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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Marisa Lester [mailto:marisal1@email.arizona.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:upac-request@list.arizona.edu">upac-request@list.arizona.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Information on Intro Bio I - MCB 181R/L<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Fellow Advisors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With orientation starting tomorrow, I thought I would send out an email about intro bio. If you have non-freshmen that need to get into a lab please refer them to this link:
<a href="http://blc.arizona.edu/courses/181Lab/Pieces/181info.html">http://blc.arizona.edu/courses/181Lab/Pieces/181info.html</a> and let them know to keep checking UAccess. As an FYI the honors section of intro bio lab MCB 181M is a rigorous and challenging
course. Please let your students know that it is designed to be a challenging course. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Quick answers to basic questions about 181R/181L181M (Honors 181H info at bottom)</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">What is the relationship between the lecture course (MCB181R) and the lab course (MCB181L)?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
While most departments require both, they are separate courses. You will receive an independent grade for each. They are mutually reinforcing, and are best taken simultaneously. In the Spring of 1014,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">both</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will
be available (in the past, only 181R has been available in the Spring).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">What is MCB184?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
This is a single course that basically combines 181L and 181R. It is offered only in the Spring. Taking MCB184 fulfills the requirements of taking (181L + 181R). It cannot be used to GRO 181L or 181R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">What is the relationship between the lab course (181L) and the advanced lab (181M)?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
While most departments require both, they are separate courses. You will receive an independent grade for each. They are mutually reinforcing, and are best taken simultaneously.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">I'm trying to (change/get into) a lab section, but they're all full!</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
In order to accommodate the many Freshman Orientation sessions, additional lab slots open at several points during the summer. Keep your eye on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://uaccess.arizona.edu/">UAccess</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
openings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">Can I change from lab section X to lab section Y?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">If section Y is available by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://uaccess.arizona.edu/" target="_blank">UAccess</a>, you can do it yourself. If not, you'll
need a very compelling reason; there is little to no flexibility given the large number of students these courses serve. After the first meeting of a lab section, changing sections is blocked because each section is taught with a different style and assignments;
you'd be behind intellectually and possibly in terms of graded assignments as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">What are the dates/policies/rules/textbooks/assignments for my section of 181R or 181L</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
The homepage for all the labs is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://blc.arizona.edu/courses/181Lab/">http://blc.arizona.edu/courses/181Lab/</a>; a calendar and syllabus are linked from it (check and see if they indicate they are updated
for F13!). Lecture sections are available through D2L after registration. Be aware that different 181R sections use different textbooks, so check and purchase carefully!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">When do labs begin?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The week of Aug. 26. Purchase a lab manual and bring it with you. You'll be doing experiments and getting homework day one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000">I'm still in dire need of the kind of assistance that only a trained professional can provide!</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
The Intro Bio Admin Office can be reached at 621-9267<br>
<a href="http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap/staticLarge/43.html">BioSciences East 109</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(For the summer hours of the Intro Bio Admin office,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ical.mac.com/stinkyfish/BiologyLabs" target="_blank">check
here</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="style2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600">Is there an Honors lecture section? When will it be taught?</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Students will be added to any one of several Honors timeslots (TBA) while continuing in their scheduled lecture section; the combined course will be for 4 hours Honors credit.
Honors work will be weighted into the final grade for lecture. Students will hear and interact with faculty about faculty research, advance problem-solving skills and increase understanding of Intro Bio topics. The course culminates in working with a faculty
mentor to understand a key scientific paper and explain it to peers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marisa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">****************<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Marisa Lester, M.S.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Senior Academic Advisor</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The University of Arizona</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Life Sciences South, room 248</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:marisal1@email.arizona.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:blue">marisal1@email.arizona.edu</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Office Phone: 520.621.1073</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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