Syllabus Bio 106 Cells, Genes & Society
Fall 2008
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Instructor: Jeffrey D. Newman Room: Heim 107 Phone: 570-321-4386 email: newman@lycoming.edu office hours: M 3:00-4:00 PM Th 10:30-11:30 AM |
Lecture meets MWF 11:30 12:20 in Heim G-11 Lab meets in Heim 106 Course web site: http://moodle.lycoming.edu |
Catalog Description of Course: A science distribution course for the non-science major. This course investigates how cellular phenomena, genes and biotechnology are involved in virtually everything we do and in many of the decisions we make. Being able to understand the implications of biology in medicine, health care issues, bio-ethics, and business is the primary goal of this course.
Text: Essential Biology with Physiology, 2nd Ed, Campbell, Reece, Simon, Pearson Benjamin Cummings Pub. , 2007
Grades will be determined based on the following assessments:
Exams 4 x 100 pts = 400 pts
Prep papers 33 x 3 pts = 100 pts
Lab Quizzes 5 x 20 pts = 100 pts
Discipline Specific Lab Report 100 pts
Total possible 700 pts
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B+
= 86.7 - 89.9% |
C+
= 76.7 79.9% |
D+
= 66.7 - 69.9% |
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A
= 93.3 100% |
B
= 83.3 86.6% |
C
= 73.3 76.6% |
D
= 63.3 66.6% |
F=
below 60% |
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A-
= 90.0 93.2% |
B-
= 80.0 83.2% |
C-
= 70.0 73.2% |
D-
= 60.0 63.2% |
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Exams will include multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
Daily Prep Papers are due at the beginning of each class (except for exam or lab days). Any instances of academic dishonesty with prep papers (e.g. turning in the same prep paper on multiple days or two people turning in identical, or obviously copied & edited prep papers) WILL result in a loss of ALL prep paper points for the semester.
Guidelines:
Attendance policy: Attendance of lectures is expected and is in your best interest, because a significant percentage of material on exams will be based on classroom discussions and subjects not covered in the text. Four unexcused absences will result in a warning; if a fifth unexcused absence occurs, the Freshman Dean will be notified. It is your responsibility to turn in a prep paper or sign in each day to confirm attendance.
As Biology is a laboratory science, attendance of Lab sections is essential. Quizzes are given during the first 15 minutes of lab, and no make-up quizzes will be given.
Tentative Schedule
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Lecture Topics
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Lab Activities |
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Week 1 |
Intro to the Science of Life (1) |
Meet & Greet, Nature of Science |
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Week 2 9/1 9/5 |
Molecules in the Cell (2,3) |
Nutrition, what molecules do we need? (read ch 22) |
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Week 3 9/8 9/12 |
Tour of the Cell (4) |
Quiz, Observing Cells in the Microscope |
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Week 4 9/15 9/19 |
Exam 1 (9/15) Enzymes & Metabolism (5,6) |
Fermentation: Wine & Yogurt! |
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Week 5 9/22 9/26 |
Cell Division & Cancer (8) |
Quiz, Observe cancer cell culture experiment, mitosis in onion cells |
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Week 6 9/29 10/3 |
Mendelian Genetics (9) |
Human Genetic Variation |
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Week 7 10/6 10/10 |
Exam 2 (10/6) DNA ΰ RNA ΰ Protein: Information Flow (10) |
Quiz, Mr. Green Genes DNA isolation |
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Week 8 10/13 10/17 |
Gene Regulation, Cloning, Stem cells (11) |
Mr. Green Genes Sequence Analysis |
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Week 9 10/20 10/24 |
Biotechnology (12) |
Mr. Green Genes Transformation |
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Week 10 10/27 10/30 |
Biotech (12) Exam 3 (10/30) |
Mr. Green Genes Gel Electrophoresis |
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Week 11 11/3 11/7 |
Microevolution (13) |
Quiz, Evolution Video, discussion |
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Week 12 11/10 11/14 |
Macroevolution (14) |
Human evolution, Animal sequence comparisons |
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Week 13+ 11/17 11/24 |
Microbes (15) |
Microbes Around Us |
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Week 14 12/1 12/5 |
Immunity (24) |
Quiz, Bioethics Discussion/Debate |