WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
PROPOSAL FOR NEW COURSES
Department _Biology_________________________________________
Date __28 October 2004_______
___311________________
Course No.
___Genetics Laboratory_______________________________ _____1SH_____
Course Name
Credits
This proposal is for a(n)
___X__ Undergraduate Course
Applies to:
__X__ Major
_____ Required
__X Elective
______ Graduate Course
__X__ Minor
_____ Required
__X__ Elective
______ University Studies*
Prerequisites __BIOL 241 Basics of Life, BIOL 242 Organismal Diversity, BIOL 310_Genetics (or concurrent registration
in BIOL 310)
Grading method __X___ Grade only
______ P/NC only
______ Grade and P/NC Option
Frequency of offering _Offered yearly____________________________
*For University Studies Program course approval, the form Proposal for University Studies Courses must also be completed.
submitted according to the instructions on that form.
Provide the following information (attach materials to this proposal):
A.
Course Description
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B.
Rationale
1.
2.
3.
C.
Statement of the major focus and objectives of the course.
Specify how this new course contributes to the departmental curriculum.
Indicate any course(s) which may be dropped if this course is approved.
Impact of this Course on other Departments, Programs, Majors, or Minors
1.
2.
D.
Catalog description.
Course outline of the major topics and subtopics (minimum of two-level outline).
Basic instructional plan and methods.
Course requirements (papers, lab work, projects, etc.) and means of evaluation.
Course materials (textbook(s), articles, etc.).
List of references.
Does this course increase or decrease the total credits required by a major or minor of any other department? If so,
which department(s)?
List the departments, if any, which have been consulted about this proposal.
University Studies Course Proposals
The form Proposal for University Studies Course must also be completed and submitted according to the instructions on
that form.
Attach a Financial and Staffing Data Sheet.
Attach an Approval Form.
Department Contact Person for this Proposal:
_Lawrence A. Reuter___________________
Name (please print)
__457-5279______
Phone
_____LReuter@winona.edu
e-mail address
A. Course Description
1.
Catalog description.
311 Genetics Laboratory - 1 SH. An optional laboratory to accompany Genetics 310. Includes experiments
from classical, molecular and cytogenetics. Prerequisite: Concurrent or previous enrollment in Genetics 310
and permission of instructor.
2.
Course outline of the major topics and subtopics (minimum of two-level outline).
Week of (2004):
Lab Topic
(A) D. Melanogaster Crosses:
Jan 12
Introduction, Lab notebooks
Fly Handling - distinguishing males/female; collect virgins on your own
Examine wmf phenotypes; Flies for Salivary Glands - serial transfer
Jan 19
Clear out parents from previous crosses
(B) D. Melanogaster Polytene Chromosome Observations:
Prepare Salivary Gland Squashes; Identify Chromosomes
(C) D. Melangaster Genetic Analysis:
Jan 26
Observe F1's; Set up F2's
(problem set - review F2 ratios, Linkage, Epistasis - in lab notebook)
Feb 2
Aldehyde Oxidase (AO) populations - Electrophoresis
Feb 9
Observe F2's and make counts
Feb 16
Analyze all data for all crosses
Feb 23
Separation of Drosophila Pigments - Chromotography
Karyotyping exercise (on your own)
Mar 1
DNA Isolation
Mar 15
RAPD-PCR of AO flies (set-up takes ~1/2 hr + 15 min the next AM)
Proposal Planning & Set-up for Individual projects
Mar 22
Electrophoresis and Staining of PCR products
Continue Proposal Planning & Set-up
(from AO+/AO- flies)
(D) Individual Projects:
Mar 29
Project Proposal Due/Lab Notebooks Due
Begin individual projects
3.
Apr 5
Individual projects
Apr 12
Individual projects
Apr 19
Individual projects
Apr 26
Final Project Presentation/Project Report Due
Basic instructional plan and methods.
This is an experimental laboratory course. Introductory lectures will be given on an as-needed basis.
Students will initially follow instructor-designed experiments, to be followed by student-designed
experiments. Careful manipulations, observations, recording of data and analyses of results are required.
4.
Course requirements (papers, lab work, projects, etc.) and means of evaluation.
Materials needed:
Lab notebook (spiral or bound) – no looseleaf notebooks;
floppy disk for storing digital images, calculator.
Policies:
Laboratory attendance is required. If you miss one lab you will have to make up the work. If you miss two
labs your grade will be lowered.
Grading:
Lab Notebook
Project proposal
Project presentation
Final project report
90% is sufficient for an A
5.
80% for a B
100 pts
20 pts
30 pts
30 pts
170 pts
70% for a C
60% for a D
Course materials (textbook(s), articles, etc.).
See WEB page: http://bio.winona.msus.edu/evenson/index.htm. Lab protocols, visual resources and handouts will be provided as needed. Much of the required laboratory information is available on the WWW (see
references below).
6.
List of references.
http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/genetics.shtml
http://www.accessexcellence.com/RC/genetics.html
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm
http://www.nsgc.org/careers/index.asp
B.
Rationale
1.
Statement of the major focus and objectives of the course.
BIOL 311 Genetics Laboratory focuses on techniques of experimentation and analysis used in genetics research.
The major objectives of this course include 1) that students demonstrate the complete practice of experimental
science: designing experiments, performing experiments, making careful observations, accurately recording
experimental data, analyzing experiments, and reporting the results of experiments in both the written and oral
formats used in science.
2.
Specify how this new course contributes to the departmental curriculum.
Genetics is a central and fundamental aspect of biology and is required of all biology majors in our core
curriculum. BIOL 311 Genetics Laboratory provides a setting for learning and practicing the techniques
of genetic analysis. These techniques are frequently used in research laboratories for which our students
seek employment after graduation with a degree in BIAH or BICM.
3.
Indicate any course(s) which may be dropped if this course is approved.
No course is expected to be dropped. If necessary, one laboratory section of BIOL 118 General Biology will
be dropped to allow for the staffing for this course.
C. Impact of this Course on other Departments, Programs, Majors, or Minors
1.
2.
Does this course increase or decrease the total credits required by a major or minor of any other department?
If so, which department(s)?
List the departments, if any, which have been consulted about this proposal. None
No.
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
APPROVAL FORM
Routing form for new and revised courses and programs.
Department Recommendation:
Approved by the Biology Department via oral vote on 29 October 2004.
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Department Chair
________________
Date
Dean’s Recommendation _____ Approved
_________________________________
Dean of College
A2C2 Recommendation
For:
Course or Program___BIOL 311 Genetics Laboratory 1SH__
_____ Disapproved
________________
Date
_____ Approved
_____ Major
_____ Disapproved
_____ Minor
_________________________________
Chair of A2C2
________________
Date
Graduate Council Recommendation
(if applicable)
_____ Approved
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Chair of Graduate Council
________________
Date
_________________________________
Director of Graduate Studies
________________
Date
Faculty Senate Recommendation
_____ Approved
_________________________________
President of Faculty Senate
_____ Disapproved
_____ Disapproved
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Date
Academic Vice President Recommendation _____ Approved
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Academic Vice President
Decision of President
_____ Approved
_________________________________
President
__LReuter@winona.edu_______________
e-mail address
_____ Disapproved
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Date
_____ Disapproved
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Date
Please forward to Registrar.
Registrar
_________________
Date entered
Please notify department chair via e-mail that curricular change has been recorded.
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
FINANCIAL AND STAFFING DATA SHEET
Course or Program____BIOL 311 Genetics Laboratory 1SH__
Include a Financial and Staffing Data Sheet with any proposal for a new course, new program, or revised program.
Please answer the following questions completely. Provide supporting data.
1.
Would this course or program be taught with existing staff or with new or additional staff? If this course would be taught
by adjunct faculty, include a rationale.
This course will be taught with existing staff.
2.
What impact would approval of this course/program have on current course offerings? Please discuss number of sections
of current offerings, dropping of courses, etc.
This 1SH course will have minimal new additional impact on our current course offerings:
This course has been taught in the past as BIOL 311 Genetics Laboratory 1QH. With semester conversion we
attempted to incorporate the molecular part of genetics into BIOL 307 Cell Biology Laboratory 1SH (five sections
per year) and the population part of genetics in BIOL 313 Ecology Laboratory 1SH (three sections per year).
However, neither of these two courses could find adequate time to add genetic experiments, which take weeks for
even the short life-cycled flies. Also, students who take one of theses course do not necessarily take the other. Thus,
experimental genetics was incompletely taught
This course has been taught during the past year as a one-time offering and was desired and well received by
students.
3.
What effect would approval of this course/program have on the department supplies? Include data to support expenditures for
staffing, equipment, supplies, instructional resources, etc.
This course is expected to have minimal impact on departmental supplies. All three of our second-year
laboratory courses are optional for most biology majors. If students elect to take one course in place of another,
lab supplies are freed from one course and allocated to another course. Fly crosses and fly genetics are among the
cheapest of our laboratory preparations.
Laboratories will be managed for BIOL 311 as last year and previous years: The instructors of this course are
responsible for giving detailed order information to the Laboratory Services Specialist for course materials that
need to be ordered. Likewise, detailed instructions will be given to the Laboratory Services Specialist for routine
course materials, such as amount and preparation of solutions and needed, shared biology equipment. The
instructor will be responsible for care and use of any live course materials, including sub-cultures, collecting
virgins, making crosses, etc.