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BIO-10004
Biology: Human Biology
Fall 2014
Instructor Information:
Name: Jane Gallagher
E-mail: janegall@sci.ccny.cuny.edu
Office: MR818
Phone: 212 650-8507
Office Hours: Mondays: 4:30-6:30 room MR 818, or by appointment. Please email me for an appointment. I have 2
offices and many meetings!
Lecture Time/Location: Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm, Room NAC 0/201
Lab Time/Location:
Sections 2N1 and 2N2 Tues 12:30-2:20 room MR 829 (note these sections meet in alternate weeks!)
Sections 2T1 and 2T2 Tues 3:30-5:20 room MR 829 (note these sections meet in alternate weeks!)
Sections 4R1 and 4R2 Thurs 6:30-8:20 room MR 829 (note these sections meet in alternate weeks!)
Course Information: fulfills the Pathways Life and Physical Sciences requirement
Human Biology is a 3-credit course, intended for non-science majors, comprised of 2 lecture hours per week, two hours
of interactive exercises in a computer lab or fieldtrips to be held every other week Topics in this course include the
scientific method, tools used in modern biology with emphasis on human systems; metabolism, genetics, physiology,
and bioethics. A variety of learning activities will be used to broaden the students’ awareness of living species and
biological systems, including lectures, videos, laboratory activities and fieldtrips. This course does not carry credit for
Biology majors!
Course Materials: Mader, S. and M. Windelspecht. 2013. Human Biology. 13th Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY.
ISBN 978-007-3525488. There is an abbreviated version for sale in the Bookstore for $96.75 (ISBN 9781259179280). To
save money, you may also go online and find used copies of this edition and the 2012 edition. To find discounts, just
enter the ISBN number in Google and search. You can also rent the book from Amazon for $48.95. There are also full
copies of the book on reserve in the Science library.
Class Attendance:
Regular, on-time attendance is mandatory and a key to success in Biology. Preparation is critical: you must read
assignments prior to lecture/lab, and arrive with an understanding of the planned subject or activity. Students who miss
more than one lab will be dropped from the course with a grade of WU. Lateness of 15 minutes or more counts as an
absence.
Learning Outcomes, Objectives and/or Competencies:
Courses that meet the general education (core) science requirement provide students with opportunities to:
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Develop and utilize critical reasoning skills,
understand and apply the scientific method,
enhance and expand their knowledge base of biological principles, with a special emphasis on human anatomy
and physiology,
Recognize pseudoscience and be able to evaluate potential candidates on the basics of scientific reasoning,
process, and scientific legitimacy,
explore practical and ethical issues of contemporary biology,
be able to understand the principle of “informed consent” and improve skills in dealing with the medical
community.
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Assessment of Student Learning:
Course Evaluation:
Four in class exams (including the final) NOT CUMULATIVE!
80%
Lab reports (3 @ 25 pts each)
15%
Class Participation in lab, online quizzes
5%
Total: 100 %
Extra credit (5%): During each lecture, I will ask questions of the students present. Correct answers will be rewarded by
a “coupon” on which students will write their name and return it to me at the end of lecture. Each coupon is worth 0.5%
extra credit. I will add up each student’s coupons for extra credit up to a bonus 5% of the grade.
Lecture Exams: Exams (100 points each) will be closed book. The exams are not cumulative!
Lab Write-Ups: Teams of 2 students will write reports based on computer exercises. The exact lab exercises that the
students write up will vary from semester to semester, but there will be 3 total. They are to be submitted electronically
to your TA through “Safe Assign” on Blackboard.
Online quizzes: There is a short quiz on Blackboard for every lecture. These questions are drawn from the same
question bank as the exams. Each quiz will only be up for 1 week and you must do it before the next lecture. Read the
book and review your notes before you take the quiz. You will only be allowed 1 hour to complete it. It is graded on a
checkoff basis as part of your class participation grade.
Make-ups/Late assignments: Missed labs can only be made up by attending another section doing the same exercise.
Makeup exams will only be allowed for documented medical reasons. The exam must be made up within a week of the
original exam date. Make-up exams will cover the same material, but may differ in format and content from in-class
exams.
Learning Environment Expectations:
1) Come to class prepared by completing the reading assignments and assignments (ie, virtual labs)
2) Cheating will not be tolerated and will be dealt with severely.
3) No food or drinks are allowed in the computer room.
4) Turn off cell phones before entering class. No text-messaging, please.
Students with Disabilities: Students registered with the Office of Disabilities can receive extended time to take tests
in a quiet environment. They must notify the lecturer and lab instructor at least one week in advance of scheduled
exams to avail themselves of these services.
Academic Integrity: Plagiarism will be dealt with subject to CCNY/CUNY policies regarding academic integrity. The
full CUNY policy can be found in the CCNY Undergraduate Bulletin 2007–2009 (Appendix B.3) and on the CCNY
website. Cases where academic integrity is compromised will be prosecuted according to these rules. Disciplinary
sanctions range from failing the class to expulsion from the College.
Lecture/Lab Schedule (The labs are divided into Group A which meets on odd numbered weeks and Group B which
does the same exercises in even numbered weeks.)
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Week
Lecture Schedule
Date
Lecture Topic
Readings (Mader)
1
Monday, 9/8
The Scientific Method
Classic Research in Human
Biology, start Chemistry
Ch 1, Ch 2
2
Monday 9/15
Finish Ch 2, start Ch 3
3
Monday, 9/22
Chemistry of Living things,
discussion of food labels,
DNA, enzymes
The cell and respiration,
metabolic pathways,
4
Monday, 9/29
Cells, stem cells and organ
systems
Ch 4, handouts on
Blackboard
5
Monday, 10/6
Exam 1,
6
Monday, 10/20
Cell Division, mitosis and
meiosis
Ch 18, Ch. 20 (sec 20.120.3)
7
Monday, 10/27
Genetics and Inheritance
Cancer
Ch 19
8
Monday, 11/3
Exam 2,
9
Monday, 11/10
Blood, Circulatory System
and Lungs
Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 9 (sec. 9.1,
9.4-9.7)
10
Monday, 11/17
Digestive system and
nutrition; drug metabolism
Ch 8 (all)
11
Monday, 11/24
Sex and Reproduction,
Pregnancy and birth
Ch 16, and 17 (sec. 17.117.4)
12
Monday, 12/1
Exam 3
13
Monday, 12/8
Human Evolution, start
human health
Ch 22 (sec.22.1-22.5)
14
Monday, 12/14
Ch 7 (infectious disease
supplement)
15
Finals Week
Challenges to human
health: drug resistance and
infectious disease.
Final Exam
Finish Ch 3, handouts on
Blackboard
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Section
2N1,
2T1
2N2,
2T2
2N1,
2T1
Date
9/2
9/9
Laboratory Schedule
Laboratory Activities
Review of research ethics in Biology, Tuskeegee syphilis study,
premature baby experiment, IRB procedures now.
Review of research ethics in Biology, Tuskeegee syphilis study,
premature baby experiment, IRB procedures now.
Immunology exercise
https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab
Section Date
4R1
8/28
4R2
9/4
4R1
9/11
4R2
9/28
2N1,2T1 10/7
10/2
2N2,
2T2
2N1,
2T1
Mendelian Genetics exercises
4R1
(flylab)
10/14 Mendelian Genetics exercises
4R2
(Flylab)
10/21 HHMI Cardio Lab Part I
4R1
http://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/index.html
10/9
2N2,
2T2
10/28 HHMI Cardio Lab Part I
4R2
http://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/index.html
10/23
9/16
2N2,2T2 9/30
2N1,2T1 11/4
Immunology exercise
https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab
HHMI Cardio Lab Part II
4R1
http://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/index.html
10/16
10/30
2N2,2T2 11/11 HHMI Cardio Lab Part III
4R2
http://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/index.html
11/6
2N1,
11/18 What is a drug trial?
2T1
Compassionate use, fast-track and the Ebola epidemic
2N2,2T2 11/25 What is a drug trial?
Compassionate use, fast-track and the Ebola epidemic
2N1,
12/2 AMNH fieldtrip
2T1
2N2,
12/9 AMNH fieldtrip
2T2
4R1
11/13
4R2
11/20
4R1
Weekend
4R2
weekend