Class Overview, Requirements, Guidelines
	The lab is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 pm
to 4:50 pm.  Tuesday meetings will be spent on scheduled lab exercises.
Occasional Thursday meetings will be used either for completing Tuesday
exercises or for special presentations.  Also, one Thursday afternoon will
be devoted to a field trip to Mt. Lemmon to observe and collect fungal
specimens.  Students are strongly encouraged to use Thursday for working
on the required independent study project and not schedule other
activities during this time as some exercises will require Thursday for
completion.
	Instructional notes outlining each lab exercise will be provided
about a week in advance.  A pre-lab lecture covering basic ideas and
additional instructions will be delivered at every lab meeting.  Students
are encouraged to study the appropriate lab handouts before the lab meets.
We have a relatively short time to accomplish a great deal of learning and
can't afford to slow the pace for the unprepared.

Grading
Requirement: Points: Exams (2 @ 100 pts each) 200 Lab Reports 150 Quizzes 50 Special Project 100 Final Exam (comprehensive) 100 Total 600

Grades will be computed based on a percentage of points from the total:
A = 90-100% B = 80-89% Grades will be rounded if it is to your C = 70-79% advantage. For instance, if your average D = 60-69% is 79.5, it will be rounded to an 80.

Students are required to submit a lab report on each lab exercise. Each report must have the following information: Introduction, Results/Observations/Illustrations, Discussion, and Answers to Questions. Reports must be turned in not more than a week after the completion of the exercise. If a student missed a lab without a valid reason (ex. sickness, death in the family, etc.), he or she automatically loses the points for the lab report. Students who forsee any problems regarding their ability to attend all labs should let the instructor know about them. Individual lab projects are flexible but must have the approval of an instructor. The objective of the lab project is to allow students to explore any aspect of fungal biology in more detail. Examples of a lab project may be a detailed experiment, or a supervised lab work, or a collection of 20 different fungi identified to the species level in the lab. Except for the latter, project reports should be written in a scientific manner. The best approach of course is to start on the independent study as soon as possible. Finishing early allows the student extra time for suggestions and corrections.

Exams
Exams will consist of written and practical parts. If a student missed an exam because of a valid reason, he/she is allowed to make-up for the written part of the exam. There is no make-up for the practical part, instead the score on the practical part of the following exam will be doubled. There is no make-up for an unexcused missed exam. Sharing of Knowledge and Academic Honesty Graded papers are to be executed independently. This course operates under the UA Code of Academic Integrity, a copy of which will be supplied to the students. Withdrawals and Incompletes Students should notify the instructor as soon as they decide to drop or withdraw from the class. Any student failing to attend two or more successive classes may be withdrawn if arrangements have not been made between the student and instructor. Before an incomplete can be given, the student and instructor must agree on a timetable for completion of any unfinished requirement. Special Needs and Considerations Students needing special accomodations or special services should contact the Learning Disabilities Programs:S.A.L.T. located at Rm. 117, Old Main (621-1242) and/or The Center for Disability Related Resources located at the intersection of 2nd and Cherry St. (621-5227). The need for specialized services should be documented and verified by these UA units and presented to the instructor before the second week of class. Text and Materials There is no required textbook for this course but Introductory Mycology by C.J. Alexopolus, C.W. Mims, and M. Blackwell is recommended. Some books, keys, and monographs for proper identification of the fungi will be provided in the lab. Other books on reserve for 427R and 427L may also be helpful. The students are required to supply their own microscope slides, coverslips, marking pens, and lab coats.