Heartland Community College
Math/Science Division
Student Syllabus for BIOL 116-04
Genetics: The Foundation of Life
Spring 2009
Meeting times:
 BIOL 116-04: Mondays, 5:00 pm – 7:50 pm [WDC 2605]
Catalog Description:
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 116. A laboratory course designed to
enhance the student's understanding of concepts covered in BIOL 116.
Instructor Information:
Hong Fei
Adjunct Faculty
Phone: 268-8651 (office), 212-0455 (cell); 662-7980 (home); Office Location: ICB 2402; e-mail:
hong.fei@heartland.edu
Please email with BIOL 116 in the subject line.
Office hours:
Monday: Before and after class at WDC 2605
Thursday: 10:50 – 12:00 am at ICB 2402
Any other day and time by appointment
Division of Math & Science: ICB 2406
If you wanted to speak with the Division Secretary (June Hargitt) and leave a message with her,
call 268-8640.
Web sites that could be useful:
1. Online Genetics dictionary: http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm
2. Stacie Rose's Website for BIOL 116:
http://employee.heartland.edu/srose01/BIOL116/Trad116indexLectGuideDocuments.htm
She is the one who designed this course and has a great collection of materials. Please take a look
at the supplemental materials.
Required Materials:
1. Textbook: Human genetics: Concept and Application by Ricki Lewis. Eighth Ed. ISBN 978-007-299539-8, Pub. McGraw 2007
2. Classroom hand outs
Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer:
BIOL 116 is a 3 credit hour lecture only course. It is an introduction to biological principles,
biotechnology, and applications related to genetics. The lab credit can be obtained by concurrent
or subsequent enrollment in BIOL 117.
Course Objectives (Copies from the Department):
1. To examine prevailing philosophical concepts applied in the study of science.
2. To associate relationships between cells, cellular organelles, their functions, and
biological organization.
3. To relate the structure and functions of proteins and nucleic acids.
4. To understand scientific principles of DNA typing and examine case studies.
5. To correlate human traits with the dynamic relationship between genes and
environment.
6. To attain knowledge of selected genetic disorders and relate this information to
genetic principles.
7. To understand the scientific basis of genetic engineering, gene therapy and cloningwhile evaluating concerns and goals.
8. To gain knowledge of the Human Genome Project and related programs- including
their implications concerning ethics and public policy.
Basic Requirements and make-up Policies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Wireless devices and computer are not to be used in the classroom during lecture and
discussions.
It is the responsibility of the students to check their "my heartland" email since that this is
the only way to send a notice to the whole class.
Quiz make-up will be available immediately after the quiz till the time next class meets.
There is no make-ups for in-class activities and in-class work.
There is no make-up for the journal club.
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is the presenting of others’ ideas as if they were your own. When you write a paper,
create a project, do a presentation or create anything original, it is assumed that all the work,
except for that which is attributed to another author or creator, is your own. Plagiarism is
considered a serious academic offense and may take the following forms:
Copying word-for-word from another source and not giving that source credit.
Paraphrasing the work of another and not giving that source credit.
Adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own.
Using an image or a copy of an image without crediting its source.
Paraphrasing someone else’s line of thinking in the development of a topic as if it were
your own.
Receiving excessive help from a friend or elsewhere, or using another project as if it were
your own.
[Adapted from the Modern Language Association’s MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. New York: MLA, 1995: 26]
Note that word-for-word copying is not the only form of plagiarism. The penalties for plagiarism
may be severe, ranging from failure on the particular piece of work, failure in the course or expulsion
from school in extreme cases.
Academic Support Center Services
http://www.heartland.edu/asc/
1.
Library
The Library, located in the Student Commons Building at the Raab Road campus, provides
Heartland students with a full range of resources including books, online journal databases,
videos, newspapers, periodicals, reserves, and interlibrary loan. Librarians are available to
assist in locating information.
For more information please call the Library (309) 268-8200 or (309) 268-8292.
http://www.heartland.edu/LIBRARY/index.html
2.
Tutoring Services
Heartland Community College offers tutoring in various forms at no cost to Heartland
students at the Tutoring and Testing Center in Normal and at the Pontiac and Lincoln
Centers. Tutors are available at convenient times throughout the week. Study groups are also
available by request. For more information about services available at each location, please
call the Tutoring and Testing Center in Normal at (309) 268-8231, the Pontiac Center at
(815) 842-6777, or the Lincoln Center (217) 735-1731.
http://www.heartland.edu/asc/tutor.html
3.
Testing Services
The Tutoring and Testing Center provides a secure testing environment for students who are
enrolled in online, hybrid, and other distance learning courses; have a documented disability;
or need to take a make-up exam. Testing accommodations for students having documented
disabilities must be arranged by the student through the Office of Disability Services, and
Testing Services will only administer make-up exams at the request of the instructor.
Contact Testing Services at (309) 268-8231 for more information.
http://www.heartland.edu/asc/testing.html
4.
Open Computing Lab
The Open Computing Lab provides free computing for HCC students at convenient times
throughout the week. The computer lab is staffed by trained Lab Assistants and offers the
use of approximately 70 computers, a scanner, a laser printer, and an electric typewriter.
http://www.heartland.edu/asc/computerlab.html
Documented disability
If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please
contact Anita Moore at 268-8249 or anita.moore@heartland.edu
**Notice of Cancelled Class Sessions**
Cancelled class sessions, for all HCC classes, will be listed under Cancelled Class Meetings in
the A-Z Index and under Academic Information in the Current Students page on the HCC Web
site. Go to http://www.heartland.edu/classCancellations/ to learn what classes have been
cancelled for that day and the upcoming week. Be sure to check the last column, which might
contain a message from the instructor.
Tentative Class Schedule:
Week 1, January 12
Unit 1 - Cells:
Scientific Methods
Biochemistry of nucleic acids and protein
Week 2, January 19
NO CLASS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Week 3, January 26
Unit 1 - Cells:
The cell
The genome as DNA and chromosomes
Week 4, February 2
Quiz #1
Unit 2 - Cellular Genetics:
Mitosis and meiosis; simulation of mitosis and meiosis
Week 5, February 9
Unit 2 - Cellular Genetics:
Cell cycle and regulation
Cancer genetics
Week 6, February 16
Quiz #2
Unit 3 - Mendelian Genetics:
Patterns of single gene inheritance - problems and pedigree
Week 7, February 23
Unit 3 - Mendelian Genetics:
Patterns of single gene inheritance - Sex linked problems
Week 8, March 2
Quiz #3
Unit 4 - Molecular Genetics
DNA replication, restriction analysis, sequencing, DNA fingerprint,
the genome and ethic implications
Week 9, March 9
NO CLASS SPRING BREAK
Week 10, March 16
Unit 4 - Molecular Genetics
Gene expression, functional genome
Week 11, March 23
Unit 4 - Molecular Genetics
THE JOURNAL CLUB AND DISCUSSIONS
Week 12, March 30
Unit 4 - Molecular Genetics
Applications in forensics and disease gene discovery
Week 13, April 6
Quiz #4
Unit 5 - Biotechnology and Genomics
History of genotyping
Week 14, April 13
Unit 5 - Biotechnology and Genomics
Human genome project and other genome projects
Implications to society - Debate
Week 15, April 20
Unit 5 - Biotechnology and Genomics
Genetic engineering
Week 16, April 27
Unit 5 - Biotechnology and Genomics
Drug discovery by high throughput methods
Genomics, proteinomics and their applications in medicine
Week 17, May 4
Quiz #5
Grading:
Each class will end with thinking questions to answer: 15 points x 12 = 180 points
Each unit will end with a quiz: 20 points x 5 = 100 points
Journal club discussion: 20 points
Debate: 10 points
Total points possible = 310 Final score: (points earned/ 310) x 100%
Example:
If you got an accumulated total points of 279 over the semester, your score = (279/310) x 100% =
90%. Then you would be getting an A.
Final Grades:
A = 90%+
B = 80%+
C = 70%+
D = 60%+
F = 60%-