CSU Stanislaus BIOLOGY 1020: “World of Biology … 1020 Syllabus Campos, Fall 2016 CSU Stanislaus...
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BIOL 1020 Syllabus Campos, Fall 2016 CSU Stanislaus BIOLOGY 1020: “World of Biology Laboratory” Course Syllabus Labs: Tuesday 11:00-1:50 PM, 223 Naraghi Hall of Science Tuesday 2:00-4:50 PM, 223 Naraghi Hall of Science Tuesday 6:00-8:50 PM, 223 Naraghi Hall of Science Wednesday 8:00-10:50 AM, 223 Naraghi Hall of Science Wednesday 2:00-4:50 PM, 223 Naraghi Hall of Science Instructor: Erica Campos Office: 324A Naraghi Hall of Science Office Hours: Wednesday 11am-1pm, or by appointment *schedule appointment at least 24 hours prior e-mail: [email protected] *Best way to contact me is by e-mail Required text: “World of Biology 1020 Laboratory Workbook” 6 th edition by Stevens and Fleming (2014). * Purchase from campus bookstore (no photocopies), and bring to every lab Access on the BIOL1020 class BlackBoard site, www.blackboard.csustan.edu (your login name and password is the same as your CSU Stan account).
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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
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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).
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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!
