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Overview of Course and Course Structure: Required Text
None - original primary and secondary literature will be used for the
presentations and the associated paper.
Suggested Text
Website and seminar materials
Course Description
Current topics in microbiology will be presented to the
class by students. For 2009, they will include emerging and reemerging
diseases, public health issues and nanotechnology aspects of microbiology
Course Objectives
To provide students with experience at producing presentations and papers
on new topics in microbiology based on a close study of the appropriate
literature. To provide students with perspective, knowledge and
information on developing important topics in microbiology in the areas of
public health, nanotechnology and emerging diseases
Tentative Schedule
There will be 2 or 3 weeks of lectures on emerging diseases, public health
issues in microbiology and nanotechnology applications in microbiology to
give everyone an overview of the areas while students are preparing the
presentations and papers.
Course Requirements
1. To present one 30 min PowerPoint presentation on the chosen topic. The
PowerPoint presentation will be made available through posting to this
site before the presentation is given in class. This will make up 40% of
the total mark
2. To produce a more detailed paper/monograph on the chosen topic in a format suitable for publication and for posting on this course web site. This will make up 50% of the total mark 3. Student participation in course seminars/presentations and completing questionnaires. This will make up 10% of the total mark Course Prerequisites
3rd or 4th year students only, Biology 241
Course Links
For Marks and Overview see http://uwace.uwaterloo.ca - Biology 475 For Course Materials, References, Announcements, etc. see
http://wvlc.uwaterloo.ca/biology475
Grading Policy
1. Grading will be 40% on the seminar presentation (quality, content,
organization, style and quality of presenting, quality and clarity of charts, graphs
and slides) and 50% on the paper/monograph prepared on the same
topic. Ten
percent (10%) of the total course mark will be assessed for student
participation in the seminar series.
2. The PowerPoint presentation will be assessed based on the quality, suitability and scope of the chosen materials (70%),the quality, organization and clarity of the seminar (10%), and the style and clarity of the PowerPoint presentation (10%). The presenter's answers to questions on the topic will be assessed (10%). 3. The required paper/monograph will be judged on quality of chosen materials (60%), depth and breadth of topic coverage (10%), originality (10%), organization (5% see details of paper organization required), writing and style of presentation (5%) and choice and presentation of reference sources (10%). The paper will be due before the last day of the course. This paper will be submitted in electronic format (Word document or HTML file) suitable for posting to this web site. 4. There will be 10% of the total mark for the course given for student participation in the presentations/seminars and completion of the questionnaire for each speaker. 5. The presentations will be scheduled on a random basis during the course. Questions on the marking scheme will be answered at the start of the course. All students will also take part in an assessment of all presentations though a questionnaire to be completed after each presentation. 6. The paper should conform to normal Council of Science Editors (CSE) standards* detailed in the Scientific Style and Format 7th Edition (2006) for research publications except that it does not have to have the usual sections of Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and References. Instead, since it is a summary of research results, it should have an Abstract, an Introduction giving an overview of what is included in the paper, and some organizational structure to present the materials. A short summary of major conclusions, problems, opportunities for future research, etc, could also be included. A complete Bibliographic section is required. If web-based material is used it should be properly referenced. Help will be available from the library if required. * Note; The CSE standards (see a summary form the University of Guelph) were formerly known as the Council for Biological Editors (CBE) standards [Wikipedia entry]. Attendance Policy
An attendance and participation record will be maintained for each seminar session
by signing and submitting the Questionnaire for each seminar . Some absences
are permissible but should not exceed a reasonable number
Exam Policy
There is neither a final exam nor mid-term in this course
Academic Integrity
See the policy on Academic Integrity for students by the University of
Waterloo at:
http://uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity/Students/index.html See the
Academic Integrity Tutorial at:
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/ait/
Disability Policy
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