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Class Notes Course Info
Hello,
Welcome to Foundations in Biology (Biofoundations). I'm pleased you decided to enroll for this summer session. It will seem intense at first, but we will persevere! We will be looking at a general survey of biological concepts and priciples this term. I will try to keep notes up on this page as we progress, but you should rely on your text for the majority of the information.
BSC 1005
Biological Foundations I
Instructor: Dr. Craig S. Kasper
Office: BSCI 207E
Phone: (813) 253-7881
Email: ckasper@hccfl.edu
Course Location and Time: Lecture will meet from May 17, 2006 through July 19, 2006 in BSCI room 204 on Wednesday from 5:00pm-9:40pm. Last day to drop is 6/26/2006.
Textbook: Basic Concepts in Biology, 6th ed., Starr.
Course Description: This course will provide the student with basic biological concepts and there relationships to one another.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: College reading and writing ability is also expected.
Exams: There will be a total of four lecture exams. The tests will consist primarily of multiple choice questions. All exam dates are listed in the syllabus. It is the student’s responsibility to be present when exams are given. If an exam is missed, a make-up test must be taken before the next class meeting. If not taken during this time, it is at the instructor’s discretion to give a make-up exam at a later date. (If allowed, 10 points will be deducted from the student’s score.
Portable Electronic Devices: Please discontinue use of all portable electronic devices such as cell phones, beepers, pagers, headphones, iPods, etc. upon entering class. Students may use tape recorders and portable computers in class, unless they become a distraction; arrive and set-up these devices early.
Gordon Rule: Mandated by the State Gordon Rule Plan, this course now has a written paper of 1500 words included in the course requirement. This is to be an original paper, written by the student, turned in on or before the last week of class. This paper will constitute 20% of your final grade for the course. Content style and correct English usage will be used during the determination of the final grade on this paper. Ten (10) points will be deducted for each day that the paper is late.
Grading: The final grade will be calculated by the student’s total points on the exams and the Gordon Rule paper divided by the total points possible in the class. Multiplying this number time 100 will give a percentage grade (%).
Grading Scale:
90%-100% = A
80%- 89% = B
70%- 79% = C
60%- 69% = D
Below 60% = F
Lecture Attendance: You are expected to attend all lectures and arrive on time. Frequently in lecture, I inform students of any changes in the class schedule or important concepts that they need to know for an upcoming exam. Also, we will have activities in class that will count toward your final grade. More than two (2) absences from class will be considered excessive and will negatively affect your grade.
Instructional Methods: Overheads, PowerPoint, internet, class discussion, class activities.
Request for Accommodations: If, to participate in this course, you require an accommodation due to a physical or learning impairment, you must contact the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities (813) 259-6035, or (813) 253-7035.
Academic Dishonesty Policy: Students must submit their own unique work on all assignments. Indications of cheating during an examination include talking with other students, using non-approved notes, shuffling through notebooks, looking at other's exam papers, etc. Cheating will result in a failing grade and notification of the academic dean for further discipline.
Plagiarism: The act of taking and using ideas and/or writings from another person(s) and passing them off as your own. (i.e.—Copying, stealing, lifting, bootlegging, illegal use, breach of copyright.) You all are expected to do your own work. Assuming others ideas without proper acknowledgement or obtainment of copyright will result in a failing grade on the assignment (0) and possibly failing the course. You will also be referred to the Accademic Dean for further discipline.
Miscellaneous: You are responsible for any announcements made, or materials circulated in your absence. You are responsible for understanding all policies, deadlines, etc… specified by the HCC Student Handbook. Arrangements can be made for students with learning disabilities only if they provide documentation from an HCC LD advisor.
BSC 1025 LECTURE SCHEDULE (Summer 2006)
DATE TOPIC Reading (Whitney & Rolfes) Chapter
May 10 No class
May 17 Introduction to Class 1-3
Life’s Chemical Basis
Molecules of Life
May 24 How Cells Are Put Together 4-6
How Cells Work
Where It Starts—Photosynthesis
May 31 How Cells Release Chemical Energy 7-9
How Cells Reproduce
Meiosis & Sexula Reproduction
Exam 1
June 7 Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits 10-13
Chromosomes and Human Genetics
DNA Structure and Function
DNA from Proteins
June 14 Controls Over Genes 14-16
Studying and Manipulating Genonmes
Process of Evolution
Exam 2
June 21 Evolutionary Patterns 17-20
Rates and Trends
The Origin and Early Evolution of Life
Prokaryotes and Viruses
Simple Eukaryotes (Protists & Fungi)
June 28 Plant Evolution 21-23, 25
Animal Evolution
Animal Reproduction
Exam 3
July 5 Principles of Ecology 26-30
Gordon Rule Paper Due
July 19 Exam 4
*A note about the Reading. This is a guide only. We will be covering material from other text pages and sources in lecture. You are expected to read all pages of the assigned chapters before coming to class.
BSCI 1005C Lecture Objectives (by Chapter)
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Life's Chemical Basis
Chapter 1 and 2
Chapters 1-3 introduce life's chemical origins and explain how we are all held together. We'll talk about proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and how they are all held together by chemical interactions. |
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Molecules of Life
Chapter 3
What comprises life? How is it all held together? We will examine how the basic units of life: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogena, and oxygen fit together to form the basic building blocks of our existence. |
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