General Biology: BI 101 Online
Summer 2021
Instructor: Lena Green
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Instructor: Lena Green
Canvas e-mail: [email protected] (best way to reach me)
Office: HNSC 214 (due to the Covid-19 office hours will be covered by Zoom)
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 15:00-16:00 (via Zoom, use the email above. Please email me at least 24 hours in advance and wait for my reply).
Communication Response Time: I read my email and the discussion board postings at least daily, but will not necessarily post messages or send out mail daily. I will respond to student’s email within 24-48 hours.
COURSE INFORMATION
Credits: 4
Course Location: Online
Course Meeting Times: Online
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: none
Course Materials/Textbooks – Required:
• Starr, C., Biology: Concepts and Applications 10th, or 9th, or 8th edition.
• Custom lab kit from eScienceLabs.com (purchase the lab kit at the UCC bookstore if using a financial aid, or otherwise order directly from eScienceLabs.com).
Supplemental Material – Optional: Supplemental materials (review sheets, study guides, lab worksheets, and post-lab questions) can be found on Canvas Online Learning Management System. Students are expected to download, print and/or save these materials for their own use.
Video-lecture handouts can be downloaded on BiologyLessonsOnline.com using the lecture links.
Drop for Non-Attendance: Those students who do not log into their BI 101 Canvas page before Thursday of the first week may be dropped by the instructor. Students unable to attend the class during the first week or first class must contact the instructor prior to the class meeting (2020-2021 Course Catalog, p. 11).
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This term of the General Biology sequence is designed to explain the origin, evolution, classification, and diversity of life on Earth. We will study evolution, organization and the interaction of living things at the population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students who complete the term will be able to:
1. Describe the scientific process and understand how it is used to develop theories
2. Demonstrate knowledge of evolution, biodiversity and ecology covered in the course.
3. Describe the components of an ecosystem and the flow of energy through it.
4. Describe physical adaptations of animals and their adaptive significance.
5. Use laboratory microscopes and other equipment to collect and analyze data.
6. Demonstrate respectful and cooperative behavior.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required Technical Skills:
Most of the activities in this class will be performed online, so students should have an access to a PC, or a laptop, or a mobile device with a full-size keyboard. High speed internet connection is also crucial. Finally, a digital camera or a cellphone built-in camera will be used to take and upload your lab experiment results to Canvas and lab worksheets.
It is expected that all students are familiar with basic computer skills (basic typing proficiency, online browsing, sending and receiving emails, internet search, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Canvas). Failure to do so can have a detrimental impact on student performance in the online learning environment.
Activities to engage in include reading the course syllabus, posting to discussion forums, printing study guides, lecture handouts, lab worksheets, review questions, and more.
Make sure that you have Firefox or Chrome browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Flash, and a document viewer (like Google Docs) installed on your computer or a mobile device. Use these links to download aforementioned tools (these resources are listed on Canvas also):
Firefox browser https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Chrome browser https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html
Adobe PDF reader to open PDFs https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Adobe Flash to view virtual labs https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Google Docs to open DOCs or Excel spreadsheets (use Chrome browser to open) https://www.google.com/docs/about/
or Microsoft Word (1-month trial) https://products.office.com/en-us/try
or Microsoft Excel (1-month trial) https://products.office.com/en-us/try
Technical Assistance:
UCC Online: [email protected] or 541-440-7685
UCC Help Desk: [email protected] or 541-440-7808
GRADING SCALE AND LATE WORK POLICY
Grading Scale: 100-90%=A, 89.9-80%=B, 79.9-70%=C, 69.9-60%=D, Below 60%=F
Points can be earned in the following ways:
Lecture Exams 3 tests x 15% = 45%
Comprehensive Final (covers the entire quarter) = 15%
Laboratory 10 laboratories + 10 weekly lab quizzes
Lab Quizzes based on lab materials = 10%
2 Lab Tests based on lab materials = 20%
5 discussion board postings + 2 peer replies = 10%
Missed lecture exams and labs cannot be made up. Situations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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SYLLABUS