bsc 3022 fall 2014 syllabus

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Biology of Aging - (BSC 3022)Fall 2014 Syllabus

Sections: 001 (Ref#: 91756) version 1.5

Instructor: Dr. Ashok Upadhaa Oc! "ours: !on" ed $:00&:00 p'Oc!: S $01 *+es" *h+rs 5:00%6:00 p'#$on!: (,1&) 97-%-5$- aso / appoint'ent%-&ail: ashok++sf.ed+

Class &!!ting ti&!'location:*+es*h+rs 1$:&0 p'21:-5 p'" 34 111

!uir!* +at!rial:

4+'an Ain: iooica erspecti8es" $ndd. / Diio8anna" $000. (e%/ookis a8aia/e at http:.8itaso+rce.co' +se ;S


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!5i!6 s$!!tsi /e pro8ided as a too to hep process the co+rse 'ateria.

*he Can5asco+rse 'anae'ent sste' i /e +sed e?tensi8e thro+ho+t

this co+rse to post co+rse 'ateria (inc+din oeroint sides" re8ie sheets" and8ideos)" to post rades" to assinpost >+ies" to 'ake anno+nce'ents / e%'ai"to co''+nicate / the disc+ssion /oard" and for 8irt+a C and A sessions (+sin+'inate). It is your responsibility to insure that you have Canvas access and arereceiving course e-mails. 3an8as can /e accessed thro+h https:'.+sf.ed+.

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3o+rse rades i /e /ased on perfor'ance on the ect+re e?a's and 3an8as>+ies i8en thro+ho+t the se'ester.

Eams!?a's i consist of '+tipe choice >+estions" ith occasiona tr+e%fase

andor 'atchin >+estions. ach e?a' i test o+r knoede of the co+rse'ateria co8ered since the pre8io+s e?a' the +se of an notes or /ooks d+rine?a's is prohi/ited. "tudents must bring #$ pencils% their & numbers% and aclearly identi'able photo I.(. to all eams.

*he fo+r e?a's are eihted e>+a" ith each contri/+tin 21of the Bnaco+rse rade. A co'prehensi8e Bna e?a' orth the e>+i8aent of one e?a' i/e i8en d+rin Bnas eek" and is optiona for st+dents ho are passin the cass.If a student is satis'ed with their course grade following the lecture eams and

qui))es% they may elect *+, to tae the 'nal eam. 4oe8er" if a st+dent 'issesa ect+re e?a'" or if she is not passin or is not satisBed ith their rade" thesho+d take the Bna. ;f a st+dent takes a fo+r ect+re e?a's and the Bna" theoest of the B8e rades i /e dropped and the re'ainin fo+r e?a' rades i/e +sed to deter'ine the Bna rade. (*akin the Bna e?a' i ne8er oer theBna co+rse rade.)

;t is i'possi/e to predict hat circ+'stances 'a arise to co'pro'ise s+ccesson an partic+ar e?a'. ,herefore% it is in a students best interest not to miss aneam/ ; stron reco''end that o+ ea8e for cass ear on e?a' das" so thato+ arri8e on ti'e and do not ose testin ti'e for st+dents ith 'ornin casses"

a second (/ack%+p) aar' cock that does not depend on eectricit is ad8ised0ae-up eams will only be provided for accidents with accompanyingdocumentation see below.

3o'peted e?a's 'a /e 8ieed for a i'ited ti'e fooin their radin (seeEFiein e?a'sG +nder oicies).

?a'ination sched+e?a' 1: *+esda" Septe'/er 16?a' $: *h+rsda" Hcto/er 1-?a' &: *+esda"


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?a' -: *h+rsda" Dece'/er -

ina ?a': *h+rsda" Dece'/er 11 (10:00 a' 2 1$:00 p') in ect+reha

(rop deadline! "aturday% *ovember 1 at 5 pm.

0aing up missed wor!E!ake%+p e?a'sG i /e per'itted in those cases here co'petin an e?a' is

pre8ented / 1) unforeseen circumstances(?: iness" accident" or death of acose fa'i 'e'/er) or $) special circumstances(?: participation in aconference" athetic e8ent" or co+rt date). 0ae-ups are only applicable if astudent has not yet completed a particular assessment.

!ake%+ps '+st /e re>+ested as soon as reasona/ possi/e i8en the

conditions re>+irin a 'ake%+p. or e?a'pe" in E+nforeseen circ+'stancesG theinstr+ctor o+d idea /e contacted HR a sched+ed e?a' took pace. orEspecia circ+'stancesG" the instr+ctor '+st /e notiBed AS SHH< AS the conIictarises" tpica at the /einnin of the se'ester.

In all cases% unambiguous documentation 2ustifying the mae-up must beprovided before the mae-up will be administered. EUna'/i+o+s doc+'entationG'+st 8erif the date of the e'erenc as e as sho its appica/iit to thatst+dent. ?a'pes inc+de: a doctorGs note /earin the st+dentGs na'e (for aniness)" a hospita 8isitorGs pass or f+nerar notice (for inessdeath of a cosefa'i 'e'/er)" or a toin receiptpoice report ith the st+dentGs na'e (for car

pro/e's or accidents).A 'ake%+ps i occ+r in the instr+ctorGs oJce. ,he format of mae-ups may

di3er from the regular assessment in their length% the questions ased% and thetypes of questions 4which may include short-answer or essay questions. Since'ake%+p assess'ents are diKerent fro' those i8en to the rest of the cass" anEpoint ad@+st'entsG 'ade to the cassG assess'ent 'a not /e appica/e.

*o acco''odate the needs of st+dents" /+t at the sa'e ti'e a8oid /+rdens oni'ited ti'e and reso+rces" sanctioned 'ake%+p e?a's i +*67/e i8en on thefooin dates:

!ake%+p for ?a' 1: rida" Septe'/er $6 10 a'

!ake%+p for ?a' $: rida" Hcto/er $- 10 a'!ake%+p for ?a' &: rida" +estions. ach >+i is Eopen%/ookG and

Eopen%notesG" and i test o+r knoede of 'ateria recent co8ered in ect+re.C+ies are ti'ed" and e?ceedin the ti'e i'it 'a res+t in point ded+ctions.*pica" st+dents i ha8e L 1%& das to co'pete each >+i. 8ui))es may poston any day of the wee 40-9% at any time of day.

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A tota of 9 >+ies i /e i8en / 3an8as /efore the end of the se'ester.ach >+i i co+nt $M toard the Bna co+rse rade for a tota of 1 theoest >+i rade i /e dropped. ,here are no mae-up qui))es.

:oint deductions will be applied to qui))es which eceed the time-limit. ore8er 'in+te e?ceeded" the 8a+e of one >+estion i /e s+/tracted fro' the tota

>+i rade. (Use a atch +i. !oia irefo? is reco''ended o8er ;nternet ?porer ireess orother +nsta/e connections sho+d /e a8oided. ;f a pro/e' does occ+r" notif theinstr+ctor immediatelyso that the >+i 'a /e reset. ,echnical problems 0&", bereported at the time they are 'rst encountered an pro/e's reported once a >+ihas cosed i not 'erit a reset. (o *+, wait until the last moment to complete aqui)/

Con'rming qui) grades: ;t is the st+dentGs responsi/iit to conBr' that the ha8erecei8ed a rade for each >+i. Hnce a >+i is co'peted" 3an8as i report the>+i score. ;owever% students must C+*9I


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Attendance! S+ccess in this co+rse re>+ires attendin a ect+res. *he ect+representations are the on co'pete +ide to hat i /e tested in >+ies ande?a's. *here is no EradeG i8en for attendin ect+re it is ass+'ed that ast+dents +nderstand the 8a+e of doin so and do not 'iss cass. ease arri8ecass H< *;!andsta for the +est the sa'e of o+.As a co+rtes to o+r feo st+dents and instr+ctor" pease do not con8erse d+rinect+res.

Cellular phones! !akin or recei8in cas" te?t 'essain" and takin photos itha ce phone d+rin ect+res are e?tre'e distractin and prohi/ited in this cass.As a co+rtes to o+r feo st+dents and instr+ctor" pease keep ce phones andpaers sitched co'pete oK for the d+ration of this cass. >I+6A,I+* +9 ,;I"

:+6IC7 ?I66 +ire deeper consideration and cannot /e handed inthe ect+re ha. or e?a'pe" re>+ests for 'ake%+p e?a's '+st /e 'ade in 'oJce. ease /rin an doc+'entation needin co'petion to ' oJce.

H+tside of the cassroo'" ; 'a /e reached in the fooin as:

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; i 'aintain re+ar oc! $ourshere o+ 'a ask an >+estions o8erco+rse content or an ad'inistrati8e iss+es. ;f o+ cannot 'ake ' oJceho+rs d+e to an acade'ic conIict" ; a' aso a8aia/e / appoint'ent.Appoint'ents are +s+a sched+ed / e%'ai pease send 'e ANN ti'esthat o+ are a8aia/e o8er a $%& da%period" and ; i respond ith a speciBc

ti'e to 'eet. ; i aso anser >+estions o8er the t!l!$on!.

; i anser >+estions thro+h !-&ail. ease assist 'e / fooin the e%'ai poicies ; ha8e isted /eo. ?hile e-mail is easy to send% it is alsoinformal and often cryptic. It is not the preferred way to discuss complicatedtopics or sensitive personal issues.

:lease do not send e-mails through Canvas/ "end directly to my addressabove.

:olicies for e-mail:

"tate your full name and indicate which course you are enrolled in. ; often

teach '+tipe co+rses" so this heps 'e deter'ine the conte?t of o+r>+estion.

Use correct ra''arspein" and the appropriate science ter'inoo.

ach st+dent is responsi/e for handin their on acade'ics. Do not send

>+estions or co''ents on /ehaf of another st+dent(s).

C+estions o8er co+rse 'ateriaD

C+estions o8er 'ateria and re8ie sheets sho+d de'onstrate so'e priortho+ht. Net 'e kno ho far o+ ha8e co'e" and specif e?act hereo+r conf+sion ies.

A8oid referencin re8ie sheet >+estions / number alone.

or se>+entia e?chanes deain ith the sa'e topic" pease 'aintain the

thread / inc+din pre8io+s 'essaes.

;f an e%'aied >+estion is too on to anser" ; 'a re>+est that o+ co'e to

' oJce to disc+ss it.

C+estions o8er co+rse /+sinessD I will *+, repeat information covered in class or given in this syllabus% such

as!o hen e?a's are sched+ed

o hat 'ateria to st+d for an e?a'

o hen e?a' rades i /e posted

Do not +se 3an8as to atte'pt to o/tain the a/o8e infor'ation fro' otherst+dents. Aso" do not ad8ertise non%co+rse%reated acti8ities +sin 3an8as.

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>iewing eams! A e?a' papers i /e kept / the instr+ctor. *his is necessar/eca+se ; teach the sa'e co+rses repeated and recce e?a' >+estions. ; dohoe8er ant e8er st+dent to ha8e the opport+nit to 8ie their e?a' / 8isitinoJce ho+rs. Indeed% it is recommended that students view their eams for one ormore of the following reasons!

1) *H NAR+estions are rare /+t

do occ+r ; a' open to Ehearin%o+tG the rationae for seectin a partic+aranser.)

-) Re8ie for the co'prehensi8e Bna e?a' (if appica/e).

St+dents 'a 8ie e?a's d+rin oJce ho+rs +nti the end of the eekfooin the eek e?a' scores ere posted. After this ti'e" e?a's i no oner

/e a8aia/e for 8iein. (;f o+ cannot attend ' oJce ho+rs" pease contact 'e/ as soon as possibleso that an aternate 8iein ti'e can /e sched+ed.)

It is the students responsibility to con'rm that a grade has been assigned foreach eam taen by viewing grades posted on myusf. If a student wishes toquestion the grading of an eam% she must do so within this period. (Uni8ersitpoic decares that rade disp+tes and rie8ances i not /e considered / the Depart'ent or3oee after a period of & 'onths fooin the ast e?a'.)


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I reserve the right to modify any part of this syllabus at any time for the improvedfunctioning or fairness of the course.

Succ!!*ing in BSC 3022

;t is ' ish that each of o+ s+cceed in /ioo. ;n ' roe as instr+ctor" ; iteach the 'ateria for hich o+ are responsi/e for on each e?a'" 'aintainre+ar oJce ho+rs to anser >+estions" and pro8ide access to co+rse 'ateria ikethe oeroint ect+res. 4oe8er:AS THE STUDENT, THE BURDEN OF THEWORK IS ON YOU Attendin ect+res aone does not +arantee s+ccessearnin is an acti8e process re>+irin co''it'ent and dedication.

*he fooin thins are ke to s+cceedin in this co+rse: Att!n* class an* ta?! t$oroug$ lecture notes

rin te?t/ooks or posted oeroint sides to cass to 8ie and 'ark on theB+res" as the are co8ered.

Stu*y t$! lecture noteslat!r t$! sa&! *ay O lat!r t$at 6!!? to@%A &at!rial;f o+ do not +nderstand so'ethin co8ered in cass" o+ '+st seek o+thep. 4ep 'a /e fo+nd in 1) the te?t/ook" $) the ;nternet" &) the instr+ctor"and -) o+r cass'ates.

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+ast!r lecture notesby t$oroug$ly ans6!ring t$! u!stion on t$!revie s!eets+estions are +estions. ?a'>+estions i /e speciBc and 'a dea ith detais.

!5i!6 t$! lecture notesin t$! 6!!? l!a*ing u to t$! !.a&

!a* t$! assign!* c$at!rs in t$! te"t#oo$ r!f!rably b!for!att!n*ing l!ctur! 8en a &0%'in+te o8er8ie of a chapter 'a hep o+ain 'ore fro' ect+res. Readin /ioo '+st /e A3*;F. Read thes+''ar Brst and Iip thro+h the chapter" prior to /einnin it. Re%readsentences" pararaphs" or sections to ins+re that o+ +nderstand. As o+read" take notes" rite in the 'arins" and 'ark thins o+ do not+nderstand. Nook at e8er part of the B+res co8ered in cass e?tre'ecaref+.

*he fooin thins 'a aso hep in o+r 'ission to 'aster co+rse 'ateria:

ork ree8antproblemsat the end of each chapter and onine

st+d in groups" ; it orks for o+ (tr it and Bnd o+t)

+se additiona reso+rces:

o other te?t/ooks

o the ;nternet

ikipedia" Ansers.co'" !edine+s" !ao3inic.co'

content posted for co+rses at other schoos

(U*: /ear in 'ind that anyonecan post onine Uness the so+rce isan edited te?t/ook or a peer%re8ieed /ook or @o+rna artice" it can

contain errors.)o an pro/e' 'an+as o+ can a o+r hands on

record ect+res" if o+ are +na/e to transcri/e e8erthin said d+rin

ect+res.

Pood +ck Re'e'/er" ;G' here for o+ if o+ need ' hep. ;f o+ are ha8indiJc+ties" contact 'e as soon as possi/e.

Biology of Aging Lecture Topicsfor Fall 2014

Topic Chapter (Digiovanna

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Introduction to Aging 1

Molecules, Cells and Theories 2

Exam 1*

Integumentary System 3

Circulatory System 4

Respiratory System

Exam 2

!er"ous System #

$ndocrine System 14

Exam 3

Reproducti"e System 13

Cancer %%

Aging &enes %%

Exam 4

Topics are subject to rearrangement or change.

*The timing of the coverage of course material in relation to the exams dates is approximate,

and will var depending upon how !uic"l the course topics are covered, unexpected loss of

lecture time due to e!uipment failure or inclement weather, etc.

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