BI0LOGY 2108/01 and 02 Biological Principles II SYLLABUS
Spring 2005
The Instructor
Dr. Heather Sutton
Office: Science 329
Phone: (770) 499-3454
E-mail: hsutton@kennesaw.edu (please do not use WebCT email)
Office Hours: By appointment or by chance. Please do not hesitate to ask for an
appointment should you need help with class for whatever reason. We will set up a
mutually agreeable time.
Schedule
Class Time:
Class Room:
Lab Room:
Lab Time:
MW 8:00am - 9:15am
SC 214
SC 234
M 9:30 – 12:15 pm (01), or W 9:30-12:15pm (02)
Prerequisite: BIOL 2107
The first day of class is Monday, January 10th, and the last day of class is Wednesday,
April 27th. The last day to withdraw without academic penalty is Friday, March 4th.
Course Catalogue Description
An organismal approach to biology. Topics include population genetics,
evolution, ecology, behavior and structure/function relationships. In the laboratory,
emphasis is on the collection and analysis of data from exercises dealing with population
genetics and ecology. Fetal pig dissection is included. For science majors.
COURSE PHILOSOPHY
This course is intended to familiarize you with major concepts of biology, and
simultaneously, to provide you with some insights as to what science is, how scientists
work, and how biology can and does have an impact on your life. It will also provide you
with some of the various skills necessary to succeed in future biology classes including
data interpretation and analysis, and the writing of reports. You will also learn the
vocabulary of biology. In order to accomplish this, a variety of topics will be discussed.
These include subjects concerned with: 1) evolution- which is the unifying concept in all
of biology and will be used to tie together the various topics discussed 2) biodiversity- a
very brief survey of some of the organisms with whom we share the planet and a
knowledge of which is important to understand evolution, adaptation, ecology, and other
issues 3) ecology- showing how organisms interact with their environment, and 4)
anatomy and physiology- providing an overview of how organisms work.
Texts
Campbell, N.A. and J.B. Reece. Biology. 7th Edition. 2005
Pechenik, J.A. 1993 (or more recent). A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, 3rd
edition, Harper Collins College Publishers, NY.
Bostick, E. et al. 2002. Laboratory Exercises: Variation in Natural Systems. KSU.
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
Day:
Jan 10
Jan 12
Jan 17
Jan 19
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 31
Feb 2
Feb 7
Feb 9
Feb 14
Feb 16
Feb 21
Feb 23
Feb 28
Mar 2
Mar 7, 9
Mar 14
Mar 16
Mar 21
Mar 23
Mar 28
Mar 30
Apr 4
Apr 6
Apr 11
Apr 13
Apr 18
Apr 20
Apr 25
Apr 27
Topic
Chapter in Textbook
Introduction to Course/ Scientific Method
1
Evolution
22, 25
MLK Holiday
Natural Selection
22
Population Genetics
23
Speciation and Extinction
24
Origin of Life
26
Taxonomy and Classification
25
Biodiversity
29-34
TEST 1
Multicellular Organization
35
Homeostasis
40
Internal Transport
36, 42
Respiration
42
Nutrition
37, 41
Osmoregulation
44
Spring Break
Response
39, 49
Nervous Systems
48, 49
TEST 2
Hormones
39, 45
Reproduction
38, 46
Animal Behavior
51
Ecology
(Sci. News Report Due)
50
Population Dynamics
52
Species Interactions
53
TEST 3
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
54
Biogeochemical Cycles
54
Succession
53
Human Impacts
55
Wednesday May 4 8:00am to 10:00am
FINAL EXAM
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Section 01 – Monday Schedule
Section 02 – Wednesday Schedule
WEEK OF:
LABORATORY
1-24
2-7
Genetic Variation Within a Species I
(Drosophila Cage Study)
Genetic Variation Within a Species II (Week
1 of Feral Cat Study). Drosophila Lab Report
due at Lab time.
Feral Cat Study week 2
2-14
Discussion of Genetic Variation Labs.
2-21
Physiology: Human Cardiovascular Study,
Cat Lab Report due at Lab time.
Biodiversity
1-31
2-28
3-14
3-21
Fetal Pig Dissection
Physiology Lab Report due at Lab time
Fetal Pig Dissection.
3-28
Pig Practicum
4-4
Ecology Study Week 1
4-11
Ecology Study Week 2
4-18
Biodiversity Exam.
4-25
Ecology Lab Report due by 12 noon on
scheduled lab day.
COURSE POLICIES
Attendance
Class attendance is highly encouraged. Much of the material for the tests and
exam will come from lectures. Not all of this material will be in the text. If you miss a
class it is up to you to obtain lecture notes from fellow students, I will not make these
available. It is also up to you to find out about any activities or important announcements
you may have missed.
If you are late to class please enter with minimum disruption to your fellow
students.
As a courtesy to your fellow students, please turn off cell phones and beepers
before the start of class.
Lab attendance IS required, in that lab reports will not be accepted if you did not
attend the lab. Make up labs are not available without an acceptable, verified excuse.
Make-up labs will be difficult to schedule and will require much more work on your part
than if you attended the scheduled lab, since you will be working largely on your own.
For this reason, it is in your best interest not to miss lab unless you are very ill.
Being late to lab is very disruptive to fellow students, and causes you to miss
some important explanations that I will not repeat. For this reason, students who are late
to lab will lose 5% on the lab report/test for that lab. No excuses!
Tests and Grading
There are three tests scheduled during the semester, and one final exam. Each test
will cover the material covered in the lectures and readings since the last test, with an
emphasis on lecture material. The final exam will be comprehensive. No makeup tests
will be given. For those individuals who miss a test for a valid reason (sickness, death in
the family), the final exam grade will be assigned to the missing test. Verification of the
valid reason will be required. Students missing a test without an acceptable excuse will
receive a zero. There will be no early or makeup final exams.
If a test has to be cancelled due to inclement weather, the test will be given during
the next scheduled class period. If there are multiple days of inclement weather, I reserve
the right to cancel an exam and adjust the total points for the course accordingly.
If you have any questions about the grading of a test or lab report, please discuss
it with me during the class period in which it was returned.
All written assignments, including tests, must be easily legible. In addition,
please organize answers appropriately and use correct spelling and grammar. If your
answers are incoherent, I can only assume you do not understand the material and you
will lose points.
I do not give out study guides…. I test from what I cover in lecture and any
assigned readings. You are to learn all of it so a study guide would be superfluous.
Labs
Please make sure you wear appropriate clothing for labs. Your legs must be
covered to the knee and you must wear shoes without open toes. The ecology labs
involve going out to the field, so dress appropriately. DO NOT bring other people
(friends, children, etc.) to labs. Only people enrolled in the class are allowed in the
laboratory.
Students are required to provide their own goggles (safety glasses) for the pig
dissection.
Students must follow safety rules as listed on the lab door and as posted at:
http://science.kennesaw.edu/biophys/LabSafetyGuideNoPic.doc
Lab Reports
You should read each lab ahead of time. All lab reports must be stapled, and
handed in on time. Lab report 4 (the ecology lab) must be typed. Lab reports and other
written assignments will be penalized one letter grade for every calendar day they are
late, in absence of an appropriate and verified excuse. All lab reports are due at the
beginning of lab on the due date.
You are encouraged to discuss labs among yourselves, but the work on lab reports
you turn in must be your own. Lab reports will be graded on their accuracy,
completeness, neatness, and thoroughness.
Science in the News Report
Students will find a science news item that relates to material covered in this
course, then write a brief report on that news item. News items should come from
newspapers or magazines. Reports will include: title, author, date, and source of news
item, as well as a summary of the item and an explanation of how it relates to course
material (2-3 typed pages). A copy of the news item must be attached. All reports are
due in lecture by April 4.
Evaluation:
Science in the News Report
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Final Exam
Lab Report 1 (Drosophila)
Lab Report 2 (Cats)
Lab Report 3 (Cardio)
Lab Report 4 (Ecology)
Dissection
Pig Practical Exam
Biodiversity Exam
25
133
133
134
200
25
35
30
75
10
100
100
Total
1000 points
A>900 B>800 C>700 D>600 F<600
Changes to Syllabus
Any changes to this syllabus will be made in writing and distributed to the class at
least one week in advance of the change going into effect.
Kennesaw State University Policy on Plagiarism and Cheating
No student shall receive, attempt to receive, knowingly give or attempt to give
unauthorized assistance in the preparation of any work to be submitted for credit as part
of a course (including examinations, laboratory reports, essays, themes, term papers,
etc.). When direct quotations are used, they should be indicated, and when the ideas,
theories, data, figures, graphs, programs, electronic based information or illustrations of
someone other than the student are incorporated into a paper or used in a project, they
should be duly acknowledged.
ACADEMIC WITHDRAWAL
(From College or Individual Courses)
Students who find that they cannot continue in college for the entire semester after being
enrolled, because of illness or any other reason, should complete an official withdrawal
form. Forms may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar.
Students who officially withdraw from courses will be assigned grades of “W” which will
not affect their overall scholastic average. Those students who stop attending classes
and notify no one usually are assigned failing grades which jeopardize their chances of
future academic success.
Students may, by means of the same withdrawal form withdraw from individual courses
while retaining others courses on their schedule. The last day to with draw without
academic penalty for this semester is:
March 4, 2005
Failure to do so will mean that the student has elected to receive the final grade earned in
the course. The only exceptions to these withdrawal regulations will be for those
instances that involve unusual and fully documented circumstances.
Academic Integrity
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student code of Conduct, as
published in the Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct
addresses the University’s policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism
and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of
University records or academic malicious/intentional misuses of computer facilities and/or services,
and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled
through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an
“Informal” resolution b y a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing
procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct’s minimum one semester suspension
requirement.