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[fhe basic organization of the Immune system,

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We are requesting to change the units of the "Immune System I" course

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one, and in so doing to increase the amount of lecture time from 3 to 4 hours per week. Thus the vector-woula-

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change

from 3-1-0 to 4-1-0.

The added unit would allow the instructor to have 3 hours' lecture time per chapter covered in the textbook, and

continue

the 1-hour tutorial time needed for undergrad and grad student presentations. Students have a heavy

reading load in this course covering

-13 chapters in as many weeks; it is very dense reading of 30-40 pages per

week. Students have overwhelmingly supported

the idea of increasing the course units for several years now, to

reflect the real amount of work they do for the course. We are not proposing to increase their workload, or

increasing

the amount of material covered, but rather to increase the instructor contact time with the students in

reviewing the material, and in enhancing the course with supplemental experiences (described below), A copy of

the course syllabus for Fall 2009 offering follows this attachment.

The extra

time will allow the instructor to continue giving an exam every 2 weeks, which is key to students'

learning, And the extra hour will help make up

for the lecture hours lost during Fall semester from the two

holidays, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

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Nick Harden

Chair,

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Departmental Graduate Studies Committee.

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