Biology 369 Plant Physiology Plan B RESOURCES AND POLICIES - SPRING 2013
OFFICE: SLC 363
PHONE: (570) 408-4762
EMAIL: terzaghi@wilkes.edu
WEBPAGE: http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/william.terzaghi/bio369.html
OFFICE HOURS: MWF 10:00-12:00, or by appointment
TEXT: Taiz & Zeiger (2010). Plant Physiology, 5 th Ed. Sinauer Assoc, Sunderland, MA.
ISBN
978-0-87893-866-7
GRADING: 2 Midterm exams: 200 points each
Elective assignments: 200 points
Lab reports: 10 points each
Lab project proposal: 10 points
Lab project report: 40 points
Final exam: 250 points
SCALE: 4.0 = 900-1000
3.5 = 850-899
3.0 =
2.5 =
800-849
750-799
2.0 = 700-749
1.5 = 650-699
1.0 = 600-649
0 = <600
Midterm exams will be a combination of short-answer and essay questions.
Elective assignments may include oral presentations, posters, review papers or research proposals. As a class we will agree upon possible assignments and a point value for each, then each student will write a contract with me stating which assignments they will perform, and their point values.
 Suggestions:
1) 25 minute talk = 200 points; pro-rated @ 8 points/minute (minimum of 12.5 minutes)
2) 2500 word review or research proposal = 200 points; pro-rated at 12.5 words/point (minimum of
1250 words)
3) Poster + 7’ talk = 100 points
 Possibilities
1) Poster session towards end of semester
2) Classes where two students each give 25’ talks.
3) Some combination of talks, posters and papers.
4) Forget it and have a third midterm instead.
The lab project will be a piece of original research. You will first design an experiment and submit a proposal describing it to me. You will then perform the experiment and submit the results written up as a formal report in the format of a manuscript to be submitted for publication.
The final will be comprehensive, but will emphasize topics not covered by previous exams.