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OVERVIEW
Fall
2010
There
is no textbook for this course. Most of the readings
will be accessible on the World Wide Web through links on the
reading list at http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ipm444/Readlist444.html.
During
the first week of the semester, the class will be divided into
teams of 3-4 students, and each team will select a pest problem
on which to focus. During the course of the semester the team
will develop a proposed system for the management of that pest.
(See the accompanying Term Project
Guidelines for details.) The term project accounts for 25%
of the final grade.
The
laboratories are intended to demonstrate methods in pest monitoring
and the applications of computers in pest management. A written
report will be required for each laboratory exercise. The laboratory
reports will account for 20% of the final grade.
There
will be a take-home midterm exam. The exam will be handed out
about one week prior to the due date (near the middle of the
semester). It will require a synthesis of all of the material
covered before the exam. The midterm will account for 20% of
the final grade. There will be a take-home final exam due at the time officially
scheduled by the Scheduling Office for the final exam for
this course. The exam will be handed out about one week prior
to the due date. It will require a synthesis of all of the
material for the whole course. The final exam will account
for 20% of the final grade.
Missed
Deadlines
Any
work (lab reports, term project) will be accepted after its
due date. However, 10 points/week (10/7 points/day) will be
subtracted from the grade. |
