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Welcome to the home page for Microbiology (BIOL 3702) as taught in the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences* at Youngstown State University.  This course been designed to adhere to the curriculum guidelines and learning outcomes established by the American Society for Microbiology.  This course requires a subscription to the CONNECT learning platform.  In addition, certain laboratory assignments will be submitted through their own Blackboard section.

This syllabus is entirely web-based and constitutes the syllabus for BIOL 3702 and BIOL 3702L, the associated laboratory section of this course.  The various components of these syllabi can be accessed through the links at the lower portion of this web page.  Selected links are provided near the top of web each syllabus page.

To register for the CONNECT learning platform, click on the previous highlighted link or go to the following URL: https://connect.mheducation.com/class/c-cooper-spring-2022.

The lecture portion of this course will be held on most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:00 – 10:50 AM in Room 3022 (auditorium) in Ward Beecher Science Hall.  The lecture shall begin promptly at 10:00 AM.  Please don’t be tardy.

The laboratory portion of this course, BIOL 3702L, meets in Room 2321, Cushwa Hall, twice a week for 90 minutes each period on specific days and times.  Students must attend each scheduled laboratory period for which they are enrolled.  Students are expected to be present on time, preferably a few minutes early.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO KEY ACTIONS:

1)    All microbiology students must read the entire contents of this syllabus, both the lecture and the relevant laboratory sections, then acknowledge that this activity has been completed and the information understood by submitting a Syllabus Acknowledgement via CONNECT.  This acknowledgment is posted as a CONNECT assignment and must be received by the stated deadline.  A student’s final course grade shall not be submitted without its receipt.  Correctly submitting the acknowledgement by the noted deadline will garner one bonus point for the student.

2)    Prior to participating in the laboratory section of BIOL 3702, students must submit the electronic version of the Laboratory Liability Waiver before stated deadline.  This waiver is posted to CONNECT as an assignment.  A student’s participation in laboratory shall be prohibited pending the proper submission of the wavier, i.e., a student agrees to the conditions stated therein.  Correctly submitting the waiver by the noted deadline will garner one bonus point for the student.

Obviously, there are quite a few details yet to reveal regarding this course which are contained within the collective web pages comprising this syllabus.  Therefore, here is a bit of whimsical, yet subliminal, sage advice for those who might have questions, yet shall not have taken the time to review this web-based document for answers:

It is the student’s responsibility to read and understand the entire syllabus.  Questions regarding particular details once reviewed by the student are welcome.  However, when it is obvious that a student has not reviewed the syllabus, please do not be offended if Dr. Cooper replies to an inquiry by stating “It’s in the syllabus.”

At the risk of facilitating email fatigue, students in this course should be aware that Dr. Cooper attempts to keep in regular communication via email.  Often these emails will arrive in the early morning (before 8:00 AM) and contain significant information.  Students are strongly advised to read all emails from Dr. Cooper in their entirety.  

As an aside to those not enrolled in this course, although this web page and the material contained herein is the intellectual property of Dr. Cooper, students and instructors of all educational institutions are welcome to “borrow” these materials and ideas provided the restrictions in the distribution of this material are followed.

Finally, one last thing – the first link that you should visit from this web page is the one entitled Coronavirus Information.  In these unusual times, all of us must follow specific safety protocols to protect one another.  These protocols shall be strictly enforced both in the lecture and laboratory sessions.  As the image on the left says . . .

*Recently, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biological Sciences have been combined into one educational unit – the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences.  Despite the name change, there shall be no immediate impact upon the delivery of the educational experience of this course nor upon the degree program in Biological Sciences.