Syllabus Review
BIO220 – Introductory Microbiology
Assessment and Grades
100% Total Grade
Final Grade is determined by looking at the
percentage of each subdivision you have. The
percentages can be changed for pedagogic or
andragogic reasons.
30% for Exams
There are five exams, your best four grades count
for the final grade. While you are not required to
take all four exams, please look on these as a way
to deal with life’s little inconveniences, rather than
as a way of compensating for a lack of studying.
30% for Daily
Quizzes
Each class may begin with a 10-15 minute daily
quiz that is intended to judge your preparedness
for the day. You may use your hand-written notes.
15% for Final Exam
There is a comprehensive final exam for the class,
it is mainly multiple choice and true/false with a
comprehensive taxonomy project.
10% for Formal Lab
Report
10% for Lab
Quizzes
5% for Weekly Lab
Reports
Grade Scale
4.0 = 100% - 93.0%
3.5 = 92.9% - 86.0%
3.0 = 85.9% - 80.0%
2.5 = 79.9% - 75.0%
2.0 = 74.9% - 70.0%
1.5 = 69.9% - 65.0%
1.0 = 60.0% - 64.9%
0.5 = 50.0% - 59.9%
Course Policies
Extra Credit and Make Up
Work
There is none. Plain and simple, any deviations from this are at my
discretion.
Attendance Policy for the
Course
You will be dropped from the course (or failed after the last drop date)
if you fail to complete two (2) exams or attend three (3) or more labs.
Incomplete Requests
This is the single most misunderstood policy
in any of my courses. As such, here are the
minimum requirements for an incomplete.
Significant and
Extenuating
Circumstance
Incompletes are not because a student fails to
attend or isn’t happy with their performance, but
rather for life’s experiences that cannot be
circumvented.
Passing Grade at
the time of the
Request
When you get an Incomplete your grades to that
point carry over to the Incomplete, so you must
be passing in order to get an Incomplete.
Regular
Attendance
Incompletes are not meant for students that do
not attend class.
90% of the
assessments
complete
The Incomplete is meant for students with
extenuating circumstances where the very end of
a course cannot be completed.
Office Hours and Contact
Email:
irelandjohn@jccmi.edu
Expect a response from me within 48 hours, but I reserve the right to
not reply within twelve hours of a test or assessment.
Phone:
Don’t bother…
I hate phones… no seriously, I hate them. Besides, I prefer to have
conversations in person or in writing so that they are not subject to
interpretation.
Office:
136A McDivitt
Office
Lab
Office Hours:
T/W/R: 10:30-12:00
W/R: 2:30-3:30
I’ll be around other times, these are just the hours I guarantee I’ll be
here.
Website:
http://docireland.org/JCC
JetNet and I have a distinct dislike for each other, so I run everything
off my blog. Nothing here is required, but it helps.
Final Thoughts
Some people think of me like
this…
Honestly, I am a little more
like this…
But in the end, I want you all
to succeed…
The question is do YOU want
to put in the effort?