BIOL. 1402 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Spring, 2008
Lab Coordinator: Mrs. Carolyn Harrod
Labs 50, 59, Office 63
email>charrod@smu.edu
phone 214-768-1658
Office hours: Mon. 10:00-11:00
Thurs. 11:00-12:00
Website: people.smu.edu/charrod
Teaching Assistants:
Manual: Investigating Biology, 5th Ed. by
Morgan/Carter
Dissection Kit available in the SMU Bookstore
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week of
Description of Work
Jan. 14
“Lab Skills & Technique” (copies provided)
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
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21
Make up labs for students who have added the class. “Lab Skills & Technique”
28
Lab Manual "Topic 13 Bacteriology, Experiments 13.3, and 13.4"
4
Lab Manual "Topic 13 Bacteriology, Experiment 13.1, and 13.3, 13.4 results"
11
Lab Manual "Topic 16 Plant Diversity II: Seed Plants"
18
Lab Manual “Topic 27 Animal Behavior”
25
Lab Manual "Topics 17 & 18 Animal Diversity I & II,"
Selected animals: sponge, clam, roundworm, crayfish, sea star
3
Lab Exam I
10
***** SPRING BREAK *****
17
Lab Manual "Topic 21 Vertebrate Anatomy I: The Skin and Digestive Systems"
24
Lab Manual "Topic 22 Vertebrate Anatomy II: The Circulatory and Respiratory
Systems"
31
Lab Manual "Topic 23 Vertebrate Anatomy III: The Excretory and Reproductive
Systems" omit Ex. 23.3.
7
Lab Manual "Topic 24 Animal Development" selected topics.
14
DNA Fingerprinting (copies provided)
21
Lab Exam II
Grades:
Weekly lab work
Practical I
Practical II
30 %
30 %
40 %
100 %
Your lab grade will be valued at 30% of your total grade for the course. Lecture is 70%.
Notes:
1.
Students are responsible for working cooperatively with a partner or a group, as assigned.
Upon completion of the lab students will put away equipment and clean their work areas.
2.
Students may attend only their assigned lab section. There are no makeup lab sessions. If
you have an acceptable medical excuse, notify Mrs. Harrod at charrod@smu.edu during the
week of the lab that you miss. Arrangements can sometimes be made for you to attend
another lab section. Labs are not continued into the next week.
3.
The Honor Code will be observed at all times.
4.
Disability Accommodations: If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must
first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, service for Students with Disabilities (-84563) to
verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule
an appointment with Mrs. Harrod to make appropriate arrangements.
KEEP THIS SYLLABUS ALL SEMESTER