BIOLOGY 112 (DY1, DY2) – Fall, 2014
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Gillingham
Phone: 362-7241
Office: N203E
E-mail: bgillingham@cfcc.edu
Office Hours: MWF: 11 am – 1 pm; 2 pm – 2:30 pm
TTh: 8:45 am – 9:30 am, 10:45 am – 11 am, 1 pm – 2 pm
E-mail is the best way to reach me. I will respond to emails within one business day.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence that covers the fundamental characteristics of
living things. This course represents a general survey of living systems with emphasis on processes at
the cellular level. The basic foundations of biological diversity, plant and animal physiology, and
behavior and ecology are presented as they apply to all living organisms.
COURSE WEB PAGE: http://cfcc.edu/bgillingham
TEXT: Audesirk, T and G. Audesirk (2013). Biology: Life on Earth (10th edition).
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. It is available in several formats:
--Hardbound textbook with Mastering Biology and full e-text ISBN: 0321794036
--Loose-leaf text with Mastering Biology and full e-text ISBN: 0321844823
--Purchase access code for full e-book with Mastering Biology ISBN: 032183478X
OPTIONAL LAB TEXT: Ambrose, H. W. and K. P. Ambrose. A Handbook of Biological
Investigation. Knoxville, Tennessee: Hunter Textbooks Inc.
HOURS, CREDITS, PREREQUISITES:
Course Hours Per Week:
Semester Hours Credit:
Prerequisite:
6 (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)
4
Bio 111
GRADING POLICY:
Students will earn grades by their performance on lecture tests, laboratory exercises and a final exam.
The four lecture tests given during the semester will count 75% of your final grade. These primarily will
consist of "short answer" questions. Questions will focus on lecture material, but also may include
material in the text not covered in class. The laboratory portion of the course (including quizzes, lab
reports, and lab practicals) will be worth 25% of your final grade. Students also will have the option of
taking a comprehensive final exam at the end of the semester. The grade earned on this multiple-choice
exam will be substituted for a lower grade earned on a lecture test during the semester. Your
performance on the final exam cannot harm your grade. If you do not improve on your lowest test score,
your final grade will be based on the four tests taken during the semester. CFCC has a standardized
grading scale that must be used by all instructors:
GRADING SCALE: A= 92-100, B= 84-91, C= 76-83, D= 68-75, F=0-67
W = withdraw: not computed in to the grade point average, requires instructor's signature, last
date on which you can receive this grade is 9/18/14
WP = withdraw passing: not computed into the grade point average, requires instructor's
signature, last date on which you can receive this grade is 11/16/14
WF = withdraw failing: computed as an "F", requires instructor signature, last date on which you
can receive this grade is 11/16/14
I = incomplete: agreement with instructor must be completed within six weeks following the end of
the semester
GENERAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
We will cover material during each lecture and lab session. Class lectures will follow the lecture
schedule attached, with lab work designed to reinforce lecture topics. Videos, slides, readings, and living
material will be used throughout the course to help you to understand the material. You are expected to
have read any appropriate material before coming to class. If you are going to miss a class, you should
get a classmate to pick up any handouts that I may give out during that class meeting. I do not keep
extra copies. Students can expect to spend about an hour outside of class for every hour spent in class.
Blackboard Course Site: Bio 112 is a hybrid course to cover 33% of laboratory time. This will require
students to use the Blackboard course site on a regular basis. Students cannot participate in this course
without using the Blackboard course site. Students can access the Blackboard course site by going
through the http://my.cfcc.edu web portal or by going to http://online.cfcc.edu.
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend all class meetings as scheduled. Students who miss more than 20% of
the scheduled class time automatically receive a failing grade (F) for the course. Attendance is
mandatory prior to the course Census Date (10%) for a student to remain in any class. Also, expect that
attendance will be taken for all class periods. Class will start and end on time. It is your responsibility to
sign the role sheet at the beginning of each class and you may not sign in another student. Showing up
late and/or leaving early may count against you. An absence from class is calculated as an absence,
regardless of the reason.
Religious Observances: Students will be allowed two days of excused absence each academic
year for religious observances required by the faith of the student. These excused absences will be
included in the twenty (20%) percent of allowable clock hour absences. Students are required to provide
written notice of the request for an excused absence by completing the Religious Observance Absence
form available in Student Development. The completed form must be submitted to the Vice President of
Student Development or his/her designee a minimum of ten (10) school days prior to the religious
observance. The Vice President of Student Development or his/her designee will notify the instructor
within three (3) school days of receiving the request. Students will be given the opportunity to make up
any tests or other work missed due to the excused absence and should work with their instructors in
advance of the excused absence to delineate how to make up the missed coursework.
Contingency Plan: If there is an emergency and the instructor or an appropriate substitute does
not meet with the class, wait fifteen minutes. Then, everyone in the class should sign a roll sheet and
designate someone to take it to the Department Chair or Secretary in U436.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
There are no make-ups. No test, for whatever reason, may be "made-up". However, a comprehensive
exam on lecture material will be given on the last day of class to replace one test. Any additional missed
exams will be treated as a grade of 0%. There are also no make-ups for lab material. Late work in lab
will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
ACCOMODATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS BASED ON DISABILITY:
Any student who requests classroom accommodations because of a disability must present
documentation to verify his/her disability. This documentation must be furnished to the Disabilities
Service Coordinator, and this should be provided prior to requesting accommodation by the
instructor. On a confidential basis, the student, disabilities services and the instructor will determine
the appropriate accommodations following documentation. Accommodations will be provided in a
manner that is consistent with the objectives, outcomes, and academic standards of the course.
Absences must not exceed class attendance policy.
Academic Honesty/Plagiarism
Reminder, plagiarism is using as your own the words or ideas of another, whether written or oral. When
you use material from a source, you must quote or paraphrase accurately and properly cite the
information. Failure to do so is considered plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include word-for-word
copying without correctly indicating that you are quoting, inaccurate quoting and paraphrasing, and
incomplete or missing documentation. Purchasing a paper or copying someone else’s work and
submitting it as your own are also plagiarism. Any misrepresentation of the source in your writing or
speaking would constitute a form of plagiarism. Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism is not
acceptable. Any student found cheating will receive a grade of 0% on that assignment. A second
occurrence of cheating will result in an “F” for the course.
Expectations for Interaction
Students will be held to the highest standards of language and content in all interaction,
whether online or in person. Abusive and derogatory language, actions, or content will not
be tolerated. This non-discrimination policy includes face-to-face interactions, email, online
discussions and all course related content and materials. To learn more about online
interaction, please see “The Core Rules of Netiquette”, from the book Netiquette by
Virginia Shea at: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
myCFCC is your student web portal - there you can access your class websites, email, and WebAdvisor
(official academic info such as grades, transcripts, schedules, etc). Your official CFCC-provided email
account is to be used for all e-mail correspondence with your instructors and CFCC staff. Some
information from CFCC will ONLY be emailed to this address, and not sent through postal mail, so it is
very important that you check this account. To access this account, visit the myCFCC portal - there is a
link to the portal near the top of the CFCC.edu website. Login and click the Email link. Your username is
part of your email address: user@mail.cfcc.edu. (Note if you've had a CFCC email address in the past,
this one may differ because we've changed 'email' to 'mail' in the address.) This email account is
provided to you as long as you are enrolled in classes (you can take the summer off), and may be used
for personal email as well as academic email. The class websites linked from the portal are
automatically created for every class - it is up to the instructors to decide whether and how to use them.
Even if they are not used, you can send an email to your instructor by clicking the Send Email link on
your class homepage.
Disability Support Services
Any student who requests classroom accommodations because of a disability must present
documentation to verify his/her disability to the CFCC’s Disability Service Coordinator. On a confidential
basis, the student, disability services and the instructor will determine the appropriate accommodations
following documentation. These accommodations will be provided in a manner that is consistent with the
objectives, outcomes, and academic standards of the course. Absences must not exceed class
attendance policy.
IT Student HelpDesk
The IT Services Student Helpdesk provides first-level technical support to all students of
Cape Fear Community College. They are available to assist students with basic computer and
technical needs, including logging into Blackboard, myCFCC and WebAdvisor.
More information, including Hours, Location, and Contact Information is available at:
http://www2.cfcc.edu/studenthelpdesk/
Blackboard Help
Answers to common Blackboard questions can be found at http://www2.cfcc.edu/online/bb-faq or Ask
Ray.
Science Learning Lab N-407
The Science Learning Lab is located in N-407. Tutors are available for all Biology, Chemistry, Geology
and Physic courses. You must have your instructor sign a form to verify that you are enrolled in a
Science course. The form is available in N-407.
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
The LRC is located in the CFCC library and can be found online at http://cfcc.edu/learninglab.
The LRC provides writing assistance, computer competency skills and tutoring.
Learning Resource Center (Library)
The CFCC Learning Resource Center (Library) provides students with the following resources:
Books/Materials, Course Reserves, Computer/Internet Access, Online Databases/Journals, Group
Study Space, and a Quiet Study Space.
The Learning Resource Center (Library) is located on the 2nd Floor of the L-Building (Downtown
Campus) or on the 1st Floor of the McKeithan Center (North Campus) and can be found online at
http://cfcc.edu/lrc.
Additional Student Support and Academic Services
For a list of CFCC Student Support and Academic Services, please visit http://www2.cfcc.edu/
online/student-support/.
Tobacco use is prohibited on all CFCC property.
***The instructor reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of Cape Fear
Community College, to make changes, adjustments, additions, and deletions in course content,
syllabus, or instructional technique, without notice or obligations.
GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE -- BIO 112
TOPIC
CHAPTER IN TEXT
Biological Diversity
17 - 24
--Test 1--
Plant Biology
Behavior
43 - 45
25
--Test 2--
Ecology
Animal Physiology
26 - 30
31 - 34
--Test 3--
Animal Physiology (cont.)
35 - 42
--Test 4--
BIO 112--Schedule of Lectures*
Lecture #
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
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14
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16
17
18
19
20
21
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41
Topic
Origin of Life
Classification
Archaea and Bacteria; Protista
Protista (cont.)
Plantae
Plantae and Fungi
Animalia
Animalia (cont.)
Chordata and Vertebrata
Test 1 Friday, September 12
Plant Structure
Transport of Materials in Plants
Plant Reproduction
Control of Plant Growth
Behavior Development
Territoriality
Social Dominance
Sociobiology
Mating Systems
Test 2 Friday, October 10
Population Ecology
Population Ecology; Community Succession
Community Ecology: Competition
Community Ecology: Predation
Ecosystem Ecology: Energy Flow
Ecosystem Ecology: Material Cycling
Extinction and Species Diversity
Introduction to Physiology
Cardiovascular Systems
Respiration
Digestion
Test 3 Friday, November 7
Temperature Regulation
Osmoregulation
Immune System
Nervous Systems--Structure
Nerve Impulses
Neurotransmitters
Different Sensory Worlds
Endocrine System
Hormones and Reproduction
Sex--Theoretical Implications
Development
Genetics of Development
Test 4 Wednesday, December 10
FINAL EXAM Friday, December 12
*This schedule is based on a class meeting three times per week