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the basics lecture times laboratory time office hours contact information mon wed and fri 8:00-8:50 a.m science 219 urs 8:00-9:50 a.m science 219 mon and wed 9:00-10:00 a.m tues and urs 10:00-11:00 a.m or by appointment e-mail phone office massasoit.bio@mac.com 508 588-9100 ext 1626 e-mail is strongly preferred science 220 next to the lab required course materials access to mastering biology provided free-of-charge with a new copies of the campbell reece text from bio principles i or available for purchase online during registration process at http www.masteringbio.com campbell reece et al biology 8th edition pearson/benjamin cummings isbn 0-321-54325-4 if your student access kit for mastering biology provides access to the ebook a paper copy is not necessary a three-ring binder preferably 2-3 for course handouts course information course description is course is a study of the domains kingdoms and major phyla comprising the living world e evolution of the diverse forms of life on the earth today from the earliest life forms to the present serves as a unifying theme throughout the course topics include classification anatomy physiology and ecology observation and dissection skills will be developed while studying selected organisms both plant and animal in the laboratory portion of the course e dissection component of the laboratory work is required for successful completion of the course lecture three hours laboratory two hours prerequisites grade of c or better in biological principles i biol121 or successful performance on departmental challange exam and preparing for college reading ii engl092 introductory writing engl099 and fundamentals of mathematics math010 or waiver by placement testing results or departmental approval my expectations of students who enroll in this class 1 i expect that you understand the workload required in a four-credit class 2 3 4 5 6 i expect that you arrive to both lecture and lab sessions on time tardiness is never acceptable i expect that you will ask questions in class or come to my office hours when you have trouble understanding a concept or when i am not clear i expect that you will take advantage of any extra help that i suggest for you i expect that you can write clearly and logically and that you show respect for the rules of english grammar and usage i expect you have internet access at home at work or on-campus to send/receive e-mail and to complete online homework and activities i[close]
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teaching methods class meetings e lecture portion of the class is taught using a laptop whiteboard document projection molecular models and video microscopy when appropriate ere will be some class discussion depending on the topic ere will be opportunities for extended discussion and questions outside of class and in the laboratory prior to each week you will receive an e-mail from me outlining what we will be covering in class is e-mail will list textbook readings homework assignments deadlines departmental announcements and other important information my intent is to communicate with the class routinely through e-mail i will send emails to your mymassasoit e-mail account unless you have a different one that you prefer if you are absent and do not receive class handouts either e-mail me i will attach an electronic copy in my reply or download a copy from the course website being absent is not an excuse for coming to class unprepared i do not keep extra copies of handouts distributed in class laboratory sessions each unit of material will be accompanied by two large lab projects that will span multiple weeks for each lab meeting you will turn in a pre-lab assignment that gets you ready for the activity and a post-lab assignment that will use the data generated in the lab ese may take the form of formal laboratory reports business letters models statistical analysis or oral presentations because an activity that begins one week will be continued on a following week it is crucial that you are not absent from labs labs cannot be made up in the event of an absence and being absent will harm your grade in the course assessment of student performance homework quizzes and exams your understanding of the lecture material will be assessed via periodic quizzes homework assignments three lecture exams and a cumulative final exam e tentative dates for the three lecture exams and the material which they cover are posted on the course schedule problem sets and sample lecture exams are provided on the course website ere are no make-ups for missed lecture exams your grade on the final exam will be substituted for one missed lecture exam calculation of final grade your final grade in the course will be calculated as follows lecture exams 3 laboratory assignments homework and quizzes cumulative final exam total 1 lowest 2 lowest 40%1 20%2 20%3 20 100 grade replaced with final exam grade three grades dropped 3 lowest grade dropped your letter grade in the course will be assigned according to the following scale all numbers are percentages a ab b bc above 92.4 89.5-92.4 86.5-89.4 82.5-86.4 79.5-82.4 76.5-79.4 c cd d df 72.5-76.4 69.5-72.4 66.5-69.4 62.5-66.4 59.5-62.4 below 59.4 your final grade in this course is a culmination of the work you complete throughout the semester final grades are non-negotiable and no extra credit assignments are accepted in the event you are not happy with your grade ii[close]
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course organization and tentative schedule unit 1 evolution lecture topics · darwin s secret notebooks · e evidence for evolution · how genetics drives evolution · population genetics hardyweinberg equilibrium and how allele frequencies change exam on unit 1 march 1 unit 2 biodiversity lecture topics · phylogeny and the tree of life · bacteria and archaea · protists · plant phylogeny land plant lineages and seed plants · fungi exam on unit 2 april 9 unit 3 ecology lecture topics · introduction to ecology · biomes · species interactions · species richness stability and succession · · energy flow and chemical cycling human impacts on biodiversity weeks 11-15 apr 12-may 12 lab · measuring biological chemical and physical parameters at determine stream quality weeks 11-14 · · animal diversity animal phylogeny parazoa and radiata lophotrochozoans ecdysozoans and deuterostomes · weeks 6-10 mar 1-apr 9 labs studying principles of community interactions in single-celled organisms weeks 5-7 identification of unknown fungi week 8 · · species and speciation e origin of life how cells evolved and how living ings diversified · · weeks 1-5 jan 25-feb 26 labs taxonomy and dichotomous keys week 1 uncovering evidence for evolution weeks 24 · · patterns of animal development weeks 9-10 exam on unit 3 may 10 cumulative final exam scheduled by the registrar s office iii[close]
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course policies attendance your attendance is expected at all lecture and laboratory sessions i will initially take attendance by calling the roll after the first week or so i will have a sign-in sheet posted by the classroom door it is your responsibility to sign in each morning if you are absent it is your responsibility to get copies of notes homework sheets labs and other handouts either from the course website or from other students please remember that exams quizzes and labs cannot be made up i must periodically provide the registrar s office with information on student attendance students who are not participating may be withdrawn from the course please understand that non-participation in the course can result in you being required to repay your financial aid late arrivals students are expected to be in class on time if you must come late do not expect extra time to complete assignments in progress do not interrupt the class and do not expect that either myself or others will be able to work with you individually to repeat information directions that you missed if you come late on a day when there s a quiz you ve missed it and there are no makeups late assignments late assignments will not be accepted if you are absent on the day an assignment is due you must turn it in via fax 508-427-1231 or e-mail massasoit.bio@mac.com unless you ve made an arrangement with me prior to your return h1n1 swine flu and other public health issues as you are probably aware there is intense concern surrounding transmission of the h1n1 flu virus heading into this academic year e college has asked faculty to consider how we will continue to teach our courses in the unlikely event that the college is asked to close for a short period if this occurs i will contact you by e-mail with instructions for continuing through the course material from home via online resources such as mastering biology podcasts and web tutorials it is important that i have the e-mail address you most frequently check on file so that you are kept in the iv loop you can supply me with your e-mail address using the contact form on the course website i have taken into account the possibility that students may become ill over the course of the semester i will drop your lowest homework/quiz grade as well as your three lowest lab grades is should cover you in the event that you are out of class for one week please do not waste this opportunity as i am unlikely to extend it if you are out sick i encourage you to send me assignments via fax or e-mail academic integrity from the college catalog students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity in this course violations of academic honesty will usually fall in one of two categories cheating or plagiarism cheating includes for example copying or buying the work of others hiring or persuading others to do work under a false name concealing notes or other helpful materials during a exam communicating with your classmates during an exam plagiarism is the use of another person s work or ideas as one s own without giving appropriate credit in short plagiarism is intellectual theft and is therefore taken seriously consequently using the ideas or language of others in an oral written technical or artistic work must be properly acknowledged and documented students are responsible for understanding what constitutes plagiarism in their classes and should note that these offenses are often very easy for the instructor to catch in this class the penalty for cheating or plagiarism will be a grade of zero 0 for the work in question and possibly a failing grade for the course please note that copying either text or drawings out of textbooks course materials and websites is also prohibited all work conducted in this course is to be yours and yours only cell phone usage during lecture and pre-lab instructions i ask that you turn any noise-emitting device on your person to its vibrate or silent feature texting and other cell phone-related activity is never appropriate during class you don t think i can see you doing it but here s the truth i can see it in fact it s pretty hard for me to miss your classmates will get irritated with you and they ll turn you in ey always do i ve had students rat out their best friends your fellow students really don t like it when you re not paying attention so either give the class your entire attention or leave.[close]
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during any exam if a device in your possession makes any type of audible noise that i can hear hence disrupting your classmates you will swiftly earn a zero 0 for the exam if you have a personal issue which requires that you be in cell phone contact you must inform me prior to the start of the exam students with disabilities students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in the classroom are encouraged to contact a disability counselor as soon as possible students at the brockton campus with learning disabilities should contact andrea henry ext 1805 students with physical disabilities at the brockton campus should contact mary berg ext 1425 all students at the canton campus should contact mary berg ext 2132 12 relate structure and function in each of the following phyla and differentiate between major classes where appropriate porifera cnidaria platyhelminthes nematoda mollusca annelida arthropoda echinodermata and chordata 13 compare and contrast any major groups relating them to the evolutionary tree and to the geological periods 14 discuss within the animal kingdom evolutionary trends in the following areas skeleton body coverings reproduction water needs circulatory system including heart chambers oxygen demand body temperature brain vision and sex determination 15 state the unique properties of species in the kingdom plantae which unite them and set them apart from all other living organisms 16 identify the four major groups of plants nonvascular plants bryophytes seedless vascular plants gymnosperms and angiosperms 17 compare and contrast any two major groups and relate them to the evolutionary tree and to the geological periods 18 state the unique properties of species in the kingdom fungi which unite them and set them apart from all other living organisms 19 draw and explain the life cycle of each of the three phyla 20 work safely in the laboratory and follow simple laboratory protocols in order to work cooperatively to complete laboratory exercises 21 use the microscope to observe structure and function in order to develop good technique in preparation for more advanced courses 22 perform good dissections in order to make precise observations 23 apply a study skill method to learning biology and have improved success in academically rigorous courses 24 to strengthen core competencies of critical thinking technology skills oral communications quantitative skills reading and writing in order to increase success in this and other courses and in the workplace instructional objectives by the end of this course you should be able to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 explain why evolution is the central theme in biology identify three patterns of natural selection and five patterns of evolution differentiate between homologous and analogous structures give two examples in which a heterozygote organism has an advantage describe the hardy-weinberg principle explain a cladogram and cladistic classification describe the three domains and list the kingdoms in each domain describe the origin of life and be familiar with the geological eras proterozoic paleozoic mesozoic and cenozoic define the kingdom protista and describe the current issues regarding the placement of protista on the tree of life 10 define the kingdom animalia explaining its origins 11 draw a typical life cycle of a member of the animal kingdom v[close]
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course website where do i find it http massasoit-bio.net/courses select our course do i need to register how do i use it no e course website is designed with three goals in mind 1 2 3 to provide a way for students to download extra copies of handouts to provide supplementary information and study assistance for our lecture topics to coordinate links to other online resources that you may find useful massasoit ondemand mymassasoit masteringbiology etc biological principles ii you can access almost every aspect of the course website from the home page links on the home page will take you to · · · · · massasoit ondemand where the lecture podcasts are archived electronic copies of lecture handouts sample lecture exams for each of our three exams electronic copies of lab documents electronic copy of the course syllabus in the horizontal menubar if there is something you d like me to add to the course website please let me know i m happy to accommodate assuming i have the technical skills to do so who do i contact for technical help dr hanna either at massasoit.bio@mac.com or by using the contact link at the top right of each page many technical problems involve not having the right plugins installed for your browser use the tech help link in the menubar to download or update your plugins e course website seems to work better with internet explorer and firefox on windows-based machines and with firefox on macs you may experience problems logging in if you use safari vii[close]
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podcasts at massasoit ondemand over the course of the semester i record our lectures and post them to the massasoit website these recordings are available free-of-charge to all students on massasoit s media site called ondemand where do i find it http www.massasoit.mass.edu you can also click on the podcast icon on the course website it looks like this do i need to register how do i log in no 1 on the massasoit home page select the link for massasoit ondemand from the list on the left 2 3 on the ondemand window click on the link for podcasts at the bottom find your class from the horizontal list you may have to use the left and right arrows to scroll through the choices continued ix[close]
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how do i use it when you select your class you will be presented with two choices 1 2 you can select a specific lecture by its date e audio will begin you can also subscribe to the podcast if you decide to subscribe the lectures will be downloaded as mp3 files to your computer via itunes e streaming audio option is better if you are listening on someone else s computer or if you just want to relisten to part of a lecture e audio is never actually stored on the computer it just plays over your internet connection when you close the browser window you re done e mp3 option is better if you want to listen to the podcast away from your computer e mp3 files can be loaded onto an mp3 player or burned to an audio cd you can also set up itunes to automatically download the latest episode without having to visit the ondemand site again which is better · · who do i contact for technical help disclaimers john inferrera jinferrera@massasoit.mass.edu 1 2 you are welcome to make your own recordings during class as long as you take responsibility for operating your own recording device i have experimented with a couple of different microphones throughout my podcasting career and none have been perfect i ve settled on a usb microphone that i position on the document camera where i spend most of the time during class i do not listen to the podcasts once they are recorded if you listen and you either detect a problem or have a suggestion for an improvement please let me know and i ll be happy to address it if you have experience with recording audio i can use any advice you have in general i think that the podcasts are most useful for relistening to lectures perhaps to fill in gaps in your notes or to listen to my cues as to what i think is important i think they are less useful if you haven t been to class you may be able to get by if you miss a lecture or two but i think it s a mistake to skip class routinely and plan to use the podcasts as a crutch 3 x[close]
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in this course you will be using masteringbiologytm an online tutorial and homework program that accompanies your textbook we will use it for selected homework and lab activities where do i find it do i need to register http www.masteringbiology.com yes here s what you need to register a valid email address a student access code comes in the student access kit that was packaged with your new bio i textbook or is available separately for purchase online at www.masteringbiology.com the zip code for your school 02302 a course id s10biol12201 how to register 1 2 go to www.masteringbiology.com and click new students under register to register using the student access code inside the masteringbiology student access kit select yes i have an access code click continue or purchase access online select no i need to purchase access online now select your textbook and whether you want to include access to the ebook see disclaimers below and click continue follow the on-screen instructions to purchase access using a credit card e purchase path includes registration but the process may differ slightly from the steps printed here 3 4 license agreement and privacy policy click i accept to indicate that you have read and agree to the license agreement and privacy policy select the appropriate option under do you have a pearson education account and supply the requested information upon completion the confirmation summary page confirms your registration is information will also be emailed to you for your records you can either click log in now or return to www.masteringbiology.com later i m being asked to select my textbook but i don t recognize any of the choices pick this one xi[close]
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how do i log in 1 2 go to www.masteringbiology.com enter your login name and password and click log in upon first login you ll be prompted to do one or more of the following 1 2 3 4 how do i use it enter your instructor s masteringbiology course id s10biol12201 select your text and go to study area for access to self-study material enter a student id pick something that i can recognize click save and ok · · click on the assignments tab at the top of the screen select the assignment you wish to complete pay attention to the due dates once a due date has passed you will not be able to complete the assignment for credit it will remain visible for practice purposes though to access study resources · · · who do i contact for technical help · · · disclaimers 1 click on the study area tab select the current chapter from the pulldown menu and click go click on the etext button on the right side of the screen system requirements answers to frequently asked questions additional contact information for customer support including live chat to access assignments to use the ebook http www.masteringbiology.com/support where you will find if your biological principles i course used campbell reece s biology 8th edition and you purchased your book new from the massasoit bookstore it came packaged with a free student access kit which is a tremendous savings to you e access code inside the kit allows you to access the ebook on the website if you have enrolled in a mastering biology course previously follow the directions on the next page 2 xii[close]
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how to register for a second mastering biology course use these instructions if you have a mastering biology student access kit that you have used for a previous course most likely bio principles i 1 go to www.masteringbiology.com 2 in the login box enter the same login name and password you used last semester 3 you should arrive at a page that looks like this · if you do not see this screen alert your professor that you need to be unenrolled from your old course 4 enter a student id something obvious that preferably includes your name or something else that can be traced back to you 5 enter s10biol12201 as your new course id in the last box 6 en click xiii[close]
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