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Bio 101: Syllabus and Course Information ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Bio 101: Syllabus and Course Information ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Sue Kloss, Ph.D. Office: D-100, Next to the biology lab Office Hours: M, W 10-11 am; T, Th 9-10 am, T 12 – 1 pm and by appointment Email: kloss@ltcc.edu *make sure to include your name and the words Bio 101 in the subject line Course website: http://www.ltcconline.net/kloss/bio101/index.htm Course Information: Bio 101 is the first course of a 3 quarter sequence at LTCC. Consistent hard work and effort is required for you to do well in the class. One excellent strategy is to work hard at taking good notes in class; in the evening, recopy your notes and review them for 30-45 minutes. Answer the homework questions as we cover that material in class. Repetition, repetition, repetition is necessary to master the quantity and quality of material you will be required to know for this course. To do well in this course, you must spend time to learn the material! Our class will adhere to the academic honesty policy as listed in the student catalog. Final Exam: December 4, 11:00 a.m. - 12:50 pm. Text: Biology 7th ed. by Campbell. If you choose to use any other book, including earlier editions of this one, you are responsible for any differences in the material. Lab Book: Biology Laboratory Manual by Sylvia Mader, 9th ed. This book is required in the correct edition.
Course Requirements for Bio 101 Lecture: There are 1000 possible points you can get in this course. Quizzes: Each week I will post a set of learning objectives in the form of questions that provide you with a specific way to learn the material we cover. You will be able to answer all quiz and exam questions if you can completely answer these questions. Quizzes will be given on Tuesdays at the beginning of each lecture. I will also occasionally throw in pop quizzes. No makeups for any reason! I will drop your lowest 2 quiz grades for the quarter. Quizzes are worth 10 points each (10% of the course grade). Exams: There will be a midterm and a final exam in this course. The midterm is worth 250 points (25%) of your grade, and the final, which is cumulative, is worth 300 points (30%) of your grade for the course. You are responsible for all material covered in lectures, labs, discussions and readings. No electronic devices are allowed during any quiz or exam. Homework: Homework questions will be assigned each week, and these will appear on the website. Homework is optional on a week by week basis. If you choose to do the homework, you must do the entire assignment for that week. All homework is due during your lab period the week after it is assigned and if complete properly, I will add 5 points to your quiz grade for that week. Course Requirements for Bio 101 Lab: Lab Reports: At the conclusion of each lab, your team will submit your lab notebook/lab report with your instructor. Each lab is worth 15 points, for a total of 150 points (15%) of your course grade. You may make up one missed lab only. If you have not missed any labs, you may use the assignment for extra credit. This is the ONLY way to get extra credit. Lab Quizzes: Given at the completion of each lab. Worth 10 pts. each for 100 points (10%) total. Course Requirements for Both Lab and Lecture: Attendance/Participation: Being on time, participating, for the whole time, (and awake!) gets you a 100 pts. (10%). Absences from lab will affect your lab notebook grade, your lab quiz grade and your participation grade. You don’t lose too much for one absence (especially if you do a make up) but if you miss a second lab you lose 20% of your participation grade for each absence. If you have excessive absences from lab (3 or more) you may be dropped from the course. Spot checking will be used to monitor attendance in lectures and labs.
Grading summary: Grading Scale: 100 pts. - Quizzes A = 90 -100 250 pts. - Midterm B = 80 - 89 300 pts. - Final Exam C = 70 - 79 150 pts. - Lab reports D = 60 - 69 100 pts. - Lab quizzes F = below 60 100 pts. - Participation 1000 pts. total
Attendance Policy: Make every effort to attend! It is very important to me that students come to class, on time, for the entire time scheduled. Please make every effort to arrive on time for class. Having people coming in after class has started can be very disruptive to other students. If you do miss class, you are responsible to find out what was covered. Attendance will be monitored on a spot-check basis. Turn off electronic equip. before class begins, please. No electronic submissions of assignments, please. Exam Reschedules: You may reschedule an exam only by discussing it with me in advance. (Emails and phone messages do not satisfy this requirement). If you arrange a makeup and take the exam within 2 working days of when it was originally scheduled, you forfeit 8% of the total possible. If you complete the exam within 10 days you lose 30 %. You may not retake an exam more than 10 days after the scheduled original. If you miss a lab practical you will retake it in alternate format, subject to the above penalties. No early final exams will be given. Study Buddies: Choose 2 or 3 people for your study buddies. These are the people who will pick up handouts for you if you are absent, and who will share notes with you for the class you missed. With your study buddies, you can ask about material you don’t understand, divvy up study chores, prepare for exams, etc. Learning cooperatively is wonderful, but it doesn’t work if every one doesn’t do an equal share of the work. Take good care of your buddies! Do not take advantage of them! You may always discuss course information and assignments together (except on exams), but all answers must be your own. Do not use the same wording as anyone else on any assignment. When you use someone else’s idea, be sure to provide a citation. This class will abide by the student honor code.
Student Outcomes for Bio 101
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