Biol& 100 Survey of BiologySyllabusSpring 2009

Instructor: Mrs. Whitney Oates Office: Lax 102 (Across the Health and WellnessCenter)

E-mail: hone: 360-736-9391 ext. 338

Office Hours: MTWTh 9:00 to 10:30

Appointments: I will gladly schedule appointments for a mutually convenient time.

Text: Concepts in Biology by Enger, Ross and Bailey, 13th ed. Required

Concepts in Biology Lab Manual by E.D. Enger, and F.C. Ross, 13th ed. Required

Lecture: MTWTh 8:00 -8:50Classroom: NSC

Lab: Tuesday 1:00-2:50Classroom: NSC

Credits: 5

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, you should be able to use the scientific method to solve problems; understand the structures and functions of cell and organisms, describe basic genetic and evolutionary processes, and investigate the characteristics of life, its history, and biodiversity.

Attendance: It is expected that you will attend all lectures, take all exams, and complete all labs and assignments. Lectures are vital to the understanding of biology concepts and it is strongly recommended you attend. According to the Centralia Student Attendance Policy, it permits the Instructor to withdraw a student who does not attend the first lecture or lab session or who misses more than 4 class hours.

Because of tight schedules and the complexity of lab, make-up labs are generally not possible. If an absence is unavoidable, check with your Instructor PRIOR to the absence to work something out.

Grading: Your grade will be derived from five sources. They include: Exams (40%), Quizzes (10%), Homework (5%), Labs (25%), and Writing Assignments (20%). In order to figure out your grade, you can use the following rubric.

Biology 100 Grade Calculation and Distribution

LabsYour Average Lab Score X 25%=______

ExamsYour Average Exam Score X 40%=______

QuizzesYour Average Quiz Score (best 7 of 9) X 10%=______

HomeworkYour Average Homework Score X 5%=______

Writing AssignmentsYour Average Writing Assignment x 20%=______

Quizzes: Quizzes will be given every Monday on the prior week’s material. If there is no Monday class due to holidays, quizzes will be given the next school day. Quizzes cannot bemade up. Nine quizzes will be given, but only the top seven scoring quizzes will be recorded. So, if a class is missed, the “0” from that quiz will be counted as the lowest grade and deleted, up to two times. If no quizzes are missed, the lowest two grades will be recorded.

Exams: Exams will contain questions from the lecture and book. The questions will contain mostly multiple choice, fill in the blank, true-false, and matching. There will also be some short answer questions. There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Failure to contact the instructor the day of the exams may result in a reduced grade or zero for that exam. There will be four exams throughout the quarter, including the final exam.

Writing Assignments: There will be three Writing Assignments. Writing Assignments are meant to help students realize how to gather outside sources into the classroom. Two writing assignments will be a review of a peer-reviewed article relevant to the field of biology. This paper must be at least one page in length, but no longer than two pages. It must be typed. The third and final writing assignment will be a short 3-5 page paper on a topic related to biology to be approved by the instructor. All sources will need to be properly sourced in MLA format.

Homework: Homework will be given occasionally to help review the lecture material. Late homework will have one point taken off for each day that it is late, with the lowest possible score being zero.

Labs: Labs should be thoroughly reviewed before lab. Each exercise includes a number of questions to be answered. Students should answer the review questions BEFORE they come to lab and answer the lab procedure questions DURING lab. Answer to questions, sketches, graphs, and any data collected compromise your lab report and should be entered into your lab manual. Lab reports are due at the start of the next lab period.

Grading Scale:

Percent GradeDecimal GradeLetter GradePercent GradeDecimal Grade Letter Grade

94+4.0A+742.4C+

933.9A+732.3C+ 92 3.8 A 72 2.2 C

913.7A712.1C

903.6A702.0C

893.5A691.9C- 88 3.5 A 68 1.8 C-

873.4B+671.7C-

863.4B+661.6C-

853.3B+651.5C-

843.2B+641.4D+ 83 3.2 B+ 63 1.3 D+

823.1B621.2D+

813.1B611.1D

803.0B601.0D

792.9B-590.9D-

782.8B-580.9D-

772.7B-570.8D-

762.6B-560.8D-

752.5B-550.7D-

Lowest Passing Grade

0.00-54.90.0F

Biology& 100: Survey of Biological Science

Lecture topics and Reading Assignments: Read the appropriate chapter before we cover each topic in lecture.

Topic / Reading Assignment
What is Biology? / Chapter 1
Basics of Life: Chemistry / Chapter 2
Organic Molecules – the Molecules of Life / Chapter 3
Cell Structure and Function / Chapter 4
Enzymes, Coenzymes, and Energy / Chapter 5
Biochemical Pathways – Cellular Respiration / Chapter 6
Biochemical Pathways – Photosynthesis / Chapter 7
DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity / Chapter 8
Cell Division – Proliferation and Reproduction / Chapter 9
Patterns of Inheritance / Chapter 10
Diversity Within Species and Population Genetics / Chapter 12
Evolution and Natural Selection / Chapter 13
The Origin of Life and the Evolution of Cells / Chapter 19
The Classification and Evolution of Organisms / Chapter 20
The PlantKingdom / Chapter 22
The Animal Kingdom / Chapter 23

*This is a tentative schedule and may change.*

Laboratory Schedule in NSC 303

Week / Day / Topic / Source
1 / March 31st / DVD – “Playing God” / DVD
2 / April 7th / The Microscope / Exercise 2
3 / April 14th / Diffusion and Osmosis / Exercise 5
4 / April 21st / Enzymes / Exercise 6
5 / April 28th / Photosynthesis & Respiration / Exercise 8
6 / May 5th / Mitosis: Cell Division / Exercise 9
7 / May 12th / Human Variation (Mendelian Genetics) / Exercise 10
8 / May 19th / DNA Extraction / Exercise 13
9 / May 26th / Plant Diversity / Exercise
10 / June 2nd / Roll Call of the Animals / Exercise

*Lab Activities may change*

Important Dates for Biology 100

March 30th / First Day of Class
March 31st / No Lecture, Lab will be at 1:00 in NSC 107
April 17th / Tentative Exam Date
April 21st / First Report of Peer-Reviewed Paper Due
May 7th / Tentative Exam Date
May 21st / Tentative Exam Date
May 26th / Second Report for Peer-Reviewed Paper Due
June 8th / 3-5 Page Paper Due
June 10th -12th / Final Exams

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