TEMPERATURE STRESS PHYSIOLOGY
HORT 5133
Lecture Schedule 2008
Week - Subject
1 - Temperature; Thermodynamics
2 - Proteins
3 - Proteins; Membranes
4 - Membranes; Exam 1
5 - Signal Transduction
6 - Signal Transduction
7 - Activated Oxygen
8 - Activated Oxygen Defenses; Exam 2
9 - Heat Stress
10 - Heat Stress
11 - Spring Break (3/17/08 to 3/21/08)
12 - Chilling Stress
13 - Chilling Stress; Exam 3
14 - Freezing Stress
15 - Freezing Stress
16 - Freezing Stress
Final: Monday April 28, 2008. 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. 304 AGH
Meet-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30 to 11:20 in 304 AG Hall.
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 - 10:15
Dr. Jeff Anderson
Office: 341 Agricultural Hall
744-5422
Lab: 207 Agricultural Hall
744-6450
jeff.anderson@okstate.edu
Course Objective- Principles of biochemistry and physiology will be used to develop
an understanding of the mechanisms of injury and resistance to environmental stresses. Physicochemical
processes will be integrated into models of plant responses to temperature stress.
Teaching style- Lectures will be presented with PowerPoint software. Lecture outlines
will be available from the HORT 5133 homepage (http://www.okstate.edu/ag/asnr/hortla/courses/anderson/
hort5133.htm) or as handouts. Do not print them all at the beginning of the semester. They will be
flagged when ready.
Students are encouraged to ask questions and should be prepared to discuss course topics in class.
You should read the required selections from the reading list before the concepts are covered in
class. Some discussion topics may require additional literature searches to be conducted.
Text- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants. 2000. Buchanan, Gruissem,
and Jones. ASPP, Rockville, MD. Additional reading lists for selected areas will be available
from the HORT 5133 web page. Please see me if any required articles are not available.
Grade:
Standards: A = 90 - 100%: excellent (consistently exceeds expectations for a
graduate student), B = 80 - 89%: good (consistently meets expectations), C = 70 - 79%: average (meets most
expectations), D = 60 - 69%: below average , F = < 60%: failure to meet expectations.
Policies:
Exams- Each exam (three hourly and the final) will count toward 20% of your grade.
Exams will be primarily essay, emphasizing formation and development of concepts. Review sessions
will be available before each exam if desired. Make-up exams will only be given under special circumstances, evaluated
on a case by case basis. All questions relating to the meaning of exam questions must be asked before turning
in the exam. Written answers must be legible to receive credit. The final will focus heavily on new material, but will include major themes developed throughout the course. A strong effort is made to fairly and uniformly assign grades, however,
I will gladly correct math errors in calculating scores. Factual errors on my part will be remedied equally for all students, but arbitrary requests to "add points" without compelling support will be strongly discouraged in fairness to other students.
Assignment- The other 20% of your grade will come from the assignments.
At various points during the semester you will be given questions to research
and think about. Due dates for turning in your answers (via email or hard
copy) will correspond with class discussions on the topics. Assignment
grades will be based on insight and completeness with 75% corresponding to the
written answers and 25% based on in-class discussions.
Attendance: Students are responsible for all material covered despite valid reasons for absence
from class.
Special Accommodations: If any member of this class feels that he/she has a qualified
disability and needs special accommodations, he/she should notify the instructor and request verification
of eligibility for accommodations from the Office of Student Disability Services, 315 Student Union.
Syllabus Attachment: Please refer to the following link for important dates, offices for
assistance, information on academic integrity, and related materials.
Syllabus Attachment
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