BIOL1020SyllabusCampos,Fall2016
CSUStanislausBIOLOGY1020:“WorldofBiologyLaboratory”CourseSyllabus
Labs:
Tuesday11:00-1:50PM,223NaraghiHallofScience
Tuesday2:00-4:50PM,223NaraghiHallofScience
Tuesday6:00-8:50PM,223NaraghiHallofScience
Wednesday8:00-10:50AM,223NaraghiHallofScience
Wednesday2:00-4:50PM,223NaraghiHallofScience
Instructor:EricaCampos Office:324ANaraghiHallofScience
OfficeHours:Wednesday11am-1pm,orbyappointment *scheduleappointmentatleast24hoursprior
e-mail:[email protected]
*Bestwaytocontactmeisbye-mail
Requiredtext:“WorldofBiology1020LaboratoryWorkbook”6theditionbyStevensandFleming(2014).*Purchasefromcampusbookstore(nophotocopies),andbringtoeverylab
AccessontheBIOL1020classBlackBoardsite,www.blackboard.csustan.edu(yourloginnameandpasswordisthesameasyourCSUStanaccount).
BIOL1020SyllabusCampos,Fall2016
Ifyoudonothaveaccesstoapersonalcomputer,theCSUStancomputerlabsareavailable.TheoneclosestfromourclassroomisdownthehallinN201.
Additionalresources:
- TheBIOL1010text,“CampbellEssentialBiology”(4theditionornewer)byEricJ.Simon,JaneB.Reece,andJeanL.Dickey(2010ornewer)*“MasteringBiologyOnline”availablewithpurchaseoftext
- CSUStanislaustutoringcenter(112LibraryBuilding).ServicesprovidedfreeofchargetoCSUStanstudentsonafirstcomefirstservebasis
CatalogDescription:(1Unit)Basiclaboratoryand/orfieldstudiesinvariousbiologicalareas.(TopicstobespecifiedinClassSchedule)Satisfieslaboratoryrequirementinnaturalsciences.Differenttopicscanbetakenforcreditunderthisnumber,butmaybetakenonlyonceforGEcredit.SatisfiesG.E.areaB2.Prerequisites:BIOL1010orconcurrentenrollment.(Laboratory,3hours)(Fall,Spring).
CourseDescription:Thecourseisintendedtoprovidestudentswithlaboratoryexperienceinvariousbiologicalcontexts,mostlyrelatedtoconceptscoveredinBIOL1010.NotethatwhilethislabdoesparallelBIOL1010closely,itistakenandgradedseparatelyfromBIOL1010.
CourseObjectives:Aftercompletingthiscourseyoushouldbeableto;(1)Demonstrateyourabilitytothinklikeabiologist.(2)Speak/writecoherentlyaboutbiologywithbiologistsandnon-biologistsalike.(3)Usebiologicalknowledgetomakeinformeddecisionsinyourlife.
Howtobeasuccessfulstudentinthisclass:Beforelab;oCompletehomeworkassignment(s)oReadthroughyourlabworkbookandtakenotesonupcominglab*HINT!quizquestionsarebasedoffoflabworkbookcontentoUseadditionalresourcestogetagoodunderstandingoftheupcomingtopicoCheckforanyannouncements
Bringtolab;oYour1page(frontside)cheatsheettouseforthequizandduringclassoAssignment(s)dueoLabnotebookoPhonecalculatororstandardcalculator
Duringlab;oShowupontimeoTurninassignmentsdueatthebeginningofclass(e-mailedassignmentsarenotaccepted),andcheckforhand-outsoAskquestionsandshareyourcomments,ideasandopinions
BIOL1020SyllabusCampos,Fall2016
oTakenotesoDonotdisrupttherights,property,orlearningenvironmentofothers.ActintheinterestofothersandhelpcreateandmaintainanenvironmentthatiscomfortableandconductivetolearningAfterlab;oCleanupyourarea,orotherobviousmessesoIfyouseesomeoneelsewhohasfallenbehindorisconfused,helpthem!
Safety:Pleasedemonstratepropercareforanduseoflabmaterialsandsupplies.Asafelabisaproductivelab.Pleasereportanyinjuries,spills,brokenequipment,oranyothersafetyconcernstotheinstructorimmediately.Ifyouseesomething(orhear,smell,feel…)saysomething!Trustyourgutinstinct!
CellPhonesandotherinternetenableddevices:Cellphones,tablets,laptops,etc.areallowedtobeusedduringclasstime,butONLYforeducationalpurposessuchasusingyourcalculatorapp,re-watchingaflip-classvideo,accessingnotes,orsearchingthewebtohelpansweraquestionfromthelab.CellphoneandotherInternetenableddeviceuseisnotpermittedduringassessmentssuchasquizzes.
SpecialAccommodations:ThiscourseisAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)accessible.Closedcaptioningisavailableontheflipclassvideoseries.
StudentswithdocumenteddisabilitiesshouldseekspecialaccommodationsforallclassesthroughtheDisabilityResourceServices(DRS)officeoncampus(2ndfloorMSRbuilding).IfDRSnotifiestheinstructorthatyourequireADAaccommodations,thentheinstructorwillprovidethoseaccommodations(suchasvideo/audiorecording,hiringanote-taker,extendedtesttimeetc.).
*Ifyourecordthislabinanyform(video/audio/photoetc.)withoutpermissionorwithoutaccommodationfromDRS,thatconstitutesintellectualpropertytheft
StudentAthletes:Yourcoachshouldcontacttheinstructorifyouaregoingtomisslabforgames/matchesASAP.Iwillaccommodateyourschedulebyallowingalternatelabdatesifpossible,otherwiseIwillprovideanalternativeassignmenttoexcusemissedpoints.Ifyouknowyouaregoingtomissalabandwanttomakeitup,notifytheinstructorATLEAST2weekspriorsothataccommodationscanbemade.
Absences:Unexcusedabsencesalwaysresultinzeropoints.Absencesmaybeexcusedunderdirecircumstances/emergenciesifahard-copy(no-email),signeddocumentationofhardshipisprovided(suchasasicknotefromcampushealthcenter).
BIOL1020SyllabusCampos,Fall2016
CheatingandPlagiarism:Yourworkshouldreflectyourownideas,efforts,andwords.CheatinginanyformisinappropriateconductandwillbedealtwithswiftlyandseverelyaccordingtoSections41301-41304ofTitle5ofthe“CaliforniaCodeofRegulations”whichincludesexpulsion,suspensionorprobation*HINT!“sharing”yourgraphsisconsideredcheating!Makeyourowngraph,evenifyouhavethesamedataaseveryoneelse
Grading:Allhomework,quizzes,andextracreditassignmentswillbegradedandreturnedtoyouthefollowinglabperiod,orASAP.Youmustfillouteverything(possible)inALLchaptersofyourlabbook,beneat,andbethorough.Youcankeepyourlabbookduringthesemesterbecauseyouwillneedtostudyfromit,buttheinstructorwillbegradingyouduringclassonthecompletionofyourlabbook.
Lateworkwillnotbeacceptedexceptindirecircumstances/emergencies,andthenyoumustprovidedocumentationofhardship.Allsubmittedworkmustbeoriginalandturnedinduringlab;photocopiesorscans(e-mail)arenotacceptable.
Gradedeterminedbytotalpercentage:
Homework:10pointsperassignment
Quizzes:10pointsperquiz
Labworkbookcheck:30pointsforcompletion
Extracreditwillbeofferedoccasionallythroughoutthesemesteratmydiscretion(sodon’tbugmeandaskforit).
A=90orabove B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=59orbelow
No+/-willbeappliedtoyourfinalgrade!