Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Week 11 Chapter 9 – How Do Plants Interact With Pathogens? Physiological Interactions Lab – No Lab Week 12 Chapter 9 – How Do Plants Interact With Pathogens? Genetic Interactions Lab – Genetically Modified Organisms Week 13 Chapter 10 – How Do People Influence Plant Disease Epidemics? Lab – No Lab Week 14 Chapter 10 – How Do People Influence Plant Disease Epidemics? Lab – Dutch Elm Disease and Late Blight of Potato Week 15 Chapter 11 – How Can We Prevent or Manage Plant Disease Epidemics? Lab – No Lab Week 16 Chapter 11 – How Can We Prevent or Manage Plant Disease Epidemics? Lab – The Green Revolution and World Hunger Relationship to Campus Theme: Nature, Technology and Beyond Plant diseases have a huge impact on people, most notably when they attack our sources of food. Yet, in nature diseases play an important role in promoting diversity among species as well as helping to keep overall plant populations strong. New technologies are introduced constantly in order to battle these pathogens. The future of plant pathology will be to find ways to work with nature in order to prevent or manage plant diseases. Classroom Policies: This three credit, online course requires the following to build and engage a classroom community of learners: Log in to the course a minimum of three times per week. Complete and submit coursework on time. Pace yourself, and make sure that all assignments are completed by the end of the semester. Late work may not be submitted and will earn 0 points. Communicate with the instructor. Reading the assigned texts is the student’s responsibility and is essential to success in this course. This academic environment is open and harassment free. Student Email Policy: