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Plants & Civilization

JanTerm 2008

George M. Diggs, Jr.
Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
& Research Associate, Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT)

Austin College Phone: (903) 813-2246, Home Phone (903) 868-1642
Office: 317 Moody Science
Mailing Address: Department of Biology, Austin College, Sherman, TX 75090
AC Suite 61564
e-mail: gdiggs@austincollege.edu
Home page: http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/diggs.html
Office Hours: offic hours during JanTerm are by appointment.

Plants & Civilization — Class Information— JanTerm 2008
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Class Meetings: Lecture 10:00-12:00 a.m. M-F; Laboratories1:30 pm—as listed on the class schedule

Text: Economic Botany, 3rd ed. by Simpson & Conner-Ogorzaly, 2001

Course Homepage: http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/janterm2008/janterm2008.html

Course Content: An introduction to the interactions between plants and human civilization.

Exams: There are two exams—Tues. 15 January and Tues. 29 January.

Grades: Your grade will be based on class attendance, class participation, two exams, a research paper, a medicinal/drug plant writeup, and an oral presentation.

Class Attendance: Attendance is required at all lecture and laboratory sessions. If you have to miss class for some emergency, an extra assignment will be provided for you. Absence from more than three class sessions will result in you being dropped from the class.

Readings: Readings are listed on the course syllabus. Assignments other than those in the text are available on-line or as electronic reserve. You will be given additional reading assignments in class.

Research Paper and Medicinal/Drug Plant Write-up: Medicinal/Drug Plant write-up due Mon. 21 January; Research paper due Thur. 24 January; late papers will be lowered one letter grade per day. Please see attached sheets for details.

Academic Integrity:
No student may unfairly advance his or her academic performance or impede the performance of other students. Any activity that unfairly gives an advantage to a student or group of students is a violation of academic ethics and will be punished to the fullest extent of College policy.
Examples of violations include: using unauthorized notes on an exam; failure to give credit to a colleague who assisted with a project; failure to give credit to an author whose work is cited; fabrication of data; removing items from the library in violation of library policy (e.g. removing journal issues from the library building); intentionally mis-shelving materials in the library such that other individuals would not be able to locate them; and removing old tests from a bulletin board thereby preventing other students from reviewing those materials. This list is not exhaustive.
Each item that you submit for a grade in this course must include the following statement along with your signature.

This work was prepared in accordance with the Austin College academic integrity
policy. _____________Signature_____________ (Name typed or printed)