Spring 2001: BIOL 409: Psych., Nutrition, Health

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overview

location 109 Leidy Laboratories

time MW 1-3

syllabus BIOL 409 Syllabus + Schedule

This course covers epidemiology and how psychological and social factors affect the nutrition and health of populations.

professor

Ingrid Waldron
203 Leidy Laboratories
email: iwaldron@sas.upenn.edu
+1 215 898.8396

course information

textbook

I recommend that you purchase the textbook, Human Physiology, Eighth Edition, 2001, by Vander, Sherman and Luciano at the University Bookstore and a Bulk Pack containing all the other required readings from Wharton Reprographics. The text by Vander et al. will also be available on reserve in the Biomedical Library, Johnson Pavilion, 36th and Hamilton Walk.

grading and exams

Grades for this course will be based on:

class participation plus pop quizzes on the reading, 30 points
first oral report, 15 points
written research paper, 20 points
second oral report, 20 points
synthesis papers, 20 points

for a total of 105 points

Notes:

Each reading assignment should be completed before class on the day it is assigned. To encourage thoughtful reading of assignments, questions on the reading will usually be distributed during the preceding class and student answers to these questions will be discussed in class. In addition, two or more pop quizzes will be given at the beginning of unspecified classes to ascertain whether you have retained the main points of the reading assigned for that day. During the pop quizzes you may use notes you have taken on the reading, but not the readings themselves.
The grade for your written research paper will be the average of your original grade and the grade for the revised paper, if you prepare a revision.
I do not encourage revisions of synthesis papers; if you desire, I will read a revised synthesis paper, but I will not grade it.

lecture schedule

Please refer to the BIOL 409 PDF talk schedule for more information on this course.

academic integrity

All relevant University policies regarding Academic Integrity must be followed. This includes no cheating, no plagiarism and reporting any knowledge thereof. Please consult the Student Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.college.upenn.edu/responsibilities/integrity.html

downloads

schedules

BIOL 409 Syllabus + Schedule

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course updates

01/10/2001
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last updated September 28, 2001