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:ecampos1@csustan.edu

*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!