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Saddleback College – Spring 2013 - Bio 20 - Introduction to Biology - Course Syllabus - page 1

INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY BIOLOGY 20 LAB, TICKET #: 10965

FALL 2013 - Syllabus

Lecture T/Th Room SM 313 10:30 - 11:50am (with Dr. Magrann)

Lab Th Room SM 246 12:30am - 3:20pm

Office Hours T/Th Room SM 249 9:30am - 12:00pm

Office phone 949-582-4809

E-mail [email protected]

For course documents and information, frequently visit the course Blackboard site

(www.saddleback.edu > Online Education > Blackboard)

This is a site closed to the public, but open to you upon enrolling in this class. It contains material to help you follow lectures and prepare for exams, web resources, updated grade sheets, and announcements.

To enter Blackboard, you will need to log on by entering your username and your password.

Need help? Go to the school website and click on the "Online Education" drop down menu. Click on "Student Technical Support" and you'll see a variety of helpful items. You can also look at a YouTube video on how to log onto Blackboard and how to change your 4 number PIN to your personalized password.

http://www.youtube.com/user/saddlebacklibrary#p/u/3/0z60y97whng

OBJECTIVE: Biology 20 is a lecture and laboratory course designed to introduce students to the major principles and concepts of biology, including cellular biology, energy relationships, biological systems, heredity, evolution and ecology. Student Learning Outcome (SLO): Students completing Biology 20 will be able to comprehend, analyze and evaluate biological concepts. Assessment Method and Criteria: On the final exam, students in all sections of Biology 20 will be given twenty identical, standardized questions that will assess basic biological concepts. Students will score 70% or better on this set of multiple choice or true/false questions embedded in the final exam.

IMPORTANT DATES

Drop with Refund by: 9/1/2013

Drop without 'W' Grade by: 9/3/2013

Drop with 'W' Grade by: 11/5/2013

FINAL LAB EXAM: December 12th

http://www.saddleback.edu/

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REQUIRED LAB MANUAL: Introduction to Biology, Biology 20 Laboratory Exercises LAB SUPPLIES 01 Scantron form # 882-e (100 questions) 15 Scantron forms # 815 (15 questions)

Basic calculator (no cell phones)

PRE-LABS: Every week, you will be asked to complete a pre-lab worksheet at home. This worksheet will serve as a preparation for the lab and for the quiz on the subsequent week. It should be turned in as you enter the lab, along with the lab exercise from the previous week, prior to taking the quiz for the day. LAB QUIZZES: Quizzes may consist of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill-in and short answer questions. Questions will cover the material discussed on the previous week’s lab activity. Because most of the quizzes will be taken at the beginning of the class time, it is critical that you be on time. Latecomers will be given a quiz only if there is sufficient and reasonable time remaining to warrant an attempt. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP LAB QUIZZES OR MAKE-UP LAB FINAL EXAM - If there is a problem with the final exam or quiz dates, see me well in advance so other arrangements can be made. I will drop your lowest quiz grade when calculating your lab grade; if you miss one quiz, this will be the quiz score that will be dropped. Exams and quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. If you arrive late, you will not be allowed to take the exam or quiz (exceptions: excused emergencies as determined by College policy). The final lab exam must be taken and will not be the exam score dropped. ATTENDANCE: If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the notes from a fellow student. If your number of absences exceeds the number of hours the class meets in two weeks, you will be dropped from the course. After November 5th, you cannot officially be dropped from the course. This is the last day you can receive a "W" (Withdrawal). After this date you must be given a grade in the course. Your grade will be lowered for excessive absences. Almost every lab meeting is associated with the completion of one lab worksheet (5pts), one pre-lab (10pts), and one quiz (10pts); therefore, each lab corresponds to approximately 5% of your lab grade. It is ultimately your responsibility to drop yourself from the course if you decide not to attend the class. POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Cheating and plagiarism are violations of the college's policy and are considered serious offenses. The Department of Biological Sciences takes all incidences of academic dishonesty seriously and acts accordingly. If and when such violations are observed, I will give an "F" for the exam, lab worksheet or quiz and the matter will be brought up to the Director of Student Affairs as stated in the school's current College Catalog. See more on this at the end of this syllabus. ACCOMMODATION: All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. It is your responsibility to provide documentation of your disability and resolve the appropriate accommodation(s) at the very beginning of the semester. NO students may use dictionaries or electronic translation devices during lecture exams or quizzes, including international students. Beepers, pagers or cellular phones must be turned off, set on vibrate mode or on another silent mode during class. Students that disrupt the class with these (or any other) devices may be removed from the class for that day and points may be deducted at the discretion of the instructor. Phones, laptop computers, and tablets may be used to access information and course materials during lab.

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GRADING: Your course grade will be composed of your lecture grade (ca. 60% of your course grade) and your lab grade (ca. 40% of your course grade), which will be determined as follows:

LECTURE – refer to your lecture instructor’s syllabus

LAB (weighted to 40% of total):

14 Quizzes (10 pts each) 140 pts

10 pre-labs (10 pts each) 100 pts

4 LearnSmart Activities 40 pts

14 Labs (5 pts each) 70 pts

Lab Final 50 pts

Your grades will be frequently posted on Blackboard. Please check your grades often to ensure that grades entered correspond to the grades you earned. LAB CLEAN UP AND PARTICIPATION are important aspect s of your performance in class. I reserve the right to deduct points from you if your lab station is not left clean and/or you did not contribute to general lab clean up as instructed at the beginning of the lab.

STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THIS SYLLABUS

Week Day Lab Activity Quiz What is due?

1 Aug 22 Introduction and Lab Safety - -

2 Aug 29 Scientific Method and Hypothesis Testing 1 Lab 1, Pre-lab 1

3 Sept 05 Metrics, Measurement and Graphing 2 Lab 2, Pre-lab 2

4 Sept 12 Macromolecules 3 Lab 3 Chemical Composition LearnSmart activity

5 Sept 19 Microscopes & Cells 4 Lab 4, Pre-lab 3

6 Sept 26 Physical Transport of Matter 5 Lab 5 Osmosis LearnSmart activity

7 Oct 3 Enzymes and Cellular Respiration 6 Lab 6, Pre-lab 4

8 Oct 10 Photosynthesis 7 Lab 7, Pre-lab 5

9 Oct 17 Mitosis – Asexual Reproduction 8 Lab 8, Pre-lab 6

10 Oct 24 Meiosis and Mendelian Genetics 9 Lab 9 Meiosis LearnSmart activity

11 Oct 31 Protein Synthesis 10 Lab 10, Pre-lab 7

12 Nov 07 DNA Fingerprinting 11 Lab 11, Pre-lab 8


13 Nov 14 Natural Selection and Population Growth 12 Lab 12, Pre-lab 9

14 Nov 21 Anatomy and Physiology 13 Lab 13, Pre-lab 10

15 Nov 28 Thanksgiving – no lab - -

16 Dec 05 Plant Diversity 14 Lab 14 Human Genetics LearnSmart activity

17 Dec 12 Lab final exam - -

18 Dec 19 No lab meetings - -

Code of Conduct and Classroom Conduct According to School Policy, "cheating or plagiarizing in relation to a District or College course or an academic program will result in disciplinary action." (Board Policy 5401, paragraph E) Furthermore, the Division of Math, Science, Engineering has adopted and subscribes to a Policy on Academic Integrity. This document provides definitions of academic honesty and outlines student responsibility. This includes but is not limited to class work, lab notebooks, quizzes and exams. COPYING MATERIALS FROM A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT STUDENT IS CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM. Refer to this document on the Division web site at http://www.saddleback.edu/ap/mse/integrity.pdf. It is the policy of this Division and this instructor that all acts of dishonesty are reported to the Division Dean and the Vice President for Student Services. The Vice President keeps records of all reported incidents, and repeated offenses are handled with increasing severity. This may include, but is not limited to, earning a failing grade on the assignment that may lead to a failing grade in the course. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate for the classroom. Student conduct deemed unacceptable includes disruptive behaviors which inhibit the other students’ ability to learn and the instructor’s ability to teach, such as inappropriate conversing during lectures or group learning experiences, aggressive or threatening behavior directed at the instructor or students, etc. Also, students should turn off cell phones and beepers prior to the start of class. Failure of any student to comply with classroom appropriate conduct may result in the removal of that student from class pending discussion and resolution of the problem, and may be reported to the Dean of Students Office for further action. Please refer to the current student handbook or catalog for more information regarding classroom conduct guidelines.

Math, Science, and Engineering Division Policy on Academic Integrity

Statement of purpose Academic integrity is not just a matter of “following the rules.” It is a matter of participating in an intellectual community in a way that fosters the values of that community. These values include the promotion of learning, the sharing of knowledge, and the honest acknowledgment of the various sources of information. This document is designed with the purpose of clarifying some specific student actions that promote or violate these values. It should be read as a


reinforcement, clarification, and extension of the "Academic Honor Code" as stated in the Saddleback College Catalog (under the section of "Student Rights and Responsibilities") and in the Student Handbook as the "Code of Conduct".

This document is not designed to be an exhaustive list of academic “dos and don’ts.” Rather, students are expected to understand that all participants in an academic environment have an active and on-going responsibility to be self-critical and to assess whether their actions are in compliance with a true spirit of learning. Students are accountable for academic dishonesty in any form, whether their actions are explicitly listed below or not. Further, ignorance or confusion about this policy or its interpretation is not a valid excuse for violating it. It is each student’s responsibility to recognize when an action is questionable and to question it. When in doubt, a student should always ask his or her instructor. Academic honesty When you submit work for credit you must do so honestly. At a minimum, this means:

1. Any and all work you submit must be your own work. For lab work, this includes gathering, analyzing, and presenting data. Group projects, if assigned, should be submitted using only the names of group members who contributed to the completion of the project.

2. You may use only those resources explicitly allowed by the instructor in completing an assignment. Allowed resources will vary with classes, instructors, and assignments. It is your responsibility to know which resources are allowed on any given assignment.

3. You must acknowledge use of allowed resources in completing an assignment, unless the instructor does not require such acknowledgment. Many instructors allow, and even encourage, students to receive help from each other, other instructors, tutors, and/or printed or online materials. At the top of any assignment on which you have received outside help, you should list the sources of that help. For example, you might write: “I worked with [names of classmates worked with]” or “I got help in the LAP from [names of tutors].”

4. Unless given explicit permission, you may not submit work for credit if that work was completed for a different class. This includes work completed for the same course in a different semester. Learning is not just about the final product, but the process, and instructors give assignments with the expectation that completing the assignment will be a learning experience.

Academic dishonesty The following actions are considered to be cheating. Again, this is not an exhaustive list, and students are expected to take an active role in assessing their own actions to ensure that they are honest.

1. Submitting a test or any other work (including homework, lab report, research or literature report, etc.) that is copied wholly or in part from another person's test or work, or knowingly allowing another student to copy from your work.

2. Having another person complete an assignment, take a test, or otherwise meet a requirement for you or you doing so for another student.


3. Using written or electronically retrievable notes or other unauthorized sources of information during a test.

4. Receiving specific information about a test from anyone but the instructor during the test, or giving to or allowing another student to get from you such information during the test.

5. Receiving specific information about the contents of a test before taking it, or providing specific information about a test after taking it in such a way that another student receives the information before s/he takes the same or a similar test.

6. Plagiarizing assignments from any source including Internet sources. 7. Falsifying or altering laboratory data, or copying results or answers from another

student. Even if you were directed to work in a pair or other grouping, and although you may be allowed to share "primary data", it will be considered as evidence of cheating if you and another student report identical results that should naturally differ from one student to another, or identical wording in conclusions, answers to questions, etc. "Primary data" means numerical values or observations obtained directly by the experimenter or read directly from a measuring instrument.

8. Submitting a lab report using data you did not help to collect or sharing data with a student who did not help collect it. This does not include data provided by the instructor. While lab work is often done in groups, each group member is expected to participate in performing the experiment and analyzing and presenting the data collected.

9. Getting allowed help in preparing, writing, reviewing, editing, or proofreading an assignment for submission without acknowledging that help, if required by the instructor. This includes help from any source including other students, teachers, lab technicians, family members, friends, acquaintances, and even from anonymous sources (especially Internet sources). It may not be considered cheating to get the help, but it is definitely considered cheating not to note the source and extent of the help in a prominent way in the submitted work, if required by the instructor.

10. Using the whole of or substantial part(s) of any written assignment submitted for credit in another (concurrent or previously taken) course, without the explicit permission of the current instructor.

The penalties for any act of academic dishonesty are left to the discretion of the instructor. Possible penalties are listed in College Catalog and the Student Handbook. It is the policy of this division that all acts of dishonesty are reported to the Division Dean and the Vice President for Student Services. The Vice President keeps records of all reported incidents, and repeated offenses are handled with increasing severity.

Professional Dispositions

NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE LECTURE OR LAB! I will ask you to leave the room if I see any food or drink. Times will be made available to you for a food/drink/bathroom break.

Pagers and Cell Phones: These devices should be turned off during class or, at the very least,

they should be put into vibrate mode. The first time a device rings in class, a student will be


given a warning. During an exam they can NOT be in your vicinity, nor on your person. You will be asked to place all your belongings at the front of the room.

Please do not bring children or non-enrolled persons to class. We must ask this for college liability reasons.

Audio recorders are allowed and even encouraged

Make use of free tutoring at the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) on the lower level of the library (http://www.saddleback.edu/lap/), my office hours, and our lab time.

Waiting until the day of the exam to ask questions about critical concepts will stress you and

will unlikely bring you benefits. Plan ahead.

If you have a laptop computer you’d like to use, bring it and type your notes while I lecture—

this saves time and printing costs. NOTE: Please refrain from asking your instructor to repeat everything simply so you can type his/her every word.

Be courteous to the instructor and your classmates at all times. Arrive to class on time.

Unless your question during class is to repeat or clarify a point, please refrain from asking

your personal questions until the lab section.

When you e-mail your instructor, write intelligently. Use complete sentences with correct spelling. Also, identify yourself in the e-mail, and the subject line should identify the class (The instructor deletes e-mails from anonymous people).

Check your SADDLEBACK e-mail account daily and be informed by checking Blackboard

regularly (at least daily)—it is the best way for your instructor to keep you informed of any

schedule changes.

Our classroom as a learning environment: Are you an independent student and master concepts quickly? If yes, good for you! However, the person next to you may need more help and may appreciate the instructor’s ability to teach to different learning styles. Be patient and mindful of your fellow classmates and the instructor’s teaching methods. Your comments to fellow classmates, both in and out of the classroom, can easily damage the learning environment and compromise another student’s learning potential. Disrupting the learning environment or compromising another student’s learning may result in removal from the class pending a meeting with the instructor and the Departmental Chair to resolve the matter.

Your identification may be checked throughout the duration of this class. You will need to provide some sort of photo identification (your student id, driver’s license, etc.). Additionally, a signature page may be provided to you within the duration of this class. On this signature page will be the statement below (I have read and thoroughly understand the syllabus, and agree to abide by the MSE Academic Integrity Document and “Professional Dispositions.”) as well as the lab safety agreement found at the beginning of your first lab handout packet, and a box where your instructor will mark that your ID has been checked. You may not be allowed to participate in the class, lab, and/or discussion sections unless all of these criteria have been met OR you have made an appointment with the instructor to discuss your reservations of these criteria.

Lastly, if you are worried about your ability to complete the assignments during this course,

you must talk to the instructor immediately.


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Class Agreement Form I understand that I am enrolling in Biology 20, Basic Biology (Lab, ticket # 10965). I have read and agree to the policies put forth in the class syllabus and especially those listed below: 1. I have read and will abide by the Saddleback College Math, Science, and Engineering Division Policy on Academic Integrity. 2. I agree that any breach of the policies set forth in the syllabus will result in harsh consequences. Such consequences are indicated in the syllabus and may include expulsion from this class. I agree to accept these consequences if it is determined that I was cheating (as defined in the MSE Honor Code). ______________________________________________________________________ Name (printed), Student Number _______________________________________________ Signature _______________________________________________ Date

TURN THIS PAGE IN TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR BY THE SECOND WEEK OF CLASSES

Biology 20 Laboratory Syllabus FALL 2013 Page 1 of 3

INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY BIOLOGY 20 Laboratory

TICKET #: 10965 Syllabus for FALL 2013

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Instructor: Steve Teh Office: SM 254 Phone: (949) 582 - 4741 Office Hrs: MW 11:30 – 12 Noon, 5:30-6:00 PM Email: [email protected] T 10 AM – 12:30 PM & 3:20 – 4:00 PM Th By appointement If I’m not in my office, please check the following locations: SM 244, 246 or 128

Webpage for the syllabus, lecture outlines, grades, quizzes, announcements, etc

http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/steh - click on the Bio 20 link OBJECTIVE: Biology 20 is a lecture and laboratory course designed to introduce students to the major principles and concepts of biology, including cellular biology, energy relationships, biological systems, heredity, evolution and ecology.

Student Learning Outcome (SLO): Students completing Biology 20 will be able to comprehend, analyze and

evaluate biological concepts. Assessment Method and Criteria: On the final exam, students in all sections of Biology 20 will be given 20 identical, standardized questions that will assess basic biological concepts. Students will score 70% or better on this set of multiple choice or true/false questions embedded in the final exam.

IMPORTANT DATES 1 September Last Day to apply for a refund 3 September Last Day to withdraw without a “W”

5 November Last day to withdraw with a “W” Quiz Dates: At the beginning of each laboratory

Required Lab Manual: Introduction to Biology, Biology 20 Laboratory Exercises Written by the Faculty in the Biological Sciences Online Resource: www.campbellbiology.com

LAB SUPPLIES (Steve’s Lab Only): 1 Scantron # 882 (100 questions, 50 per side) 12 Scantron # 815 (15 question quiz strip) basic calculator – cell phones do not count!

**Do not write your name on the Scantron forms, just paper clip them together along with the student

information sheet & the academic integrity form. Turn them into to my office SM 254 by 28 August 2013.** Failure to do so may result in you being dropped from the class because you cannot follow

simple directions!

STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THIS SYLLABUS

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/steh

http://www.campbellbiology.com/


Biology 20 Laboratory Schedule FALL 2013

Week Date Lab Activity Page #

1 Aug. 20 Introduction and Lab Safety 1

27 Scientific Method and Hypothesis Testing 7

2 Sept. 3 Holiday - Metrics, Measurement and Graphing 17

3 10 Macromolecules 21

4 17 Microscopes & Cells 33

5 24 Physical Transport of Matter 45

6 OCT. 1 Enzymes and Cellular Respiration 55

7 8 Photosynthesis 65

8 15 Mitosis – Asexual Reproduction 75

9 22 Meiosis and Mendelian Genetics 85

10 29 Protein Synthesis 99

11 NOV. 5 DNA Fingerprinting 103

12 12 Natural Selection and Population Growth 111

13 19 Brief Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 127

14 26 Animal Reproduction 143

15 DEC 3 Plant Reproduction 154

16 10 Laboratory Final

17 17 No lab meeting – Finals week 1

THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES OR EXAMS! Exams and quizzes will be given during the first 15 minutes of the laboratory period. Students who miss three laboratory sessions may be dropped from the course. Quizzes may consist of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill-in and short answer. Under normal circumstances, there will be no opportunity for making up quizzes! You will be given a zero for that quiz (exception = verifiable, college excused emergencies). Because most of the quizzes will be taken at the beginning of the class time, it is critical that you be on time. Latecomers will be given quiz materials only if there is sufficient and reasonable time remaining to warrant an attempt.

ATTENDANCE: Since many of the questions on the tests will come from the lecture material, it is critical that students attend all class meetings. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the notes from a fellow student. If your number of absences exceeds the number of hours the class meets in two weeks, you will be dropped from the course. After 5 November 2013 you cannot officially be dropped from the course. This is the last day you can receive a "W" (Withdrawal). After this date you must be given a grade in the course. If you are late to class, it is your responsibility to report it to the instructor at the end of class. If you don't, it will be counted as an absence. Three times late to class counts as one absence. Your grade will be lowered for excessive absences. It is ultimately the student’s responsibility to drop themselves from the course if they decide not to attend the

class. Poor attendance after the drop date will result in the loss of one grade level (i.e. a student will fall from an “A” to a “B”) in the final analysis of your grade.


POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Cheating and Plagiarism are violations of the college's policy and are considered serious offenses. The Department of Biological Sciences takes all incidences of academic dishonesty seriously and acts accordingly. I reserve the right to give an "F" for the assignment, test and/or class and the matter will be brought up to the Director of Student Affairs as stated in the school's current College Catalog. In other words, “DON'T CHEAT OR PLAGIARIZE!!!!!!”

MSE Academic Integrity Policy: http://www.saddleback.edu/ap/mse/integrity.pdf GRADING: Your course grade will be comprised of the following:

Lab Portion: Time Management ……………………………………... 10 pts Student Information sheet ……………………………... 10 pts Academic Integrity ………………………………………. 10 pts Scantrons ………………………………………………… 10 pts 14 Quizzes (10 pts each)....…………………..………... 140 pts 15 Labs (10 pts each)...................................................150 pts Learn Smart Assignments (10 pts each) ………………. ?? pts Lab Final…………………………………………………… 50 pts 350 pts

Points and assignments are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion to facilitate a more productive learning environment.

Lab clean up is an essential aspect of your lab grade. If the lab is left messy and I have to clean up after you guys, I will deduct 10 points per minute for cleaning – and I clean very slowly!!! This includes not properly putting things away or in the correct/specified location(s).

ACCOMMODATION: All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. It is your responsibility to provide documentation of your disability and resolve the appropriate accommodation(s) at the very beginning of the semester. NO students may use dictionaries or electronic translation devices during lecture exams or quizzes, including international students. Cellular Phones must be set on vibrate or another silent alert mode during class. Students that disrupt the class with these auditory devices may be removed from the class for that day and lose 10 points for each offense AND you will dance to your ringtone in front of the entire class. Some of you cannot afford to lose points NOR can you dance! If you catch a fellow classmate texting in class or using their laptop (iPhone, Android, etc) for non-productive class related assignments, please report them so that I can deduct 10 points from that individual and you will receive those 10 points (there’s a limit on how many points you can obtain, but there’s not limit on the number of points you can lose). Where to get Study Guides, Exam scores, Article Critique Guidelines, etc. Web page: www.saddleback.edu/faculty/steh - Click on the Biology 20 Laboratory link I can’t afford the textbook: • There’s a textbook in the LIBRARY at the RESERVE DESK • There’s also an e-book that’s available for less (http://www.campbellbiology.com)

http://www.saddleback.edu/ap/mse/integrity.pdf

http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/steh

http://www.campbellbiology.com/

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