BSC 2010 – Integrated Principles of Biology I · BSC 2010 - Integrated Principles of Biology I Spring 2017 4 IX. Course Resources A. Textbook Principles of Life, 2nd Edition, by

BSC 2010 – Integrated Principles of Biology I Syllabus for 0483, 0484, 0485

Spring 2017

I. ClassMeetings

Monday,Wednesday&FridaySection0483Period28:30AM–9:20AMMcCartyHallC100Section0485Period39:35AM–10:25AMMcCartyHallC100Section0484Period612:50PM–1:40PMCarletonAuditorium

OnlineExercisesandTutorialsarecontinuouslyavailable;particularassignmentswillbepostedregularly.

II. BSCLaboratoryCourses

TheBSClaboratorycourses(BSC2010LandBSC2011L)aremanagedseparatelyfromtheBSClecturecourses.PleasereadtheinformationavailableattheBSCWebsite(http://www.bsc.ufl.edu)formoreinformationonthelaboratorycourses.

III. Instructors

Dr.Mi-JeongYoo,PhDDepartmentofBiologyOffice:Room435CGRCOfficeHours:AfterclassorbyappointmentE-mail:[email protected]:218CarrHallOfficeHours:TBAE-mail:[email protected],PhDDepartmentofBiologyOffice:618CarrHallOfficeHours:AfterclassorbyappointmentE-mail:[email protected](DiscussionLeaderandOnlineInstructor)GraduateTeachingAssistantDepartmentofBiology310BartramHallOfficeHours:Mperiod9in310Bartram.T,Wperiod9inMarstonScienceLibrary,NewtonRoomE-mail:[email protected]

IV. CourseGoalsandObjectives

Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistoestablishacoherentfoundationofknowledgeinbiologyandtopreparestudentsforcomprehensioninadvancedbiologycoursesandscienceingeneral.Fundamental

BSC2010-IntegratedPrinciplesofBiologyI Spring2017

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conceptsdiscussedincludethescientificmethodsbywhichwecometoknowthingsinscience,thechemicalcompositionandprocessesthatmakeupalllife,geneticprocessesandthemeansofinheritanceoftraits,themechanismsandprocessesofnaturalselection,andadaptationandevolutionoflifeonEarthAnadditionalcoursegoalistodevelopcriticalthinkingskillsfordevelopmentofreasonedthoughtandforevaluationoflifeexperiences.

Objectivesofthecoursewillbeachievedif,byitsconclusion,studentscan:• Describeascientifichypothesisandidentifytestablepredictionsthatlogicallyfollow• Compareandcontrastthecomponentsofprokaryoticandeukaryoticcellsandthemolecular

processesdrivingcellularstructureandfunctions• Outlinetheprocessandmolecularcomponentsofkeymetabolicpathways• Describetherelationshipbetweengenotypeandphenotype• PredicttheRNAandproteinsequencesthatwillbetranscribedandtranslatedfromagivengene• Predicttheimmediateandlongtermeffectsofspecificgenemutations• Discusstheevidencethatalllivingthingsaredescendedfromacommonancestorandhave

changedanddiversifiedintospeciesthroughtime.• Describetheprimarydrivingforcesofevolutionarychange• Identifysourcesofgeneticvariationinpopulationsandexplainhowthiscanbeshapedinthe

presenceofnaturalselectionandotherevolutionaryforces• Interpretandevaluatephylogenetictreesandusethemtodistinguishevolutionarypredictions• OutlinemajorfundamentaleventsinthehistoryoflifeonEarth,includingchangestobio-geo-

chemicalcyclesconnectedwithmajorevolutionarytransitions.

V. GeneralEducationObjectivesforBiologicalSciences

Biologicalsciencecoursesprovideinstructioninthebasicconcepts,theoriesandtermsofthescientificmethodinthecontextofthelifesciences.Coursesfocusonmajorscientificdevelopmentsandtheirimpactsonsociety,scienceandtheenvironment,andtherelevantprocessesthatgovernbiologicalsystems.Studentswillformulateempiricallytestablehypothesesderivedfromthestudyoflivingthings,applylogicalreasoningskillsthroughscientificcriticismandargument,andapplytechniquesofdiscoveryandcriticalthinkingtoevaluateoutcomesofexperiments.

TheGeneralEducationobjectivesandtheassociatedStudentLearningOutcomesforBiologicalSciencesareachievedthroughlectures,inclassdiscussion,interactive“clicker”responsesystems,andonlineactivitiesandexercises.ThelearningobjectivesandSLOsarefurtherreinforcedbyinquiry-basedandactive-learningexercisesinthecompanionlaboratorycourse,BSC2010L.Inparticular,thecompanionlabexpandsupondevelopmentandtestingofspecifichypotheses.

VI. GeneralEducationStudentLearningOutcomes

Thegeneraleducationstudentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)describetheknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatstudentsareexpectedtoacquirewhilecompletingageneraleducationcourseattheUniversityofFlorida.TheSLOsfallintothreecategories:content,communicationandcriticalthinking.


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EverygeneraleducationcoursemustaddressallthreeSLOs.Notethatthesubjectareaobjectives(detailedabove)describethecontextwithinwhichtheSLOsareachieved

Category Institutional Definition Institutional SLO

CONTENT Content is knowledge of the concepts, principles, terminology and methodologies used within the discipline.

Students demonstrate competence in the terminology, concepts, methodologies and theories used within the discipline.

COMMUNICATION Communication is the development and expression of ideas in written and oral forms.

Students communicate knowledge, ideas, and reasoning clearly and effectively in written or oral forms appropriate to the discipline.

CRITICAL THINKING

Critical thinking is characterized by the comprehensive analysis of issues, ideas, and evidence before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

Students analyze information carefully and logically from multiple perspectives, using discipline specific methods, and develop reasoned solutions to problems.

Toassesstudentperformanceinmeetingthesestudentlearningoutcomesforthiscourse,studentsareevaluatedbyavarietyofinstrumentsthroughoutthecourse:threeexamsduringthesemester,dailygraded”clicker”questionsusedtoencouragecomprehensionandreasoning,andgradedon-lineactivities,exercisesandassessments.StudentLearningOutcomesarefurtherassessedinBSC2010L,thecompanionlabcourse.Forexample,theCommunicationSLOisassessedingradedwrittenassessmentsandinoralpresentationsinthelab.Incombination,BSC2010andBSC2010LprovideassessmentsofallcategoriesoftheGeneralEducationStudentLearningOutcomes.

VII. Expectations

Eachstudentissolelyresponsibleforreadingandfollowingtheinstructions,guidelinesandschedulesinthissyllabusandonthecoursewebpage,orannouncedinclass.Nothavingreadtheinformationinthissyllabusorininstructorannouncementswillnotconstituteanexcuseformissinganassignment,exam,orotherassessment.PleasesetyourpreferencesinCanvassothatyoureceivetimelynotificationsofcourseannouncementsandotherinformation.

VIII. E-mailCommunication

Alle---mailcorrespondence tocourse instructorsmustoriginate fromtheInboxfunctionofCanvas,andincludeyoursectionnumber.E---mailsnotmeeting theserequirements maynotberecognized byoure---mailfilters,andthusmaynotbeanswered.Itiseasiertocheckallstudentemailsiftheyareinoneplace.

Allcorrespondence regarding theonlineassignments (LaunchPadandTopHat) mustbesenttotheOnline Instructor(Ms.KatrinaCuddy)[email protected].


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IX. CourseResources

A. TextbookPrinciplesofLife,2ndEdition,byHillis,Sadava,Heller,&Price,SinauerAssociatesandW.H.Freeman(publisher)

TherearecurrentversionsofthetextbookonreserveattheMarstonScienceLibrary.VisittheReserveMaterialsareatocheckoutthesecopies.

B. OnlineResourcesandElectronicTextbookLaunchpad isanonlineassignments andtutorial system fromthetextbookpublisher. Itisrequired forthiscourseandincludesane---bookwithpurchase. EachnewcopyofthePrinciples ofLifetextbook comesautomatically packagedwithLaunchpad andane---book.Alternatively, youmayaccessLaunchpad andthee---bookbymakingastandalone purchaseeitheronlineathttp://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/hillis2e/4886918.Ifyoupurchase ausedtextbook youwillstillneedtopurchase accesstoLaunchpad.MoststudentsfindthatpurchasingLaunchpadasastandalonewiththeincludede-bookisthemosteconomicaloption.

TheLaunchpadwebsite ishttp://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/hillis2e/4886918Whensettingupyouraccount,youshoulduseyourUFIDnumberasyourusername.Whenyouareaskedforyouremailaddress,youmustuseyourGatorlink(@ufl.edu)e-mailaddress.Usingane-mailaddressotherthanyourUFLe-mailaddresswillresultinyoureceivingNOCREDITforallassignmentsadministeredthroughLaunchpad.NOTE:ifyoualreadypurchasedLaunchpadaccessinadifferentsemester,youcanloginusingyourexistingusername,whichshouldbeyourGatorlinkemailaddress.YouwillthenbeaskedtoprovideyourUFIDnumber.Studentsmustregisterwithintwoweeksofdrop/add.

Followthesestepstogetstarted.

• Gotohttp://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/hillis2e/4886918

• Bookmark thepagetomake iteasytoreturnto.

• Ifyouhaveanaccesscode,clickthebutton"EnterYourStudentAccessCode" intheupperrightcornerandfollowtheinstructions.

• Ifyoudon'thaveanaccesscode,clickthe"Purchase Access"button.

• Ifyouhaveanyquestions orproblems logging in,pleasecontactTechnical Support.Technical supportwillneedatechnical support incident IDifyoucontinue tohavetrouble,sobesuretosavethatIDwhenyoureportyourissue.

Toaccesssupportoptions,gotothe“Help”linkintheupper-rightcorneroftheLaunchPadwindow

Chat:OntheHelpmenu,select“ChatwithanAgent”toinitiateanonlinechatsessionwithatechnicalsupportagent.Email:OntheHelpmenu,select“EmailTechnicalSupport”tosubmitasupportrequest.Phone:800-936-6899.Monday–Thursday:9:00AM–3:00AM

Friday:9:00AM–11:00PMSaturday:11:30AM–8:00PMSunday:11:30AM–11:00PM


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C. ClassroomResponseSystem(Clicker)WewillusetheTopHatClassroom Response System (CRS)forquizquestions duringclass.THallowsstudents touseacellphone (textmessaging), laptop, tablet,smartphone, oraniPodtouchtoparticipate inclass.Studentswhoareenrolled inthiscoursepriortothefirstdayofclasswillreceiveanautomated e-mailfromtheTopHatsystemwithregistration links.Forstudents thatenroll inthisclasslate,followtheinstructions inthe“TopHatDetailed Slides”PowerPointpresentation found intheFilessectiononthecourse’sCanvaswebsite. Foradditional informationonTopHat,seethe“StudentQuickStartGuide” found intheFilessectiononthecourse’sCanvaswebsite. There isalsoa“TopHatStudentManual” available (seeFilessectiononCanvas) thatcontains additional information. IfyouhaveproblemswithTopHat,[email protected] fromtheirTopHataccount.TheTopHatsitesforeachsectionare: Section0483:https://app.tophat.com/e/307900 Section0485:https://app.tophat.com/e/667548 Section0484:https://app.tophat.com/e/716660

D. CourseWebsite(e-Learning)Classmaterial including thesyllabus, examresults, somelectureslides,andother informationrelated tothecoursewillbepostedonthecoursee---Learningwebsite (h t tp : / /elearning.ufl.edu).Thecourse isfoundunder“e---LearninginCanvas”. Youareresponsible forallannouncementsmade inlectureand/orpostedonthecoursewebsite forthisclass.Forhelpwithe---Learning,calltheUFComputing HelpDeskat352---392---4357,orvisitthee---Learningsupportwebsite:http://helpdesk.ufl.edu/e-learning-support/

X. OnlineInstructionInformation

OnlineInstructor:KatrinaCuddyE-mailaddress:kkcuddy@ufl.eduPleasesendane---mailifyouplantocometoofficehoursAspartofBSC2010,youarerequired tocomplete onlineassignments thatwillaccount for12%ofyouroverallgrade. Ifatanytimeyouhavequestions abouttheseassignments, pleasecontact theOnlineInstructor (Ms.KatrinaCuddy).DONOTcontact theLecturer forquestions aboutonlinehomeworkcompleted throughLaunchPad. Onlineassignments willbecompleted onlineattheLaunchPadwebsite:http://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/hillis2e/4886918Seeinstructions above(B.OnlineResources andElectronic Textbook) onhowtoaccesstheLaunchPadwebsite.Aschedulewillbepostedone---Learningwiththeduedatesforeachassignment.Allassignments mustbecompleted bythestatedduedateandtimeforcredit.ExtensionswillNOTbegivenbecauseoftechnical orpersonal issuesthatoccurwithin24hoursoftheassignment deadline.Mostassignments willalsohaveasettimelimit,somakesureyouhavetimetodevote tothatassignment beforeyoubegin.Youareexpected toworkbyyourselfontheassignments andcheatingwillnotbetolerated.

Notethatallduedatesforassignments areclearlypostedontheLaunchPad Assignments tabandreflectthemostup---to---dateinformation. Onthispageyoucanalsoseeyourgradeonanassignment anditsstatus(e.g.,complete, ordueinxdays).Also,therearemanyotherresourcesavailableonLaunchPad tohelpyoustudymaterial fromyourtextbook, suchasDiagnostic quizzes,Flashcards, Interactive chaptersummaries, etc.ItemsthatareNOTontheassignments pagewillnotbegraded,butwestillstronglyencourage youtousethemtohelpyoustudy.


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Ifyouhavetechnical difficulties, pleasecontactLaunchPad Technical Support: 1---(877)587---6534(phone)orvisithttp://support.bfwpub.com/supportform/form.php?View=contact.

Tofacilitate actualdiscussion, adiscussion forumwillsetupine---LearninginCanvas.Anyquestionsregarding thelecturematerialortheonlineassignments shouldbeposted there,sothatyourinstructors,Ms.KatrinaCuddy,oryourfellowstudentswillbeabletoprovideanswers.Don’tbeshyaboutaskingquestions;afterall,ifyouareconfused aboutthematerial therewillalmostcertainly beotherstudentswiththesamequestions.

Communication withYourOnlineInstructor

Whenyouhaveaquestion abouttheLaunchPad assignments, checkthefollowing sources firsttoseeifitisalreadyanswered,beforee-mailingyourOnline Instructor:

1. CourseSyllabus2. e-Learningannouncements (thisistheprimarymeansthatyourOnline

Instructor hastocommunicate withyouinatimelymanner)3. e-LearningDiscussion FAQ4. e-LearningDiscussionGeneralPosts

Ifyoustillcannot findtheanswer toyourquestions:

1. Ifitisaquestion thatothersmightfindusefultoknowtheanswer toaswell,

postitinthee-LearningDiscussion section.2. Ifitisaquestion specific toyou(e.g.accountorgradespecific), e---mailMs.Katrina

Cuddy.Barringunusualcircumstances, expectareplywith24hours.E---mailsande---LearningDiscussion postsarecheckedatleastonceperday,butsometimes notmorethanthat.

Ifthere isatechnical problemwithaccessing LaunchPadoraparticular assignmentwithinLaunchPad,youmustcontactLaunchPad technical support FIRST.LaunchPad techsupport istheonlyonewhocanfixtechnical issueswiththesite.Then,contact theOnline Instructor atleast48hourspriortothedeadline, soappropriate stepscanbetakentofixtheissueandappropriate extensions canbegivenifnecessary.

GradingofOnlineExercises:Theonlineexercises account fornearly12%ofthetotalcoursepoints.Thereareseveraldifferent typesofassignments thatstudentswillhavetocomplete. Foranyquizzes, youwillbegradedbasedonthenumberofquestions answered correctly outofthetotalnumberofquestions onyourhighestquizsubmission. Forallotherassignment types(activities,tutorials, etc.)youwillreceive fullcredituponcompletion. Therearenomake---upsavailableforLaunchPad assignments. Onceassigned, assignments areavailableonlineatalltimesupuntilthedeadlines. ALLLaunchPad assignments forasectionoftheclass(i.e.,allthelecturesgivenbyaparticular instructor) aredueat5:00pmtheDAYBEFORE theexamcoveringthatsection (forexample, iftheexamisonthe4th,LaunchPad assignments aredueby5:00pmonthe3rd).Because theyareassigned farinadvanceoftheduedate,LaunchPadassignments thatarenotcompleted bytheduedateCANNOTBEMADEUP,withoneexception: Ifthere isatechnical problemwithaccessing LaunchPadoraparticularassignmentwithinLaunchPad, youmustcontactLaunchPadtechnical supportANDtheonlineinstructor atleast48hourspriortothedeadline, soappropriate stepscanbetakentofixtheissueandappropriate extensions canbegivenifnecessary. Thus,checkearlythatyoucanaccesstheassignments. Youwillnotbegrantedanextension fortechnical problems, ifyoudonotcontact theonline instructor atleast48hoursbeforethedeadline.


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Important information aboutpace:Wearegivingyoualloftheassignments foreachthirdofthecourseatonce,andgivingyouatleastthreeweekstocomplete them.Youhavethefreedom togoatapaceofyourchoosing, butyoushouldnotleaveyourself toomuchworkatthedeadline. Theassignments havebeenlisted inanorderthatcomplements thelecture.Youmaygooverthematerial foragivenchapterbeforethelecture tobetterunderstand thelecture,orjustaftereachlecture tohelpreinforce thematerial andprepare fortheexam.

Theonlythingwedonotrecommend istoleavealltheassignments untilrightbeforethedeadline!Youcanalwaysgobackandre---dotheassignments afteryouhavesubmitted themforagrade,asastudyaid.Toreiterate, deadlines areat5:00pmonspecified dates,whichwillbethedaybeforeeachexam.LaunchPad gradeswillbetransferred totheUFE---learningwebsiteaftereachexam,butwillalsobeviewable atanytimeontheLaunchPadwebsite.

XI. SupplementalInstruction

InSupplemental Instruction (SI),atrainedstudentpeerattends theclassandthenleadsgroupsessions tofocusonthechallenging concepts andproblems inthecourse.SIispurelyvoluntary;youcanattendasoftenasyoulike,provided there isspace(thisisafirst---come,first---servedprogram). Thesessionsarecollaborative, inthatyouwillbeworkingwithclassmates tobetterunderstand thematerial. TheSIleaderswillshowyoueffective strategies forstudying thecoursematerial,whichyouwillhaveachancetopractice together, andtheSIleaderswillgiveyouachance toaskquestions orposeyourownconcerns.RefertotheSIe---Learningsiteforthelocations andschedules oftheSIsessions.Moreinformation isavailable attheUFSupplemental Instruction HomePage:https://teachingcenter.ufl.edu/supplemental_instruction.html.

XII. AssessmentsandGrading

A. ExamsTherewillbethree"midterm" exams,butnocumulative "final"exam.Themidtermexamswillbeadministered duringthenormal semester andduringthenormalclassmeeting times.Eachexamwillcovermaterial fromlecture, theonlinediscussions, andtheassigned reading inthetextbook.Theexamswillnotbecumulative. Eachexamwillbeworthapproximately 28%ofthecoursegrade.

Allexamswillbemultiple---choiceandmachine graded.Answersheetswillbeprovided andmustbefilledinusinga#2orsofterpencil.Eachstudentmusttaketheexamduringher/his registeredsection time.Eachstudentmustbringher/hisGatorIDtoclassonexamdays.Nostudentwillbeallowed tostartanexamafterthefirststudent tocomplete anexamleavestheclassroom. Allexamsandanswer sheetswillbecollected attheendoftheexamperiod.Noadditional timewillbegiventocomplete anexamifyouarrive late.Pleasebeawarethatfilling inthescantron sheetsispartoftheexam,doingsocorrectlyisworthonepoint;noextratimeattheendoftheclassperiodwillbegivenforfillingoutthescantron sheets.


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EachexamMAYbecurvedusingthefollowing approach: Thetop3%ofthescoresintheclasswillbeaveraged, andthedifference from100pointswillbeaddedtoeachindividual examscore.

Examswillbeavailable forreviewaftertheexamdate;specific timesforexamreviewwillbeannounced following eachexam.Examswillnotbeavailable forreviewafterthesemesterhasended.Anoteaboutreviewingyourscantron:Weallowreviewforinstanceswherestudentsmaybelievetheirexamwasscoredincorrectlyduetoabubblingerror.

Make---upExams:Nomake---upexamswillbegivenwithoutpriorpermission ordocumentation ofillness.Students thatwillbemissinganexamduetoapre---arrangeduniversity---approvedexcusedabsence(sports,etc.)should lettheinstructor knowaminimumoftwoweeks inadvance.Thesestudentsmayberequired totakethemake---upexambeforethescheduled in---classexam.

Incaseofillnessonexamday,aletterfromthestudent's primary careproviderwillberequiredinordertoreceiveanaccommodationemailfromtheDeanofStudentsOffice(P202PeabodyHall).Thislettermuststatethatthestudentwasunable tocomplete theexamonthescheduled date(i.e.,aletterstatingonlythatthestudentwasseeninaclinic isnotsufficient). Apersonalemergencythatforcesastudenttomissanexamalsorequires anotefromtheDeanofStudents.Thesenotesmustbereceivedwithin fivebusinessdaysaftertheexam.Makeupexamsmaybeshort---answeroressayformat.

B. OnlineAssignmentsStudentswillreceive roughly11.7%ofthetotalcoursepointsforparticipation intheonlineexercises, andforperformance ononlineassessments. Additional information abouttheLaunchPad exercises andassessments willbeprovidedbytheOnline Instructor (seealsoSectionVII,above).

ThereareNOmake---upsavailable forLaunchPad assignments.Allassignmentsareaccessiblebeginningthefirstdayofclasses.Asstudentshaveamonthormoretocompleteeachunit,makeupsforillnessarenotgiven. Itisespecially important tonotwaituntiljustbeforethedeadlines tocomplete LaunchPad assignments.

C. In-ClassQuiz“Clicker”QuestionsStudentswillreceive5%ofthetotalcoursepointsforparticipation inthein---classquizzes thataretobeanswered usingtheclassroom response system(TopHat, seeabove).Specifically,18pointstotalwillbeawarded forTopHat(TH)quizzes;6pointsfromeachlectureunitofthecourse.Thepointsearnedwillreflect theproportion ofTHquestions answered correctly inclass.Eachquestionposedwillbescoredas0.75THpoints foracorrectanswer withanadditional 0.25THpoints forparticipation.Foreachcourse lectureunit,fullin---classquizcredit (6coursepoints)willbeawardedtoallstudents achieving 75%ofthetotalpossibleTHpoints fromthatunit;thoseachieving lessthan75%willreceivecoursepoints inproportion totheirachieved THpoints. Examplebelow.

Professor Bartram provides 32 total TH points possible. Students who earn 75% of those points (24 points) will earn full credit for the unit; 6 points in canvas. Big Al, a transfer student from the University of Alabama, does not frequently attend class. He only earns 5 out of 32 possible TH points. His score is applied to the cutoff value, and the ratio applied to 6 course points.

Big Al!s unit TH grade = !"#$%& !"#$!%!"% !"#$%%

∗ 6 unit points = !!"∗ 6 = 1.25 course points


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StudentsmaynotmakeupTHquestions, regardless ofthereason (e.g.,absence,malfunctioningcellphone, forgot toregister, etc.). It is thestudent’s responsibility toregularly check (i.e.,dailyorweekly) their gradebook inTH toensure that their submissions were correctly received, andtocontactTHsupport toresolveany issueswithsubmissions notbeingproperly recorded intheTHgradebook inatimelymanner.

D. ExtraCreditNomechanismsforextracreditareavailable.

E. Grading

Assessment PointsperUnit

TotalPoint

%ofTotalPoints

Exams 100 300 83.3LaunchPad 14 42 11.7THM 6 18 5.0TOTAL 120 360 100.0

Allgradeswillbepostedone---Learning(intermsofcoursepoints, i.e.,thepointschemeabove),anditistheresponsibility ofthestudent tochecktheirgradesone---LearningandmakesuretheymatchtheirgradesonLaunchPad andTHM.Ifthere isadiscrepancy youmustletusknowwithinONEweekofthegradebeingpostedoneLearning.

Minimum gradecutoffsarelistedbelow.Becauseeachexamiscurved individually (seesection IX---A,above), thescores forthecourseasawholewillnotbecurved (i.e.thesegradecutoffswillnotbelowered) exceptunderextremely rarecircumstances (i.e.,unlesswetellyouotherwise thesecutoffswillnotbelowered).However, thesecutoffswillnotberaised; inotherwords, ifyoureceive90%ofthepossiblepoints,youareguaranteed toearnanAgrade.FinalscoreswillNOTberounded (i.e.,89.99% isnot90%).

PointRange(%) LetterGrade

≥90.00 A≥86.66 A–≥83.33 B+≥80.00 B≥76.66 B–≥73.33 C+≥70 C≥66.66 C–≥63.33 D+≥60 D≥56.66 D–<56.66 E

NotethatthecurrentUFpolicyforassigninggradepointsisavailableatthefollowingundergraduatecatalogwebpage:https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx.


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F. SpecialTreatmentPleasedonotrequest individual special treatment regarding gradingattheendofthesemester;wedonotadjustgrades forindividuals foranyreason.Plantodowellonallexamsandotherassessments fromthebeginning ofthesemester; ifyouarehavingdifficulty intheclass,please letyourinstructors knowbeforetheexamsratherthanafter.

XIII. AcademicHonesty

AllstudentsregisteredattheUniversityofFloridahaveagreedtocomplywiththefollowingstatement:

“IunderstandthattheUniversityofFloridaexpectsitsstudentstobehonestinalltheiracademicwork.IagreetoadheretothiscommitmenttoacademichonestyandunderstandthatmyfailuretocomplywiththiscommitmentmayresultindisciplinaryactionuptoandincludingexpulsionfromtheUniversity.”

Inaddition,onallworksubmittedforcreditthefollowingpledgeiseitherrequiredorimplied:

“OnmyhonorIhaveneithergivennorreceivedunauthorizedaidindoingthisassignment.”

Ifyouwitnessanyinstancesofacademicdishonestyinthisclass,pleasenotifytheinstructororcontacttheStudentHonorCourt(392-1631)orCheatingHotline(392-6999).ForadditionalinformationonAcademicHonesty,pleaserefertotheUniversityofFloridaAcademicHonestyGuidelinesat:https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honesty.

XIV. Attendance

Attendanceisnotrequired,butstudentsareexpectedtoattendallclassesandareresponsibleforallmaterialcoveredduringthelecture,includingannouncements.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoreadtheassignedchaptersbeforecomingtoclass,asthiswillmakeiteasiertocomprehendthelecturematerial.Ifyoumissclass,visitthee-Learningsiteforanylecturenotesandcourseannouncements.

Whileattendanceisnotmandatory,wewillbeusingthe“TakeAttendance”functioninTopHat.Atthebeginningoflecture,wedisplayafour-digitcodeandaskthateachstudententeritintoTopHat.Weuseattendancedatatomonitortheeffectivenessofourteaching.

THEREARENOPOINTSAWARDEDFORATTENDANCE.THEREISNOPENALTYFORABSENCES.THEREISALSONOREASONTOSHARETHEATTENDENCECODETOFRIENDSWHOARENOTACTUALLYPRESENT.

XV. TimeCommitment

TheUFCollegeofLiberalArtsandSciencesexpectsthateachstudentwilldevote3-4hoursperweekpercredit-hourtoeachcourse,includingtimeinlecturesandlabs.BecauseBSC2010is3credits,eachstudentshouldthereforeexpecttodevote9-12hoursperweektothiscourse.Arecommendedtimeallocationisbelow.

Activity HoursperWeekLectures 3OnlineExercises 1-2TextbookReadings 2-3ReviewandStudy 2-4

Ifyoufindyourselfspendingmorethan12hoursperweekonaverageontheseactivities,discussthiswithyourcourseinstructortoseeifyoucanrefineyourstudyhabits.Ifyoufindyourselfspendinglessthan9


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hoursperweekonaverage,youshouldrecognizethatyoumayhavedifficultylearningandcomprehendingthematerialinthistime,andthiswillprobablybereflectedinpoorperformanceonthevariousassessments,causingyoutoreceivealoweroverallcoursegrade.

XVI. ConductinClass

Pleasebecourteousanddonottalkduringlecture.Thiscanbedistractingtootherstudentsandtheinstructor.

Useofelectronicdevicesinclasstotakenotesorotherwiseparticipateinclassroomactivitiesisapproved.Approvedelectronicdevicesarelaptopcomputers,cellphones,smartphones,tablets,andvoicerecordingdevices.Otherusesofthesedevicesortheuseofunapproveddeviceswillbeconsidereddisruptive.Unapprovedelectronicdevicesincludevideorecorders,digitalcamerasandMP3players.Studentswhouseunapproveddevicesinclasswillbeconsidereddisruptive.Multipledisruptionswillbeconsideredgroundsfortheassignmentofafailinggrade.

XVII. AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities

StudentswhowillrequireaclassroomaccommodationforadisabilitymustcontacttheDeanofStudentsOfficeofDisabilityResources,inPeabody202(phone:352-392-1261).PleaseseetheUniversityofFloridaDisabilityResourceswebsiteformoreinformationat:http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/.Notethatthestudentshouldprovidedocumentationofarequirementforaccommodationassoonaspossibleinthesemester,sothatarrangementscanbemadewiththeDRC.Noaccommodationsareavailabletostudentswholackthisdocumentation.ItisthepolicyoftheUniversityofFloridathatthestudent,nottheinstructor,isresponsibleforarrangingaccommodationswhenneeded.Oncenotificationiscomplete,theDeanofStudentsOfficeofDisabilityResourceswillworkwiththeinstructortoaccommodatethestudent.

XVIII. CounselingandHelp

Manystudentsexperiencetestanxietyandotherstressrelatedproblems.“ASelfHelpGuideforStudents”aswellasadiversearrayofsupportsystemsareavailablethroughtheUFCounselingandWellnessCenter(3190RadioRoad,392-1575,http://www.counsel.ufl.edu/).

WealsostronglyrecommendWellnessCoachingthroughGatorWellforstudentswhomaybestrugglingwithtimemanagement,stressorthetransitionfromhighschooltocollege.http://gatorwell.ufsa.ufl.edu/services/individual_services/-WhatIsWC


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XIX. LectureSchedule

Lecturetopicsforthiscoursearelistedbelow.Thisisatentativeschedule;thedatesandcoverageofspecifictopicsaresubjecttochange.

Day/Date Lecture# Topic Chapter

Dr.Yoo’sCellsLectures

Jan4,Wed 1 Introduction&PrinciplesofLife 1

Jan6,Fri 2 AtomsandMolecules 2

Jan9,Mon 3 CarbohydratesandLipids 2

Jan11,Wed 4 NucleicAcidsandProteins 3

Jan13,Fri 5 Proteins(cont.)andEnzymes 3

Jan16,Mon 1. NOCLASS–M.L.KingHoliday

Jan18,Wed 6 2. Enzymes(cont.) 3

Jan20,Fri 7 Cells,ProkaryoticCells,andEukaryoticCells 4

Jan23,Mon 8 EukaryoticCells(cont.),Cytoskeleton,andExtracellularStructures 4

Jan25,Wed 9 CellMembranes 5

Jan27,Fri 10 CellMembranes(cont.)andSignaling 5

Jan30,Mon 11 Metabolism 6

Feb1,Wed 12 CellularRespiration 6

Feb3,Fri 13 Photosynthesis 6

Feb6,Mon EXAM1–InClass

Dr.Burleigh’sGeneticsLectures

Feb8,Wed 1 CellCycle,Mitosis,Meiosis 7

Feb10,Fri 2 Mendelian Genetics 8

Feb13,Mon 3 ExtendingMendelian Genetics 8

Feb15,Wed 4 Chromosomes andLinkage 8

Feb17,Fri 5 Chromosomes andLinkage 8

Feb20,Mon 6 Search forDNA,Replication, CentralDogma 9

Feb22,Wed 7 Replication, Transcription 9,10

Feb24,Fri 8 GeneticCode,Translation 10

Feb27,Mon 9 Mutations 9Mar1,Wed 10 Chromosomal Mutations 7,9

Mar3,Fri 11 3. GeneExpression 11

Mar6–10,M–F NOCLASS-SpringBreak

Mar13,Mon 12 GenomesandGenomics 12

Mar15,Wed 12 DNATechnology 13


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Mar17,Fri EXAM2–InClass

Dr.Douglas'EvolutionaryBiologyLectures

Mar20,Mon 1 WhatisEvolution?Ahistoryofevolutionarythought 15

Mar22,Wed 2 NaturalSelectionI:Fundamentals 15

Mar24,Fri 3 NaturalSelectionII:ModesofSelection 15

Mar27,Mon 4 PopulationGeneticsI:HardyWeinberg,andwhatit’sfor 15

Mar29,Wed 5 PopulationGeneticsII:EvolutionofDNAsequences 15

Mar31,Fri 6 Sex:whybother? 15

Apr3,Mon 7 Ontheoriginofspecies,finally. 17

Apr5,Wed 8 Waysspeciationhappens 17

Apr7,Fri 9 Diagrammingevolution:Phylogeny 16

Apr10,Mon 10 Howtomakeaphylogeny 16

Apr12,Wed 11 Usingphylogeniestoaskevolutionaryquestions 16

Apr14,Fri 12 HistoryoftheEarthI:earlydiversityoflife 18

Apr17,Mon 13 HistoryoftheEarthII:paleontology’spertinence 18

Apr19,Wed EXAM3

Documents

BSC 2010 – Integrated Principles of Biology I · BSC 2010 - Integrated Principles of Biology I Spring 2017 4 IX. Course Resources A. Textbook Principles of Life, 2nd Edition, by