BIOL 1112 CRN 240 & 241
Intro Biology II
Instructor: Mrs. Trisha Walker
Email: twalker@gordonstate.edu
Class Location: BrightSpace by
Desire2Learn (D2L)
Class Times: Online
Office location: IC 232
Lab Location: IC 308
McDonough Campus Room 714
Office hours: Main Campus-Wednesday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 1-2 p.m., & 3-5 p.m.
McDonough Campus-Tuesday/Thursday
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Lab Times: Wednesday 5-6:50 p.m.
Course Description: General topics to be covered include diversity of viruses and bacteria,
plant and animal classification, structure and function of major plant and animal systems and
ecology. This course is intended for non-science majors only.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1111 or BIOL 1107; Not open to students who have credit for BIOL 1108
Required materials:
1) Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, Tenth Edition by Audesirk, Audesirk, and Byers
plus Mastering Biology eText – Access Card Package.
2) Kolbert, Elizabeth. (2014). The sixth extinction: An unnatural history. Picador: New
York, NY.
3) Lab notebook (composition or spiral style)
4) 1 each Scantron
5) Dissection Kit
Recommended materials:
1) Color pencils
Grade Scale:
90% +
A
80 – 89%
B
70 – 79%
C
60 – 69%
D
Less than 60%
F
Grading Scheme:
Rubric
Points
Two lecture exams + final exam X 100 points each
= 300 points
Two laboratory exams X 100 points each
= 200 points
Service-Learning Project
= 130 points
Reading Assignments X 10 points each
= 130 points
Lab Notebook/Participation
= 60 points
Mastering Biology Exercises
= 130 points
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Total
= 950 points
Availability of Services by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Gordon State College is committed to making reasonable efforts to assist individuals with
disabilities in their efforts to access a high quality post-secondary education. Gordon State College
will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with documented qualifying disabilities in
accordance with the policies of the University System of Georgia and Gordon State College. If
you have a disability and feel you need accommodations in this course, you must present a current
letter to me from Accessibility Services, indicating the existence of a disability and the approved
accommodations. To register a disability contact Accessibility Services, Student Center, Room
212, 678-359-5585 under the direction of Mrs. Laura Bowen. Call for an appointment with Mrs.
Bowen for documentation review and assessment for an accommodation. Upon approval, you will
be given a letter stating the accommodations allowed, which your professor will sign and you
return to Mrs. Bowen. Make sure to apply early in the semester for these accommodations since
they begin upon date of approval from Student Counseling and Disability Services office and not
beforehand.
Title IX
Gordon State College is committed to providing an environment free of all forms of discrimination
and sexual harassment, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and
stalking. If you (or someone you know) has experienced or experiences any of these incidents,
know that you are not alone. All faculty members at Gordon State College are mandated
reporters. Any student reporting any type of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence,
domestic violence or stalking must be made aware that any report made to a faculty member under
the provisions of Title IX will be reported to the Title IX Coordinator or a Title IX Deputy
Coordinator. If you wish to speak with someone confidentially, you must contact the Counseling
and Accessibility Services office, Room 212, Student Life Center. The licensed counselors in the
Counseling Office are able to provide confidential support.
Gordon State College does not discriminate against any student on the basis of pregnancy,
parenting or related conditions. Students seeking accommodations on the basis of pregnancy,
parenting or related conditions should contact Counseling and Accessibility Services regarding the
process of documenting pregnancy related issues and being approved for accommodations,
including pregnancy related absences as defined under Title IX.
Cell phone policy: Students are expected to turn their cell phones off or on vibrate before the
start of class. Cell phones must be put away during quizzes and exams. Students who use cell
phones during exams will receive a zero for the test grade.
Student Absence and Tardiness Policy: Students will not be able to make up missed grades
due to absence or tardiness. If absence is unavoidable, the student must be excused by the
instructor in advance in order to make up any missed grades. Students who miss class because of
an urgent unavoidable medical reason must provide a note from a doctor in order to make up a
grade. The makeup assignment will not be the same as the assignment that was missed and must
be taken at the convenience of the instructor. Students must take the Final Exam on the
designated date and time.
Lab Attendance: If you miss more than 2 labs, you will receive a failing grade for this course.
Safe Space Program Advocate: Respect toward others is the primary rule when meeting
classroom requirements. Discriminatory, bullying, and harassment of others will not be
tolerated. If actions occur, you well be dismissed from class.
Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism: All work, exams, and labs (even when working in groups) is
expected to be your own. Plagiarism and cheating are serious academic offences, which will
result in a mark of zero for that assignment for ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. If the offence
is deemed by the instructor to be severe enough, plagiarism and/or cheating may result in
failure of the course. (If you commit multiple offences during the course, it is highly likely that
you will be assigned a grade of F). The incident, as per college procedures, will be reported to the
Department Chair, and the Vice President of Student Affairs and/or the Associate Vice President
of Academic Affairs and/or the Provost/VP of Academic Affairs, and/or Dean of the Faculty. In
cases where further action is warranted, a recommendation to that effect will be made to the
Vice President of Student Affairs, the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, the
Provost/VP Academic Affairs and/or the Dean of the Faculty.
Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Please familiarize
yourself with the following documentation: The Student Code of Conduct specifically Section
B – Academic Dishonesty for your responsibilities and to what qualifies as academic dishonesty
here at the college. Also see the Academic Dishonesty Policy for the procedure to be followed
when academic dishonesty is discovered AND the correct procedure to appeal against the decision
made by the instructor. The Merriam – Webster Dictionary defines plagiarism as “to steal and pass
off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the
source”. However, plagiarism is more than that in science, it is using someone else’s words or
ideas, even with the proper citations, if you have not paraphrased (i.e. put it into your own words
that are significantly different from) the original wording and/or accurately captured their meaning
you have plagiarized.
Service-Learning Project: Students will work in a group with 4 classmates and participate in 4
hours of community/volunteer service that is biology related. Recommendations will be
provided. Proof of service participation and a 3-5 page paper will be required from the group
and is worth 130 points. See guidelines for group work, paper, and grading rubric.
Required Technical Skills and Software:
Students are required consistently use and have basic knowledge of the following:
-DSL/Wireless (High Speed Internet)
-Mozilla Firefox (Download it free here)
*Check your plugins to determine if you system requirements are updated here
-Desire2Learn (Watch this Video to Learn How to Use Desire2Learn)
*See attachment for Desire to Learn Student Manuel
* Students will use D2L to access laboratory assignments, lecture presentations,
assignments, and grades throughout the course.
* Below are the D2L student training dates for Spring 2016.
-Thursday, January 7 @ 3:00 pm (Russell 211)
-Friday, January 8 @ 10:00 am (Russell 211)
-Monday, January 11 @ 2:00 pm (Russell 211)
-Tuesday, January 12 @ 11:00 am (Russell 211)
-Thursday, January 14 @ 3-6 pm (McDonough Campus)
-Microsoft Suite (Word & Powerpoint)
*Download Office 365 for free here! (As a GSC student)
*Assignments MUST be submitted via Microsoft Word/Adobe/Powerpoint.
Assignments not in this format will not be graded.
-Adobe Reader (to open PDFs) (Download it free here)
-MasteringBiology (Purchase online access)
*Instructor Access Code required, which is MBWALKER47753
-Gordon State College: Student Information Technology Orientation Video
Technical Issues: *Techincal issues are NOT a valid excuse for missing an assignment.
Please begin work early and make arrangements to access alternative technology (such as
on GSC campus) if need be.
If the student has technical or software issues with D2L:
1. Contact the instructor via Gordon State College email (twalker@gordonstate.edu) for fastest
response
2. Instructor may put you in contact with GSC D2L helpdesk
For all other hardware/software issues, please contact: Gordon State College Computer Services
(M-F 8:00-5:00) 678-584-5008
Campus Computer Labs:
Students may access Computer Labs on Campus in the following buildings:
-Instructional Complex 1st Floor Computer Lab (Open until 7:00 pm on weeknights)
-Academic Building
-Student Success Center
-Gordon Village & Commons/Melton Hall (Residents Only)
Course Lecture Schedule
Learning
Doing
Week 1: Introduction, Chapters 18-19
- Released- Tuesday, January 12
- Ends- Tuesday, January 19
Week 1:Introduction, Chapter 18-19
- MasteringBiology Orientation and Exercises
(Due January 19)
Week 2: Chapters 20-21
- Released-Tuesday, January 19
- Ends- Tuesday, January 26
Week 2: Chapters 20-21
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due January 26)
- Reflective Journal 1 (Due January 26)
Week 3: Chapters 22-23
- Released- Tuesday, January 26
- Ends- Tuesday, February 02
Week 3: Chapters 22-23
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due February 02)
- Reflective Journal 2 (Due February 02)
Week 4: Exam 1 Preparation
- Released- Tuesday, February 02
- Ends- Tuesday, February 09
Week 4: Exam 1 Preparation
- Reflective Journal 3 (Due February 09)
Week 5: Exam 1
- Released- Tuesday, February 09
- Ends- Tuesday, February 16
- Exam 1 in D2L
*Opens February 09 @ 8:00 a.m.*
*Closes February 16 @ 11:59 p.m.*
Week 5: Exam 1
- Reflective Journal 4 (Due February 16)
- Exam 1 will consist of 75 multiple choice
questions for Chapters 18-23
*You may only take the test 1 Time with a time
limit of 2 hours*
*Completed in the Quiz tab in Desire to Learn*
Week 6: Chapters 24-25
- Released- Tuesday, February 16
- Ends- Tuesday, February 23
Week 6: Chapters 24-25
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due February 23)
- Reflective Journal 5 (Due February 23)
Week 7: Chapters 26-27
- Released- Tuesday, February 23
- Ends- Tuesday, March 01
Week 7: Chapters 26-27
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due March 01)
- Reflective Journal 6 (Due March 01)
Week 8: Chapter 28
- Released- Tuesday March 01
- Ends- Tuesday, March 08
Week 8: Chapter 28
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due March 08)
- Reflective Journal 7 (Due March 08)
Week 9: Chapters 29-30
- Released- Tuesday, March 15
- Ends- Tuesday, March 22
Week 9: Chapters 29-30
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due March 22)
- Reflective Journal 8 (Due March 22)
Week 10: Exam 2 Preparation
- Released- Tuesday, March 22
- Ends- Tuesday, March 29
Week 10: Exam 2 Preparation
- Reflective Journal 9 (Due March 29)
Week 11: Exam 2
- Released- Tuesday, March 29
- Ends- Tuesday, April 05
- Exam 2 in D2L
*Opens March 29 @ 8:00 a.m.*
*Closes April 05 @ 11:59 p.m.*
Week 11: Exam 2
- Reflective Journal 10 (Due April 05)
- Exam 2 will consist of 75 multiple choice
questions for Chapters 24-30
*You may only take the test 1 Time with a time
limit of 2 hours*
*Completed in the Quiz tab in Desire to Learn*
Week 12: Chapters 31-32
- Released- Tuesday, April 05
- Ends- Tuesday, April 12
Week 12: Chapters 31-32
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due April 12)
- Reflective Journal 11 (Due April 12)
Week 13: Chapters 33-34
- Released- Tuesday, April 12
- Ends- Tuesday, April 19
Week 13: Chapters 33-34
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due April 19)
- Reflective Journal 12 (Due April 19)
Week 14: Chapter 35
Week 14: Chapter 35
- Released- Tuesday, April 19
- Ends- Tuesday, April 26
- MasteringBiology Exercises (Due April 26)
- Reflective Journal 13 (Due April 26)
Required On-Campus Meeting Day
- Final Exam over Chapters 31-35
- Scantron required
Final Exam Thursday April 28 7:15-9:15pm
located in IC 111
Tentative Laboratory Schedule:
Lab Safety & Bacteria ___________________________________
Viruses _______________________________________________
Protists _______________________________________________
Fungi ________________________________________________
Plant Diversity Exercises 1-3______________________________
Plant Diversity Exercise 4________________________________
Laboratory Exam I____________________________________
Invertebrate Dissection__________________________________
Spring Break: No Lab
Vertebrates ___________________________________________
Perch Dissection _______________________________________
Amphibians Dissection __________________________________
Fetal Pig Dissection_____________________________________
Laboratory Exam II____________________________________
Jan 13
Jan 20
Jan 27
Feb 03
Feb 10
Feb 17
Feb 24
Mar 02
Mar 09
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
Apr 06
Apr 13