Florida International University
Department of Biological Sciences
Biscayne Bay Campus
PCB4806 – Endocrinology
UPDATED 11-20-09
Dr. Richard Brinn
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Email: brinnr@fiu.edu When sending email please include student name and panther ID in the subject.
Webpage : www.fiu.edu/~brinnr
Lecture Notes: All lecture notes will be posted as PowerPoint presentations in CE 6.
Text: There is no required text for this course but there are 3 major references I will use during the semester: Vertebrate Endocrinology – David Norris – Academic Press Ed., 2007 Endocrinology – Hadley and Levine – Pearson Ed., 2007 The Endocrine System at a Glance – Blackwell Publishing., 2006
Reading assignments: You will be required to read and understand several scientific articles during the semester.
Attendance: Be prepared to participate in ALL the course as scheduled
Help: If you need additional assistance with the information presented in this course, seek the assistance of the professor. If the office hours on the Biscayne Bay Campus are inconvenient, other arrangements can be made. Sexual Harassment Policy: The Faculty Senate voted to require each professor to include a statement about this in the syllabus. FIU’s sexual harassment policy is available online: http://www.fiu.edu/hr/eop/Forms/Policies/Sexual_harassment.pdf
Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated!!! : Students caught cheating during an examination or plagiarizing will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and penalties
Exams: There will be 4 major exams, article discussions and student presentations.
Emergency: This section covers situations that prevent you for attending the class. For this course, “Emergency” is determined as an unpreventable event that prevents attendance to class. Emergency situations are:
1.Medical
emergency with Medical Doctor’s note/emergency room.
2.Automobile
accident with police report (lack of ride is NOT an emergency case).
3.Death of
immediate family members.
Emergency also covers natural events such as hurricanes, floods, or fires that causes the closure of FIU-BBC. Grades:•Exam 1, 2, 3 and 4 •Presentations•Other Activities (participation, articles)
Schedule may be subject to change when deemed necessary.
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