Syllabus: Botany 200 Introductory Plant Biology, Spring 2013
Instructor : Dr. Sean E. Jenkins
Office : Waggoner 215
Phone : 309-298-2045
Email: SE-Jenkins@wiu.edu
Office Hours: Monday 4:00-5:00, Tuesday 11:00 -12:00 and Wednesday 2:00- 3:00 & 4:00 -5:00 or by appointment
Time and Location:
Lecture: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM in Waggoner 003
Lab: Tuesday or Thursday as scheduled in Waggoner 344.
You Will Have Lab the First Week!!
Course Description : Lecture and lab will emphasize the basic principles in plant biology, including scientific inquiry, cell biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, plant diversity, anatomy, physiology and systematics.
Course Goals : Students will learn foundational information on the various groups of plants, their anatomy and physiology at the cellular and organismal level, and their ecology. Students will also learn aspects of genetics and evolution related to plant reproduction, development, and evolution.
Disability statement: "In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic accommodations may be made for any student who notifies the instructor of the need for an accommodation. For the instructor to provide the proper accommodation(s) you must obtain documentation of the need for an accommodation through Disability Support Services and provide it to the instructor. It is imperative that you take the initiative to bring such needs to the instructor's attention, as he/she is not legally permitted to inquire about such particular needs of students. Students who may require special assistance in emergency evacuations (i.e. fire, tornado, etc.) should contact the instructor as to the most appropriate procedures to follow in such an emergency. Contact Disability Support Services at 298-2512 for additional services."
Text : Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology 5th Edition, by James D. Mauseth. 2014. Jones and Bartlett
Course Policies
Academic dishonesty: Cheating or plagiarism of any form will not be tolerated in any form. If you have questions about what the instructor perceives as plagiarism or cheating, please consult the instructor. The Department Of
Biological Sciences Official Definition and policy on plagiarism is provided below:
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Western Illinois University
Definition of Plagiarism
The faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences ascribes to a definition of plagiarism as expressed by V. E.
McMillan in Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences ( Bedford/St.Martin’s Press, New York, pg 16)
“Plagiarism is the theft of someone else’s words, work, or ideas. It includes such acts as (1) turning in a friend’s paper and saying it is yours; (2) using another person’s data o r ideas without acknowledgement; (3) copying an author’s exact words and putting them in your paper without quotation marks; and (4) using wording that is very similar to that of the original source but passing it off as entirely your own even while acknow ledging the source.”

This includes information in textbooks or laboratory manuals, honors and masters theses, all writing assignments, and images. The faculty of the Department attempt to monitor student writing assignments (essay exams, papers, laboratory reports, and other writing assignments or exercises) for incidence of plagiarism. If plagiarism is found, the faculty will discuss the situation with the student and indicate to the student the penalty for this academic dishonesty. Potential penalties include those cited in the academic dishonesty section of the WIU web page, http://www.wiu.edu/policies/acintegrity.php
Students can go to http://www.wiu.edu/provost/students.php
or http://www.wiu.edu/biology/student/policies.pdf
if they have questions about university and departmental policies concerning student’s rights and responsibilities in regards to academic integrity..
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Attendance/Conduct : Attendance is required. C l l a s s w i i l l l l b e g i n o n t i m e a t t 3 : 0 0 P M ; Students should be seated and ready to participate in class. Attendance will be taken at each class meeting; 1 point from your attendance grade will be deducted for each unexcused absence.
Missing exams/quizzes: If a student has to miss an examination, she/he will have to notify the instructor a week in advance (except in the case of emergencies). Acceptable reasons for missing an exam are illness, or death in the family. Documentation is required to confirm the absence. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange a makeup exam with the instructor.
Exam Format: All exams are closed book and will consist of the following: 25% matching and 75 % multiple choice. All test questions will be taken from both readings and lecture material.
Course Assessment (Grade):
Assignment Quantity
Point value Total
Tests
Final exam
Class
Attendance/participation
3
1
100
100
50
300
100
50
Lecture total
Lab quizzes
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S t t a n d a r d P l l u s s / / m i i n u s s g r a d i i n g s s c a l l e
Percentage Letter Grade
450
25% of total grade
93-100%
90-92%
87-89%
83-86%
80-82%
77-79%
73-76%
70-72%
60-69%
Below 60%
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
F

10-20 points on the 2 nd , 3 rd and final exams will consist of questions taken from material covered on the previous exams.
Schedule is tentative and subject to change
Lecture Topics
Syllabus, Intoduction to plants and botany
Defining science, hypothesis, law and theory
Cell structure and function
Chapter in Mauseth
1
1
3
Chapters in Nabors
1
1
2,3
Cell development and differentiation
Stem and root tissue development
Flowering Plant Behavior
Leaf structure and photosynthesis
Water and food transport
Flowers and seeds
Energy metabolism: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Mitosis and Meiosis
4 & 14
5 , 7 & 8
6
12
9
10 & 11
4
2,3
4
11
4
10
6
8&9
2
Angiosperm reproduction, and alternation of generations 23
Primitive Dicots 23
Monocots
Eudicots
23
23
Conifers
Non-conifer gymnosperms
Ferns & primitive vascular plants
Bryophytes
22
22
21
20
Algae
Mendelian genetics
DNA Transcription & Translocation
Introduction to the theory of evolution
Taxonomy, systematics, & cladistics
Populations and Ecosystems
Biomes
Plant-Animal Interactions
Plant-Plant Interactions
Biotechnology
Population genetics
Speciation and polyploidy
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18
26
27
19
16
12, 13
5, 16 & 17
Exam Dates:
Exam 1: Friday Feb. 8, 2013
Exam 2: Friday March 22, 2013
EXAM 3: April 19, 2013
Final Exam: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 3:00-4:50
PM
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25
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18
12
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15
22
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20
6
23
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23
14
15
15