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BIO10004
Biology: Human Biology
Spring 2014
Instructor Information:
Name: Michael Samms
E-mail: omari@ccny.cuny.edu
Office: MR601
Phone: (212) 650-8574
Office Hour: Wednesday: 12-1pm room MR 601, or by appointment. Please email me for an appointment.
Lecture Time: 11am-11:50 am
Location: T and TH, Room NAC/1214
The laboratory sections will meet on alternate weeks.
Group A: M, M3, M5 and M7.
Group B: M2, M4 and M6.
Lab Section
M
Day
Tuesday
Time
1-2:50pm
Location
MR829
M2
Tuesday
1-2:50pm
MR829
M3
Tuesday
3:30-5:20pm
MR829
M4
M5
Tuesday
Wednesday
3:30-5:20pm
3:30-5:20pm
MR829
MR829
M6
Wednesday
3:30-5:20pm
MR829
M7
Thursday
1-2:50pm
MR829
Instructor
Barbara Rizzo
barbrizzo89@gmail.com
Gilbert Hernandez
ghernan0424@yahoo.com
Waqar Khalid
Khalidwaqar@gmail.com
Gilbert Hernandez
Valoren Tinaj
renitinaj@gmail.com
Gilbert Hernandez
Kucharavy, Herman
veterduy@yahoo.com
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 978-0-07-352548-8.
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There is an abbreviated version for sale in the Bookstore for $87.75. 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. The will also be an additional charge for the laboratory exercises (in the process of
negotiating a good price).
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.
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.
Assessment of Student Learning:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final Exam
Lab quiz (4 @15 pts each)
Class Participation in lab
Lecture Online quizzes
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
60 points
20 points
20 points
Total: 500 points
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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.
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 check-off basis as part of your class participation grade (10 points).
Make-ups/Late assignments: A missed lab 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
Date
Lecture Schedule Spring 2014
Lecture Topic
Readings (Mader)
Ch 1
1
Tuesday, 1/28
2
Thursday 1/30
Tuesday, 2/4
Exploring life and science
Classic Research in Human
Biology
Chemistry of Living things
3
Thursday, 2/6
Tuesday, 2/11
The cell
Cell respiration
4
Thursday, 2/13
Tuesday, 2/18
Monday Schedule, 2/20
Organ Systems
Cardiovascular system
5
Tuesday, 2/25
Exam 1
Thursday, 2/27
Ch 2 and 21
Ch 2 (sections 2.1-2.6
Ch 3 (sections 3.1-3.33.6)
Ch continue
Ch 4 (sections 4.1, 4.2,
4.5, 4.6-4.8)
Ch 5
6
Tuesday, 3/4
DNA and Replication
Cell cycle
7
Thursday, 3/6
Tuesday, 3/11
Cell Division
Mitosis and Meiosis
Ch 18 (sec. 18.1-18.4)
Ch 18 (sec 18.5-18.6), Ch.
8
Thursday, 3/13
Tuesday, 3/18
Cancer
Genetics and Inheritance
19 ( sec 20.1-20.3)
Ch 18
9
Thursday, 3/20
Tuesday, 3/25
Exam 2
Blood
Ch 6
10
Thursday, 3/27
Tuesday, 4/1
Circulatory system
Respiratory System
Ch 5
Ch 9
Thursday, 4/3
Ch 8 (sec. 9.1, 9.4-9.7)
Tuesday, 4/8
Digestive system and
Nutrition;
Discussion of food labels
Thursday, 4/10
Immune system
Ch 7
12
4/14-22
SPRING BREAK
13
Thursday, 4/24
Sex and Reproduction,
Tuesday, 4/29
Exam 3
14
Thursday, 5/1
Pregnancy and birth
Ch 17 (sec. 17.1-17.4)
15
Tuesday, 5/6
Thursday, 5/8
Human Evolution
Human health
Ch 22
Ch 7
Tuesday, 5/12
Challenges to human health
11
Ch 18 (sec. 2.7),
Ch 8 (all)
Ch 16
5
16
Thursday, 5/15
Drug resistance, HIV
Ch 7 (infectious disease
supplement)
Tuberculosis, Malaria
17
Thursday 5/22
10:30-11:45
Final Exam
Section
M,
M3
M2
M4
M
M3
Date
1/28
M2
M4
2/18
M
M3
2/25
M2
M4
3/4
M
M3
3/11
M2
M4
3/18
M
M3
3/25
M2
M4
4/1
M
M3
M2
M4
4/8
Laboratory Schedule Spring 2014
Laboratory Activities
Review of research ethics in Biology, Tuskegee syphilis study,
IRB procedures now.
Review of research ethics in Biology, Tuskegee syphilis study,
IRB procedures now.
Bacterial Identification Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bacterial-identificationvirtual-lab QUIZ 1
Bacterial Identification Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bacterial-identificationvirtual-lab
QUIZ 1
Cardio Vascular Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cardiology-virtual-lab
QUIZ 2
Cardio Vascular Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cardiology-virtual-lab
QUIZ 2
Transgenic Fly Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/transgenic-fly-virtuallab QUIZ 3
Transgenic Fly Virtual
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/transgenic-fly-virtuallab QUIZ 3
Immunology Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab
QUIZ 4
Immunology Virtual Lab
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab
QUIZ 4
What is a drug trial?
4/29
What is a drug trial?
M
M3
M2
M4
5/10
Section
M5
M7
M6
Date
1/29
1/30
2/5
M5
M7
2/12*
2/13
M6
2/19
M5
M7
2/26
2/27
M6
3/5
M5
M7
3/12
3/13
M6
3/19
M5
M7
3/26
3/27
M6
4/2
M5
M7
M6
4/9
4/10
4/23
AMNH fieldtrip
M5
M7
Weekend
5/11 AMNH fieldtrip
*Holiday
M6
Weekend
2/4
2/11