Links to Course Material for Fall, 2009

Syllabus for Biology 119, Fall 2009

Course Updates

Discussion Questions-Textbook

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    Chapter 10

    Chapter 11

Discussion Questions on Other Materials

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     And the Band Played On

Powerpoint Notes

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   Retroviruses and HIV (Nov. 16)

Other Materials

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Homework Assignment on Polio

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Class Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-1:45 PM in Rm. 107 Weyandt

Instructor: Dr. Carl S. Luciano

Office: Rm. 114 Weyandt (Biology Department Office)

Phone: 357-2352

E-mail: LUCIANO@IUP.EDU

 Textbook:  The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett

Supplemental Reading: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

I RECOMMEND THAT YOU PURCHASE USED BOOKS ONLINE FROM A VENDOR SUCH AS AMAZON.

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

 BI 119 Emerging Diseases                                        3c-3sh

                         This course introduces the topic of infectious diseases as they assume increasing relevance to modern society.  The course is intended primarily to provide non-science majors with an understanding of the biological basis of infectious diseases and the social, historical and ethical consequences of these types of afflictions. Utilizing a combination of  readings, lectures and class discussions,  the course covers background material such as the germ theory of disease and the cell theory at an introductory level suitable for the non-major. The course then proceeds to examine several “case studies” of infectious diseases. An emphasis will be placed on current events such as ongoing or recent disease outbreaks.

 II. COURSE PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVE

 OBJECTIVE: By the end of the session I want all the students in the course to be literate in the areas of infectious and hereditary diseases as appropriate for an educated person who is not a biologist. I will be able to judge your level of literacy by your performance on exams, on various writing assignments and by your comments during in-class discussions. For example, I want you to be able to read an article on disease in a contemporary magazine or a newspaper and UNDERSTAND THE ARTICLE!!!  I will know that you understand such an article when you can explain it correctly to somebody else and discuss it intelligently in class.

 PHILOSOPHY: The course is designed for students not majoring in Biology. Therefore it does not concentrate exclusively on the “science” of emerging disease. Instead it includes discussions of appropriate history, sociology, politics and even the personalities associated with various disease outbreaks.

 III. COURSE OUTLINE COMING SOON

INSTRUCTOR

   Dr. Carl S. Luciano

Office: Room 115 Weyandt-enter through main Bio office in Rm. 114

Phone: 357-2352

Email: luciano@iup.edu

Office Hours: T-2:00-3:00, W 1:00-3:00, R 2:00-4:00

Feel free to email if you want to schedule an appointment outside of office hours

    Rm. 114 Weyandt Hall

           724 357 2352

        LUCIANO@IUP.EDU