Instructor: Robert C. Causey, phone 581-2782, email me on first class, office 344 Hitchner Hall, office visits welcome by appointment, or feel free to stop by. I usually try to put a sign up sheet outside my door. Please note that my mail box is in 108 Hitchner in the new wing.
Class materials and schedule: The format of this class is to go at your own pace in your own time to as much depth as you want. All the information you need is either on the web or will be made available in the AVS office in 130 Hitchner. You may take the exams once you feel ready to take them, though I have put deadlines by when you must have taken them. The lectures contain review questions for you to test yourself on your understanding of the material.
The lecture outlines contain links to other sites for further information if you are interested. These sites include sites run by government agencies, businesses, data bases, vet schools and non-profit organizations. You do not need to follow these links if you don't want to. Some of these links may have expired when you try to access them, but we will try to keep them updated.
This class is introductory. If any of you have a serious interest in Lab Animal Technology then I recommend visiting the following site
Then click on Certification to find out how to become AALAS certified. In the AVS curriculum, completion of an AALAS certification course will automatically give you credit for taking AVS 249.
A single photocopied a handout for you will provide details for the lectures on rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats. In addition, lecture outlines on the web for those topics are based on the photocopied material, and should serve as useful study guides. Pick up your photocopies at 130 Hitchner (AVS office). Ask for Pat Stoddard (581-2768). You each will have a copy waiting for you by the second week of class.
The first half of the class covers some issues relevant to animals in research, and the biology of laboratory rodents and rabbits. The second half covers parasitic and viral diseases of dogs and cats.
I encourage you to email me questions you may have as you go at robert.causey@umit.maine.edu
Have fun!
Syllabus
Exam #1 Due Friday October 31 , 2008. Open book /take-home. Print off a copy, fill it out, then put in my mailbox in 108 Hitchner in the new wing (not Rogers) or mail to Robert Causey, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall, Orono, ME O4469-5735.
Exam #2(covers parasites and viruses) Due Friday December 5th, 2008.
Open book /take-home. Print off a copy, fill it out, then put in my mailbox in 108 Hitchner in the new wing or mail to Robert Causey, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 5735 Hitchner Hall, Orono, ME O4469-5735. Feel free to turn it in before the due date. It's real easy, so you can work on other stuff once it's in. I've made it due one week before the end of classes.
Once I have received both exams you have completed the course requirements. Good luck!
I prefer not to ask you to memorize facts, but I do expect you to do well on the exams, which are designed to be as straight forward as possible. You should all expect to receive A's if you read the notes and answer all the questions.Students with Disabilities:Midterm # 1 = 70 % of your grade
Midterm # 2 = 30 % of your grade
A = 100 - 90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, D = 69-60.
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, please contact either myself or Ann Smith, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities (Onward Building, 581-2319), as early as possible in the semester.