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First of all, if you are planning to take this course, you can't be scared of taking risk. This is an independent research class and is very challenging, yet so rewarding beyond belief. You isolate and characterize a novel bacteriophage, name it, and learn everything you can about phages over the course of 14 weeks. You have 14 weeks to do all the required steps: electron microscopy, etc, but since this is REAL RESEARCH, you are subject to error...which can suck at times, but hey, if you want to be a scientist, you got to start learning somewhere. However, just because you mess up on a procedure doesn't mean your grade has hit the shits, Dr. King will work with you until you get it right because he is such a dedicated professor. There are two exams: the midterm and the final which he gives study guides for and cover what procedures you are doing in the lab and some virology material (both are 20% of your grade). You have a presentation at the end of the semester that is 10% of your grade and also an archiving report that is 10% of your grade (very easy stuff). You have like...2 papers to write, but those are easy too. Participation is 10 or 20% of your grade as well). However, the notebook...is 40% of your grade. From the first day you start this class write everything in your note book...EVERYTHING. Mine was roughly 70 pages and I did fine, however I know someone who wrote 20 pages...they didn't do so hot.
Overall, amazing teacher, amazing class. You get published too. =D
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