General Microbiology Laboratory Spring 2009

You are required to have the following for lab:

• A NEW laboratory manual.

• A lab coat, apron, or scrubs.

• The following lab supplies (by the start of the second lab session):

  • Glass slides and coverslips

  • One depression slide

  • Lens paper

  • Wax marking pencil

  • Pressure sensitive tape (and a pen that will write on it).

• Failure to have these items in lab will result in a 5 point deduction each time.

Lab Attendance:

• Lab sections for the course are nearly nearly FULL -- that means there may be NO SEATS will be available in other lab sections.

• That means ATTEND YOUR OWN LAB SECTION IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

• Labs will be open as possible for you to make up material you missed.  It is up to you to arrange to make up lab work.

• Tardiness:

  • Lab is often preceded by a brief introduction.

  • Coming in late disrupts the process and YOU miss the information.

  • BE ON TIME FOR LAB (as well as lecture).

  • Three instances of late attendance to lab will count as an absence.

  • After two unexcused lab absences each absence will result in a 5 point deduction from your total laboratory grade.

    • See lecture information for what constitutes an "excused" absence.

Laboratory Briefing:

• COME TO LAB PREPARED!!!!

• Each week a briefing for next week's lab will be posted in "DrStocksBlog" at the end of each week.  DrStocksBlog can be found at:  http://Drstocksblog.edublogs.org 

• Be sure to read this briefing and print it out and BRING IT TO LAB.

  • You will not be allowed to start lab until you have the lab briefing for that week!

Lab Quizzes:

• This semester I am instituting a series of lab quizzes.  NEARLY EVERY week a lab quiz will be posted on line at the end of the week.  Most of the questions will come from the labs that you completed that week.  Questions may, however, come from previously completed labs.

  • These 10 or 20-point quizzes will be available from 6AM Friday morning until 6AM Monday morning.  If you do not take a quiz you will not get credit.  There are no make-ups for these quizzes.

  • These will total 100 points.

Laboratory Notebook:

• Each week you are expected to answer the questions in the lab exercises you have completed that week.

• We will collect individual exercises at random intervals and grade them.  These will total 50 points.

For general and safety information see your Laboratory Manual and the link in Vancko Hall

Laboratory Grades:

• Your lab points are averaged in with your lecture points to determine your final grade in the course.

• Lab points are as follows:

  Description	Points
  Lab Notebook	50
  Group Project and Report (Hand Washing)	50
  Unknown Project (written report)	100
  Independent Project -- subject varies  (written report)	100
  Weekly Quizzes (10-20 points each)	100
  Final Laboratory Quiz	50
  Total =	450

Laboratory Schedule Spring 2009 (subject to modification as necessary)