Salt Lake Community College - Biology Department BIOL1050 (BS): Introduction to Animal Biology Spring Semester 2014 Instructor: James R. Hampton E-mail: jhampton@bruinmail.slcc.edu Required Course Materials: 1) Textbook: Zoology 9th Ed. Miller & Harley McGraw Hill 2) Must have a computer capable of using appropriate course applications (e.g. Canvas) and word-processing programs (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel). Course Description: Prereq: RDG 0900 w/C grade or better, or appropriate Accuplacer score. Coreq: BIOL 1055. For non-science majors. Topics include: animal classification, evolution, and diversity. Three hours of lecture per week with additional lab component (BIOL 1055) required. General Education Statement: This course fulfills the Biological Science requirement for the General Education Program at Salt Lake Community College. It is designed not only to teach the information and skills required by the discipline, but also to develop vital workplace skills and to teach strategies and skills that can be used for life-long learning. General Education courses teach basic skills as well as broaden a student’s knowledge of a wide range of subjects. Education is much more than the acquisition of facts; it is being able to use information in meaningful ways in order to enrich one’s life. While the subject of each course is important and useful, we become truly educated through making connections of such varied information with the different methods of organizing human experience that are practiced by different disciplines. Therefore, this course, when combined with other General Education courses, will enable you to develop broader perspectives and deeper understandings of your community and the world, as well as challenge previously held assumptions about the world and its inhabitants. ePortfolio Statement: Each student in General Education courses at SLCC will maintain a General Education ePortfolio. Instructors in every Gen Ed course will ask you to put at least one assignment from the course into your ePortfolio, and accompany it with reflective writing. It is a requirement in this class for you to add to your ePortfolio. Your ePortfolio will allow you to include your educational goals, describe your extracurricular activities, and post your resume. When you finish your time at SLCC, your ePortfolio will then be a multi-media showcase of your educational experience. For detailed information including a Student ePortfolio Handbook, video tutorials for each ePortfolio platform, classes, locations and times of free workshops and other in-person help, visit www.slcc.edu/gened/eportfolio. COLLEGE-WIDE LEARNING OUTCOMES The Core Themes of SLCC’s Mission focuses on Access and Success, Transfer Education, Workforce Education and Community Engagement. As such, all courses and programs address one or more of the below CollegeWide Learning Outcomes. Upon successful completion of any program at SLCC, students should: Acquire substantive knowledge in the discipline of their choice sufficient for further study, and/or demonstrate competencies required by employers to be hired and succeed in the workplace. Communicate effectively. Develop quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study. Think Critically. Develop the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged, and/or to work with others in a professional and constructive manner. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES In order to full-fill the goals of the College-wide Learning Outcomes, the following course learning outcomes of been established for this course. Upon completion of this course a person educated in Animal Biology should be able to demonstrate a general understanding of the following essential learning outcomes The domain and process of science, the chemical basis of life, the cell as the basic unit of life, evolution and the diversity of life, DNA and the continuity of life, and the interrelationships of living organisms. The concept of organizational levels and emergent properties of life will also be emphasized. Students will be introduced to and will show mastery in organismal animal biology. The majority of this class is devoted to describing animals as functioning (whole) organisms. The “atoms to ecosystems” approach (found in the majority of biology classes) is taken, namely: atoms → molecules → cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → whole organisms → populations → ecosystems. This class also focuses on animal diversity, and variation found among animals that is accountable to adaptation to different environments or differences in evolutionary histories. Students will understand the chemical basis for metabolism and all life, particularly animals. (Biochemistry) Students will appreciate the evolutionary basis of biology, understand basic mechanisms of evolution, learn pathways in animal evolution, and the basis for theories of relationships of animal groups to each other (Evolutionary Biology). Students will become familiar with diversity in animals and the relationships between animal groups. They will also be able to explain how animals are classified within the taxonomical system utilized by biologists. (Taxonomy) Students will learn basic concepts of embryonic development in animals and how similarities and differences in development indicate evolutionary relationships in the kingdom (Development, Anatomy and Morphology). Student will appreciate animals as functioning entities and will be able to describe animal interactions with their environments and other species. (Physiology) Students will appreciate the diversity of animal life, how it developed and how we are a part of the diversity (Diversity of Life) Students will be able to describe animal interactions with their environments, and other species. (Ecology) GENERAL POLICIES Syllabus: This syllabus represents an “agreement” between you the student and the instructor. It is designed to insure course integrity and fairness as well as provide students with a clear understanding of course expectations. The instructor and students are expected to use the syllabus and schedule as a guide for the semester. Any deviation from the syllabus or schedule will be discussed and agreed upon by the instructor and students. Attendance: Attendance at one of the first two class meetings is MANDATORY! If you do NOT attend at least one of the first two lectures, YOU RISK BEING DROPPED from the course by the end of the day on January 17. Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with medical, psychological, learning or other disabilities desiring accommodations or services under ADA, must contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC). The DRC determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of these accommodations and services for the college." Please contact the DRC at the Student Center, Suite 244, Redwood Campus, 4600 So. Redwood Rd, 84123. Phone: (801) 957-4659, TTY: 957-4646, Fax: 957- 4947 or by email: linda.bennett@slcc.edu" Academic Dishonesty: Absolutely NOT tolerated and includes all forms of cheating and plagiarism as outlined in the Student Code. Penalty for first offense will be a grade of “0” on the assignment or exam; second offense will be an “E” for the course. Missed Due Dates: To be determined by instructor. Electronic Devices: Cell Phones, pagers are to be turned off during class. Computers can be used for notetaking and course-related purposes ONLY but should not be used during class for working on other tasks (e.g. answer emails, Facebook, other classes etc.). You will be asked to leave if your electronic device disrupts the class in anyway. Cell phones MUST be turned completely OFF during exams. Classroom recordings: Students may not record or publish information from the class without written authorization from the instructor. If used without authorization you have violated Privacy/Intellectual Property Rights. Incomplete Grade and Withdraw from Class: A grade of “I” (Incomplete) is the instructor’s option and is not given except only in the most extenuating of circumstances for which there is verifiable written documentation. In order to receive an incomplete, nearly all course work must have been completed (e.g. ~75%) with a passing grade. Last day to withdraw from class with refund is February 3, without refund is March 24. It is the responsibility of the student to drop/withdraw from this class, not the instructors. Student Code of Conduct: The student is expected to follow the SLCC Student Code of Conduct found at http://www.slcc.edu/policies/docs/Student_Code_of_Conduct.pdf Emergency Evacuation Procedures: we will leave the building immediately in case of an emergency. We will follow school guidelines at: http://www.slcc.edu/emergency-prepare/emergency-procedures.aspx Other SLCC academic policies may be found in the SLCC 2013-2014 Catalog, the Spring Semester Class Schedule and the Student Code of Conduct. EVALUATION/GRADING Examinations: Four Section exams worth 100 points each will be given during the semester. Exams will contain multiple choice questions and one short answer essay question. The lowest score on the section exams will be dropped before grades are calculated. There will be no make-up or re-take exams. Dropping an exam is intended to make such provisions unnecessary. In addition, there will be a comprehensive final exam given according to the schedule set by the College. No student will be allowed to take the final examination early. You will not be allowed to take any exam if you enter the room more than ten minutes after the exam has been distributed or if someone else has completed the exam and left the room. Lab: Enrollment in laboratory is mandatory. The score from the laboratory will count 20% of the grade (100 points). Exam Dates: Exam 1 February 4th Exam 2 March 4th Exam 3 April 3rd Exam 4 May 1st Final exam as scheduled by the college. Schedule: Week 1: Introduction to scientific Method, Start Evolution Week 2: Evolution Week 3: Classification, Ecology Week 4: Animal Cell and Biology Orientation. Exam 1 Week 5: Embryonic Development Week 6: Protista, Porifera, Bilateral symmetry, Platyhelminthes Week 7: Introduction to ecdysozoa, Lophotrochozoa, Nematoda, Rotifera Week 8: Exam 2, Mollusca, Annelida Week 9: Arthropoda, Lophophorates Week 10: Introduction to Deuterostomes, Echinodermata, Hemichordata Week 11: Spring Break Week 12: Non-vertebrates, chordates, relationships of Deuterostomes Week 13: Exam 3, Introduction to vertebrata Week 14: Jawless vertebrates, Placodermi, Acanthodii and Phylogenies Week 15: Amphibia, Reptile, Aves Week 16: Mammalia Exam Tentative Grading Scale: A: 465-500 (93-100%) B: 415-429 (83-85.9%) C: 350-379 (70-75.9%) A- : 445-464 (89-92.9%) B+: 430-444 (86-88.9%) B- : 395-414 (79-82.9%) C+: 380-394 (76-78.9%) D: 285-349 (57-69.9%) E: 285 or below (<57%)