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Attendance: Lecture and Laboratory (August
1, 2020) General Information Assigned
Course/Laboratory Sessions. The coronavirus
pandemic has markedly affected the delivery of this course. Instead of attending three lecture sections
per week and two laboratory sections per week, students will be assigned one
(1) particular lecture session and one (1)
particular laboratory session to attend each week. Dr. Cooper will distribute those
assignments via email. Due to
social distancing issues, assignments cannot be changed
nor can a student “drop in” on a different session. However, before the end of the second week
of the semester, students may trade session assignments with a student
PROVIDED that Dr. Cooper is notified by email (not
by verbal notification). After this
time, there will be no changing of assigned sessions. The
maximum number of students in any of the lecture sessions has been set at
31. Exceptions to this limit shall not
normally be entertained. NOTE: To clarify, all
lectures will be provided as online videos available
via CONNECT. There will be no live,
online lecture meetings with one or two minor exceptions. Students are not to attend any lecture or
laboratory session for which they are not assigned. Assigned
Seating. For contact tracing purposes, students
shall sit in assigned seats. Both in
the lecture and laboratory, students shall choose a seat at the first class meeting and remain in that seat for the entire
semester. Students requiring special
seating accommodations must privately notify Dr.
Cooper by email, preferably before the semester begins, so that proper
arrangements can be made. In
extenuating circumstances, changes in assigned seats may be
considered. However, before the
end of the second week of the semester, students may trade assigned seats
with one another PROVIDED that Dr. Cooper is notified
by email (not by verbal notification).
After this time, there will be no changing of assigned seats. Face
Coverings. As noted in the Coronavirus
Safety Measures section of this syllabus, properly worn face coverings
are required to be worn during lecture and in the laboratory. Consequences
of Being Absent/Tardy. A student who is absent
or tardy during a lecture or laboratory activity cannot make up the work and
shall receive a score of “0”.
Consideration shall be given for missed work due to an “Excused
Absence” (as detailed below). However,
making up missed laboratory assignments is particularly difficult given the
nature of the materials being used. Chronic
tardiness is not acceptable,
especially regarding laboratory participation. Should a student arrive late to lecture,
please sit in a seat in the last row of the lecture hall. Recording Attendance. Student attendance of both lecture and
laboratory sessions shall be recorded for contact tracing purposes should the
need arise. Attendance shall be
tracked electronically using a feature of the YSU app.
Students should download the YSU
app to their mobile phone and scan the QR code posted next to the door of
the classroom/laboratory. “Excused Absence” Policy. Absence(s) by students will be handled in
accord with the attendance policy adopted by YSU’s Academic Senate and
published in YSU’s eBulletin. In part, this
policy reads as follows: “The
responsibility for work missed during absence rests with the student. The
instructor has no obligation to give make-up graded coursework or to review
other class work missed by a student as a result of absence except under
those specific conditions cited below:
e. Documented personal illness.” NOTE: Vacations
or other types of travel away from campus are not defined as an excused
absence regardless if plans were made prior to or after enrolling in BIOL
3702, BIOL 3702L, or BIOL 3702H. Exceptions for unanticipated travel is
solely at Dr. Cooper’s discretion. University Cancellation
and Closing Procedures. Due to unforeseen
circumstances (e.g., bad weather, power outage, etc.), YSU may cancel classes
or close the University. Details of
these procedures can be found on the Cancellation and
Closing Procedures web page.
Students are strongly encouraged to not only review this information,
but also consider subscribing to PenguinAlert text messages. In addition, students may wish to listen to
broadcasts of WYSU-FM 88.5 (http://wysu.org), which is the official radio source
regarding information about University operations. When
the University cancels classes, closes the institution, or invokes the “unscheduled
leave” policy, Dr. Cooper shall amend any impacted lecture or laboratory
activities as appropriate to meet educational objectives while endeavoring to
hold students harmless. Lecture Attendance Starting and Ending Class.
Dr. Cooper actively endeavors to begin the lecture portion of this
course promptly at 10:00 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays throughout
the semester. With few exceptions, the
lecture shall be concluded by 10:45 AM, leaving 5 minutes for students to
disinfect their seating area (see Coronavirus
Safety Measures). Students are expected to be punctual, if
not early for lecture. Please note
that the lecture section operates on “Dr. Cooper’s Apple iPhone Time”, which may or may not correlate to the time that exists
at other places on campus. When
the weather is agreeable, students shall exit the lecture hall by the doors
at the front of the auditorium.
Students should avoid clustering by the doors prior to and after
class. Also, crowding the doorway prior
to the release of a class meeting before this course’s scheduled time is discouraged. Expectations. Attendance of lecture sessions is not
required. However, regular and on-time attendance of
the lecture portion of this course is strongly
encouraged. There is no doubt
one’s final course grade can be positively impacted by regular and on-time
attendance. Missed In-Class Activities. A
student who is absent from lecture and misses an in-class quiz shall not be
given a “make up” opportunity. Rather,
students who miss the in-class quiz shall take the “Second Chance Quiz” as a
substitute (see Grading
for details). Students with an excused
absence who miss an Active Learning Exercise shall be given an alternative
assignment. The format of this
exercise shall be left to Dr. Cooper’s discretion. Laboratory Attendance Starting and Ending Laboratory. Laboratory sessions will begin promptly
at their scheduled times. Students are
expected to be punctual, if not early for laboratory. A student who is tardy shall not have
directions repeated by the laboratory instructor and may not be permitted to participate in laboratory activities. The latter may possibly result in the
student receiving a score of “0” for any laboratory activity being conducted that day.
Any decision rendered by the laboratory instructor is final. Laboratory sessions typically run the
entire scheduled time, particularly if a student comes prepared to work and
does so diligently. Open Laboratory Periods.
Students enrolled in BIOL 3702L shall be occasionally need to return
to the laboratory to complete an assignment during an Open
Laboratory Session (click on the previous link to view the schedule of
open laboratory sessions). This
schedule is also posted in the laboratory. Students should never enter
the laboratory during a period in which another class is
scheduled to be meeting. Important Note: Only 12 students are permitted in the laboratory at a time, even during Open Laboratory Sessions. Expectations. Attendance of the laboratory sessions is absolutely mandated. A student who is
absent during a laboratory activity is very likely to receive a score of
“0”. Exceptions are
detailed in the “Excused Absence” Policy section above. Please
report any “broken” links to Dr.
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Youngstown State University
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression,
disability, age, religion or veteran/military status in its programs or
activities. Please visit the EIT Home Page for contact information for persons designated to
handle questions about this policy. It is possible that portions of
this web page are not wholly in accord with the American with
Disabilities Act. If this is the case,
a student currently enrolled in this course should contact Dr. Cooper (crcooper01@ysu.edu; 330.941.1361) and
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