Grade Breakdown Lecture 20 Midterm Lecture Exam Final

Grade Breakdown - Lecture 20% Midterm Lecture Exam Final Lecture Exam FINAL LECTURE EXAM Thursday, April 28, 2005 7: 30 -8: 30 a. m.

Grade Breakdown - Lab 25% 5% Weekly Quizzes TA Evaluation (For Honors students 80% of this = poster) 15% Midterm Practical Exam Final Practical Exam 60% Overall

Final Lab Practical Review Monday, April 18, 2005 • Do not be late for the session you signed up for. (If you are you will have to stand by for the next available slot…) • Once checked in you can come and go as you please, but you cannot stay over your assigned time slot. • This is your opportunity to ask Q’s, see the specimens and dissections one more time….

Practical Logistics • 24 slots per session – Do not exceed 24 except by special permission (Coordinator must sign off for additional seats) • If there is no room for you in a session – then you must make another choice or find a person willing to switch with you. • Students who have special needs must have their eligibility papers on file and MUST sign up for the last review and exam sessions.

Point Breakdown 25 Stations (3 Q’s per station)) 1 point per Q - 75 Points total ~1/3 TAXONOMY, IDENTIFICATION ~1/3 STRUCTURE/FUNCTION ~1/3 COMPARISIONS BETWEEN PHYLA Round 1 - 90 seconds per station Round 2 - 45 seconds per station

Floor Plan of Lab CON 239 for Practicals SINK & AQUARIUMS 61, 62, 63 73, 74, 75 WINDOWS 1, 2, 3 DOOR

There are fewer photos for the second half of the semester on the web page. This is because the phyla studied in the second half are more easily recognized …no worms!

Take Note! • The final practical exam is cumulative. • Questions will focus on the last phyla studied but there will be questions on the material studied earlier in this course. • So, study hard from Arthropoda – Protista, (last half) and review from Microscopes – Annelida. (first half)

Practical Exam This Wednesday TOMORROW! April 20 th Take note of the exam time you signed up for & do not get your review & exam times mixed up!

Lecture Exam NEXT Thursday April 28 7: 30 a. m. in FLH 255 That’s in the morning folks!

Cheating on either exam • Any student caught cheating - or suspected to be, will be punished according to the rules of the Academic Honor Code (possibly thrown out of the course and even the university!) • Take this warning seriously!

The Point/Grading Rules! • Capitalize taxa - ½ point WILL be deducted for not doing so. If you wish to use all capitals, make sure the first letter is most definitely the rest. TWICE as big as

• Spelling: 1 letter will be over looked 2 letters - lose ½ point 3 letters - lose 1 point These rules only apply if 1 or 2 letters do not create another word that could mean that the student does not know the answer to the Q. Rat Cat Mesohyl Mesophyll Cnidarian Plants

Exam Logistics Sign your sheet as soon as you get it. - this gives us permission to post your grade - give the last 6 digits of your ss# (7 for 1 of you!) Fill out the top part to prevent confusion - your name, TA's name and your section number Fold your answer sheet in half lengthwise - keep the blank side facing you to act as a cover sheet. - open it only when you need to write on it. Circle the 3 numbers of the questions where you begin. - Add the first one to the box on the blank side.

Exam Logistics Contd. Scrap Paper - Your answer sheet can be used as to make notes Read each question - Be careful and give exact answers. e. g. Do not give CLASS if the question asks for PHYLUM. Write legibly or you risk losing points Do not give several answers - only the first one will be graded. Multiple choice questions - When there is more than 1 correct answer give all of them to get full credit.

Exam Logistics Contd. Hats Take off or wear them backwards please. Don’t touch! Microscopes - adjust only ocular or focal distance Specimens in jars - gently pick up jars to take a closer look, no shaking! Dissections Don’t move any of the pins or pointers. Oops! If you do think that you accidentally moved a pointer or a pin, raise your hand tell a proctor/TA immediately.

Exam Logistics contd. Staring Up or down - just not at your neighbor’s paper! = Cheating! No talking Questions? - Raise your hand so the TA can come to you - don't wait until there are only 5 seconds left at the station. No sign language This is still cheating – just in silent mode!

End of the Exam… Hand in your response sheet to one of the TA/proctors. Initial against your name on the sign up sheet. Exit quietly DO NOT talk about the questions after you leave. If you are caught sharing information about the exam, this will be considered cheating, (accessory) and will be treated accordingly. Assuming that you are giving correct answers or clues…. All you are doing is raising the average grade and ruining the exam for those scoring below average. Grades should be posted on the bulletin board by Friday at noon.