Student Research Update Seminars - Microbiology & Immunology - Fall and Spring

All work submitted in this course is to be done entirely by students. This includes all process work, drafts, and final works, whether in group or individual work. The following are violations of academic honesty: using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Scite.ai, Jenni.ai, having other people or entities do any portion of a graded assignment, whether for hire or not.

Weekly student research update seminars for Microbiology and Immunology graduate students to present their current work. Students and faculty are invited and give the presenting student an opportunity for helpful critique and suggestions regarding their thesis project. A summary report is provided to the presenter and mentor(s) with feedback received from all attendants.

Grading will be based on participation, attendance, and evaluations received. Attendance is mandatory unless the student has been given permission by the supervisory committee to finalize and defend the dissertation within that term or has already defended, approval from the program director is required. Students who have not yet entered candidacy must attend every seminar, while students in candidacy must attend 50% of the seminars given in each term. Students are required to fill out an evaluation for the presenter, which will serve as feed-back. All students in the program have to present a yearly seminar in the series.

The final course letter grade will be determined using the GSBS grading scale.

Not in Candidacy
Unexcused Absences	Evaluations not received
1 to 2 = A	1 to 2 = A
3 to 4 = B	3 to 4 = B
5+ = C	5+ = C

S – Satisfactory
U – Unsatisfactory

*Any appeals for grading changes must be submitted to the instructors responsible for the writing and grading of the question within 5 business days after the return of the graded assessment to the student. The instructors must report any grade changes to the course director.

The GSBS policy states that students taking a full-term graduate course offering are allowed up to three (3) excused absences from any required activity and is determined at the discretion of the course directors. If a student is absent during a session that contributes to the final grade, it will be up to the Course Directors to determine if the student can perform a ‘make-up’ activity, provided that the reason for the absence is a legitimate one. Arrival 10 minutes into the lecture will constitute an absence. You are allowed one unexcused absence. Two unexcused absences will result in loss of 5% of the final grade. No participation points will be awarded if a small group or critical thinking discussion is missed. Once a student exceeds and misses more than allowed for the length of the course, the course directors must notify the GSBS Student Affairs Dean, who will then contact the appropriate Program Director.