Office Hours:  10:00-11:30 AM TWTh or by appointment only
Office:  LS 407
telephone:  (619) 594-7191
email:  kmcguire@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
 

Required Text:  Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Abbas, Lichtman, and Pober;  the reading is REQUIRED, you will be tested on material not covered in class.  Reading should be done before class so that you will learn more from the lecture and be prepared for any popquiz that might be given.
 

Prerequisites:  Biology 366 and 366L.
    Strongly Recommended:  Biology 467 and 467L.
 

Exams/Assignments:  There will be two exams and a cumulative final.  All will consist of a variety of styles including multiple choice, T/F, matching, short answer and/or essay questions.
There will be several assignments.  They can consist of a variety of things including pop-quizzes, primary literature articles and/or homework.  Because the assignments tend to raise the grades in the class significantly, students are encouraged not to miss any and this requires regular attendence. Due dates are solid; no late assignments are accepted for any reason, including faulty email transmissions.

Make-up exams are in general not given.  Only a valid medical excuse will be accepted for a make-up exam to be scheduled and will be handled on a case by case basis.
 

Schedule:  The lecture schedule (link below) provides the lecture topics schedule, reading assignments, due dates for assignements, exam dates and, when applicable, links to pdf files or reference information for required literature articles.  Check it often.  It will change as the semester progresses.
 

Grading:  The curve for letter grades is determined only at the end of the course.  I will post the grades at regular intervals by the last four numbers of the SSN (if permission is granted) so that you can evaluate your performance with respect to the rest of the class.  The final grade will be determined as follows:

Exams  20% each;  Final  30%;  Assignments 30%

Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated in this class.  No credit will be given for plagiarized work.  This is particularly a problem on take-home assignements and in the use of primary literature.  You should feel free to work on the homework assignments together but do not plagiarize each other or the written materials you are using as a reference.   If you are unclear on the definition of plagiarism, see me or the University Catalog.
 

Websites:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/biology/bio585/
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/biology/bio585/schedule.htm
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/biology/bio585/pdfs.html