Bio 220 Laboratory
Fall 2010
The laboratory component of Bio 220 is a very significant and
important part of this course. It will count for 30% of the final 220 course
grade, and attendance at assigned laboratories is mandatory. There is no
laboratory textbook but handouts will be available before the assigned lab.
Each student is required to carefully read the assigned laboratory hand
out before each lab, and to summarize the experimental protocol in
their lab notebook. Students are expected to arrive at each lab properly
prepared with the reading completed and the experimental protocol properly
summarized in the notebook.
Required for the lab:
1. A dedicated lab notebook to record lab methods and data.
2. A lab coat needed to be worn in lab at all times.
Laboratory Grade:
The final laboratory grade will count for 1/3 of the Bio 220 final
course grade. The laboratory grade will be determined as follows:
Library Assignment……………………..…
Graphic Assignment………………….……
Lab Report I………………………….….…
Lab Report II………………………………
Lab Report III…………………………...…
Group Project………………………………
Lab Notebooks……………………………..
40
10
40
40
40
50
30
Total……………………………………...... 250
These grades will be adjusted to represent 30% of your final 220 course
grade.
Lab Reports:
Bio 220 is no longer a writing emphasis course but significant
importance will be placed on the clear written communication of scientific
ideas. Proper grammar, spelling, and logical clear expression is important.
All Lab Reports are typically due 2-3 weeks following the performed
laboratory exercise. Due dates are to be strictly followed! A significant
grade penalty will be imposed for each day that a report is handed in late. It
is important for information to be expressed in a clear, concise fashion. Do
NOT ramble on insufferably about irrelevant (albeit interesting) trivia just to
fill up space. This is not welcome or appreciated by the grader. The
organization of the Lab Report should include results and discussion
sections. Lab reports will be graded as follows:
Results ------------ 20
Discussion-------- 20
IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL PARTS OF ALL LAB REPORTS BE
TYPED AND DOUBLE SPACED!(This includes tables and calculations.)
The most important aspect of the lab report grade will be the clarity and
organization of expressed information
Important Note: It is understood that members of the same research group
will have equivalent data, and it is appropriate that research results will be
discussed among group members, but it is NOT acceptable to xerox or
otherwise use equivalent data graphics in lab reports. However, it is
absolutely required that each individual student will submit their own
original work (generating their own individual data graphs), and
assume individual responsibility for sole authorship of each Lab Report.
Any questions that potentially arise in regard to this policy should be
carefully discussed with the instructor before submission to avoid any
possible academic integrity issues, and their consequences.
Bio 220
Laboratory Schedule
Fall 2010
Week of
Lab Exercise
Due
1/24
Intro and Library Assignments
1/31
Lab Techniques - Group A
2/7
Lab Techniques - Group B
Library (A&B)
2/14
Protein Analysis - Group A
Graphs (A)
2/21
Protein Analysis - Group B
Graphs (B)
2/28
SDH Enzyme Kinetics - Group A
Lab Report 1 (A)
3/7
NO LABS, SPRING BREAK
3/14
SDH Enzyme Kinetics - Group B
Lab Report 1 (B)
3/21
Hill Reaction - Group A
Lab Report 2 (A)
3/28
Hill Reaction - Group B
Lab Report 2 (B)
4/4
Experimental Design - All
Lab Report 3 (A)
4/11
Independent Project - All
4/18
Independent Project - All
4/25
Group Posters – All
Lab Report 3 (B)