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Department of Biology
BIOLOGY3596B–GENOMICSANDBEYOND–WINTER2021
WelcometoBio3596!Mygoalistohelpyoulearnandbesuccessful!
Please, read and keep this course outline handy, because it is an official document that contains important course information.
1. GeneralCourseInformation......................................................................................................................................21.1. CourseInformation............................................................................................................................2Coursedescription..............................................................................................................................................................2ListofPrerequisites............................................................................................................................................................2Modeofdelivery................................................................................................................................................................2Technicalrequirements:.....................................................................................................................................................2
1.2. OnlineParticipationandEngagement:contributiontocommunitylearning.......................................31.3. KeySessionalDates............................................................................................................................31.4 whoarewe?.......................................................................................................................................3Instructor:Dr.AnneF.Simon..............................................................................................................................................3TeachingASSISTANTS..........................................................................................................................................................3Labsupervisor.....................................................................................................................................................................3HowtoContacttheTAsortheinstructor...........................................................................................................................3EmailPolicies+Forums.......................................................................................................................................................3
2. COURSESTRUCTURE..................................................................................................................................................42.1. Laboratoriestechniques.....................................................................................................................42.2. CourseMaterials................................................................................................................................5Labnote-BOoK....................................................................................................................................................................5LaboratoryManualANDVIDEOS.........................................................................................................................................5CourseWebsites:................................................................................................................................................................5
2.3. Course-levellearningoutcomes..........................................................................................................52.4. MethodsofEvaluation.......................................................................................................................64.1. AccommodatedEvaluations...............................................................................................................7LateSubmissionsormissedEVALUATIONS.........................................................................................................................7
4.2. Equity,Diversity&inclusion(EDI)statement......................................................................................84.3. Landacknowledgment.......................................................................................................................8
5. IMPORTANTLEGALITIES............................................................................................................................................85.1. AccommodationandAccessibility......................................................................................................8AccommodationPolicies...................................................................................................................................................8AcademicConsiderationforStudentAbsence....................................................................................................................8
5.2. AcademicPolicies...............................................................................................................................9Onlinerequirements...........................................................................................................................................................9Professionalism&Privacy:..................................................................................................................................................9Alloftheremotesynchronoussessionsforthiscoursewillberecorded...........................................................................9Scholasticoffences............................................................................................................................................................10
5.3. SupportServices...............................................................................................................................11Learning-skills....................................................................................................................................................................11emotional/mentaldistress................................................................................................................................................11Additionalsupport............................................................................................................................................................11
6. AnticipatedLectureTopics,andFirmDeadlines.......................................................................................................12
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1. GENERALCOURSEINFORMATION
1.1. COURSEINFORMATION
COURSEDESCRIPTION
Apracticalintroductiontomodernexperimentalapproachesingeneticsandmolecularbiologyasappliedtosuchtopicsasgenomics(geneidentificationandclassification),functionalgenomics(genomeexpressionprofiles)andbioinformatics(computationalgenomicanalysis).
Thisyear,thegoalofthisonlinecourseistogiveyouexperiencewithunderstandingandevaluatinggeneticslaboratorytechniques,andwritinglabreportsfollowingprimaryliteratureformats.
LISTOFPREREQUISITES
Restrictedto:studentswithaminof70%inBio2581BandBio2290F/G.ANDtoyrs3&4studentsinHSPgenetics,HSPgenetics&biochem,majororminoringenetics.
UnlessyouhaveeithertherequisitesforthiscourseorwrittenspecialpermissionfromyourDeantoenrollinit,youmayberemovedfromthiscourseanditwillbedeletedfromyourrecord.Thisdecisionmaynotbeappealed.Youwillreceivenoadjustmenttoyourfeesintheeventthatyouaredroppedfromacourseforfailingtohavethenecessaryprerequisites.
MODEOFDELIVERY
Thiscoursewillbedeliveredcompletelyonline.Virtualsessionswillbeacombinationofsynchronous(live)andasynchronous(recorded).Studentscouldbeexpectedtocompleteworkpriortoattendingsessions.Timetabledsessionswillbeusedfordiscussions,andofficehours.Belowaredetailsaboutthesessions.
Mode DatesTime
EST–EASTERNSTANDARDTIME
Frequency** Attendance
Virtualsynchronous*UsingZoominOWL
MTuWed
3:30–4:30pm–lecturecontent11am–noon-Section002–willbeupdatedbasedonpoll2–3pm-Section00311am–noon-Section0042–3pm-Section005
weekly
Attendingatleast50%ofsynchronoussessionsismandatory–buthighlyrecommendedtoattendallNOTPOSTED
Virtualasynchronous N/A 4-8hours/week weekly Yes*therecordedsynchronoussessionswillNOTbesharedonowl,forprivacyreasons,astheywillmostlybeofficehours**aschedulewillbeprovided
TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS:
Stableinternetconnection
Laptoporcomputer
Workingmicrophone
Workingwebcam
Ifyouneedassistance,youcanseeksupportontheOWLHelppage.Alternatively,youcancontacttheWesternTechnologyServicesHelpdesk:519-661-3800orext.83800.
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1.2. ONLINEPARTICIPATIONANDENGAGEMENT:CONTRIBUTIONTOCOMMUNITYLEARNING
Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateandengagewithcontentasmuchaspossible
StudentsareexpectedtouseZoomforthesynchronoussessions
Students have to participate usingVoiceThread afterwatching theweekly content, no later than 24 hours beforetheirscheduledlabsession.
Studentscanalsoparticipatebyinteractingintheforumswiththeirpeersandinstructors
Studentsareexpectedtofillintheweeklycheckliststokeeptrackoftheirtasks
Studentsareexpectedtoattendtoaminimumof50%oftheTA-ledlabsessionsattheirscheduledtime.
1.3. KEYSESSIONALDATES
Classesbegin:January11ReadingWeek:February13-21Classesend:April12
1.4 WHOAREWE?
INSTRUCTOR:DR.ANNEF.SIMON(She/Her)Workingfromhomethisyear-Email:[email protected]
TEACHINGASSISTANTSCarlyCharon(She/Her)[email protected] Section002
JoshIsaacson(He/Him)[email protected] Section003
OliviaSiemons(She/Her)[email protected] Section004
WesRobinson(He/Him)[email protected] Section005
LABSUPERVISOR
Ms.KimLoney(She/Her)[email protected]
HOWTOCONTACTTHETASORTHEINSTRUCTOR
IencourageyoutocometotheTAsormyselfwithquestionsand/orcomments.Thiscanbedonebyappointment,orduringin-personsessions,orfinallybye-mail(seedetailsbelowandonowl),orbypostingonthediscussionboardsonOwl(yourpeersmayalsobeabletoansweryourquestion).Pleasedonotleavemephonemessages.
EMAILPOLICIES+FORUMS
Emailhours:Weusuallycheckemailsonceaday,exceptforweekendsandholidays.Wetrytoanswerwithin24hrs,withthefollowinglimitations:
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Yourinstructor’sandTAs’emailsshouldonlybeusedforadministrativepurposes.• Todiscussgradesoraccommodation,pleasesendanemailtomakeanappointment• IfyouemailyourinstructororTAs,youmustuseyourWesternemailaddressandincludeBio3596inthesubjectline.
Messagesfromanon-WesternaccountorthosethatdonotincludeBio3596maybeblockedbytheuniversity’santi-spamsystem.
• Emailsfromnon-UWOaddressesorwithoutBio3596inthesubjectlinewillbedeleted,aswillemailsthatareimpoliteorwritteninthemannerofatextmessage.
InordertomaximizeefficiencyandtoallowyourinstructorandTAstorespondtolegitimateconcernsasquicklyaspossible,usetheforumorattendsynchronoussessionsforissuesofthefollowingnature:
• Questionsaboutcoursematerialoronhowtoprepareforlaboratoriesorassignments.SuchquestionsshouldbetakentothesynchronoustimeonMondays,orthelabsectionssynchronoustimes,astheyaretypicallyansweredfarbetterandquickerinperson.
Avoidthefollowingtypeofquestions,theywillnotbeansweredbytheteachingteam:• Questionsthatcanbeansweredbasedontheinformationfoundinthiscourseoutline.Beingabletofindinformationyourselfisanimportantsoft-skillandanemployabilityoutcome.
2. COURSESTRUCTURE
Biology3596isalab-basedcoursethatmeetstwiceperweek:oncefor1-hourconcept-baseddiscussionsandagainfora1-hourtechnicallabdiscussionduringthetimespecifiedforeachsection.Studentsareexpectedtoreadthelabmanualinadvance,andarrivetodiscussionsfullyinformedabouttheweek’sexperiments.
Thecourseisdividedintofivemainexperiments.Eachmainexperimentcontainsaseriesofstepsthattypicallyrunoverseveralweeks.Thisyear,eachexperimentwillbepresentedindependently,over2weeks.Attheendofeachmainexperimentareportsummarizingandintegratingtheresultsandinterpretationofexperimentsfromthatmainexperimentwillbedue.
Youareexpectedtoattendatleast50%ofallthesynchronoussessions.Additionalabsences,withorwithoutjustification,willleadtodeductionstowardyourparticipationgrade.
Thiscourseischallengingandfastpaced.Tobesuccessful,youmustengage,readtheassignedmaterialandperformtherequiredtasks.Donotfallbehind!Usethecheckliststohelpinyourworkorganization.
Ifafteryoustudy,youdonotunderstandsomething,pleaseseetheinstructororTAsforclarification,ideallyduringthesynchronoussessions,oraskquestionsontheappropriateowlforumsectionforfasteranswersbyyourpeers.
TheOWLweeklycontent,readingsandvideos,willprovidebackgroundinformationonlaboratorytechniques.Thereisnotextinthiscourseandnoteswillnotbedistributed.Althoughsomelecturematerialwillbemadeavailable,thismaterialcannotbeconsideredtorepresentlecturenotes.Therefore,itisimperativethatstudentsattendalllecturesandconstructtheirownsetofnotes.
Itisyourresponsibilitytogatherandreviewtheinformationandtoaskquestions.
2.1. LABORATORIESTECHNIQUES
Youwilllearnthetheory,andbeabletounderstandthroughvideodemonstrations,howtoperformaseriesofGeneticandMolecularBiologyTechniques:
PolymeraseChainReaction(PCR)RestrictionEnzymeDigestionAgaroseGelElectrophoresisPolyacrylamideGelElectrophoresis(PAGE)
DNAextraction
CloningRNAisolationReverseTranscription(RT-PCR)YeastGeneticsGeneticComplementation
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2.2. COURSEMATERIALS
LABNOTE-BOOK
YOUNEED:anaccountonBenchling.com(free).Anexplanatoryvideocanbefoundonowl:
LABORATORYMANUALANDVIDEOS
AlaboratorymanualoutliningallexperimentsisavailablethroughtheBiology3596OWLwebsite(https://owl.uwo.ca/x/Rrrpx7),inpdfformat.Studentsareexpectedtoreadthelabsdescriptionandprotocolsinadvanceandbereadywhenlabstarts.Ahardcopyoftheproceduresisrequiredtobepastedinthelabnotebook.
Inaddition,therearevideosdemonstratingthelabtechniques,accessibleweeklyontheowlwebsite.
COURSEWEBSITES:
AllcoursematerialwillbepostedtoOWL:https://owl.uwo.ca/x/Rrrpx7.
If students need assistance, they can seek support on theOWLHelp page. Alternatively, they can contact theWesternTechnologyServicesHelpdesk.Theycanbecontactedbyphoneat519-661-3800orext.83800.
Google Chrome orMozilla Firefox are the preferred browsers to optimally use OWL; update your browsers frequently.StudentsinterestedinevaluatingtheirInternetspeed,pleaseclickhere.
StudentsshouldcheckOWL(http://owl.uwo.ca)onaregularbasisfornewsandupdates.Thisistheprimarymethodbywhichinformationwillbedisseminatedtoallstudentsintheclass.ThemissingofcriticalinformationduetoyourfailuretocheckOWLcannotbeusedasabasisforappeal.AnnouncementsaboutthecoursewillbesenttoyourUWOemailaddress.
Itisyourresponsibilitytokeepthisaccountinastatethatallowsyoutoreceiveemail,andtocheckitregularly.Asabove,afailuretocheckyourUWOemailcannotbeusedasabasisforappeal.
2.3. COURSE-LEVELLEARNINGOUTCOMES
COURSEOBJECTIVES SpecificLearningOutcomes
Studentswill:AssessmentMethods
Independentlearning
• Accessmaterialontheirown:o Readingtheresourceso Protocolsandprimaryscientificliteratureo Videos
• Assesstheirunderstandingindependently
QuizzesVoiceThreadsForumsWeeklymeetings
LearnMolecularBiologyandGenetictechnicalbenchskills
Learnthetheory,andbeabletounderstandthroughvideodemonstrations,howtoperformaseriesofGeneticandMolecularBiologywetbenchTechniques
QuizzesLabReports
LearnbasicDNAanalysisskillsLearnthetheory,andbeabletounderstandthroughavideodemonstration,aswellasthroughtheirownrumblingssomebasicwayshowtoanalyseaDNAsequence
ESTsequenceanalysisandreport
Learntosetupprotocols Calculatetheproperconcentrationsandvolumesnecessarytoperformenzymaticexperiments Quizzes
Recorddata Allowsomeoneelsetoreproducetheexperimentsperformed Labnotebook
Evaluateresults Troubleshoot,Interpretrealresultsobtainedandassignedrandomlythroughthesemester
LabnotebookLabreports
Reportyourlabresults Beabletowritelabreportsintheformatofaresearcharticle Labreports
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4%9%
12%
15%
15%10%
10%
25%
5quizzeseachworth5%
Assignment2:Exp1–MurderMystery
ESTanalysis
Labnotebook
Introlabreport
2.4. METHODSOFEVALUATION
Markswillnotbe“rounded”or“curved”.Yourgradeisyourgrade.DetailsofhoweachassignmentisscoredwillbepostedonOWL.
1. LabpreparationQuizzes:5quizzesfor5%each! 25%ofyourgrade.5quizzestobetakenbeforeeachofthe5labexperimentsvideosarevisible(pre-requisitetoaccesslabvideos).Youcanbeexcusedfor2,needtohavetaken3topassthisclass.2. Laboratorynotebook! 10%ofyourgrade.Youwill need to get a lab notebook thatwill contain your protocols, and lab results (as explained in the lab notebookguidelinesonowl).Thegradewillbebasedonyourabilitytokeeptrackandproperlylabeltheresults,thequalityofyourpresentationandorganization,andfigurelabeling.Youneedtosubmityourlabnotebookforevaluationtopassthisclass.ONLINEbenchling3. LabReports:5reportswithincrementalweightfrom4-15%! 55%ofyourgrade.YouNEEDtosubmitALLoffiveassignmentstopasstheclass.Puttheexperiment intocontext–evaluateresults–explaintrouble-shooting– interpretyour labresultsforeachofthefiveexperiments.Themarksforeachassignmentareincreasingthroughouttheterm,basedonlengthanddifficultyoftheexperimentandyourincreasedexperience.Assignments will be submitted on OWL through Turnitin for plagiarism evaluation, and graded on Gradescope(www.gradescope.com).4. ESTanalysis:10%ofyourgrade.Youneedtosubmitthisanalysistopassthisclass.YouwillbegivenauniqueESTsequencetoanalyze.Detailswillbeprovidedinclassandonline.ESTanalysiswillbesubmittedonOWLthroughTurnitinforplagiarismevaluation.
Exp2–Geneexpressionlabreport
Exp4–Yeastcomplementationlabreport
Exp3–Cloninglabreport
Exp1–MurderMysterylabreport
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Contrarilytotheotherrubrics,inwhichyouneedtoearnpoints,hereweareassuminggoodintentions,andupto10%ofyourcoursegradecanlostforpoorperformance.
Assumes: respectful forum,at least50%attendance to synchronous sessions (1%permissed session,after50%of themwereattendedAND5%coursegradelostpereventsdisplayinglackofrespectyourpeersor instructors/TA),1%lostperlackofVoiceThreadcontribution.
Exception:recurrentdisrespectfuleventsmightleadtomorethana10%lossincoursegrade.
Allmarkswill be posted regularly to the classOWLwebsite.All appealsmust be submitted inwriting to the instructorwithintwoweeksofthemarkbeingpostedwithaclearexplanationofthereasonfortheappeal.Marksforthelabnotebookwritteninpencilmaynotbeappealed.Theinstructormayre-gradeallorpartoftheexamorassignmenttolookforadditionalerrorswhichmaylowerorraisethefinalmark.
Click here for a detailed and comprehensive set of policies and regulations concerning examinations and grading. ThetablebelowoutlinestheUniversity-widegradedescriptors.
A+ 90-100 OnecouldscarcelyexpectbetterfromastudentatthislevelA 80-89 SuperiorworkwhichisclearlyaboveaverageB 70-79 Goodwork,meetingallrequirements,andeminentlysatisfactory
EXPECTEDFROMYOUC 60-69 Competentwork,meetingrequirementsD 50-59 Fairwork,minimallyacceptableF below50 Fail
4.1. ACCOMMODATEDEVALUATIONS
LATESUBMISSIONSORMISSEDEVALUATIONS
Allassignmentsaredueat11:55pmEasternTimeunlessotherwisespecified
If you choose to submit your assignment late, without a self-reported absence (SRA) or an approved request foraccommodation,youalsochoosetolose-20%perlateday
Lateassessmentswithself-reportedabsencesshouldbesubmittedwithin24hoursoftheendofthe48-hourperiod.
Essentialrequirement:youneedtosubmitALLoftheassignmentstopasstheclass,evenafter5latedays(andagradeof 0 for that assignment). Failure to pass or non-completion of the assignments component of the course is anautomaticfailureofthecourse
Missedquizzeswithoutself-reportedabsences(SRA)cannotbeaccommodated.Studentswillreceive0%(outof5%)foreachmissedquiz.
Missedquizzeswithself-reportedabsences(SRA)orapprovedrequestforacademicconsiderationwillbeaccommodated.Theweightofeachmissedquiz(5%)willbetransferredtotheweightoftheoverallquizweight(e.g.,onemissedquizmeansthattheweightoftheeachquizzeswillstillbe25%,buteachquiz’sweightwillshiftfrom5%to6.25%).However,studentsmusthavecompletedatleast3ofthe5quizzestopassthecourse.
Studentswhomissmorethan6Mondaysessions,ormorethan6labsessions,withorwithoutaself-reportedabsence(SRA)willreceive1%coursegradepenaltyforeachmissedsession.
Missedsynchronoussessionscannotberescheduled,andwillnotbeposted.
Alsoseesection5.1onACADEMICCONSIDERATIONFORSTUDENTABSENCE.
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4.2. EQUITY,DIVERSITY&INCLUSION(EDI)STATEMENT
InkeepingwithoursharedvaluesandbasedontheprinciplesofdiversityandequitydefinedinthepoliciesofWesternUniversity(http://www.uwo.ca/hr/diversity/index.html)wehaveadoptedadefinitionofdiversitythatincludesallfacetsandanydifferencesthatdefinehowindividualsperceivethemselves.
4.3. LANDACKNOWLEDGMENT
WeacknowledgethatWesternUniversityislocatedonthetraditionallandsoftheAnishinaabek,Haudenosaunee,LūnaapéewakandAttawandaronpeoples,onlandsconnectedwiththeLondonTownshipandSombraTreatiesof1796andtheDishwithOneSpoonCovenantWampum.ThislandcontinuestobehometodiverseIndigenouspeoples(e.g.FirstNations,MétisandInuit)whomwerecognizeascontemporarystewardsofthelandandvitalcontributorsofoursociety.
MoreinformationaboutIndigenousServices(https://indigenous.uwo.ca/)andthisLandAcknowledgement(https://communications.uwo.ca/comms/land-acknowledgement/)areavailable.
5. IMPORTANTLEGALITIES
5.1. ACCOMMODATIONANDACCESSIBILITY
ACCOMMODATIONPOLICIES
StudentswithdisabilitiesworkwithAccessibleEducation(formerlySSD)whichprovidesrecommendationsforaccommodation basedonmedicaldocumentation orpsychological andcognitivetesting.TheAcademicAccommodationforStudentswithDisabilitiespolicycanbefoundat:https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/AcademicAccommodation_disabilities.pdf
PleasevisittheScience&BasicMedicalSciencesAcademicCounsellingwebpageforinformationonadd/dropcourses,academicconsiderationsforabsences,appeals,examconflicts,andmanyotheracademicrelatedmatters:https://www.uwo.ca/sci/counselling/ForpolicyonAcademicConsiderationforStudentAbsences-UndergraduateStudentsinFirstEntryPrograms,see:https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/Academic_Consideration_for_absences.pdfandfortheStudentMedicalCertificate(SMC),see:http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/medicalform.pdf
ACADEMICCONSIDERATIONFORSTUDENTABSENCE
Self-ReportedAbsence(SRA):Studentswillhaveuptotwo(2)opportunitiesduringtheregularacademicyeartouseanon-lineportaltoself-reportanabsenceduringthesemester,providedthefollowingconditionsaremet:theabsenceisnomorethan48hoursinduration,andtheassessmentforwhichconsiderationisbeingsoughtisworth30%orlessofthestudent’sfinalgrade.Studentsareexpectedtocontacttheirinstructorswithin24hoursoftheendoftheperiodoftheself-reportedabsence,unlessnotedonthesyllabus.
Studentsarenotabletousetheself-reportingoptioninthefollowingcircumstances:• forexamsscheduledbytheOfficeoftheRegistrar(e.g.,DecemberandAprilexams)• absenceofadurationgreaterthan48hours,• assessmentsworthmorethan30%ofthestudent’sfinalgrade,• ifastudenthasalreadyusedtheself-reportingportaltwiceduringtheacademicyear
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IftheconditionsforaSelf-ReportedAbsencearenotmet,studentswillneedtoprovideaStudentMedicalCertificateiftheabsenceismedical,orprovideappropriatedocumentationiftherearecompassionategroundsfortheabsenceinquestion.StudentsareencouragedtocontacttheirFacultyacademiccounsellingofficetoobtainmoreinformationabouttherelevantdocumentation.
Studentsshouldalsonotethatindividualinstructorsarenotpermittedtoreceivedocumentationdirectlyfromastudent,whetherinsupportofanapplicationforconsiderationonmedicalgrounds,orforotherreasons.AlldocumentationrequiredforabsencesthatarenotcoveredbytheSelf-ReportedAbsencePolicymustbesubmittedtotheAcademicCounsellingofficeofastudent'sHomeFaculty.
5.2. ACADEMICPOLICIES
Inaccordancewithpolicy,http://www.uwo.ca/its/identity/activatenonstudent.html,thecentrallyadministerede-mailaccountprovidedtostudentswillbeconsideredtheindividual’sofficialuniversitye-mailaddress.Itistheresponsibilityoftheaccountholdertoensurethate-mailreceivedfromtheUniversityathis/herofficialuniversityaddressisattendedtoinatimelymanner.
ONLINEREQUIREMENTSCompletionofthiscoursewillrequireyoutohaveareliableinternetconnectionandadevicethatmeetsthesystemrequirementsforZoom.Itisyourresponsibility,asastudenttoensurethatyoursystemisworkingproperly.Informationaboutthesystemrequirementsareavailableatthefollowinglinks:https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us
ZoombestPractices:https://wts.uwo.ca/zoom/best_practices/index.html
PleasenotethatZoomserversarelocatedoutsideCanada.IfyouwouldprefertouseonlyyourfirstnameoranicknametologintoZoom,pleaseprovidethisinformationtotheinstructorinadvanceofthesession.
PROFESSIONALISM&PRIVACY:
Western students are expected to follow the Student Code of Conduct. Additionally, the following expectations andprofessionalconductapplytothiscourse:
StudentsareexpectedtofollowonlineetiquetteexpectationsprovidedonOWL
Allcoursematerialscreatedbytheinstructor(s)arecopyrightedandcannotbesold/shared
Recordingsarenotpermitted(audioorvideo)withoutexplicitpermission
Permittedrecordingsarenottobedistributed
Studentswillbeexpectedtotakeanacademicintegritypledgebeforesomeassessments
Allrecordedsessionswillbedisposedwithinoneweek–ifnoincidenttookplace
ALLOFTHEREMOTESYNCHRONOUSSESSIONSFORTHISCOURSEWILLBERECORDED.
Synchronoussessions:synchronoussessionsinthiscoursewillbeconductedusingZoom.Youmightberequiredtoturnyourcameraonatsomepointduringtheentiresession;yourmicrophoneshouldbemuteduntilitisyourturntospeak.Thesessionswillberecorded*,forevaluationpurposes,butnotposted.OnlyparticipantsusingtheirUWOcredentialswillbepermittedtoaccessthesessions.
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Netiquette:Thesynchronouscomponentofthiscoursewillinvolveonlineinteractions.Toensurethebestexperienceforbothyouandyourclassmates,pleasehonourthefollowingrulesofetiquette:
1. please“arrive”tothesessionsontime2. pleaseuseyourcomputerand/orlaptopifpossible(asopposedtoacellphoneortablet)3. ensurethatyouareinaprivatelocationtoprotecttheconfidentialityofdiscussionsintheeventthataclassdiscussion
dealswithsensitiveorpersonalmaterial4. tominimizebackgroundnoise,kindlymuteyourmicrophonefortheentireclassuntilyouareinvitedtospeak,unless
directedotherwise5. pleasebepreparedtoturnyourvideocameraoffattheTA’srequestiftheinternetconnectionbecomesunstable6. unlessinvitedbyyourTA,donotshareyourcomputerscreeninthemeeting.TheTAswillactasmoderatorforthe
classandwilldealwithanyquestionsfromparticipants.Toparticipatepleaseconsiderthefollowing:• ifyouwishtospeak,usethe“raisehand”functionandwaitfortheTAtoacknowledgeyoubeforebeginningyour
commentorquestion• remembertounmuteyourmicrophonebeforespeaking• self-identifywhenspeaking.• remembertomuteyourmicafterspeaking(unlessdirectedotherwise)
Generalconsiderationsof“netiquette”:
• keepinmindthedifferentculturalandlinguisticbackgroundsofthestudentsinthecourse.• becourteoustowardtheTA,yourcolleagues,andauthorswhoseworkyouarediscussing.• berespectfulofthediversityofviewpointsthatyouwillencounterintheclassandinyourreadings.Theexchange
ofdiverseideasandopinionsispartofthescholarlyenvironment.“Flaming”isneverappropriate.• beprofessionalandscholarlyinallonlinepostings.Citetheideasofothersappropriately.
Notethatdisruptivebehaviourofanytypeduringonlineclasses,includinginappropriateuseofthechatfunction,isunacceptable.StudentsfoundguiltyofZoom-bombingaclassorofotherseriousonlineoffensesmaybesubjecttodisciplinarymeasuresundertheCodeofStudentConduct.
Recording:Participantsinthiscoursearenotpermittedtorecordthetutorialsessions,exceptwhererecordingisanapprovedaccommodationandtheparticipanthasthepriorwrittenpermissionoftheinstructorandTA.
Generaldiscussionforum:Studentsareencouragedtopostcourse-relatedquestionsinatimelymanner,thesoonerthebetter.StudentscannotexpecttheirTAtoanswerquiz-relatedquestionsinlessthan24hrs.Studentsareencouragedtohelponeanotherbypostinganswerstootherstudents’questions.
*Thislinkprovidesanexcellentoverviewofgood’Netiquette’:https://coursedesign.colostate.edu/obj/corerulesnet.html
SCHOLASTICOFFENCES
Scholasticoffencesaretakenseriouslyandstudentsaredirectedtoreadtheappropriatepolicy,specifically,thedefinitionofwhatconstitutesaScholasticOffence,atthefollowingWebsite:http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf.
ReviewBiology2290learningoutcomes.Youareexpectedtoknowwhatplagiarismisatthisstageofyourprogramme.
Turnitinaidsinidentifyingplagiarism.AllrequiredpapersandquizzesmaybesubjecttosubmissionfortextualsimilarityreviewtothecommercialplagiarismdetectionsoftwareunderlicensetotheUniversityforthedetectionofplagiarism.Allpaperssubmittedforsuchcheckingwillbeincludedassourcedocumentsinthereferencedatabaseforthepurposeofdetectingplagiarismofpaperssubsequentlysubmittedtothesystem.Useoftheserviceissubjecttothelicensingagreement,currentlybetweenTheUniversityofWesternOntarioandTurnitin.com(http://www.turnitin.com).
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5.3. SUPPORTSERVICES
Pleasecontactthecourseinstructorifyourequirelectureorprintedmaterialinanalternateformatorifanyotherarrangementscanmakethiscoursemoreaccessibletoyou.YoumayalsowishtocontactStudentAccessibilityServices(SAS)at661-2147ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingaccommodations.
ThepolicyonAccommodationforStudentswithDisabilitiescanbefoundhere:https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/Academic%20Accommodation_disabilities.pdf
LEARNING-SKILLS
Learning-skillscounsellorsattheStudentDevelopmentCentre(http://www.sdc.uwo.ca)arereadytohelpyouimproveyourlearningskills.Theyofferpresentationsonstrategiesforimprovingtimemanagement,multiple-choiceexampreparation/writing,textbookreading,andmore.IndividualsupportisofferedthroughouttheFall/Wintertermsinthedrop-inLearningHelpCentre,andyear-roundthroughindividualcounselling.
EMOTIONAL/MENTALDISTRESS
Studentswhoareinemotional/mentaldistressshouldrefertoMentalHealth@Western(http://www.health.uwo.ca/mental_health)foracompletelistofoptionsabouthowtoobtainhelp.
WesternUniversityiscommittedtoathrivingcampusaswedeliverourcoursesinthemixedmodelofbothvirtualandface-to-faceformats.WeencourageyoutocheckouttheDigitalStudentExperiencewebsitetomanageyouracademicsandwell-being:https://www.uwo.ca/se/digital/.
ADDITIONALSUPPORTAdditionalstudent-runsupportservicesareofferedbytheUSC,http://westernusc.ca/services.
ThewebsiteforRegistrarialServicesishttp://www.registrar.uwo.ca.
ThefollowinglinksprovideinformationaboutsupportservicesatWesternUniversity:
AppealProceduresStudentDevelopmentServicesStudentHealthServices
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6. ANTICIPATEDLECTURETOPICS,ANDFIRMDEADLINES
Week#Date Content Assignments Lab
NovelExperimental
technics
1/Jan11 Introduction QuizEntryTest Introductiontolabs
Do’sanddon’tLabsafety
2/Jan18
How/whentodomostcommontechniques?
PCR,RE,agarose,gelimaging,CRISPR
Quizplagiarism IntrolabPipettetestPCR,DigestAgaroseGel
3/Jan25
Howtodoforensicgenotyping?
(DNAextraction,Polymorphicmarkers,PAGEgels)
Quizintrolab Exp1:Murdermystery
SwabDNAextraction
4/Feb1 DiscussIntrolabassignment Introlabreport Exp1:Murdermystery PAGE
5/Feb8WhatareESTs?
Whereisthesequencefrom?ESTassignment
QuizExp1 ESTsequencereceived
FlybaseBLASTOMIM
Feb15 READINGWEEK
6/Feb22
Research:Usingmodelsystems
Light-sensitivepathwayinArabidopsis
Exp1report Exp2:Geneexpression
RNAextractionPlantpictures
7/March1
Howtellgeneexpression?Phenotypeduetomutationin
light-responsegenes?DiscussExp1report
ESTsequenceanalysis
Exp2:Geneexpression
cDNAsynthesisRT-PCR
8/March8How/whytodocloning?
(plasmids,vectors,cloning,etc.)
QuizExp2 Exp3:Cloning AgaroseIsolationLigation
9/March15 CloningcontinuedDiscussESTassignment Exp2report Exp3:Cloning Transformation
MiniprepDNA
10/March22
Howcanwetellifamutationis
inaknowngene?Yeastexperiment,genetic
screens
QuizExp3 Exp4:yeastPickandre-streak
colonyPickacolony
11/March29 Yeastcomplementation Exp3report Exp4:yeast
YeastmatingComplementation
analysisgalactosidase
assay
12/April5
Guestpresentationanddiscussionpanel:
PatriciaMasonandLaurenStarr“careersinscience”
QuizExp4
April12-17 Exp4report