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208 MICROBIOLOGY - Learning Assistance
The ultimate goal of college is to develop independent learners and critical thinkers. Therefore, you will find that less structured learning assistance is provided for you in this course than was provided, for instance, in high school. This does not mean that I am not still happy to help you with any material during my office hours.
In order to succeed in this course you should plan to attend all lectures, take careful notes, allow ample time to read and study assigned material and turn assignments in on time. You will get more out of lectures if you read (or at least skim) the assigned readings before lecture and then reread relevant material carefully soon after lecture.
You should plan on spending a minimum of two hours of study time for each hour of lecture. This is standard academic advice you will find in any book on how to study. This is a minimum requirement for most students to perform satisfactorily (C level). If you desire to earn an A, you will probably need to put in more time than this minimum recommendation. If you begin to fall behind, make every effort to catch up quickly, otherwise you may find yourself swamped with too much material to assimilate before a test. Tips for scheduling your time.
Many of you will find attending lectures, reading the text, and performing careful laboratory work is all the support you will need to do well in the course. Some of you may have problems with some of the material. I offer several forms of assistance to help you with difficulties you may experience.
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