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These are the final grades below for fall 2009. If you wish to meet with me
before the grades
are
posted in panthersoft make sure you schedule a meeting before Friday.
Grades will be posted on Friday!! Have a great holiday!!!!
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ID |
Article 1 |
Article 2 |
Article 3 |
Article 4 |
Article 5 |
Avg |
Exam 1 |
Exam 2 |
Exam 3 |
Exam 4 |
Avg |
Presentations |
Final Grade |
Letter Grade |
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2075180 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
x |
9.57 |
9 |
9.49 |
A |
|
1689831 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
8.48 |
9.5 |
8.96 |
B+ |
|
2276295 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
8.7 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
x |
8.70 |
7.5 |
8.59 |
B |
|
2287016 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
6.85 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
x |
8.12 |
8.5 |
8.49 |
B |
|
1694168 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
9.7 |
7.7 |
9 |
x |
8.80 |
8 |
8.78 |
B+ |
|
1687237 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
9.45 |
7.2 |
9.3 |
x |
8.65 |
8 |
8.69 |
B+ |
|
1506757 |
x |
x |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
9.1 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
7.9 |
8.40 |
9 |
8.79 |
B+ |
|
1647238 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
8.15 |
8.7 |
10.3 |
x |
9.05 |
9 |
9.18 |
A- |
|
1646550 |
x |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
9 |
8.3 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.10 |
9 |
9.21 |
A |
|
2102848 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.08 |
7.5 |
8.22 |
B- |
|
1317257 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
9 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
x |
8.83 |
9.5 |
9.17 |
A- |
|
2255330 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
9.55 |
8.7 |
11 |
x |
9.75 |
9.5 |
9.72 |
A |
|
2105996 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
10 |
9.6 |
11 |
x |
10.20 |
9.5 |
9.99 |
A |
|
1782549 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
x |
9.77 |
9.5 |
9.73 |
A |
|
1588517 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10.00 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
10.6 |
x |
9.77 |
9 |
9.61 |
A |
|
1519458 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
9.7 |
9 |
10.7 |
x |
9.80 |
9.5 |
9.75 |
A |
|
1666953 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
8.25 |
8 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
8.84 |
9.5 |
9.17 |
A- |
|
1487130 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
x |
10.00 |
6.55 |
6 |
10.1 |
6.8 |
7.36 |
8 |
7.91 |
C+ |
|
2597660 |
x |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
6.75 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
x |
6.75 |
8 |
7.55 |
C |
|
1914994 |
x |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.00 |
9.15 |
8.2 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
7.89 |
8.5 |
8.35 |
B |
Email:
brinnr@fiu.edu
When sending email please include student name and panther ID in the subject.
Webpage
: www.fiu.edu/~brinnr
Lecture Notes: All lecture
notes will be posted as PowerPoint presentations in CE 6.
Text:
There is no required text for this course but there are 3 major
references I will use during the semester:
Vertebrate Endocrinology – David Norris – Academic Press Ed., 2007
Endocrinology – Hadley and Levine – Pearson Ed., 2007
The Endocrine System at a Glance – Blackwell Publishing., 2006
Reading assignments:
You will be required to read and understand several scientific articles
during the semester.
Attendance:
Be prepared to participate in ALL the course as scheduled
Help:
If you need additional assistance with the information presented in this
course, seek the assistance of the professor. If the office hours on the
Biscayne Bay Campus are inconvenient, other arrangements can be made.
Sexual Harassment Policy:
The Faculty Senate voted to require each professor to include a
statement about this in the syllabus. FIU’s sexual harassment policy is
available online:
http://www.fiu.edu/hr/eop/Forms/Policies/Sexual_harassment.pdf
Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated!!!
: Students caught cheating during an examination or plagiarizing will be
subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and penalties
Exams:
There will be 4 major exams, article discussions and student
presentations.
Emergency:
This section covers situations that prevent you for attending the class.
For this course, “Emergency” is determined as an unpreventable event
that prevents attendance to class.
Emergency
situations are:
1.Medical
emergency with Medical Doctor’s note/emergency room.
2.Automobile
accident with police report (lack of ride is NOT an emergency case).
3.Death of
immediate family members.
Emergency also
covers natural events such as hurricanes, floods, or fires that causes
the closure of FIU-BBC.
Grades:
•Exam
1, 2, 3 and 4
•Presentations
•Other
Activities (participation, articles)
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Exam 1,2,3
and 4
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60 % |
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Presentations |
25% |
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Other Activities |
15 % |
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Letter Grade
|
Range
|
Letter Grade
|
Range
|
Letter Grade
|
Range
|
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A |
above 93 |
B- |
81 - 83 |
D+ |
67 - 70 |
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A- |
91 - 92 |
C+ |
77 - 80 |
D |
64 - 66 |
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B+ |
87 - 90 |
C |
74 - 76 |
D- |
61 - 63 |
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B |
84 - 86 |
C- |
71 - 73 |
F |
< 61 |
Schedule
may be subject to change when deemed necessary.
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Aug 24 |
Syllabus, Finding Scientific Articles |
Oct 16 |
TBA |
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Aug 26 |
Introduction To Science |
Oct 19 |
TBA |
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Aug 28 |
Principles of Endocrinology and Homeostasis. |
Oct 21 |
TBA |
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Aug 31 |
Article Discussion |
Oct 23 |
TBA |
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Sept 2 |
Principles of Endocrinology and Homeostasis |
Oct 26 |
Article Discussion |
|
Sept 4 |
Vertebrate Endocrine Systems |
Oct 28 |
TBA |
|
Sept 7 |
Holiday No Classes |
Oct 30 |
TBA |
|
Sept 9 |
Article Discussion |
Nov 2 |
Review |
|
Sept 11 |
Vertebrate Endocrine Systems |
Nov 4 |
Student presentations 16-20 |
|
Sept 14 |
No Classes |
Nov 6 |
Exam 3 |
|
Sept 16 |
No Classes |
Nov 9 |
TBA |
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Sept 18 |
Student Presentations 1-5 |
Nov 11 |
Holiday no classes |
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Sept 21 |
Exam 1 |
Nov 13 |
TBA |
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Sept 23 |
General Mechanism of Hormone Action
Opiomelanocortins |
Nov 16 |
TBA |
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Sept 25 |
Endocrine Methodologies
Hormonal Control of Calcium Homeostasis |
Nov 18 |
Field Trip with Marine Bio,
No classes. |
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Sept 28 |
Article Discussion |
Nov 20 |
TBA |
|
Sept 30 |
Pituitary Hormones and
Gastrointestinal Hormones |
Nov 23 |
Article Discussion |
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Oct 2 |
Growth Hormone |
Nov 25 |
Student Presentations 21-25 |
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Oct 5 |
Adrenal Gland |
Nov 27 |
Holiday No classes |
|
Oct 7 |
Review |
Nov 30 |
TBA |
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Oct 9 |
Student presentations 6-10 |
Dec 2 |
Review |
|
Oct 12 |
Student presentations 11-15 |
Dec 4 |
Exam 4 |
|
Oct 14 |
Exam 2 |
|
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|
1528934 |
Sept 18 |
Pheromones |
|
2075180 |
Growth hormone role in dwarfism and gigantism. |
|
1588517 |
Growth hormone role in dwarfism and gigantism. |
|
2102848 |
Diabetes insipidus |
|
2276295 |
Diabetes insipidus |
| |
|
|
|
1317257 |
Oct 9 |
Human Pheromones |
|
1694168 |
Hormone therapy and sex change |
|
2597660 |
Testosterone and Body Building |
|
2287016 |
Hormones and Obesity (1st) |
| |
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|
1519458 |
Oct 12 |
Hormones in Optometry |
|
1674780 |
Addison's Disease |
|
1647238 |
Addison's Disease |
|
1506757 |
Polycystic Ovaries |
| |
|
|
|
1646550 |
Nov 4 |
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
|
2255330 |
Cushing's syndrome |
|
1782549 |
Thyroid dysfunction in Pregnancy and Fetal Development |
|
2105996 |
Thyroid dysfunction in Pregnancy and Fetal Development |
| |
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1487130 |
Dec 2 |
Diabetes and pregnancy |
|
1687237 |
Diabetes and pregnancy |
|
1689831 |
Puberty and Hormones |
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1666953 |
Puberty and Hormones |
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