HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTHWEST COLLEGE
Fall 2014
Course Name: General Biology I
Course Number: 1406
Class Time: Monday/Wednesday – 5:30 – 8:30
Instructor: Dr. D. Carroll
E-mail address – dawnelle.carroll@hccs.edu
Text Materials: Campbell, Neil A., Biology: Tenth Edition (Vol. 1)
Lab Manual: Lab Manual: Biology 1406: Second Edition
Course Calendar: Sixteen Weeks
Course Objective – Discussions focus on biological chemistry, biological processes,
cellular morphology, metabolism, genetics and molecular biology.
Prerequisite – One year of high school biology. High school chemistry is
recommended
Credit Hours – 4, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
Week One (1-13)
I.
Lecture A – Chapter One
Lecture B - Chapter Two
II.
Lab – Chemicals: The Basis of Life
Week Two (1-20)
I.
Lecture A – Chapter 3
II.
Lab – Biological Fluids
Week Three (1-27)
I.
Lecture – Chapter 3
II.
Lecture – Chapter 4
III.
Lab – Biomolecules: Carbohydrates and Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic
Acids
Week Four
I.
Exam I (2-3)
II.
Lecture – Chapter 5
IV.
Lab – Biomolecules: Carbohydrates and Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic
Acids
Week Five
I.
Lecture – Chapter 6
II.
Lecture Chapter 7
III.
Lab – Osmotic Relationships of Cells; Diffusion and Osmosis
Week Six
I.
Lecture A - Chapter 11
II.
Lab – Osmotic Relationships of Cells: Diffusion and Osmosis
Week Seven (2-24)
I.
Exam 2
II.
Lecture – Chapter 8
III.
Lecture – Chapter 9
IV.
Lab – Enzymes : Biological Catalysts
Week Eight
I.
Lecture – Chapter 10
Lab – Fermentation
Week Nine
I.
Exam 3 (3-17)
Chapter 13
II.
Lab – Meiosis
Week Ten
I.
Chapters 14and 15
II.
Lab – Genetics
Week Eleven
I.
Lecture: Chapter 16
II.
Lab- Molecular Structure of DNA
Week Twelve
I.
Exam 4 (4-7)
II.
Lecture: Chapter 17
III.
Lab – DNA Replication
Week Thirteen
I.
Lecture – Chapter 18
II.
Lecture – Chapter 19
Week Fourteen
I.
Lecture – Chapter 20
II.
Lecture – Chapter 21
III.
Lab Exam
Week Fifteen
I.
Final Review
II.
Final Review
Week Sixteen
FINAL EXAM
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Class attendance is required. Students with excessive absences may
be administratively withdrawn.
2. Eating, drinking and smoking are not allowed in the class or lab
sessions
3. There is no make-up examination. Four lecture exams (modules)
are scheduled. The lowest test grade (module) is dropped. There is
no make-up for missed lab exams.
4. All exams will begin promptly at the scheduled class time. All exams
will end when the last student that arrived on time is finished. In any
event the maximum allotted time for any exam will be an hour and
thirty minutes.
5. Laboratory safety rules and regulations must be followed during all
laboratory sessions.
6. Late lab reports will not be accepted. In order to receive credit for a
lab report, students must be present. At the conclusion of the
laboratory session, reports will be submitted for grading.
7. Academic Integrity: Any student caught cheating will be reported to the
Division Head and receive a grade of “F” for the entire course.
8. Abusive language or disruptive behavior by a student(s) will not be
tolerated. If such situations arise, Campus Security will be immediately
notified and the appropriate action taken.
9. The following policy has been adopted by HCC. Use of recording
devices, including camera phones, certain lap tops and tape recorders,
is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and other
locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with
disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable
accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities
for information regarding reasonable accommodations
ADA STATEMENT
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE DISABILITY COUNSELOR AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE SO THAT AN ACCOMMODATION PLAN CAN BE DRAWN UP AND IMPLEMENTED.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record will result in a final grade
of “W” on the student transcript and no credit will be awarded. It is the student’s
responsibility to initiate and complete a request for withdrawal from any
course. Failure to withdraw prior to the final withdraw date will result in a final grade
of “F” on the student transcript.
Grade Computation
Lecture Examinations – 45%
Lab Exams – 20%
Lab Reports – 10%
Final Exam – 25%
Grading Scale
90 – 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 – 79 = C
60 – 69 = D
< 60 = F