INTRODUCTORY ANIMAL SCIENCES
Animal Science 200
Winter 2009
Instructor: Dr.
Mike Day, Room 323 Plumb Hall, 292‑6583 day.5@osu.edu
Office Hours: Open or upon
arrangement
Teaching Assistants:
Lucas Souto, Souto.3@osu.edu, 327 Plumb Hall,
Shan Wei, vsbanry@gmail.com, Room 1,
Karolina
Kwasek, karolina.kwasek@gmail.com,
Room 122, Kottman, 10 am lab
I. Textbook
Introduction
to ANIMAL SCIENCE, Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives: by W.
Stephen Damron, 3rd Edition ‑ It is highly recommended that
all students obtain the text. All test
questions will come from topics covered in lectures. A vast majority of the
material used to develop lectures and some of the visuals (tables, figures,
etc.) will be from the textbook. The textbook will serve as a critical resource
to support lecture materials for the exams. Also, this text is a worthwhile
future reference for anyone that will pursue further study or careers in animal‑related
fields.
II. Course
Objectives
1.
Introduce the basic science disciplines that form the foundation of
Animal Science.
2. Provide
the initial exposure to the principles of production and management of the
species of livestock that are of primary importance for production of animal
products.
3. Outline
the organization of animal agriculture and current critical issues.
III. Examinations
Examinations will consist of multiple choice, true/false, matching and perhaps short answer
questions over materials covered in the lecture. Three exams will be given during the quarter with a total value of 360 points. All exams will cover only the material
presented since the last exam or the beginning of the course (non‑comprehensive),
and the value of the exam reflects the number of lectures included in the
section preceding the exam (see below).
Exam dates are.
Exam # # lectures included Date Points
1 10
2 12
3 16 Mar.18 150
Total 360
IV. Lecture
Quizzes
Three,
20 pt quizzes will
be given at the midpoint of the lectures between each examination. These
quizzes will cover the material presented in the preceding lectures, since the
last exam. Dates for these quizzes are January 14, February 11, and March 4.
V. Laboratories
Attendance
and participation in all labs are mandatory. Ten point quizzes will be given at the end of each laboratory and
cannot be made up. You are permitted 1
excused absence from lab. If you have no absences, your lowest lab score
will be dropped to calculate your lab grade.
If you have 1 excused absence, the lab grade will be the total of the
other 9 labs. The score for an unexcused
absence is 0. In the event of more than one excused absence, the make‑up
requirement will be a 2 - page research paper on a subject of instructor’s
choosing for each additional excused absence.
VI. Grading
1. Examinations 360
2. Lecture Quizzes 60
2. Lab
Quizzes 90
4. Total 510
points
Grades will be based on the total points
earned as a percentage of total points possible.
93‑100% = A 73‑76% = C
90‑ 92% = A‑ 70‑72% = C-
87‑ 89% = B+ 67‑69% = D+
83‑ 86% = B 60‑66% = D
80‑ 82% = B‑ <60% =
E
77‑ 79% = C+
Pop
Quizzes may be given during the quarter at instructor discretion (usually based
upon attendance). Students can earn up to a total of 10 pts extra credit in the
course. A maximum of 5 points will be
awarded for full participation in the Little International and/or Academic
Quadrathlon.
IX.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend all
class sessions. If a session is missed, it is the student’s responsibility to
get material missed in class from other students. Prior notification of an
excused, emergency absence on the day of an exam, quiz or lab is requisite.
If prior notification is not received, a “0” will be registered as the grade
for that exercise. Make‑up exams will only be considered in special
situations.
VIll. Academic Dishonesty
Any
student suspected of any form of academic dishonesty will be handled according
to the Student Conduct Codes.
IX. Course
Web Page:
http://ansci.osu.edu/as200/