BIO 105 Environmental Biology
Fall 2014
Tentative Class Schedule
Lecture; 1030-1145 M-W; and T-Th
Labs: 7:30AM, 1:30PM Wednesdays and Thursdays
Professor Russ Haughey
Office: NS-121
Phone: 480-425-6958
E-mail: russell.haughey@scottsdalecc.edu
Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Weds 9AM-10:30AM or by appointment
Week
Aug 25-28
Lab Activity
Mapping
Arizona
Sep 1-4
Field
Assignment
Sep 8-11
Lab 1; Birds,
Bugs and Sci
Method
Lab; What
Darwin Never
Knew
Lab 3; Genetics
and heredity
Lab 4 Natl Sel
~Natural Selection
~Intro to Biology
Lab 15;
Pollination and
Seed Dispersal
Plant
Propagation Lab
~Plant Biology
~Video: Seedy Side of Life
Oct 6-9
Lab 6; Campus
Bird Walk
~Biodiversity
~Population Biology
Oct 13-16
Intro to Bird
PPTs
~History of Wildlife
Management
Sep 15-18
Sep 22-25
Sep 29Oct 2
Lectures
Intro to BIO 105
~Intro to Arizona’s Natural
Environment
~ Trophic Webs and Energy
~Video on Ducks
~Human Evolution
~Pleistocene Extinctions
~Video: Prehistoric Predators;
Smilodon
Exam 1 Weds /Thurs
~Biotic Communities
~Arizona’s Unique and
Interesting Wildlife
Notes
Assignments
Monday
September 1 is
Labor Day No
Class
Read Article on
Pleistocene
Extinctions
Monday Feb
Read Article on
17 is
Biotic
Presidents day Communities
and Last day to
withdraw
Read Aldo
Leopold Article
Oct 20-23
Oct 27-30
McDowell
Mountain Field
Trip
Nov 3-6
Watching Wildlife
Endangered Species
~
~Mexican Wolf, Grizzly and
BFF
Nov 10-13
Population and
Bear Lab
Soils Lab
Exam 2 Weds/Thurs
~Video: Bat Conservation
~Landscaping for Wildlife
~Fire and Wildlife
Nov 17-20
Animal Sign Lab
Nov 24-27
No Lab
Dec 1-4
Powerpoint
Presentations
Dec 8-11
Powerpoints
continued
Lab 13 CNUW
Dec 15-18
No Lab
~Ethnobiology
~Video: Ethnobotany of the
Mayo Tribe
~Human Population Biology
~Effects of Human
Overpopulation
~Diseases
~Global Warming
~Pesticides
~Arizona’s Current
Environmental Issues
~Grazing
~Mining
Final Exam Weds May 7 and
Thurs May 8 At 9:30AM
Tuesday
November 11
is Veterans
Day
Read Talking
Stick Stories on
Canvas
Thanksgiving
November 27
Last Week of
Classes
Whoopie-WheeHee! Happy
Day!
Final Exam
Week
Grades will be
calculated and
posted
immediately
after the final
GRADING:
Grade Scale
A = 90%
B = 80%
C = 70%
D = 60%
F = 59%
Point Valuation
(%) Relative Value
Hour Exams (3 x 200 pts)
600 points (50%)
Lab Activities (200 pts more or less) 200points (17%)
Bird Population PPT (100 Pts)
100 points (8.3%)
Field Trip (100 Pts)
100 points (8.3%)
Attendance (200 Pts)
200 points (17%)
TOTAL 1200 points (100%
Canvas:
Lecture presentations (Power Points), study guides, and grades will be available
through Canvas. However, this is not a substitute for being in class. Attendance in the
classroom is a must. Information given in class may not be exactly the same as what is
on Canvas due to changes or any other reason. Some lectures may not have associated
Power Points or written notes.
Attendance:
Your attendance is worth 200 points or 17% of the class grade.
Absences out of 28 lectures
0-3
4-6
7+
Points earned out of possible 200
200
100
0
Lecture and Lab attendance is very important. A few absences are excusable no matter
what the reason, but excessive absences will result in withdrawal from class. Further,
The instructor should not be put in the position of prioritizing your time or deciding
what reasons for absence are excusable or not. So, use your absences wisely and don’t
waste them on sleeping late, car won’t start, dog ate my alarm clock, etc. If your car
won’t start and you can’t get a ride, then take a cab.
Field Trip:
100 points. Our field trip will be to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Each lab session
will leave at the regularly scheduled time and take an SCC van and/or carpool to the
site. Travel time is 30 minutes. Wear appropriate clothing including hiking boots or
good sneakers, and bring water and sunscreen.
Bird Power Point:
100 points. In lab you will prepare and present a Power Point presentation on a bird of
interest in Arizona. You can work as a group or by yourself. The outline for the
presentation is to be strictly followed if you wish to earn the most points. Important
data sources found online include the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, and the USGS
Breeding Bird Surveys. You must include research from peer-reviewed journal articles
as well.
Suggested bird species include: greater roadrunner, burrowing owl, Harris hawk, elf
owl, European Starling, Eurasian collared dove, Gila woodpecker, bald eagle, peregrine
falcon, spotted owl, yellow billed cuckoo, willow flycatcher.
Exams and Quizzes:
There are three 200 point exams for this class. They are not cumulative. All are
multiple choice, 50 questions with extra credit questions as well, and scantron cards will
be provided for you. A study guide consisting of a list of lecture topics, labs, videos,
and readings that are covered by the exam will be handed out prior to the exam.
Manners:
Do not count on your professor to ignore or forgive rude behavior in class such as;
arriving late, leaving early, talking in class, using your phone in class, watching
Youtube videos in class. He is really not that saintly, and will remember these personal
slights at grading time. Just like you would if you were the teacher.
Maturity:
Everyone is intelligent enough to get an A in this class. But not everyone in this class
will be mature enough to even pass. Considering most students will be between the
ages of 17 and 22 some will not be mature enough to understand that your success in
this class and in life is totally dependent on what you do. However, if you want to
waste your precious time and your parent’s money on tuition, that also is your choice.
Withdrawals:
I will withdraw students who do not show up the first week. After that you can
withdraw yourself up to the end of the student initiated withdrawal deadline.
However, I will not withdraw you unless you request it. I feel that you (or someone) is
paying for your semester in my class and it is not right for me to withdraw a student
unless you request it, or there is another valid reason, such as unacceptable behavior. If
at the end of the semester you have been absent for a while, you will still receive a
grade based on your earned scores.
Cell Phones and Electronic Distractions:
Keep cell phones quiet in class and don’t touch them, check them or whatever. Pretend
it is 1982. No laptops, kindles, iPads or other personal electronics in class.
Email:
Notices for class will be sent to you via email. So, you can either check your SCC email
account on a regular basis, or set your SCC email account to forward messages to your
regular email account.