Semester: Spring 2008
CRN
82651
CRN 90521
SUBJECT AREA AND COURSE NUMBER: Biology (BIOL) 210B
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to the Biological Sciences II UNITS:
4.00
Letter Grade or CR/NC option
Lecture hours per week: 3.00
Lab hours per week: 3.00
REQUISITES:
INSTRUCTOR: Janice Clymer, Ph.D.
Phone (619) 388-2785 website: http://homework.sdmesa.edu/jclymer
e-mail: jclymer@sdccd.edu
Message center (mailbox):
K202
Office
Hours and Location:
Room I 3303 (3rd Floor I
300)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Or by arrangement
CRN
82651 ROOM
LOCATIONS and TIMES:
Lecture F 201 T Th
Laboratory I
3412 Th
CRN 90521 ROOM LOCATIONS and TIMES:
Lecture I 119
T Th
Laboratory I
3412 Th
This
is an introductory course which is a continuation of Biology 210A. This course
emphasizes the developmental and physiological processes of the Five Kingdoms,
the phylogenetic relationships of major evolutionary
groups of organisms, behavior, and ecological principles including population
and community ecology.
TEXTS AND SUPPLIES:
Required Texts:
Biology, 8th ed., sections II and III, by Raven et al.
Custom Lab
Manual: (from Biological Investigations, 7th ed. by Warren D. Dolphin.)
The custom lab manual includes
cps enrollment (see below).
Reading Primary Literature, 1st
ed, by Gillen.
Dissection
kit (may be shared) and gloves; plain microscope slides and coverslips
Scantrons
Cps e-instruction RF keypad and enrollment http://www.einstruction.com/
Your
school is
e-instruction Class
Key for Day CRN 82651 is N35266A419
e-instruction Class Key
for Eve CRN 90521 is L35267F929
ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
It is the student’s
responsibility to add, drop, or withdraw from classes before the deadlines
stated in the class schedule. Petitions
to add, drop, or withdraw after the deadline will not be approved without proof
of circumstances beyond the student’s control which made him/her unable to meet
the deadlines. Lack of money to pay fees
is not considered an extenuating circumstance.
Students anticipating difficulty in paying fees before the add deadline
should check with the Financial Aid Office about sources of funds or other
alternatives for which they may be eligible.
If you decide to withdraw from this course, you are reminded to do so
before
STATEMENT OF RETENTION:
Students, please discuss
your plans to withdraw from class with your instructors. They may have other options for you that may
allow you to continue in class.
INSTRUCTOR’S ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance
is critical to teaching and learning.
You will fall behind in acquiring course content and skills if you do
not attend class regularly. I realize
that situations may develop which are beyond your control and which may
interfere with your attendance but you need to discuss them with me to
establish approved excused absences. You
are expected to attend class and participate in all assignments, including field
trips and dissections. Please see also
the section below on class participation.
You may be dropped if you miss more than 1 week of class (or 6 hours
accumulated unexcused absence) and you will be dropped if you miss 2 weeks of
class (or 12 hours accumulated unexcused absence). If you miss two exams, you will
be dropped from the course if it is before the withdrawal deadline.
DISTRICT
POLICY ON INSTRUCTOR’S ABSENCE:
If no substitute appears, students wait 15 minutes
for classes up to two hours and 20 minutes for classes meeting over 2 hours. Students may sign an attendance sheet.
STUDENT TARDINESS:
In a professional setting, tardiness is not
acceptable. Tardiness is also disruptive
to the learning environment. Promptness
reflects professional courtesy and is expected.
If you miss the attendance check, you may be counted as absent even if
you are late. If you leave class before
dismissal it may also be counted as an absence.
Late
work will be accepted only for individual exercises and laboratory reports if
there were extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student and with
instructor consent. A scheduled family
vacation is not an approvable excuse.
Partial credit may be assigned for incomplete work if substantial
portions of the assignment are completed.
Exams missed with an approved excuse will be dropped
from the exam weighting, which means the other exams will be worth more, or a
suitable make-up exam will be given at the instructor’s discretion. An example of an approvable excuse is
significant personal illness requiring a doctor’s visit. A planned family vacation is not an
approvable excuse. If you miss two
exams, you will be dropped from the course if it is before the withdrawal
deadline.
FIELD TRIP RESPONSIBILTIES:
This
course includes field work. It is your
responsibility to arrange transportation to and from the field site and arrive
at the scheduled meeting time. If you
cannot make the assigned field trip times and dates because of an excused
reason discussed with the professor, you may complete an additional worksheet
and visit the site at a time convenient for you. You will be responsible to obtaining data
from your lab group in order to study the material from the field trip.
EVALUATION:
Your
performance in the class will be evaluated by completion of laboratory exercises,
field trips, group exercises, in-class participation, homework,
and lecture examinations. Computers and
internet access is available at the CIL, 4th floor of the LRC during
all hours that the LRC is open.
Additional on-campus computer labs also offer some open access hours. This course is designed as a foundation for
further upper division biology courses and it is expected that you will spend a
minimum of 6-9 hours a week on this course in addition to
classroom and laboratory time to complete the readings and assignments.
Examination
methods may include any or all of the following question types: true/false, multiple choice, matching, short
answer, labeling and visual identification, and essay. Some of the exercises and/or exams may be
assigned for completion outside of the scheduled class lecture and laboratory
periods. You are responsible for reviewing your performance of each graded component
and will be permitted one week after the return of each assignment or exam to
discuss your grade; otherwise, it will be assumed that you agree with the
assessed score.
Class participation will be based on
attendance, involvement in discussions, and response to in-class questions
primarily through the cps e-instruction keypad. You are permitted one unexcused absence
without penalty. Five (5) points will be deducted for each additional unexcused
absence. A ten-point bonus will be applied if you attend every class or have
attended every class with two or fewer excused absences.
Laboratory
Participation and Notebook grade
will be based on attendance, attitude, and completion of a laboratory notebook. The laboratory notebook will include
laboratory notes and drawings, checked and initialed at the end of each lab
period, and lab summaries to be checked and initialed the following lab period. Lab Notebooks will be collected during
Lecture Exams for grading. Proper
attire, including closed-toed shores, is required for lab participation.
It is expected that you read the lab
book before class and come prepared to complete the exercises. Points may be deducted for poor preparation
and attitude. Identification and/or labeling of material covered in lab may be
included in the lecture exams.
Homework will include the following:
Each
homework assignment is worth 25 points. The
text of each homework assignment should be between 1200-1500 words, typed,
12-point, double-spaced, with a serif font, 1.5 in. margins, in black ink. In addition to a hard copy, each homework
assignment will be uploaded to www.turnitin.com
on or before the due date.
1.
Three (3)
peer-reviewed, scholarly, primary-source journal articles relevant to topics
under discussion will be obtained and reviewed.
No review articles are permitted.
You will include a critique of their methods, results, and how they
inform your understanding of a course topic.
Specific guidelines will be provided based on the Gillen textbook. A copy of the article should be submitted
with your report. The due dates for each
write-up are Feb. 28, Mar. 27, and May 1.
2.
A group
activity on biodiversity and conservation will include the development of a
summary report and test questions as well as an oral presentation. This is due May
20.
Assignment
submissions: www.turnitin.com
Class ID for Day
CRN 82651 is 2125457, password butterfly
Class ID for Eve CRN 90521 is 2125458, password flower
Mid-term
exams will be restricted to current material,
i.e. material covered since the previous exam. Question types may include short answer and
essay questions as well as true/false, multiple-choice, matching, labeling and
visual identification questions.
The
Final Exam covers material from the entire course.
Your course grade will be
based on the following point scale:
A =
900 points or better
B =
800-899 points
C =
700-799 points
D =
600-699 points
F = fewer than 600 points
Activity Point
Value (Total 1000 points)
Laboratory participation
and Notebook 150
Class participation 50
Homework and research 100
Exam 1 100
Exam 2 150
Exam 3 150
Final Exam 300
CLASSROOM
BEHAVIOR AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT:
Students are expected to respect and obey standards
of student conduct while in class and on the campus. The student Code of Conduct, disciplinary
procedure, and student due process (Policy 3100, 3100.1 and 3100.2) can be
found in the current college catalog in the section “Academic Information and
Regulations”, p. 39-51, and at the office of the Dean of Student Affairs
(H-500). Charges of misconduct and
disciplinary sanctions may be imposed upon students who violate these standards
of conduct or provisions of college regulations. As your instructor, I have the following
expectations of your behavior in this class:
ACCOMMODATION OF DISABILITY:
Students with disabilities
who may need academic accommodations should discuss options with their
professors during the first two weeks of class.
Students must provide some kind of verification of need and evidence of
participation in DSPS.
Upon successful completion of
this course, students will be expected to achieve the following in these areas:
Critical Thinking
·
Working
individually, students will be able to assess in writing theories of the origin
of life, natural selection, and speciation to explain phylogeny.
·
Students will use
their knowledge of the scientific method to appraise and critique published
scientific works with particular attention to hypothesis formulation,
methodology, and conclusions. They will
demonstrate their skills in this area by exercises and essay.
·
Students will be
able to integrate their knowledge of morphology and function at the organismal
level. They will demonstrate their
skills in this area by examination and essay.
Communication
·
Students will
prepare papers utilizing their understanding of the scientific method by review
of peer-reviewed research papers expanding on course topics. Topics will include behavioral, morphological
or physiological responses of organisms to their respective environments.
·
Students will
prepare and deliver an oral presentation on ecological and conservation issues
in a group setting, and be able to answer questions relevant to their topic.
Self-awareness and interpersonal Skills
·
Working both
individually and in groups, students will gain knowledge and practice good
laboratory techniques and problem-solving skills as demonstrated by laboratory
exercises and group projects.
Personal Actions and Civic Responsibility
·
Students will be
able to participate in group discussions on land, water, and air management
based on their understanding of the significant features of community
ecology. This will be evaluated by group
presentation and discussions of selected topics.
Global Awareness
·
Students will be
able to relate and discuss the relative scope and classification of abiotic and biotic components of different terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems. They will demonstrate their skills in this area by
examination and essay.
Technological Awareness
·
Students will
practice and gain skills in experimental design, execution, and
documentation. Skills will be assessed
in this area in the laboratory exercises and by take-home assignments.
·
Students will be
able to conduct database searches to locate current scientific research. This will be demonstrated by written exercises.
·
In the
laboratory, in groups and individually, students will be able to correctly
identify and group representative species from major kingdoms. They will demonstrate their skills in this
area by laboratory and field exercises, examination and essay.
·
Students will be
able to use the microscope and dissection to locate and identify key structures
of representative species from major kingdoms.
They will demonstrate their skills in this area by laboratory exercises
and examination.
·
Students will
associate anatomical features with physiology with major emphasis on higher
plants and mammals. They will demonstrate their skills in this area by examination
and essay.
1 29 Jan Early Life,
Geology & Mass extinctions 25,
26
31 Jan Prokaryotes 28
2 5 Feb Fitness, Natural Section,
Speciation 20.4, 21, 22
7 Feb Animal Behavior 54
3 12 Feb Systematics
and Phylogeny; genomics 23.1-4,
24.1-24.6
14
Feb Early Eukaryotes – protists 29
4 19 Feb EXAM 1
21
Feb Fungi 31
5 26 Feb Animal Evolution 32
28
Feb Invertebrates 33
6 4 Mar Invertebrates 34
6 Mar
Invertebrates 34
7 11 Mar
Vertebrates 35
13
Mar Vertebrates 35
8 25 Mar Vertebrates 35
27
Mar Ecosystem Dynamics,
communities 57, 56.1-56.3
9 1 Apr EXAM 2
3 Apr Intro. To Animal A & P 43
(lab) Musculoskeletal
System 47
10 8 Apr Nervous System, senses 44.4-44.5,
45
10
Apr Digestion and Energy 48
11 15 Apr Circulation and Respiration 49
17 Apr Fluids
and excretion 50
12 22 Apr Animal Reproduction 52, excl
birth control
24
Apr Animal Development 53.1-53.4
13 29 Apr EXAM 3
1 May Plant Diversity 30
14 6 May Plant
Form 35
8 May Plant Development 37, 42
15 13 May Plant Transport 38
15 May Plant
Senses and Defenses 41,
40.1-40.2
16 20 May Group Project presentations
22
May FINAL EXAM during Lab period
Projected
Lab Schedule, Spring 2008
January Lab Topic Dolphin Lab #; Activities
31 Lab Safety and
orientation
Bacteria 14:
1-4, 14
February
7 FIELD
TRIP
9 FIELD
TRIP
14 Diversity
among Protists 15:1-7,
9, 10, 12-15
Cladistics, Phylogeny handout
on cladistics
21 Observing Fungal
Diversity and Symbiotic Relationships 18:
2-6, 8-13
Animal Phylogeny: Body
Plans 20:
1-5, 8-14
28 Protostomes I
21:
1,2, 4-6, 8-13 (squid)
March
6 FIELD
TRIP
8 FIELD
TRIP
13 Protostomes II 22:
1, 2 (1 and 2 demo only) 22:
4-7, 8-9
27 Deuterostomes
and Vertebrate Origins 23:
1-3, 4, 7-11 perch for all
groups (2 and 4 slides only); 3 each
of sea star, shark, frog
April
3 Muscle,
Nervous, and Skeletal Tissues and Systems handout : sheep brains,cow eyes, vertebrate
skeletons, bullfrogs,
models, histology
10 A and P part 2,
Digestive, Respiratory Systems fetal
pigs, 28:3-6, 7, 10-18
models,
histology slides
17 A and P part 3, Circulation fetal
pigs, 29: 2-14, 16, 17, Excretory
and Reproductive Systems models,
30:2-8
24 Group activity on
biodiversity and conservation
May
1 Plant phylogeny 16: 2-5, 8-18
17:
1-8; fossils;Selaginella slide
8 Angiosperms 24:
1-4, 9-18, 19-24
25:
1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-16
15 Angiosperms 27:1.2.7,8, 9,10, 13-15(prepared slides),
16-20
22 FINAL EXAM IN LAB DURING LAB PERIOD