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BIOL 2051
BIOL 2051 General Microbiology-MWF
Spring 2023
Sections 7-10
Sections 13-18
IN Person Course, Attendance in Person is mandatory (zoom options can be used for emergencies)
Class time (depending on the section): MWF 1:30-2:20 pm, or 2:30-3:20 pm
Office Hours: MWF 2:20-3:10, T,Th-Zoom, 10:00-11 am, or by appointment
Vaccination statement
LSU strongly encourages all students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Visit
www.lsu.edu/roadmap/vaccines/ to learn how to get vaccinated on campus. Vaccination helps keep our
campus community safe, helps protect those among us who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, and is our
path back to more normal operations and the full college experience that our students deserve.
Purpose and content of course
This course covers the basic information, concepts and methods of modern microbiological science. It is
intended for students in science, agriculture, and education. The material discussed includes general
concepts in microbial structure, metabolism and diversity, including pathogens of major organ systems as
well as free-living microbes of natural and man-made ecosystems (mines, agricultural soils etc). Students
successfully completing this course should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of a broad survey in the
discipline, including the underlying principles that govern the natural world; Demonstrate the ability to use
inductive and deductive reasoning to understand scientific phenomena.
Instructor: Dr. Tatiana Luzan
Office: TBA
Phone: (337) 254-0532 (will answer within 24 hr; TEXT is preferred way to communicate, please keep it
9am-9pm CALL for appt-s or class related manner)
E-mail: tluzan1@lsu.edu (will answer within 2 weeks)
Office Hours: MWF 10-11:00 am, 12:30- 1:15 pm (in person or Zoom /call), TR - by appointment, Zoom/Call
ONLY
Required Materials
Text: Brock Biology of Microorganisms 16e ISBN 9781292404790
(You can purchase either a paperback version at the bookstore or online or ebook version. Both
will come with the access code that you will need to register for pearson online homework (“myLab
and mastering) - see the separate file posted on how to do that
(FOR YOUR LAB PORTION YOU WILL NEED THE McGraw Hill Connect - please verify with Dr Brininstool;
last semester students needed it, she might have changed it this time around)
Moodle
From your PAWS account, under Student Services, you will be able to access MOODLE for this section. I will
use MOODLE to post all course materials, please check this page regularly. The official grades for the class
will be posted here. You should be able to view your grades in MOODLE at any time during the semester.
If you are having trouble accessing MOODLE, call 578-0100 or go to the Frey Computing Services Building.
Class Expectations and HOW to study
General expectations: As a general policy at LSU, for each hour you are in a class, you (the student) should
plan to spend at least two hours studying for this class for each hour of lecture, including reading assigned
chapters, reviewing class notes etc. Since this course is for three credit hours, you should expect to spend
at least six hours outside of class studying for BIOL 1011 per week.
ALWAYS READ THE SYLLABUS WHEN IN DOUBT, AND TEXT/ CALL ME after if you still HAVE questions. KEEP
UP WITH THE DEADLINES!!
How to Study: I recommend studying AFTER EACH LECTURE by READING powerpoints and writing your own
notes. Get together with some fellow students and DO A STUDY SESSION at least ONCE per week. Complete
the homework (provided for most of the chapters) at the end of each chapter (and DEFINITELY BEFORE
each exam) - homework will help reinforce the understanding of major concepts. Homework is pretty long,
so please do NOT leave it till the last minute
To do well on EXAMS, I recommend starting to study at LEAST 2 weeks in advance, about 2-3 hr a day,
morning and afternoon (DO NOT “cram”: its just way too much material!): download the study guide (I will
try to post it as soon as possible) and use it as a template to “fill in blanks”, in essence, create your OWN
outlines using the powerpoints provided (use your own words, do whatever you need to understand the
material). Study ONE CHAPTER A DAY, and the morning of next day, try to “regurgitate” what you have
learned either by writing it or talking it through with your study buddy (or your relative). Then proceed to
study the NEXT chapter and the morning after, write down what you remember from the TWO chapters
(the first and the second one), and so on. Thus, you will “snowball” the info and hopefully remember it
better. Remember: exams are about 52% of your grade, but other things , like homework, quizzes and
research project are ALSO very important.
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Class Conduct
Louisiana State University adopted the Commitment to Community in 1995 to set forth guidelines for
student behavior inside and outside the classroom. The Commitment to Community charges students to
