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Final grades are now posted on the Grade tracker

Based on a class vote, the final (a standard 100 point exam) will be given the last day of Class, 6 May. Remember that you do not have to take the final if you are happy with your present grade (see grade tracker for this).

Exams

• Exam 1 -- key -- curve

• Exam 2 -- key -- curve

Details for student presentation:

Current groups

Grading:

Each presentation is worth up to 50 points. You will be scored on the following (5 points each)

1. Organization/preparation
2. Clarity
3. Background Research
4. Use of Audiovisuals/creativity
5. Was this an Interesting topic

Each presentation will get two scores using these, one from me, the other from the class (I'll use the average totals, throwing out the lowest and highest score).

Contact information for speakers:

• Sarah Cavanaugh (U of A Forensics Club)
  • website

• Barbara Farnsway (Human Origins Genotyping Laboratory, Arizona)
  • e-mail : bbf@email.arizona.edu
  • website: http://hogl.arl.arizona.edu

Useful websites

• Denver District Attorney's DNA site
• Department of Energy's DNA Forensics site
• Publications and Presentations from the NIST Forensics/Human Identity Project Team
• DNA Training Materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) --- very nice set of powerpoints from numerous talks
• Presidential DNA Initiative DNA website
• The Innocence Project uses DNA testing to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing.

General Course Information

Lecture Time and Place: Tuesday/Thursday Bio W 208

Instructor: Bruce Walsh

• office: BSW 322
• phone: 621-1915
• Office hours: By appointment
• Home page
• e-mail : jbwalsh@u.arizona.edu

Reading Material: No Assigned text. However, you will be responsible for reading assignments posted here (the official course website).

Grading and Course Policy

Grading: Your class grade will be based four items

• two Midterms (50 points each)
• Final (100 points)
• Class group presentation (25 points)
• In-class participation (10 points)

Missed exams will be awarded a zero.

Assignment of Final Grades: The second highest total in the class will be set equal to 100. If you get 90 percent (or higher) of this total you get an A, 80 percent a B, 70 percent a C, 60 percent a D.

Class policy on "academic integrity": Your academic work (exams and problem sets) must be your own; do not copy answers to problem sets or anything else; cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are caught, any combination of the following will occur (UA Code of Academic Integrity): a zero grade will be assigned for the work; course grade dropped one letter grade; course grade of F; disciplinary probation from University; suspension from the University; notation "Declared guilty of violation of the Code of Academic Integrity" put on student's permanent record.

Lecture Notes and Readings