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GENE 391 - Genetics Internship - Fall 2017

Instructor Chris Cramer Office location N346 Skeen Hall Contact info cscramernmsuedu 646-2657 Office hours By appt

Catalog description Professional work experience under the joint supervision of the employer and a faculty member A written report is required

Course objective Students will gain professional work experience in the area of genetics

Important information Student must identify an internship that is genetics related They must get accepted into that internship program The internship host must be willing to complete the requirements for this course Prior to the start of the internship the student must meet with the instructor and the Internship Agreement and Internship Host forms must be completed and signed by the instructor student and internship host In addition the student must register for GENE 391 prior to the start of the internship Once the internship is complete the student must complete and submit all reports forms logs evaluations and other materials prior to the due date mutually agreed upon in the Internship Agreement

Grading GENE 391 is graded SIU (satisfactory or unsatisfactory) Satisfactory is considered to be a C- or higher in the letter grade system while unsatisfactory is considered to be a D or F The advisor will grade the final report and other documents required in the Internship Agreement and factor in results from the Intern Evaluation form Failure of the student to complete the required materials by the due date will result in an I grade while completion in an unsatisfactory manner will result in a U grade If the employer terminates a student from their internship site for unacceptable performance or the student abandons the internship without completion of the term of the internship a grade ofU will be given A student will not be allowed to make up the internship until the following semester The I grade can be removed and an S or U grade assigned by turning in all required materials

Every intern must write and submit an original report that is typed double-spaced I-inch margins and of professional quality in writing style The report is a record and interpretation of your internship and should include pictures copies of training certificates and a description not just of what you did but how it influenced your career track in Genetics For example how do all of the academic classes youve taken as a student come together in a working situation By the time you have completed your internship you will have taken a lot of basic science courses but may still be taking upper division GENE and BCHE classes - your internship should really help you focus in those classes and get the most out of them Another question that we would like to see answered in every report is how useful the internship experience was to you and would you recommend it to another GEBT student Some internship experiences are better than others and as instructors we need to be made aware of situations that are not fruitful or beneficial

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Note The information in this syllabus is subject to change at the instructors discretion Students will be notified of any changes in the syllabus during the semester If you have any questions please ask

Academic Misconduct According to the NMSU Student Handbook Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to

I Cheating or knowingly assisting another student in committing an act of cheating or other forms of academic dishonest

2 Plagiarism which includes but is not necessarily limited to submitting examinations themes reports drawings laboratory notes undocumented quotations computer-processed materials or other material as ones own work when such work has been prepared by another person or copied from another person

3 Unauthorized possession of examinations reserve library materials or laboratory materials

4 Unauthorized changing of grades on an examination in an instructors grade book or

on a grade report or unauthorized access to academic computer records 5 Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other University

records in or for academic departments or colleges The following are possible sanctions that may be imposed on individual students for infraction of

regulations I Disciplinary probation 2 Disciplinary suspension 3 Dismissal 4 Expulsion

At the very least an instructor may find it appropriate to give a zero grade (F) for the plagiarized work or for the entire course

Additional comments about plagiarism Plagiarism includes copying entire sentences or

paragraphs from a scientific paper web site etc when writing a journal essay etc This

means that students must use their own words when writing any assignment Also any

information gathered from another source must be referenced and this information must be

stated in your own words and not the words of the original author Assignments will be

checked for acts ofplagiarism A single plagiarized sentence in an assignment will result in a

zero for that assignment The instructor will strongly enforce this Also there are many tools on

the web that an instructor can use to determine if some writing has been plagiarized

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act

(ADAAA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations If a student has questions or needs an

accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially) contact

Trudy Luken Director Student Accessibility Services (SAS) - Corbett Center Rm 244 Phone (575) 646-6840 E-mail sasnmsuedu Website httpsasnmsuedu

NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age ancestry color disability gender identity

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genetic information national origin race religion retaliation serious medical condition sex sexual orientation spousal affiliation and protected veterans status Thank you for reading the syllabus up to this point If you send me an email within the first two weeks of class stating that you have read the entire syllabus I will give you five course points Furthermore Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct sexual violence (sexual assault rape) sexual harassment and retaliation

For more information on discrimination issues Title IX Campus Sa VE Act NMSU Policy Chapter 325 NMSUs complaint process or to file a complaint contact

Gerard Nevarez Title IX Coordinator Agustin Diaz Title IX Deputy Coordinator Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) - OLoughlin House 1130 University Avenue Phone (575) 646-3635 E-mail equitynmsuedu Website httpeeonmsuedu

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