COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
LAB SECTION SYLLABUS
Online
COURSE NUMBER: BIOL 1408
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Biology I Lab
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
For non-science majors. Survey of biology including molecular and cellular biology, genetics, DNA,
microbiology, evolution, and ecology. Emphasis upon current topics in biology. Lab required. 4
credit hours.
CREDIT HOURS: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
ASSESSMENT: None
PRE-REQUISITE: None
CO-REQUISITE: BIOL 1408 Lecture
COLLEGE REPEAT POLICY:
A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including “W”.
COURSE DELIVERY METHOD: Blended course
Access Blackboard or through your CougarWeb account. Follow login
instructions. You will be able to access the site on the first day of class. If you
do not have your personal CougarWeb login information, you can contact
student technical support by email, cougarweb@collin.edu or by phone at
972-377-1777. If you do not know how to access the Blackboard course, click
on this link for a tutorial: Access Blackboard Courses.
INSTRUCTOR'S INFORMATION
NAME: Diana Gomez
OFFICE NUMBER: K 245 Spring Creek Campus
OFFICE HOURS: Posted on the Calendar in Blackboard
CONTACT INFORMATION : phone: 972-881-5880/972-881-5923 email: dgomez@collin.edu
COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR:
Before the semester begins, students should contact the instructor using
dgomez@collin.edu address. Once the course initiates, students should
communicate with the instructor using email in the Blackboard system. Email
inquiries are generally answered within 24 hours Monday through Friday. Plan
ahead concerning inquiries to allow for reasonable response time from the
instructor.
CAMPUS SECURITY
In case of emergency, contact Campus Police at 972.578.5555.
CLASS INFORMATION Blended course
This is a blended course, which will allow the student to make visits to campus
in case his/her computer fails. All work is completed on-line. Work will have an
assigned due date and must be completed and turned in by that date. This is
not a self-paced course. No late work will be accepted. If an emergency arises
and an assignment or assessment is missed, contact your instructor
immediately and provide documentation. Keep a copy of all course work until
the final grade has been posted. If technology issues arise with personal
computers, students are expected to use Collin College computers for
submitting work according to schedule. This course includes components that
may contain links to web sites operated and maintained by other public or
private entities. The College assumes no responsibility for the privacy
practices or the content of such web sites that may be visited.
TEXTBOOK: e-Lab Manual
Available to you when you log into the course.
REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED READINGS: Journal articles
SUPPLIES:
USB flash drive – for your use to store your work.
Internet-ready computer.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Describe the metabolic processes that occur within the cells.
2. Compare eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell structure.
3. Describe the process of cell replication.
4. Explain how diversity is genetically based.
5. Discuss natural selection.
6. Demonstrate the collection, analysis, and reporting of data using the scientific method.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
The laboratory grade will be integrated with the lecture grade to produce the overall course
grade at the end of the semester.
Lab grade distribution: 2 practical exams (40%), 9 -10 quizzes (30%), 9 -10 reports (30%)
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Overall course grade: Lecture 70%, lab 30%
Grading Scale: A = 90-100; B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; F = below 60
2 practical exams (20% each), 9 -10 quizzes (average = 30%) and 9 -10 reports (average =
30%)
Students have up to seven days, after a grade is posted, to ask any questions concerning the
exam/assignment. After this time period there will be no discussion.
Description of Practical Exams
The two practical exams are administered at the Spring Creek
Campus Testing Center using the Assessments tool through
Blackboard and answers are recorded on an answer sheet.
Students will have up to 75 minutes to complete each exam.
Each exam consists of 50 short answer questions. The
exams are graded one week after the due dates. To review
graded exams, make an appointment to see instructor.
Students will have a specified period in which to take each
test. Each exam must be taken by its due date on the course
calendar in Blackboard. No late exams will be accepted. You
cannot use notes, books or other means of information while
taking the test.
Description of Quizzes
The quizzes are taken at home using the Assessment tool
through Blackboard and students have up to 15 minutes to
complete each one. Each quiz consists of 5-10 questions and
quizzes are graded as soon as they are submitted in case of
multiple choice, or give at least 24 hr for the instructor to
grade it. You may view graded quizzes online. No late
quizzes will be accepted. The number of quizzes dropped is
up to the discretion of the instructor. Students are not allowed
to have open notes, books or other means while taking the
quiz.
Description of Reports
The reports are submitted via Blackboard email as
attachments. There will be a deduction for each error. The
number of points per deduction is up to the discretion of the
instructor. Reports are graded and returned to students one
week after the due date. No late reports will be accepted. The
number of reports dropped will be at the discretion of the
instructor.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance online is mandatory. Individual conflicts with this policy are to be discussed with the
instructor. Students who do not officially withdraw from the course will be assigned a grade of “F”.
Religious Holy Days: please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook. The last day to
withdraw is posted on the college's website.
AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT:
It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for
qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable
federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable
accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's
responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or 972.881.5898 (V/TTD: 972.881.5950) in
a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations. See the current Collin Student
Handbook for additional information.
ACADEMIC ETHICS:
Every member of the Collin College community is expected to maintain the highest standards of
academic integrity. Collin College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused
of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or
omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission of
one's own work material that is not one's own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited
to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or
teacher's editions, use of information about exams posted on the Internet or electronic medium,
and/or falsifying academic records. While specific examples are listed below, this is not an
exhaustive list and scholastic dishonesty may encompass other conduct, including any conduct
through electronic or computerized means:
Plagiarism is the use of an author's words or ideas as if they were one's own without giving credit
to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an
examination; collaborating with another student during an examination without authority; using,
buying, selling, soliciting, stealing, or otherwise obtaining course assignments and/or examination
questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else's work for
assignments as if it were one's own; or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the
requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally or unintentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of
scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to, failing to secure academic work; providing a
paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating
answers to a classmate about an examination or any other course assignment; removing tests or
answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.
In cases where an incident report has been filed for alleged violation of scholastic dishonesty,
faculty are requested to delay posting a grade, for the academic work in question, until the Dean of
Student's Office renders an administrative decision of the case. Students found responsible for
scholastic dishonesty offenses will receive an authorized disciplinary penalty from the Dean of
Students Office. The student may also receive an academic penalty in the course where the
scholastic dishonesty took place. The professor will determine the appropriate academic penalty
which will include but not limited to receiving a zero for that work.
See the current Collin Student Handbook for additional information.
STUDENT CONDUCT:
The college expects students to conduct themselves in such a way as to not interfere with or
disrupt the educational process. Students are to communicate and act in a respectful manner
toward their fellow students and the professor. Those who participate in inappropriate behavior will
be permanently removed.
LATERAL TRANSFER POLICY:
Lateral transfers will not be granted after the 4th week of class or after the first lecture exam, which
ever comes first. Exceptions to this are for documented changes in work schedule or family
emergencies. If a student does transfer to another section, all previous grades will accompany the
student. However, the new instructor can require the student to retake any exam or quiz. For
questions concerning this policy, contact the Biology Department Chair.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY - Course Drop Limit Provisions
Students who enroll as an entering freshman or a first-time college student in undergraduate
courses at any Texas public community college, technical institute, health sciences institution, or
any public university offering undergraduate courses must comply with the legislation of
TEC51.907. TEC51.907 states that students who enroll for the first time during the fall 2007
semester or any subsequent semester are subject to the course drop limit of six course drops. This
includes any course a transfer student has dropped at another institution. Collin College will not
begin to count dropped courses until the fall 2008 semester. NOTE: You will not be allowed to
withdraw from classes at Collin if your official transcripts (required for admission) are not on
file. See the current Collin Student Handbook for additional information.
IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTIES:
First contact your instructor. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact the divisional
secretary at your campus.
TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus if needed.

Fall and Spring Tentative Schedule - see course Calendar in Blackboard for details.
WEEK
1
TOPICS
Lab Safety
CHAPTER
Safety
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Measurement: lab, report and quiz
Scientific Method: lab and report
Spectrophotometry: lab, report and quiz
Acids, Bases, PH: lab, report and quiz
Macromolecules: lab, report and quiz
Microscopy & Cytology: lab, report and quiz
Prokaryotes; lab, report & quiz
Practical I
Osmosis & Diffusion: lab, report and quiz
Enzymes: lab, report and quiz
Cellular Respiration: lab, report and quiz
Photosynthesis; lab, report and quiz
Cell Division: lab, report and quiz
Biotechnology: lab and quiz
Practical II
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1-7
8
9
10
11
12
13
8-13

Summer I and Summer II Tentative Schedule - see course Calendar in Blackboard for
details.
WEEK
1
2
3
4
TOPICS
Lab Safety
Measurement: lab, report and quiz
Acids, Bases, PH: lab, report and quiz
Macromolecules: lab, report and quiz
Microscopy & Cytology: lab, report and quiz
Prokaryotes: lab, report & quiz
Practical I
Osmosis & Diffusion: lab, report & quiz
Enzymes: lab, report and quiz
Cellular Respiration: lab, report and quiz
CHAPTER
Safety
1
4
5
6
7
1, 4-7
8
9
10
5

Photosynthesis; lab, report and quiz
Cell Division: lab, report and quiz
Biotechnology: lab an quiz
Practical II
11
12
13
8-13
Summer III Tentative Schedule - see course Calendar in Blackboard for details.
WEEK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
TOPICS
Lab Safety
Measurement: lab, report and quiz
Acids, Bases, PH: lab, report and quiz
Macromolecules: lab, report and quiz
Microscopy & Cytology: lab, report and quiz
Prokaryotes: lab & quiz
Practical I
Osmosis & Diffusion: lab, report and quiz
Enzymes: lab, report and quiz
Cellular Respiration: lab, report and quiz
Photosynthesis; lab, report and quiz
Cell Division: lab, report and quiz
Biotechnology: lab & quiz
Practical II
CHAPTER
Safety
1
4
5
6
7
1 & 4-7
8
9
10
11
12
13
8-13