overview  location  209 Johnson Pavilion  time  M 5:30-8:30  syllabus  BIOL 045 Syllabus Students will be introduced to the art of reading a scientific paper. Students will develop critical reading and analytic skills as well as an appreciation for experimental design and hypothesis testing. The course will focus on the mechanism(s) whereby infections may trigger autoimmune diseases such as rheumatic fever, diabetes, and lupus. Relevant techniques in molecular biology will be introduced. No prior knowledge of biochemistry, genetics, or immunology is expected.

	professors Helen Davies 201A Johnson Pavilion daviesh@mail.med.upenn.edu Daniel Moore 319 Stemmler Hall moored@mail.med.upenn.edu +1 215.662.4758 Oana Tomescu tomescu@mail.med.upenn.edu Kenneth Lee 319 Stemmler Hall kenlee@mail.med.upenn.edu teaching assistants NA

	course information textbook No required book. grading and exams Participation 55% Weekly Summary Paper (1page) 10% Synthesis Paper 5% Oral Presentations 15% Final Paper 15%. Students must complete all assignments to receive a passing grade for the course. assignments due on the Friday before class; they can be sent by email to Daniel Moore at moored@mail.med.upenn.edu. Please note that participation counts for 55% of the total grade or about 5% for each class period; thus, participation in each class is worth about one-half of a letter grade The course is also sponsored by WATU (The Critical Writing program at the University of Pennsylvania). lecture schedule Please refer to the BIOL045 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 045 Schedule  assignments + handouts Writing Assignment 1 (01/14/04) Function and Development of Cell in the Immune Response (01/30/04) Immunologist's Toolbox (01/30/04)  online Blackboard resources Blackboard site  exams NA

course updates 01/14/2004 Other Information Page was created today and is ready for updates.

Courses
Department of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

last updated January 30, 2004