BI102 Lecture Syllabus

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BIOLOGY 102
WINTER 2003
LECTURE SYLLABUS - M, W, F
Instructor: Jennifer Porter Bown
Office: P124e
Office Hours: MWF 10-11, TTh 2-3
Phone: ext. 2926
e-mail: jenp@clackamas.cc.or.us
MATERIALS NEEDED
Text and Student Study Guide: Biology: Concepts and Connections, by Campbell,
Mitchell, and Reece
Biology 102 Lecture and Laboratory Activities - Format B
Number 2 pencils and an eraser for taking quizzes and exams
DATE
UNIT
CHAPTERS
1/6-1/10
1
16 - The Origin & Evolution of Microbial Life:
Prokaryotes and Protists
1/13-1/17
2
17 - Plants, Fungi, & the Colonization of Land
1/20
(MONDAY) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY
(SCHOOL CLOSED)
1/21-1/24
3
18 - The Evolution of Animal Diversity
19 - Human Evolution
1/27-1/31
4
20 - Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure &
Function
21 - Nutrition & Digestion
2/3-2/7
5
22 - Respiration: The Exchange of Gases
23 - Circulation
MIDTERM EXAM (Units 1-5)
2/10-2/14
6
24 - The Immune System
25 - Control of the Internal Environment
2/17-2/21
7
26 - Chemical Regulation
27 - Reproduction & Embryonic Development
2/24-2/28
8
28 - Nervous System
3/3-3/7
9
29 - The Senses
3/10-3/14
10
30 - How Animals Move
3/17-3/21
FINALS WEEK (See Clackamas Community
College Final Exam Schedule)
BIOLOGY 102
WINTER 2003
LECTURE SYLLABUS - M, W, F
GRADING POLICIES AND POINTS
1.
Quiz and exam questions are based on learning objectives. Answers to learning
objectives will be addressed in lecture and assigned readings.
2.
Unit quizzes will be given each Monday except the week of the Martin Luther
King Jr. Day; in this week the unit quiz will be given on Wednesday. One unit
quiz will be dropped. If you are absent or late, that quiz will be dropped. No
make-up quizzes will be given.
3.
Make-up exams must be arranged with your instructor prior to exam date.
4.
Study Guide Exercises will be completed/are due in class each Friday. No late
Study Guide Exercises will be accepted.
5.
Learning Objectives will be completed and handed in each week. Your instructor
will assign the dates these are due.
6.
Due dates for the research project and optional credit assignments will be
assigned by your instructor. All work must be typewritten. No late assignments
will be accepted.
7.
To successfully complete and receive credit for the course, students must
receive a minimum of 60% of the total points from lecture and from lab (see lab
syllabus for lab points). Students who do not successfully complete the course
will receive a grade of W (withdrawal) , NP (no pass), or F (fail), depending on
the decision of the instructor.
TERM POINTS
ASSIGNMENT OF LETTER GRADES
Quizzes (best 7 of 8)
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Study Guide Exercises
Learning Objectives
Research Project
70
50
100
50
50
30
TOTAL
Optional Credit - 3 @ 5 pts 15
350
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = below 60%
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
If you require specific instructional accommodations, please notify your instructor
by the end of the first week.
2.
You will be responsible for keeping yourself informed of changes in the syllabus.
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