Goals of the Course: The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the relativel, sophisticated   high technology that is / will be  available in the ABCore Facilities at Georgia State University. To acheive this goal students will be given live instruction and directed VIDEO experience in performing “wet lab” experiments, purification of RNA and DNA  as well as how to analyze and utilize these and other  celular attributes using a variety of instruments. Informational lectures will be provided, where needed, to cover the scientific background behind the techniques as well as other more advanced techniques. Students will be expected to maintain a legible and well organized notebook of the  activities carried outhroughout the course.

Attendance: Students will be expected to attend ALL classes at the scheduled time. Owing to the nature of the course some web based activities may extend beyond the assigned time. On these occasions, students who need to leave early should email/tx   the instructor in advance  .  Failure to attend two or more class days without this agreement will forfeit ALL points given for attendance.

Ethical considerations: Unless otherwise stated, all examination answers that are submitted for evaluation are considered to be the sole property and ideas of each individual student. Any student(s) caught copying or cheating will automatically receive zero credit for that particular submission, and possibly be subject to further disciplinary action. 

Be aware of Plagiarism. All students should be aware of the academic honesty policy (http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/faculty-staff-resources/academic-honesty/ ).