Hagerstown Community College MASTER SYLLABUS COURSE: General Biology II BIO102 DATE: Spring 2015 INSTRUCTOR: Nickerson COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a continuation of BIO-101 or BIO-113. The course includes: gene expression, biotechnology, evolution and biological diversity, population ecology, and ecosystem dynamics. Students will participate in an extended field research project and compose a scientific report to present and evaluate their findings. Laboratory fee required. 45 hours of lecture and 45 hours of lab. TEXTBOOK: Campbell BIOLOGY 10th edition, Reece, Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Jackson. Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Students will apply knowledge of specific course content to enhance understanding of personal and societal scientific issues. 2. Students will be able to understand and apply the scientific method and use critical thinking skills in order to generate, graph, analyze and interpret scientific data and reports. 3. Students will use verbal and writing skills to clearly communicate biological concepts in a comprehensive scientific report. 4. Students will apply computer and information literacy skills in the preparation of a scientific report 5. Students will access, process, analyze and synthesize scientific information. MINIMUM CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS COURSE: To earn one academic credit at HCC, students are required to complete a minimum of 37.5 clock hours (45 fifty-minute “academic” hours) of coursework per semester. Those hours of coursework may be completed through a combination of hours within the classroom and hours outside the classroom. Certain courses may require more than the 37.5 minimum hours of coursework per credit. For most classes, students should expect to do at least 2 hours of coursework outside of class for each hour of in-class coursework. COURSE ACTIVITY HOURS REQUIRED In class attendance: Lecture 15 weeks x 2.5 hrs/week = 37.5 hrs Laboratory 14 weeks x 2.75 academic hrs/week = 38.5 hrs Reading text book ~180 pgs x 80 mins/25 pgs = 10 hrs Online Homework Assignments 10 assignments x 1.5 hr/assignment = 15 hrs Online Lecture Quizzes 10 quizzes x 1 hr/quiz = 10 hrs Lecture Exams 4 exams x 8 hrs/exam = 32 hrs Lab prep 14 labs x 1 hr/lab = 14 hrs 8 Lab Assignments 8 lab assignments x 1 hr/assignment = 2 module assignments 2 assignments x 8 hr/assignment = 16 hrs = 30 hrs On your own activities: Research and writing a research paper Checking Moodle for course info Total Hours of work expected 15 weeks x ~0.25 hrs/week = 8 hrs 4 hrs 215 hours