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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAND-BASSAM
STEM: School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Biol 2108K – PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM, ROOM 11
Laboratory: Wednesday: 14:30 PM to 5:20 PM, ROOM 11
- Last Day to drop : January 16 2015
- Last Day to withdraw :
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II.
Instructor Information:
Name: DJEDJRO GNAMITCHE Anne NOMEL
Phone: 00 225 07788022
Email: nomel.a@iugb.org
Office location: Room 13 New Academic Building
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday: 10H00
to 12H30
Course information
A. Number of Class Hours per week: 6
B. Number of Credits: 4
C. Articulation: GSU/UH/UAB: Yes
D. Course Prerequisites: Min of 15 Credits
E. Computer Skills Prerequisites (CSP): 1, 6, 7
F. Animal and plant biology with emphasis on structure: physiology, ecology and evolution.
This course fulfills Biology Majors requirement.
G. Important Dates:
Last Day to drop: January 16 2015
Last Day to withdraw :
III.
Institutional Learning Outcomes: The learning outcomes and objectives of this course are
supported by the following guiding principles:
Yes
Communication (Oral and Written)
Yes
Collaboration
Yes
Critical Thinking
Yes
Contemporary Issues
Yes
Quantitative Skills
Yes
Technology
Yes
Problem Solving
IV.
Learning Objectives: The primary goals of the two sequence of courses (BIOL 2107K / BIOL 2108 are to
provide you with a foundation in biology so you'll be prepared to pursue further studies in science and to
prepare you to function as a scientifically literate citizen within our society. We also hope that you
become excited about biology so you'll be better able to make the most of your potential in the biological or
chemical sciences.
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At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. A foundation in the areas of animal and plant biology with emphasis on structure.
2. An appreciation for how evolution, the primary paradigm within the field of biology, helps scientists
understand the processes and outcomes found in the living world.
3. An understanding of the scientific process and how it leads to new discoveries.
4. An enhanced ability to use the information you have learned in terms of applications rather than mere
recall of facts that you have learned.
5. A better understanding of the use of mathematics in biology
6. A greater appreciation for the role of science in our society
Required Texts
V.
Sadava, Hillis, Heller, and Berenbaum. 2014. Life, The Science of Biology. 10th Edition.Sinauer Associates,
Inc. and W.H. Freeman and Company.
Laboratory manual: Investigating Biology, Laboratory Manuel 6th Edition Judith G. Morgan M. Eloise Brown
Carter.
VI.
Additional Materials / Bibliography
The Life, The Science of Biology website, www.thelifewire.com/, provides a number of resources that will help
you understand the material presented in this course.
VII.
Assessments and Project Description
Student grades will reflect performances on two examinations, including a final examination, three
quizzes, 10 clicker questions and Laboratory.
Activity
Total Points
% of Total Grade
3 Quizzes (20 pts./quiz)
60
12
Examination #1
100
20
Final Examination
150
30
Laboratory
Research paper scientific report (proposal
and outline 20, presentation 40, final paper
30)
100
20
90
18
Total:
500
100
Laboratory assignments:
Instructions for each laboratory and directions for written work are found in the hand out. Most labs
have questions that you must answer and hand in on a sheet of paper. In the lab you are expected
to read and follow the procedures, take notes, ask questions, help your classmates, and write down
observations and conclusions. Your textbook will help you immensely with answering lab questions,
so be sure to bring it each week to lab.
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Point breakdown of Biol 2108K course:
A+
97100%
A
9396,9%
Conversion of Numerical Grades (%) to Letter Grades
AB+
B
BC+
C
C9087838077737092.9% 89.9% 86.9%
82.9%
79.9%
76.9%
72.9%
D
6759.9%
F
<
59.5%
Examination/Quiz Format
Both the examination and quizzes will be administered within the classroom. The full lecture period
will be used for examination; only a portion of the class time will be available for quizzes. Three
hours will be available for the final examination.
Missed Examinations/Quizzes
A missed examination or quiz can have a significant impact on your final grade. Consequently, it is
in your best interest to be present when the examination/quiz is administered. If you are going to
miss an exam/quiz, contact me before it begins. If you have a legitimate reason for being absent
(e.g., illness, death in the family) we will make arrangements for a make-up exam/quiz, which must
be completed before the next lecture.
IUGB Grading Scale
Letter Grade Credit
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
K
V
W
WF
I
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Quality
Grading Scale
Points
(In Percentage)
4.30
97-100
4.00
93-96
3.70
90-92
3.30
87-89
3.00
83-86
2.70
80-82
2.30
77-79
2.00
73-76
1.70
70-72
1.00
59.5-69
0.00
<59.5
0.00
Credit by Exam Pass/Fail
0.00
Audit
0.00
Withdrawal
0.00
Failing withdrawal
0.00 Must be made up before the next semester begins
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VIII.
Course Outline
Lecture and Lab schedulle
Session
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Topic
Lab session
Part six
Introduction to BIOL 2107k. General presentation, syllabus,
rules etc.
The Art of Learning; instructions
The Scientific Process
Chapter 21: Evidence and Mechanisms of Evolution
Chapter 22: Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
Chapter 23: Species and Their Formation
Chapter 24: Evolution of Genes and Genomes
Chapter 25: The History of Life on Earth
Part seven
Chapter 26: Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic
Domains
Chapter 27: The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
Chapter 28: Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land
Chapter 29: The Evolution of Seed Plants
Chapter 30: Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and
Plant Partners
Chapter 31: Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans
Chapter 32: Protostome Animals
Chapter 33: Deuterostome Animals Quiz 1
Part eight
Chapter 34: The Plant Body
Chapter 35: Transport in Plants
Chapter 38: Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Chapter 39: Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges
Exam 1
Part nine
Chapter 40: Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature
Regulation
Chapter 41: Animal Hormones
Chapter 42: Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
Chapter 43: Animal Reproduction quiz2
Chapter 45: Neurons and Nervous Systems
Chapter 46: Sensory Systems
Chapter 47: The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure
and Higher Function
Chapter 48: Musculoskeletal Systems quiz 3
Chapter 49: Gas Exchange in Animals
Chapter 50: Circulatory Systems
Chapter 51: Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
Chapter 52: Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
Chapter 53: Animal Behavior
Part ten
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Scientific Investigation
Making up of group
Scientific Investigation
Research paper topic
proposal
In class Lab activity and
exercises
Research paper topic
proposal and outline
submitting
Lab 3
Microbiology
Lab 4 Plant presentation
Lab 5 Transport in plants
Lab 6 Germination and
tropisms
Germination and tropisms
Lab 7 Animal diversity
Anatomy
Lab 8 Animal Digestion
Lab 9 Animal circulation
Research paper
presentation
Lab 10 Animal mammal
Sensory
Research paper final
paper report submitting
Excursion to the Pastor
Institute ( date will be set
later)
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IX.
Methodology Used
Lecturing with visual aids to help students visualize object or problem.
Demonstrating through experiments (labs).
Allowing students to actively participate in the learning process by talking with each other and listening to
other points of view.
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General Policies
1. Students should be on time in class and come to class prepared. Fifteen minutes after class starts, the
students will be marked absent.
2. ALL electronic devices
(cellphones,textmessagingdevices,musicdevices,etc)mustbeturnedofforinsilentmode(novibrating)duringall
lectures,discussions,labperiods,andexams.If I see these devices being used, you will be asked to leave the
room and will lose your points for that day’s participation, quiz, assignment, etc. Having a cell phone out
and in use during an exam will be considered academic dishonesty and the student will be severely
punished for the exam (see below). If you have special need of receiving or making a personal call that
cannot be rescheduled outside of class time, please see me before class to make arrangements to do so
without disturbing the class. If in doubt, don’t bring these devices to class!
3. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY: Academic honesty plays a key role in our efforts to maintain a high
standard of academic excellence and integrity. Students are advised that there are many different forms of
academic dishonesty. This includes but is not necessarily limited to infractions in the area of plagiarism
(e.g., inadequately recognizing the source of short phrases or ideas of an author in written work submitted
for a grade), cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaborations, falsification, and multiple
submissions or submitting another’s work as one’s own, among others. ALL acts of academic dishonesty
are subject to disciplinary action.
The term cheatingincludes but is not limited to:
i.
use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations
ii.
dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers,
preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments.
iii.
acquisition or possession without permission of tests or other academic material belonging to a
member of the University faculty or staff
iv.
knowingly providing any unauthorized assistance to another student on quizzes, tests, or
examinations.
The term plagiarismincludes, but is not limited to:(i) use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published
or unpublished work of another person without fully and properly crediting the author with footnotes,
citations or bibliographical reference; (ii) unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or
agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials; or (iii) unacknowledged use of
original work/material that has been produced through collaboration with others without release in writing
from collaborators.
All examinations must represent your individual effort, with no unauthorized aid. To either give or receive
unauthorized information during an examination is cheating, as is the use of any unauthorized supplementary
material. In addition all laboratory work performed in conjunction with this course must represent your
individual effort. Only original data obtained by your own in-laboratory experimentation are permitted to be
used, except when expressly authorized by your instructor. Data from supplementary sources, handbooks,
reference literature, etc. must be clearly referenced (title, author, volume, pages(s), etc.). Falsification or
destruction of data constitutes cheating as well. Conduct disruptive of class, examinations, or laboratories or
falsification or destruction of information related to chemistry courses will be taken as a violation. Any
suspected offenses may be referred to the Dean for appropriate disciplinary action.
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4. Class Attendance and Preparation: Attendance in class is recorded daily. All IUGB rules
pertaining to add/drop dates and attendance are to be respected. Students missing more than 20% of
classes can be given a WF for the course. Students are responsible for class preparation and for any
material presented in the course of the lectures whether or not it is contained in the textbook.
Biologyy is a highly structured course, with each new topic based on others previously developed.
Thus it is critical for students to keep consistently up-to-date in their readings and assignments. To
fall even one class period behind is to risk considerable difficulty in mastery of future material.
Therefore students should
1) review previous material, especially if it was not perfectly understood
2) complete reading assignments before the lecture in which the topics are covered,
or at least immediately after the lecture
3) complete assigned problems and exercises on time, with an emphasis on mastery of concepts and
principles involved rather than looking for a formula that will give the expected answer (remember
that the question can be asked in a different way and not just with different numbers!)
Students are expected to attend all classes and laboratories and are responsible for all assignments and
materials presented. In the event of unavoidable absences, it is the responsibility of the student to find out
what materials were covered or what assignments were made in his or her absence.
NOTE: Laboratory attendanceis mandatory. Specific materials are required each week for lab, and it is therefore not
possible to make up missed labs. A grade of zero will be assigned for all work pertaining to a missed lab. No lab work
will be accepted at a later date or points given for a lab in which you were absent.
CLASSROOM PROTOCOL
Formal Campus Policy:
 BE ON TIME.
 Come to class prepared.
 Plagiarism or any other form of cheating will result in an F for this course.
 Respectful classroom environment: that environment is free from distractions such as late arrivals, early
departures, inappropriate conversations and any other behaviors that might disrupt instruction and/or
compromise students' access to the Cedar Crest College education." In other words, please be considerate. If
for some reason you must arrive late, please close the door gently and sit in the back. By talking to your
neighbor during lecture you not only miss the material being presented but you also distract and irritate others
around you. Again, please be considerate; students come to learn and they deserve a distraction-free
environment. The instructor reserves the right to subtract an appropriate number of points from the grades of
students who are not conforming to proper classroom protocol, and/or ask them to leave the classroom.
Syllabus and Assignments: The foregoing provides a general plan for the course, deviations from which
may be necessary. The instructor will announce any such changes in class. One of the best ways to prepare
for examinations in general chemistry is to work as many problems as possible. This includes problems from
the end of chapter problem sets.
Notes
1. If you require special accommodations for exams (e.g., "time and a half"), you must provide
documentation and make arrangements PRIOR to the exam dates.
2. Incompletes will only be given to students who are passing the course, and even then, only in very
special circumstances. In the case where an incomplete is awarded, it must be removed by the beginning
of the next term that the student is enrolled (and within two terms regardless of whether or not the
student is enrolled) or it will automatically turn into an F.
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