Lecturer

  Professor David Stanley

Graduate Assistant

   Sean Putnam

   email: sputnam@unlserve.unl.edu

Time and place

   Lectures:  available on DVD.

    Laboratory: The corresponding laboratory component is not being offered this semester

Text

    There is no assigned textbook, however, you can access the lecture notes via this website.

    Ancillary texts which may be used as a resource, but are not required:

      1. The Insects: Structure and Function. 4th Edition. Chapman, R.F. Cambridge University Press

      2. Physiological Systems in Insects. Klowden, Marc J. Elsevier Academic Press

Lectures

          You are not required to view the lectures.  Lectures provide an excellent opportunity to learn content specific material. It is important here to emphasize learning, rather than teaching.  Teaching is about a talking head presenting more or less coherent notions on a topic, which may or may not facilitate learning for everybody in the audience.  Let us focus on learning.  Some people learn a great deal from lectures, especially if they already have some background in the area.  Those of us who are lucky enough to learn from lectures ought to plan on attending to them.  However, there exists many other learning styles.  Some people do not learn well from lectures.  Rather than sit through a lecture, from which one may gain virtually nothing, feel free to invest your time more wisely.  For example, you could spend the time in detailed private study of the lecture materials. 

          So, attending to the lectures is an option, left up to your own mature judgement.  You are still expected to learn the material, and you must complete the examinations during the scheduled times (see lecture outline).

Course Policies

•  This is a high-level course, reserved for individuals who have achieved the professional phases of education.  We expect highly professional behaviors in this class. 

• You should complete all assignments in on time.

• As with any course, developing strong collaborative relationships serve to increase communication and facilitate a greater understanding of course objectives. A forum is available for students to openly communicate about course content and questions as they emerge. As a matter of convenience for all those involved, please utilize this resource initially as a means for finding the answers you seek. Questions or comments that cannot be resolved via the forum, should be directed to Sean Putnam (sputnam@unlserve.unl.edu) who will provide answers or direction.

• The course assessments will be accessed directly from the internet. You will need to register with the EDU system. A link is provided on the homepage.

Grading

There are 3 major elements of this course: 

     Final grades are based on percentages of total points:

   Just so you know, the grade A+ is assigned now and then to recognize superior performance.

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