Fayetteville State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences
BIOL 130-D1 General Biology II
Fall 2008
I. Locator Information
Instructor
Credit Hours
Course Location & Meeting Time:
Dr. Stephen J. Salek
4.00
Lecture TR 11:00 -12:15 LS 102
Lab M 10:00-11:50 LS 116
Total Contact Hours
4.00
Office Hours
M 2:00-3:00, TR 9:00-11:00, 1:00-2:00, F 1-2
Office Location
LSA 332 or LSA 340 LAB
Office Telephone
use email before calling 672 -1050 (Office)
672-2103 (lab)
E-mail
ssalek@uncfsu.edu
Course Website: You must log on through FSU’s Blackboard Gateway @
http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/. You will need your network login and password for access.
FSU Policy on Electronic Mail: Fayetteville State University provides to each student,
free of charge, an electronic mail account that is easily accessible via the Internet. The university
has established email as the primary mode of communicating with enrolled students about
impending deadlines, upcoming events, and other information important to student progression
at the university. Students are responsible for reading their email on a regular basis to remain
aware of important information disseminated by the university. The university maintains openuse computer laboratories throughout the campus that can be used to access electronic mail.
Students making inquiries via email to FSU faculty and staff about academic records,
grades, bills, financial aid, and other matters of a confidential nature are required to use their
FSU email account.
Rules and regulations governing the use of FSU email may be found at:
http://www.uncfsu.edu/PDFs/EmailPolicyFinal.pdf
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Biology 130, General Biology II, is designed to acquaint Biology non-majors and majors
with the science of living organisms and to familiarize them with general techniques and methods
employed by scientists. The course aims to equip students with facts and skills necessary to
make informed decisions in today’s scientifically complex environment. Major areas of study
include structure/function relationships in plants and animals, adaptation, and homeostasis,
biodiversity, relationships between organisms at the population and community level,
relationships between organisms and their environments at the ecosystem level, and to
evolutionary biology. Includes two (2) hours of internet laboratory (see below) exercises applying
concepts learned in lecture.
Prerequisite: Biology 110 or equivalent and a willingness to put in plenty of study. This course
requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view online lectures
and all other course materials. The ability to use internet technology, especially blackboard is
expected. Each week you are expected view the online lectures, complete assigned readings,
complete and submit assignments, complete internet labs, and complete the discussion board.
This is a considerable amount of work so you need to keep up on a weekly basis – I do not
except late work.
III. Disabled Student Services: In accordance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA) of 1990, if you have a disability or think you
have a disability to please contact the Center for Personal Development in the Spaulding Building,
IV. TEXTBOOK
Campbell, Reece, Taylor and Simon. 2006. Biology: Concepts and Connections, 5th ed. Addison
Wesley Longman, Inc. ISBN 13 978-0-321-51244-4
You will not need a laboratory manual for this class.
V. Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course each student should be able to:
1.
Explain where atoms come from.
2.
Have a general understanding of the history of life as it is presently understood and
explain the basic mechanisms of evolution.
3.
Identify the seven major levels of classification of living things.
4.
Describe the three domains of life.
5.
Distinguish among the kingdoms of Eukaryotes.
6.
Explain theories about the origin of life.
7.
Describe the main characteristics that distinguish viruses from bacteria and bacteria from
Protists.
8.
Understand the harmful and beneficial effects of microorganisms.
9.
Describe the body plan of a fungus.
10.
Contrast saprophytic and parasitic fungi.
11.
Contrast vascular with nonvascular plants.
12.
Contrast the seed plants with other vascular plants.
13.
Describe the characteristics of the major animal phyla and name examples of animals
from each of those phyla.
14.
Describe the structure and functions of epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
tissue.
15.
Identify the locations of human organ systems.
16.
Explain how various organ systems contribute to homeostasis.
17.
Identify the components of blood and indicate their functions.
18.
Trace the flow of blood through the human circulatory system.
19.
Explain how the specific defense response works.
20.
Explain how immunization works.
21.
Name the organs in the human digestive system and explain their functions.
22.
Understand the nutrient requirements of humans.
23.
Compare the respiratory systems of aquatic animals with those of terrestrial animals.
24.
Name the parts of the human respiratory system and indicate their functions.
25.
Understand the role of the liver and kidneys in maintaining homeostasis.
26.
Explain the action of an excretory system.
27.
Understand how nervous impulses are transmitted.
28.
Name the major parts of the vertebrate brain and indicate an important function of each
part.
29.
Name the parts of the human eye and ear and explain the functions of their parts.
30.
Name the three major types of skeletons in the animal kingdom and explain how they
differ.
31.
Explain how muscle contraction occurs.
32.
Name the major endocrine glands, indicate where each is located in the human body,
and name a function for each one.
33.
Describe the parts of the human male and female reproductive systems and explain their
functions.
34.
Understand factors affecting an organism’s behavior and how its behavior relates to its
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35.
36.
37.
38.
environment.
Understand how density of populations may be regulated.
Describe the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
Describe nutrient cycles in an ecosystem.
Name and describe the earth’s major biomes.
VI. Course Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
All assignments must be completed by or before the date and time listed on the schedule page.
These dates and times will be clearly stated ahead of time in the syllabus and on the schedule
page. I will not accept late work, and will issue a zero for all late work with the exceptions listed
below (see “Tardy and Incomplete work”). All complaints and concerns should initially be made
to me before bringing them to any other university employee. Complaints that go over my head
without first bringing them to me first will become complicated. All students must send me an
email stating that they agree to the terms in this syllabus. Online courses are difficult and
require extreme diligence and discipline. You should carefully consider all course policies before
taking this course.
ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL
Since this is an online course, you are expected to complete all work. Online courses do
allow you the flexibility to travel and work at your own pace with one exception. If you are not
able to turn in your assignments during a particular week, they must be turned in prior to that
week, not after that week. If you must withdraw from the course it is YOUR responsibility to
complete the necessary paperwork for the withdrawal. If you stop completing assignments
without officially withdrawing from the course, you will receive the grade earned based on your
point total (at the time you stop attending) divided by the maximum points (as if you had
completed ALL work). This usually means a grade of F will be recorded.
If you do not interact with the course by 9/2/2008, you will be considered a no show (see below)
and an interim grade if “X” will be entered. It is the student’s responsibility to carefully look at all
due dates at the beginning of the semester and adjust their schedules to accommodate
assessment deadlines. Any student unwilling to do this must drop the class immediately.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Assignments
4 Exams
Internet Lab exercises
Laboratory exams (2) 25 pts ea.
Essays and chapter summaries/assignments
Final exam (cannot be dropped)
Discussion boards
Total
Points
100 each (lowest dropped)
50
50
100
100
100
700
I grades
Incompletes will be given in extraordinary circumstances only. In the event that an “I” is issued,
the student must submit a list of all incomplete assessments by email. In addition, the student
must research and indicate the date when the incomplete will be turned to an F if the work is not
turned in. The instructor will reply confirming or correcting this list and date. When the work
has been completed, the student must contact me via email and indicate when the work will be
turned in. When we agree on a date and time, the student must submit all of the work at one
time (by email). I will not grade any assessments that are turned in days, months, or weeks
apart.
Exams
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Exams will be given through the blackboard system. They will be posted under assignments.
You will need access to a networked computer to complete them. If one is not available in your
home, you may use those in the campus computer labs, or your local library. You will be tested
on lectures, readings and discussion material. The exam format is a combination of multiple
choice, matching, true or false, multiple answer and essay questions. Students will be given
access to all exams for 28 hours. The time and date of each exam will be posted on the
schedule page on the first day of class, well ahead of time. Please make arrangements to have
computer access ahead of time. Each exam has a one hour and twenty minute time limit once
the exam link is clicked. I will check my email for the first 24 hours after the exam is posted in
order to reset an exam if needed. After this time, I will not reset an exam for any reason.
Students should take the exam within the first 24 hours if they expect the exam to be reset for
any reason. It is the student’s responsibility to carefully look at all due dates at the beginning of
the semester and adjust their schedules to accommodate assessment deadlines. If you cannot
keep the deadlines I strongly suggest you drop the class immediately.
Tardy and Incomplete work
I do not accept late work without a reasonable excuse. Examples of these include unexpected
illnesses accompanied by a doctor’s note, or the death of an immediate family member. Each
assignment will have a due date listed under the blackboard assignments link. If you submit
your work after this deadline, I will not read it unless you have provided a sanctioned excuse.
Traveling to a location that has no internet connection will not be considered a valid excuse for
incomplete work.
Discussion boards
There will be a weekly discussion board that must be completed before each noon Friday of each
week. You must post questions about lecture material, assignments or exams each week. You
must also answer some of the questions posted by other students. See the discussion board for
examples. Each discussion board is worth 10 points and will be scored as follows:
0 questions and replies = 0 points
1-5 questions and replies = 5 points
6- 10 questions and replies = 10 points
The maximum total points per discussion board are 10 points. Extremely short questions and
answers will receive no credit. Questions and answers that are obviously copied from an outside
source will receive no credit.
Submitting internet laboratory exercises
There is no laboratory manual for this class. Instead, you will complete all your lab exercises on
the internet. On your schedule page you will find a link for each lab. In addition, there will be a
short recording on your schedule page that should help you complete each online lab. This can
be done wherever you have internet access: home, library etc. There will be a link on your
assignments page for each online lab. These are open book lab quizzes. You must answer the
questions here to receive credit for each lab quiz. There will be two closed book lab exams in
addition to these quizzes.
Internet problems and resetting exams
From time to time you may experience technical difficulties in taking an online exam or
submitting an assignment. You might be locked out of the exam without completing it. My
policy on resetting the exam is that I will not read or grade any answers from the failed attempt.
Your second attempt will have different questions from the first. When I reset your exam, you
will lose all the answers you submit up to that point. In light of this, I suggest you keep a
written record of your answers as you work. If you are locked out of an exam, you must email
me to let me know and request that it be reset. I will reply to you with an email indicating it has
been reset. If you chose to wait until the last minute to take your exam, I will not reset a failed
attempt. After this time, all failed attempts for any reason will receive a grade of zero. To avoid
this, I suggest you finish your exam within the first 24 hours of its posting.
Dishonesty in Academic Affairs
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Acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. Such acts include cheating,
plagiarism, misrepresentation, fabrication of information, and abetting any of the above.
Plagiarism in particular presents pitfalls to be avoided: failure to document any words, ideas, or
other contributions that do not originate with the author constitutes plagiarism. Widespread use
of the World Wide Web (Internet) requires particular attention to proper documentation
practices. Actions outlined in the Fayetteville State University Student Handbook under
Disciplinary System and Procedures will be followed for incidents of academic misconduct. The
handbook may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs located in the Collins Administration
Building.
Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures
Academic dishonesty is the giving, taking, or presenting of information or material by a student
with the intent of unethically or fraudulently aiding oneself or another on any work which is to be
considered in the determination of a grade or the completion of academic requirements.
In BIOL130-D1 exams and lab exams are closed book. You may not use any resources for aid
on these. Lab quizzes and assignments are open book. You may use resources, but you must
write in your own words and not copy text from any other source.
1. Violations
A student shall be guilty of a violation of the Academic Dishonesty Policy if he or she engages in
act(s) of:
a. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to, giving
unauthorized assistance to another in order to assist that person in cheating or plagiarizing.
b. Attempt. Such conduct shall include attempting any act that if completed would constitute a
violation as defined herein.
c. Cheating. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to, a student receiving unauthorized aid or
assistance on any form of academic work.
d. Falsification. Such conduct shall include the unauthorized changing of grades or conduct
involving any untruth, either spoken or written regarding any circumstances related to academic
work.
e. Plagiarism. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, copying the language, structure, ideas
and/or thoughts of another, without giving appropriate recognition and/or adopting the same as
one’s own original work.
Tentative Grading Scale:
Grade
Point Total
Numerical equivalent
A
700-644
92-100
B
643-581
83-91
C
580-511
73-82
D
510-448
72-64
F
below 447
< 63
REVISION OF GRADES – STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The following revisions became effective on August 16, 2007.
WN GRADE DISCONTINUED:
 WN - Withdrawal due to non-attendance - discontinued, effective August 16, 2007.
STUDENTS: Do not expect faculty to withdraw you for non-attendance. Drop or
withdraw* from classes according to the deadlines published in the catalog. *See
warning below about class withdrawals.
NEW TYPE OF GRADE: INTERIM GRADES – (New name for “midterm grade,” with additional
purposes). Interim grades will be assigned from the first week of the semester until the deadline
5
for class withdrawals. Interim grades are used for informational and warning purposes only; they
are not part of your permanent transcript and have no effect on your GPA. Instructors may
assign interim grade of F to warn students of poor academic performance or they may assign “X”
or “EA” grades. (See below for explanations) After midterm, faculty will assign all students an
interim grade of A – F to inform students of their academic status as of midterm.
 INTERIM GRADE X = NO SHOW – Assigned to students who are on a class roster, but
never attend class. For warning purposes only; NOT a final grade.
STUDENTS: Check interim grades early in the semester. If you have an X grade, either
begin attending the class or withdraw* from it. *See warning below about class
withdrawals. If you do not take action in response to an X grade, you will receive a final
grade of FN. (See “FN” below)
 INTERIM GRADE EA = EXCESSIVE ABSENCES - Assigned to students whose class
absences exceed 10% of the total contact hours. For warning purposes only, NOT a final
grade.
STUDENTS: Check your interim grades often. If you have an “EA” grade for a class, you
are in jeopardy of failure if you do not take immediate actions. Either resume attending
the class or withdraw from it. *See warning below about class withdrawals.
NEW FINAL GRADE:
 FN = FAILURE DUE TO NON-ATTENDANCE – Assigned to students who are on class
roster, but never attend the class. An FN grades is equivalent to an F grade in the
calculation of the GPA.
STUDENTS: You must attend (or withdraw* from) all the classes for which you are
enrolled. *See warning below about class withdrawals.
WARNING ABOUT CLASS WITHDRAWALS:
 When you withdraw from a class, you are wasting your money and time. You receive no
refund for withdrawing from individual classes and you slow your progress toward degree
completion.
 If you withdraw from or fail more than one-third of your classes, you will no longer be
eligible for financial aid.
 STRIVE TO EARN CREDIT FOR ALL THE CLASSES IN WHICH YOU ENROLL; WITHDRAW
FROM CLASSES ONLY WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!
Final Grades – This policy became effective on August 16, 2007
Grade
Credit Hours
Quality Points
Meaning
A
Hours attempted and
4 per credit hour;
Exceptionally high
earned
B
Hours attempted and
3 per credit hour
Good
earned
C
Hours attempted and
2 per credit hour
Satisfactory
earned
D
Hours attempted and
1 per credit hour
Marginally passing
earned
F
Hours attempted – Not
0 per credit hour
Failing
earned
FN
Hours attempted – Not
0 per credit hour
Failing due to non-attendance.
earned
(Student registered, but never
attended.)
W
Hours attempted – Not
No impact on GPA Class withdrawal prior to deadline
earned
(see Academic Calendar)
P
Hours attempted and
No impact on GPA Satisfactory - Assigned only in classes
earned
specified as Pass/Fail
WU
Hours attempted – Not
No impact on GPA Withdrawal from all classes for
earned
semester or term
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AU
Hours attempted – Not
earned
No impact on GPA
Auditing
VII. Academic Support Resources
Use the external links on your blackboard site.
Biology 130 Online Schedule
Weekly course activities to be completed include:
Campbell Readings (use the SQ3R study method), Discussion boards, Online notes,
Online Lectures, Online labs, Online exams
** Please study the due dates for exams and assignments on the schedule below and put
them on your calendar right away. Exams and quizzes, and discussion boards cannot be
turned in late. If you cannot complete them when they are scheduled, you must prepare
them early and complete them before the due date, not after.**
Date
Week 1
1/4
Week 2
1/11
Topic
Assignments
Introduction
Introduction
Plant Evolution
Campbell 16, 17
Online Notes
Part I
Online Notes
Part II
Online Notes
Part III
Campbell 16
lecture
Classification
lecture
Campbell 17
lecture
Fungi Lecture
Discussion
board (due noon
1/16)
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Laboratory
Assignments
Introduction
Campbell 31
Online Notes
Online Lectures
Discussion
board (due noon
1/23)
Week 3
1/18
Plant Structure
Week 4
1/25
Campbell 32
Online Notes
Plant Nutrition/Nutrient
Online Lectures
Transport
Lab Transpiration
Chapter
summaries, what due by 1:00 PM 1/29
Exam 1 Covers 16,17,31,32
is a plant essay,
and will be posted 1/29 at
and discussion
1:00PM and must be
board must be
completed by 1/30 at 5:00
completed by
PM. I will not reset this
1:00 PM 1/29.
exam after 1/30 at 10:00 AM.
Exam 1 due on
1/29 by 5:00
PM.
Week 5
2/1
Week 6
2/8
Campbell 18
Online Notes:
part1
|part2
part3
part4
Online Lectures
Discussion
board (due
noon 2/6)
Animals
Animals/Structure/Function
Lab
Click here and dissect
a frog
due by 1:00 PM on
2/19
Helpful frog links:
Dissection Images
Dissection Images II
Froguts
Campbell 18, 20
Tissue notes
Organ notes
Online Lectures
Discussion
board (due noon
2/13)
Campbell 24
Online Notes
Online Lectures
Exam 2 Covers 18, 20, 24
No Discussion
and will be available 2/19 at
board
1:00 PM until 2/20 at 5:00
Chapter
PM. I will not reset this
summaries,
exam after 2/20 at 10:00 AM.
Immune system
essay,
Immune
Week 7
2/15
8
Lab
Immunology
Interactive
due by 1:00 on 2/19
transpiration lab,
and
immunology lab
must be
completed by
1:00 PM 2/19
Exam 2 due on
2/20 by 5:00
PM.
Week 8
2/22
Campbell 22
Online Notes
Online Lectures
part 1
Online Lectures
part 2
Discussion
board (due noon
2/27)
Respiration
Campbell 26,
23
Online Notes
Online Lectures
Discussion
board (due noon
3/6)
Week 9
3/1
Endocrine/Circulation
Week 10
3/8
Spring Break
Read ahead on chapters 30,
34, and 37.
Week 11
3/15
Campbell 23
Online Notes
Circulation
Online Lectures
Lab exam I,
Exam 3 Covers 22 ,23 and 26 Chapter
and will be available 3/19 at summaries, and
Discussion
1:00 PM until 3/20 at 5:00
board
PM. I will not reset this
exam after 3/20 at 10:00 AM must be
completed by
1:00 PM 3/19.
9
Spring Break
Lab Circulatory
Physiology
due by 1:00 PM on
4/10
Spring Break
Lab exam I
(covers transpiration,
immunology and frog
dissection. Closed
book exam) Complete
by 1:00 PM 3/19
Exam 3 due
3/20 by 5:00 PM
Week 12
3/22
Week 13
3/29
Week 14
4/5
Week 15
4/12
Campbell 21
Online Notes
Online Lectures
Discussion
board (due noon
3/27)
Nutrition/Digestion
Nervous/Sensory
Work ahead on chapters 30,
34, and 37.
Campbell 28, 29
Online Notes
Online Lectures Neuroscience
Sensory Notes Interactive
Animation link due by 3:30 on 4/10
Discussion
board (due noon
4/3)
Campbell 30
Online Notes
Online Lectures
no discussion
board
Muscular
Chapter
Exam 4 Covers 21,28 and 29 summaries,
circulatory lab,
and will be available 4/9 at
neuroscience lab
1:00 PM until 4/10 at 5:00
must be
PM. I will not reset this
exam after 4/10 at 10:00 AM completed by
noon 4/10.
Exam 4 must be
completed by
5:00PM on 4/10.
Campbell 34, 37
Online Notes 34
Online Lecture
34
Online Notes 37
Online Lecture
37 pt. 1
Online Lecture
37 pt. 2
Ecology
10
Lab exam 2 covers
circulation and
neuroscience (closed
book) complete by
1:00 PM 4/28.
No Discussion
board
Lab exam 2 and
chapter
summaries due
by 1:00 PM on
4/28.
Week 16
4/19
Week 17
4/26
Final Details
Last exam
75% of the final exam will
cover 30, 34 and 37.
25% of the last exam is
cumulative, covering
Last exam due
everything from the entire
by 5:00 PM on
semester.
4/29/09
The last exam will be
available 4 /28/09 at 1:00 PM
until 4/29/09 at 5:00 PM. I
will not reset this exam after
4/28/09 at 5:00 PM
Graduating seniors please
resolve all grade concerns by
4/30 at 5:00 PM. This will
ensure graduation and final
submission of grades is
accurate. I suggest you
review the Blackboard
gradebook to make sure all
your assignments are graded.
You may meet with me to
discuss any graduation or
grading issues before 5:00
PM on 4/30. After that time I
will submit grades.
All other students, please
address your grading
concerns (work you did that
does not show up in the
gradebook) by 5/4/09 at 5:00
PM.
*** This is a tentative schedule. The instructor reserves the right to alter it at any
time. It is your responsibility to check your blackboard page in order to keep pace
with any changes made to the schedule or assignments.***
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IX. TEACHING STRATEGIES
This course requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view
online course materials. These consist of notes you will study and online lectures you must
listen to. We will have a weekly discussion board about the material.
XI. Bibliography
Books
N. A. Campbell and J. B. Reece. (2004) Biology 7th Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
Journals
Electronic journals and databases may be accessed through the Charles Chestnutt Library or
through external links from our blackboard page: http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/
http://library.uncfsu.edu
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