BIOLOGY 112 (DY1, DY2) – Fall, 2014
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Gillingham Phone: 362-7241
Office: N203E E-mail:
Office Hours: MWF: 11 am – 1 pm; 2 pm – 2:30 pm
TTh: 8:45 am – 9:30 am, 10:45 am – 11 am, 1 pm – 2 pm
E-mail is the best way to reach me. I will respond to emails within one business day.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence that covers the fundamental characteristics of living things. This course represents a general survey of living systems with emphasis on processes at the cellular level. The basic foundations of biological diversity, plant and animal physiology, and behavior and ecology are presented as they apply to all living organisms.
COURSE WEB PAGE: http://cfcc.edu/bgillingham
TEXT: Audesirk, T and G. Audesirk (2013). Biology: Life on Earth (10th edition).
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. It is available in several formats:
--Hardbound textbook with Mastering Biology and full e-text ISBN: 0321794036
--Loose-leaf text with Mastering Biology and full e-text ISBN: 0321844823
--Purchase access code for full e-book with Mastering Biology ISBN: 032183478X
OPTIONAL LAB TEXT: Ambrose, H. W. and K. P. Ambrose. A Handbook of Biological
Investigation. Knoxville, Tennessee: Hunter Textbooks Inc.
HOURS, CREDITS, PREREQUISITES:
Course Hours Per Week: 6 (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)
Semester Hours Credit: 4
Prerequisite: Bio 111
GRADING POLICY:
Students will earn grades by their performance on lecture tests, laboratory exercises and a final exam. The four lecture tests given during the semester will count 75% of your final grade. These primarily will consist of "short answer" questions. Questions will focus on lecture material, but also may include material in the text not covered in class. The laboratory portion of the course (including quizzes, lab reports, and lab practicals) will be worth 25% of your final grade. Students also will have the option of taking a comprehensive final exam at the end of the semester. The grade earned on this multiple-choice exam will be substituted for a lower grade earned on a lecture test during the semester. Your performance on the final exam cannot harm your grade. If you do not improve on your lowest test score, your final grade will be based on the four tests taken during the semester. CFCC has a standardized grading scale that must be used by all instructors:
GRADING SCALE: A= 92-100, B= 84-91, C= 76-83, D= 68-75, F=0-67
W = withdraw: not computed in to the grade point average, requires instructor's signature, last date on which you can receive this grade is 9/18/14
WP = withdraw passing: not computed into the grade point average, requires instructor's signature, last date on which you can receive this grade is 11/16/14
WF = withdraw failing: computed as an "F", requires instructor signature, last date on which you can receive this grade is 11/16/14
I = incomplete: agreement with instructor must be completed within six weeks following the end of the semester
GENERAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
We will cover material during each lecture and lab session. Class lectures will follow the lecture schedule attached, with lab work designed to reinforce lecture topics. Videos, slides, readings, and living material will be used throughout the course to help you to understand the material. You are expected to have read any appropriate material before coming to class. If you are going to miss a class, you should get a classmate to pick up any handouts that I may give out during that class meeting. I do not keep extra copies. Students can expect to spend about an hour outside of class for every hour spent in class.
Blackboard Course Site: Bio 112 is a hybrid course to cover 33% of laboratory time. This will require students to use the Blackboard course site on a regular basis. Students cannot participate in this course without using the Blackboard course site. Students can access the Blackboard course site by going through the http://my.cfcc.edu web portal or by going to http://online.cfcc.edu.
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend all class meetings as scheduled. Students who miss more than 20% of the scheduled class time automatically receive a failing grade (F) for the course. Attendance is mandatory prior to the course Census Date (10%) for a student to remain in any class. Also, expect that attendance will be taken for all class periods. Class will start and end on time. It is your responsibility to sign the role sheet at the beginning of each class and you may not sign in another student. Showing up late and/or leaving early may count against you. An absence from class is calculated as an absence, regardless of the reason.
Religious Observances: Students will be allowed two days of excused absence each academic year for religious observances required by the faith of the student. These excused absences will be included in the twenty (20%) percent of allowable clock hour absences. Students are required to provide written notice of the request for an excused absence by completing the Religious Observance Absence form available in Student Development. The completed form must be submitted to the Vice President of Student Development or his/her designee a minimum of ten (10) school days prior to the religious observance. The Vice President of Student Development or his/her designee will notify the instructor within three (3) school days of receiving the request. Students will be given the opportunity to make up any tests or other work missed due to the excused absence and should work with their instructors in advance of the excused absence to delineate how to make up the missed coursework.
Contingency Plan: If there is an emergency and the instructor or an appropriate substitute does not meet with the class, wait fifteen minutes. Then, everyone in the class should sign a roll sheet and designate someone to take it to the Department Chair or Secretary in U436.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
There are no make-ups. No test, for whatever reason, may be "made-up". However, a comprehensive exam on lecture material will be given on the last day of class to replace one test. Any additional missed exams will be treated as a grade of 0%. There are also no make-ups for lab material. Late work in lab will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
ACCOMODATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS BASED ON DISABILITY:
Any student who requests classroom accommodations because of a disability must present documentation to verify his/her disability. This documentation must be furnished to the Disabilities Service Coordinator, and this should be provided prior to requesting accommodation by the instructor. On a confidential basis, the student, disabilities services and the instructor will determine the appropriate accommodations following documentation. Accommodations will be provided in a manner that is consistent with the objectives, outcomes, and academic standards of the course. Absences must not exceed class attendance policy.
Academic Honesty/Plagiarism
Reminder, plagiarism is using as your own the words or ideas of another, whether written or oral. When you use material from a source, you must quote or paraphrase accurately and properly cite the information. Failure to do so is considered plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include word-for-word copying without correctly indicating that you are quoting, inaccurate quoting and paraphrasing, and incomplete or missing documentation. Purchasing a paper or copying someone else’s work and submitting it as your own are also plagiarism. Any misrepresentation of the source in your writing or speaking would constitute a form of plagiarism. Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism is not acceptable. Any student found cheating will receive a grade of 0% on that assignment. A second occurrence of cheating will result in an “F” for the course.
Expectations for Interaction
Students will be held to the highest standards of language and content in all interaction, whether online or in person. Abusive and derogatory language, actions, or content will not be tolerated. This non-discrimination policy includes face-to-face interactions, email, online discussions and all course related content and materials. To learn more about online interaction, please see “The Core Rules of Netiquette”, from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea at: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
myCFCC is your student web portal - there you can access your class websites, email, and WebAdvisor (official academic info such as grades, transcripts, schedules, etc). Your official CFCC-provided email account is to be used for all e-mail correspondence with your instructors and CFCC staff. Some information from CFCC will ONLY be emailed to this address, and not sent through postal mail, so it is very important that you check this account. To access this account, visit the myCFCC portal - there is a link to the portal near the top of the CFCC.edu website. Login and click the Email link. Your username is part of your email address: . (Note if you've had a CFCC email address in the past, this one may differ because we've changed 'email' to 'mail' in the address.) This email account is provided to you as long as you are enrolled in classes (you can take the summer off), and may be used for personal email as well as academic email. The class websites linked from the portal are automatically created for every class - it is up to the instructors to decide whether and how to use them. Even if they are not used, you can send an email to your instructor by clicking the Send Email link on your class homepage.
Disability Support Services
Any student who requests classroom accommodations because of a disability must present documentation to verify his/her disability to the CFCC’s Disability Service Coordinator. On a confidential basis, the student, disability services and the instructor will determine the appropriate accommodations following documentation. These accommodations will be provided in a manner that is consistent with the objectives, outcomes, and academic standards of the course. Absences must not exceed class attendance policy.
IT Student HelpDesk
The IT Services Student Helpdesk provides first-level technical support to all students of
Cape Fear Community College. They are available to assist students with basic computer and technical needs, including logging into Blackboard, myCFCC and WebAdvisor.
More information, including Hours, Location, and Contact Information is available at:
http://www2.cfcc.edu/studenthelpdesk/
Blackboard Help
Answers to common Blackboard questions can be found at http://www2.cfcc.edu/online/bb-faq or Ask Ray.
Science Learning Lab N-407
The Science Learning Lab is located in N-407. Tutors are available for all Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Physic courses. You must have your instructor sign a form to verify that you are enrolled in a Science course. The form is available in N-407.
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
The LRC is located in the CFCC library and can be found online at http://cfcc.edu/learninglab.
The LRC provides writing assistance, computer competency skills and tutoring.
Learning Resource Center (Library)
The CFCC Learning Resource Center (Library) provides students with the following resources: Books/Materials, Course Reserves, Computer/Internet Access, Online Databases/Journals, Group Study Space, and a Quiet Study Space.
The Learning Resource Center (Library) is located on the 2nd Floor of the L-Building (Downtown Campus) or on the 1st Floor of the McKeithan Center (North Campus) and can be found online at http://cfcc.edu/lrc.
Additional Student Support and Academic Services
For a list of CFCC Student Support and Academic Services, please visit http://www2.cfcc.edu/
online/student-support/.
Tobacco use is prohibited on all CFCC property.
***The instructor reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of Cape Fear Community College, to make changes, adjustments, additions, and deletions in course content, syllabus, or instructional technique, without notice or obligations.
GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE -- BIO 112
TOPIC CHAPTER IN TEXT
Biological Diversity 17 - 24
--Test 1--
Plant Biology 43 - 45
Behavior 25
--Test 2--
Ecology 26 - 30
Animal Physiology 31 - 34
--Test 3--
Animal Physiology (cont.) 35 - 42
--Test 4--
BIO 112--Schedule of Lectures*
Lecture # Topic
1 Origin of Life
2 Classification
3 Archaea and Bacteria; Protista
4 Protista (cont.)
5 Plantae
6 Plantae and Fungi
7 Animalia
8 Animalia (cont.)
9 Chordata and Vertebrata
Test 1 Friday, September 12
10 Plant Structure
11 Transport of Materials in Plants
12 Plant Reproduction
13 Control of Plant Growth
14 Behavior Development
15 Territoriality
16 Social Dominance
17 Sociobiology
18 Mating Systems
Test 2 Friday, October 10
19 Population Ecology
20 Population Ecology; Community Succession
21 Community Ecology: Competition
22 Community Ecology: Predation
23 Ecosystem Ecology: Energy Flow
24 Ecosystem Ecology: Material Cycling
25 Extinction and Species Diversity
26 Introduction to Physiology
27 Cardiovascular Systems
28 Respiration
29 Digestion
Test 3 Friday, November 7
30 Temperature Regulation
31 Osmoregulation
32 Immune System
33 Nervous Systems--Structure
34 Nerve Impulses
35 Neurotransmitters
36 Different Sensory Worlds
37 Endocrine System
38 Hormones and Reproduction
39 Sex--Theoretical Implications
40 Development
41 Genetics of Development
Test 4 Wednesday, December 10
FINAL EXAM Friday, December 12
*This schedule is based on a class meeting three times per week