Fayetteville State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences
BIOL130-D1 General Biology II
SUMMER 2010 10 WEEK SESSION
I. Locator Information
Instructor
Credit Hours
Course Location & Meeting Time:
Total Contact Hours
Office Hours
Office Location
Office Telephone
E-mail
Dr. Stephen J. Salek
4.00
Lecture Online
4.00
Through Email (response within 48 hours)
LSA 340/332
(use email** I am off campus in the
summer) (910) 672 -2103
stephen.salek@uncfsu.edu
Course Website: You must log on through FSU’s Blackboard Gateway @
http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/. You will need your network login and password for access.
FSU Policy on Electronic Mail: Fayetteville State University provides to each student,
free of charge, an electronic mail account that is easily accessible via the Internet. The university
has established email as the primary mode of communicating with enrolled students about
impending deadlines, upcoming events, and other information important to student progression
at the university. Students are responsible for reading their email on a regular basis to remain
aware of important information disseminated by the university. The university maintains openuse computer laboratories throughout the campus that can be used to access electronic mail.
Students making inquiries via email to FSU faculty and staff about academic records,
grades, bills, financial aid, and other matters of a confidential nature are required to use their
FSU email account.
Rules and regulations governing the use of FSU email may be found at:
http://www.uncfsu.edu/PDFs/EmailPolicyFinal.pdf
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Biology 130, General Biology II, is designed to acquaint Biology non-majors and majors
with the science of living organisms and to familiarize them with general techniques and methods
employed by scientists. The course aims to equip students with facts and skills necessary to
make informed decisions in today’s scientifically complex environment. Major areas of study
include structure/function relationships in plants and animals, adaptation, and homeostasis,
biodiversity, relationships between organisms at the population and community level,
relationships between organisms and their environments at the ecosystem level, and to
evolutionary biology. Includes two (2) hours of internet laboratory (see below) exercises applying
concepts learned in lecture.
Prerequisite: Biology 110 or equivalent and a willingness to put in plenty of study. This course
requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view online lectures
and all other course materials. The ability to use internet technology, especially blackboard is
expected. Each week you are expected view the online lectures, complete assigned readings,
complete and submit assignments and complete the discussion board (every other week for DB).
This is a considerable amount of work so you need to keep up on a weekly basis – I do not
except late work.
III. Disabled Student Services: In accordance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA) of 1990, if you have a disability or think you
have a disability to please contact the Center for Personal Development in the Spaulding Building,
IV. TEXTBOOK
Campbell, Reece, Taylor and Simon. 2006. Biology: Concepts and Connections, 5th ed. Addison
Wesley Longman, Inc. ISBN 13 978-0-321-51244-4. The 3rd or 4th editions are ok as well.
V. Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course each student should be able to:
1.
Explain where atoms come from.
2.
Have a general understanding of the history of life as it is presently understood and
explain the basic mechanisms of evolution.
3.
Identify the seven major levels of classification of living things.
4.
Describe the three domains of life.
5.
Distinguish among the kingdoms of Eukaryotes.
6.
Explain theories about the origin of life.
7.
Describe the main characteristics that distinguish viruses from bacteria and bacteria from
Protists.
8.
Understand the harmful and beneficial effects of microorganisms.
9.
Describe the body plan of a fungus.
10.
Contrast saprophytic and parasitic fungi.
11.
Contrast vascular with nonvascular plants.
12.
Contrast the seed plants with other vascular plants.
13.
Describe the characteristics of the major animal phyla and name examples of animals
from each of those phyla.
14.
Describe the structure and functions of epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
tissue.
15.
Identify the locations of human organ systems.
16.
Explain how various organ systems contribute to homeostasis.
17.
Identify the components of blood and indicate their functions.
18.
Trace the flow of blood through the human circulatory system.
19.
Explain how the specific defense response works.
20.
Explain how immunization works.
21.
Name the organs in the human digestive system and explain their functions.
22.
Understand the nutrient requirements of humans.
23.
Compare the respiratory systems of aquatic animals with those of terrestrial animals.
24.
Name the parts of the human respiratory system and indicate their functions.
25.
Understand the role of the liver and kidneys in maintaining homeostasis.
26.
Explain the action of an excretory system.
27.
Understand how nervous impulses are transmitted.
28.
Name the major parts of the vertebrate brain and indicate an important function of each
part.
29.
Name the parts of the human eye and ear and explain the functions of their parts.
30.
Name the three major types of skeletons in the animal kingdom and explain how they
differ.
31.
Explain how muscle contraction occurs.
32.
Name the major endocrine glands, indicate where each is located in the human body,
and name a function for each one.
33.
Describe the parts of the human male and female reproductive systems and explain their
functions.
34.
Understand factors affecting an organism’s behavior and how its behavior relates to its
environment.
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35.
36.
37.
38.
Understand how density of populations may be regulated.
Describe the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
Describe nutrient cycles in an ecosystem.
Name and describe the earth’s major biomes.
VI. Course Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
All assignments must be completed by or before the date and time listed on the schedule page.
These dates and times will be clearly stated in the syllabus and on the schedule page. I will not
accept late work, and will issue a zero for all late work with the exceptions listed below (see
“Tardy and Incomplete work”). All complaints and concerns should initially be made to me
before bringing them to any other university employee. Complaints that go over my head
without first bringing them to me first will become complicated. All students must send me an
email stating that they agree to the terms in this syllabus. Online courses are difficult and
require extreme diligence and discipline. You should carefully consider all course policies before
taking this course. Failure to read and understand the policies in the syllabus will not excuse you
from incomplete work.
ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL
Since this is an online course, you are expected to complete all work. Online courses do
allow you the flexibility to travel and work at your own pace with several exceptions. If you are
not able to turn in your assignments during a particular week, they must be turned in prior to
that week, not after that week. Exam dates may not be changed, check the schedule now. If
you must withdraw from the course it is YOUR responsibility to complete the necessary
paperwork for the withdrawal. If you stop completing assignments without officially withdrawing
from the course, you will receive the grade earned based on your point total (at the time you
stop attending) divided by the maximum points (as if you had completed ALL work). This usually
means a grade of F will be recorded.
If you do not interact with the course, you will be considered a no show (see below) and an
interim grade if “X” will be entered.
It is the student’s responsibility to carefully look at all due dates at the beginning of the semester
and adjust their schedules to accommodate assessment deadlines. Any student unwilling to do
this must drop the class immediately.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Assignments
4 Exams
Internet Lab exercises
Laboratory exams (2) 25 pts ea.
Essays and chapter summaries
Final exam (cannot be dropped)
Discussion boards
Total
Points
100 each (lowest dropped)
50
50
100
100
50
650
I grades
Incompletes will be given in extraordinary circumstances only. In the event that an “I” is issued,
the student must submit a list of all incomplete assessments by email. In addition, the student
must research and indicate the date when the incomplete will be turned to an F if the work is not
turned in. The instructor will reply confirming or correcting this list and date. When the work
has been completed, the student must contact me via email and indicate when the work will be
turned in. When we agree on a date and time, the student must submit all of the work at one
time (by email). I will not grade any assessments that are turned in days, months, or weeks
apart.
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Exams
Exams will be given through the blackboard system. They will be posted under assignments.
You will need access to a networked computer to complete them. If one is not available in your
home, you may use those in the campus computer labs, or your local library. You will be tested
on lectures, readings and discussion material. The exam format is a combination of multiple
choice, matching, true or false, multiple answer and essay questions.
Students will be given access to all exams for 12 hours. The time and date of each exam will be
posted on the schedule page on the first day of class, well ahead of time. Please make
arrangements to have computer access ahead of time. Each exam has a one hour and twenty
minute time limit once the exam link is clicked. I will closely monitor my email during the period
after the exam is posted in order to reset an exam if needed. After this time, I will not reset an
exam for any reason. Students should take the exam early within the 12 hour period if they
expect the exam to be reset for any reason. It is the student’s responsibility to carefully
look at all due dates at the beginning of the semester and adjust their schedules to
accommodate assessment deadlines. If you cannot keep the deadlines I strongly
suggest you drop the class immediately.
Tardy and Incomplete work
I do not accept late work without a reasonable excuse. Examples of these include unexpected
illnesses accompanied by a doctor’s note, or the death of an immediate family member. Each
assignment will have a due date listed under the blackboard assignments link. If you submit
your work after this deadline, I will not read it unless you have provided a sanctioned excuse.
Traveling to a location that has no internet connection will not be considered a valid excuse for
incomplete work. Working is not a sanctioned excuse for turning in late work or missing
assignments.
Discussion boards There will be a discussion board every other week that must be completed
before each noon Friday. I will post a general question to start each discussion. You must
answer this question and then post questions related to mine. Your questions may also be
about lecture material, assignments or exams each week. You must also answer some of the
questions posted by other students. I act as a passive moderator and will not necessarily
comment often on your posts. Each discussion board is worth 10 points and will be scored as
follows:
0 questions and replies = 0 points
1-5 questions and replies = 5 points
6- 10 questions and replies = 10 points
The maximum total points per discussion board are 10 points. Extremely short questions,
answers, and comments will receive no credit. Questions and answers that are obviously copied
from an outside source will receive no credit. Answers must generate responses and discussion.
Consider the following examples:
Q: Why is it important to know about plant biology?
Bad answer: Because plants are food.
Good answer: Plants are the basis of all life, without them, we would have no way to generate
sugar through photosynthesis. Plants form the base of the food chains and food webs that lead
to all higher life on our planet. If we understand what makes plants live and die, we can ensure
their survival and take better care of our planet. A good understanding of plant biology can help
you grow fruits and vegetables as well.
Bad comment: “ Cool, I never thought of that!” or “Great answer!”
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Good comment: Wow, I had not thought that knowing about plants could help me with my
garden. After learning that plants depend on lots of light for growth, I moved my garden to an
area of my yard that has 8 hours of sunlight instead of 3. I also found several links on the
internet which discuss the use of plants to make medicine (see links below). Does anyone else
have a good application for learning about plants? What are the three things that help plants
grow the most?
Submitting internet laboratory exercises
There is no laboratory manual for this class. Instead, you will complete all your lab exercises on
the internet. On your schedule page you will find a link for each lab. In addition, there will be a
short recording on your schedule page that should help you complete each online lab. This can
be done wherever you have internet access: home, library etc. There will be a link on your
blackboard assignments page for each online lab. You must answer the questions on these lab
quizzes to receive credit for each lab.
Internet problems and resetting exams
From time to time you may experience technical difficulties in taking an online exam or
submitting an assignment. You might be locked out of the exam without completing it. My
policy on resetting the exam is that I will not read or grade any answers from the failed attempt.
Your second attempt will have different questions from the first. When I reset your exam, you
will lose all the answers you submit up to that point. In light of this, I suggest you keep a
written record of your answers as you work. If you are locked out of an exam, you must email
me to let me know you were locked out, and if you want it reset. I will reply to you with an
email indicating it has been reset. If you chose to wait until the last minute to take your exam, I
will not reset a failed attempt. After this time, all failed attempts for any reason will receive a
grade of zero. To avoid this, I suggest you finish your exam within the first several hours of its
posting.
** IMPORTANT** Please create a backup plan right now for computer and internet
access problems. Do not wait for a problem to happen to start figuring out what to
do about it. For example, find an alternate location with a computer in case your
hard drive dies, or internet access goes down in your area. You can set this up now
with a friend, neighbor, university computer lab, or public library.
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Tentative Grading Scale:
Grade
Point Total
Numerical equivalent
A
92-100
B
83-91
C
73-82
D
72-64
F
< 63
REVISION OF GRADES – STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The following revisions became effective on August 16, 2007.
WN GRADE DISCONTINUED:
 WN - Withdrawal due to non-attendance - discontinued, effective August 16, 2007.
STUDENTS: Do not expect faculty to withdraw you for non-attendance. Drop or
withdraw* from classes according to the deadlines published in the catalog. *See
warning below about class withdrawals.
NEW TYPE OF GRADE: INTERIM GRADES – (New name for “midterm grade,” with additional
purposes). Interim grades will be assigned from the first week of the semester until the deadline
for class withdrawals. Interim grades are used for informational and warning purposes only; they
are not part of your permanent transcript and have no effect on your GPA. Instructors may
assign interim grade of F to warn students of poor academic performance or they may assign “X”
or “EA” grades. (See below for explanations) After midterm, faculty will assign all students an
interim grade of A – F to inform students of their academic status as of midterm.
 INTERIM GRADE X = NO SHOW – Assigned to students who are on a class roster, but
never attend class. For warning purposes only; NOT a final grade.
STUDENTS: Check interim grades early in the semester. If you have an X grade, either
begin attending the class or withdraw* from it. *See warning below about class
withdrawals. If you do not take action in response to an X grade, you will receive a final
grade of FN. (See “FN” below)
 INTERIM GRADE EA = EXCESSIVE ABSENCES - Assigned to students whose class
absences exceed 10% of the total contact hours. For warning purposes only, NOT a final
grade.
STUDENTS: Check your interim grades often. If you have an “EA” grade for a class, you
are in jeopardy of failure if you do not take immediate actions. Either resume attending
the class or withdraw from it. *See warning below about class withdrawals.
NEW FINAL GRADE:
 FN = FAILURE DUE TO NON-ATTENDANCE – Assigned to students who are on class
roster, but never attend the class. An FN grades is equivalent to an F grade in the
calculation of the GPA.
STUDENTS: You must attend (or withdraw* from) all the classes for which you are
enrolled. *See warning below about class withdrawals.
WARNING ABOUT CLASS WITHDRAWALS:
 When you withdraw from a class, you are wasting your money and time. You receive no
refund for withdrawing from individual classes and you slow your progress toward degree
completion.
 If you withdraw from or fail more than one-third of your classes, you will no longer be
eligible for financial aid.
 STRIVE TO EARN CREDIT FOR ALL THE CLASSES IN WHICH YOU ENROLL; WITHDRAW
FROM CLASSES ONLY WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!
Final Grades – This policy became effective on August 16, 2007
Grade
Credit Hours
Quality Points
Meaning
A
Hours attempted and
4 per credit hour;
Exceptionally high
earned
6
B
C
D
F
FN
W
P
WU
AU
Hours attempted and
earned
Hours attempted and
earned
Hours attempted and
earned
Hours attempted – Not
earned
Hours attempted – Not
earned
3 per credit hour
Good
2 per credit hour
Satisfactory
1 per credit hour
Marginally passing
0 per credit hour
Failing
0 per credit hour
Hours attempted – Not
earned
Hours attempted and
earned
Hours attempted – Not
earned
Hours attempted – Not
earned
No impact on GPA
Failing due to non-attendance.
(Student registered, but never
attended.)
Class withdrawal prior to deadline
(see Academic Calendar)
Satisfactory - Assigned only in classes
specified as Pass/Fail
Withdrawal from all classes for
semester or term
Auditing
No impact on GPA
No impact on GPA
No impact on GPA
VII. Academic Support Resources
Use the external links on your blackboard site.
Biology 130 Online Schedule
Course Schedule
Weekly course activities must be completed in the following order:
Campbell Readings, Discussion boards, Online notes, Online Lectures, Exams
How to complete chapter summaries
Weekly assignments include:
Read the assigned Campbell Readings and complete a chapter summary (see instructions
above) for each. Submit your summary by clicking the link on blackboard under
assignments.
Complete the discussion boards by noon Friday of each week thru the discussion board link in
blackboard. (see syllabus for instructions on discussion boards). There will be a discussion
board every other week.
Print and study the online notes for the current week.
Use the notes to view and listen to the online lectures, taking any additional notes. This is like
being in a face to face class. (online notes and lectures can be accessed by clicking the
links on the schedule page below).
Complete the online lab if there is one listed for that week. After completing the lab, take the
quiz for that lab thru blackboard.
Study ! Study your notes, labs ,and chapter summaries in addition to listening to the online
lectures. Listening to the lectures should take about one hour per chapter per week.
Studying should take an additional 2-4 hours per chapter per week. If you are only
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reading the book or listening to the lectures, you will not succeed in this class. This is like
studying what you learned in class.
Complete Exams on weeks 3,5,7,9,and 11. Exams are posted on either Thursday or Friday
from 8 AM to 8PM. You must complete them within these times. Arrange your schedule
now to accommodate this. (see schedule below for exact exam dates).
Complete lab exams on weeks 7 and 11. These exams are in addition to the shorter lab
quizzes you complete after doing each online lab.
** Please study the due dates for exams and assignments on the schedule below and put them
on your calendar right away. Exams and quizzes, and discussion boards cannot be turned in
late. If you cannot complete them when they are scheduled, you must prepare them early and
complete them before the due date, not after.**
Date
Topic
Assignments
Introduction
Week 1
Introduction
5/18/10
Order book ASAP
Campbell 16 lecture
Classification lecture
Campbell 17 lecture
Fungi lecture
Online notes part 1`
Online notes part 2
Online notes part 3
*Discussion board
(due noon 5/28)
complete all
discussion boards
through blackboard
Week 2 Plant Evolution
5/23/10 Read Campbell 16,17
Plant Essay due
before you take
exam 1 (10 pts)
Laboratory
Assignments
Introduction
Write a two
page double
spaced essay
ion the topic
"what is a
plant?" How
detailed? More
than "a plant is
a little green
thing" but do
not copy
directly from
outside
sources. I
want it in your
own words, but
incorporate all
that you have
learned about
growth,
reproduction,
cells of plants
etc.
Plant Essay
8
due before
you take
exam 1 (10
pts)
Campbell 31 lecture
Online notes chapter
Complete:
31
Online notes chapter 32 Lab
Plant Nutrition/Nutrient
Transpiration
Campbell 32 lecture
Transport
*Discussion board
Week 3 Read Campbell 32|
Take the quiz
(due noon 6/4)
5/30/10
*Chapter summaries on this lab
Exam 1 Covers 16,17,31,32
under
plant essay,
and will be available 6/4 at
exam 1
"assignments"
8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. I will
must be completed
in blackboard
not reset this exam after 8:00
by 8:00 PM 6/4
PM
Plant Structure
Read Campbell 31
Week 4
6/6/10
Online Notes:
part1
part2
part3
part4
Online lecture chapter
18
Animals
Read Campbell 18
Animals/Structure/Function
Read Campbell 20
Immune
Read Campbell 24
Week 5
Exam 2 Covers 18, 20, 24 and
6/13/10
will be available 6/18 at 8:00
AM until 8:00 PM. I will not
reset this exam after 8:00
PM.
Week 6
6/20/10
Online notes chapter 20
Online lecture chapter
20
Lab
Immunology
Online notes chapter 24
Interactive
Online lecture chapter
24
*Chapter summaries, Take the quiz
on this lab
animal phyla
assignment, and
under
Discussion board
"assignments"
(due noon 6/18)
in blackboard
*exam 2 must be
completed by 8:00
PM 6/18.
Online notes
Online lectures part 1
Online lectures part 2
Immune system
essay
transpiration lab
Respiration
Read Campbell 22
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Lab
Click here and
dissect a frog
Take the quiz
on this lab
under
immunology lab
frog dissection lab
must be completed
by noon 6/25
"assignments"
in blackboard
Lab Circulatory
Physiology
Endocrine
Read Campbell 26
Week 7
6/27/10
Week 8
7/4/10
Circulation
Read Campbell 23
Take the quiz
on this lab
Online notes chapter 26
under
Online lecture chapter
"assignments"
26
Online notes chapter 23 in blackboard
Online lecture chapter
23
Exam 3 Covers 22, 23, and 26 *Lab quiz 1
Chapter summaries
and will be available 7/2 at
8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. I will Discussion board
not reset this exam after 7/2 exam 3
must be completed
at 8:00 PM.
by 8:00 AM 7/2
Nutrition/Digestion
Read Campbell 21
Take lab
exam I under
"assignments"
in blackboard
Online notes chapter 21
Online lecture chapter
21
Nervous/Sensory
Read Campbell 28, 29
Online notes chapter 28
Online lectures chapter
Week 9 Exam 4 Covers 21,28 and 29 28
7/11/10 and will be available
Sensory notes
7/16 at 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Animation link
I will not reset this exam after *Discussion board
8:00 PM
(due noon 7/16)
Week 10 Muscular
7/18/10 Read Campbell 30
Lab exam I
(covers
transpiration,
immunology
and frog
dissection)
Online notes chapter 30
Online lecture chapter
30
*Chapter summaries
circulatory lab
neuroscience lab
10
Neuroscience
Interactive
Take the quiz
on this lab
under
"assignments"
in blackboard
must be completed
by noon 7/23
Online notes 34
Online lecture 34
Online notes 37
Online lecture 37 pt. 1
Online lecture 37 pt. 2
*Discussion board
(due noon 7/30)
Week 11
Ecology
7/25/10
Read Campbell 34, 37
Final exam
75% of the final exam will
cover 30, 34 and 37.
FINAL
EXAM
DATE
8/2/10
25% of the final exam is
cumulative, covering
everything from the entire
semester.
The final will be available
8/2 at 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. I
will not reset this exam after
8:00 PM.
*Lab Exam 2
Chapter summaries
must be completed
by noon 7/30
Lab exam 2
(covers
circulation and
neuroscience
labs. Take lab
exam 2 under
"assignments"
in blackboard
IX. TEACHING STRATEGIES
This course requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view
online course materials. These consist of notes you will study and online lectures you must
listen to. We will have a weekly discussion board about the material.
XI. Bibliography
Books
N. A. Campbell and J. B. Reece. (2004) Biology 7th Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
Journals
Electronic journals and databases may be accessed through the Charles Chestnutt Library or
through external links from our blackboard page: http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/
http://library.uncfsu.edu
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