by lperner
10/6/2008 1:21:00 PM
As you are undoubtedly aware by now, there is currently an outbreak on campus of a “self limiting” but “highly contagious gastrointestinal virus.” Although the university has made a decision that classes, for the time being, will continue to meet, I realize that a large auditorium with two hundred people may involve an elevated risk of exposure and contagion. Therefore, I am announcing at this time that there will NOT be an in-class assignment during this week’s lecture session. A podcast of the material presented will be made available for those who are not comfortable attending. It is recommended that persons falling into to the following categories strongly consider NOT attending this week’s lecture session:
1. Individuals who have experienced symptoms of the virus, live with individuals who have experienced such symptoms, or otherwise have good reason to suspect that they may have been exposed.
2. Individuals vulnerable because of reduced immune function or conditions that would comprise their ability to safely recover from this virus.
3. Individuals whose households include children, elderly individuals, and/or individuals with medical conditions that make them vulnerable.
4. Individuals who come into contact with a large number of individuals—especially children and the elderly—outside the USC community.
Discussion sections will meet this week, but individuals who elect to miss discussion this week will NOT need to do makeup assignments. Originally, we were scheduled to perform consumer behavior experiments during this week’s discussion sections. However, in view of the current virus, there may be concerns about the handling of taste test beverage samples even though clean disposable cups for each individual have always been provided in the past and will continue to be provided during future semesters. We will therefore have a different in-class activity this week. Later in the semester when we cover product issues, we will have some more limited in-class demonstrations of consumers’ ability or inability to distinguish among name brand soft drinks and between name and store brands.
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