ENY-4660L, Medical & Veterinary Entomology, 1 credit

                                                              Distance Education

 

Laboratories -- Assignments are multiple choice laboratory quizzes located at the course website (http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/koehler/eny4660/) for download. You will have to email the instructor to obtain the password for the site.  Assignments are due on Mondays and must be completed on or before the date listed.

           

Instructor:                  Philip G. Koehler

Office:                                    Urban Entomology Building, Bldg 1278

Phone:                        352-392-2484

Email:                         pgk@ufl.edu

Office Hours:             8:00-5:00 weekdays

Course Website:        http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/koehler/eny4660/

 

Co-Course Requirement: ENY 6665

 

Course Description: This course requires an identification of the major insect, mite, and tick vectors of disease to man and animals and an understanding of the diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors. Students will learn to identify mosquitoes, ticks, mites, lice, fleas, and other disease vectors. This course requires use of the textbook and internet resources to obtain detailed information on the appearance of medically and veterinary important arthropods, as well as the cycles for the diseases they transmit. This course should be taken as a co-requirement for ENY 4660. The schedule for ENY 4660 will have the due dates for the laboratory assignments.

 

Laboratory Organization:

            A.  Laboratories are located on the course website

            B.  Open the course

            C.  Click on the Laboratory quiz link on the left column

            D.  Download the appropriate quiz

            E.  Work on the quiz at your own pace

            F.  Repeat working on the quiz until you master the information

            G. Submit your best grade to the instructor on or before the due date for the assignment

 

You will have unlimited time to complete each assignment. You will be able to work ahead, if you desire.  It is your responsibility to submit your grades on time.  Make sure you complete the lectures on or before the date on the syllabus.

 

Grading:  The course is based on an average grade for the 13 weekly laboratory assessments (usually two laboratory quizzes per week). Students can take the quizzes as often as necessary and turn in the best grade obtained.

 

Text:  Gary Mullen and Lance Durden.  2009.  Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2nd Edition. Academic Press. ISBN #: 978-0-12-372500-4.

 

Grading scale (%):

            94-100             A

            90-<94             A-

            87-<90             B+

            83-<87             B

            80-<83             B-

            77-<80             C+

74-<77             C

70-<74             C-

67-<70             D+

64-<67             D

60-<64             D-

<60                  E

 

Academic Honesty:

As a result of completing the registration form at the University of Florida, every student has signed the following statement: “I understand that the University of Florida expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University”.

 

We, the members of the University of Florida, pledge to hold ourselves and peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

 

UF Counseling Services:

Resources are available on campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance. These resources include:

1. University Counseling Center, 302 Peabody Hall, 392-1575 personal and career counseling

2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling

3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services, Student Health Center, 392-1161, sexual counseling

4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling

 

Software Use:

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Information for Students with Disabilities:

Students with disabilities are encouraged to register with the Office for Student Services to determine the appropriate classroom accommodations. Any student requesting classroom accommodations must be registered with the Dean of Students Office, P202 Peabody Hall, 392-1261(TDD - 392-3008), and have documentation on file in the office of Student Services in order to receive classroom and/or examination accommodations.  For students with hearing disabilities trying to contact an office that does not list a TDD, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771.

 

UF Policy on E-mail:

“Official University business email will be communicated to students using the University GatorLink email account. That is, official email will be sent exclusively to GatorLinkUserName@ufl.edu. The preferred email address recorded for all students will be the GatorLink address.  This is the email address displayed in the online phonebook. Students may continue to use the forwarding mechanism to deliver their email to other mail services, if they wish. However, it is the student’s responsibility to insure that the forwarding address is current so that they receive official communications from the University”.