Microbiology
BIO3124
Course introduction
Reza Nokhbeh
Fall 2011
Course website URLs
1. U of O course website (HTML):
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Bookmark or access through WebCT link
http://www.courseweb.uottawa.ca/BIO3124
Use Mozilla Firefox (Free download)
– “For students” tab for what you need to do
– get familiar, expectation, how to do well
Content: Practice quizzes, crossword puzzles, lecture material,
mystery, literature, movies, lectures from other universities
– Evaluation results
– Exam feedback material
– Teaching assistants
– Online quiz information and deadlines
Course website URLs..
2. WebCT:
–Access through the Virtual Campus
http://maestro.uottawa.ca/indexEN.asp
–General communication: Announcements, Online quizzes, email
– Online quizzes: time sensitive, read carefully through online quiz
page
–Discussion groups:
– moderated by TAs; drop in your question
– Run by students; you post others answer
– sometimes I might join
• Need to consult these websites routinely
Evaluation
• Two Midterm tests (20% each):
• 20 Multiple choice, true or false, fill-in blank
• Short answer questions
• See website for exam dates
• Follow the instructions and rules on the website; a link on
“schedule” page will be activated 1-2 weeks before exam
• On-line or in-class quizzes (10%)
• Mystery question (2% bonus)
• Final exam (50%):
• Covers whole course
• Multiple choice, true or false, short answer
• Recommended Textbook:
• Microbiology : an evolving science
Authors: Joan L. Slonczewski , John W.
Foster, 2010 | 2nd Edition
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc.
Academic excuses
• Students are required to write their exams
• No make-up midterms
• No supplemental exam (only applied to 1000 level courses)
• Excuses?
• Rules of university will be followed
• illness: Medical certificate required within 5 business days for
missed midterms
• for a justified absence, weighting of final exam will be adjusted