSep 8 West Nile Encephalitis Guajardo 15 Chagas' Disease McCranie 22 Dengue Fever O'Brien 29 Hantavirus Mendez Oct 6 Malaria Gomez 13 Leishmaniasis Bockhorn 20 Lyme Disease Barham 27 Yellow Fever Hall Nov 3 St. Louis Encephalitis Lynn 10 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Washington 17 Plague Montegut 24 Tularemia Godeaux Dec 1 Eastern Equine Encehphalitis Singleton
Important Dates Aug 20 Classes Begin Sep 1 Labor Day Holiday Oct 10 Last Day to Drop W/O F Nov 25-30 Thanksgiving Dec 5 Last Day of ClassCourse Description and Requirements
Discussions of current literature in the biological sciences.Presentations
You are expected to make an oral presentation on your randomly selected topic and be prepared to ask or answer general questions on other presentations. Your seminar will include a 5-10 minute overview of the epidemiology (vector, resevoir, transmission, populations at risk, incubation, symptoms, treatments, morbidity and mortality) and a summary of a recent (2000- 2003)journal article regarding a vector of the disease. The paper must be approved by me and copies of the paper must be distributed to classmates one week prior to presentation. You will be expected to be familiar with background, materials & methods, results and discussion of that paper.Attendance
Attendance for seminar is mandatory. You will be deducted points for every seminar missed.Sam Houston Honor Code
The Faculty Handbook states that the University expects all students to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach. Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in any phase of academic work will be subject to disciplinary action. Furthermore, the University and its official representatives may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of any form of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work which is to be submitted, plagiarism, collusion and the abuse of resource materials.Rules of Conduct
Students will refrain from behavior in the classroom that intentionally or unintentionally disrupts the learning process and, thus, impedes the mission of the university. Please turn off or mute your cellular phone and/or pager before class begins. Students are prohibited from eating in class, using tobacco products, making offensive remarks, reading newspapers, sleeping, talking among each other at inappropriate times, wearing inappropriate clothing, or engaging in any other form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result in a, minimally, a directive to leave class or being reported to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action in accordance with university policy.Americans with Disabilities Act
According to University policy requests for accommodations must be initiated by the student. A student seeking accommodations should go to the Counseling Center and Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in a timely manner. Every semester that the student desires accommodations, it is the student's responsibility to complete a Classroom Accommodation Request Form at the SSD office and follow the stated procedure in notifying faculty. Accommodations for disabled students are decided based upon documentation and need on a case-by-case basis by the Counseling Center.Religious Holidays
University policy states that a student who is absent from class for the observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time after the absence. The student, not later than the 15th calendar day after the first day of the semester, or the 7th calendar day after the first day of a summer session, must notify the instructor of each scheduled class that he/she would be absent for a religious holy day (Faculty Handbook, §§1.02-2.01).
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