NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BSC 1007L: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY LAB SPRING 2008

Instructor : Course Coordinator : Jane R. Pfeilsticker Office Number: Office Hours: Posted on office door or by appointment. Office Hours: Telephone: Bradenton 941-752-5271 Telephone: Email Address: [email protected] Email Address: Web Page: http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/139.asp?bcid=839 Web Page: Department Website: http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/179.asp

Course Description: BSC 1007 Introduction to Biology Lab (0) A.A.) Companion lab to BSC 1007C. Additional special fees are required.

Course Performance Standards: The course performance standards may be accessed via the web at: http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1161.asp The performance standards may be found by clicking on “course performance standards” and scrolling for the course prefix and number.

Text and Materials: Biology, A Guide to the Natural World by David Krogh, 3rd Edition Custom ISBN 0132185881 All laboratory instructions and report template may be found on the instructor’s web site

Laboratory materials : Lab coat, 3 ring binder with lined and unlined paper, Safety glasses, Calculator, Ruler, Grease marking pencil or sharpie pens, Colored pencils These items must be brought to every lab!!!!

Attendance Policy: It is expected that the students will attend all classes and laboratory sessions. If a class must be missed, the student is responsible for obtaining the information that was covered in a missed lecture. Laboratory attendance is mandatory. Any missed lab must be made up during the last week of the semester or as a virtual lab assigned by the instructor. Failure to complete all of the laboratory exercises will result in a grade of incomplete that will revert to an F if the labs are not completed by the 6th week of the following semester.

Grading Policy: Laboratory Reports will be required for each lab. The reports must be turned in one week after the completion of the lab period. The lab grade will be based on an equal weighting of each lab report and select laboratory quizzes.

The grade for the course will be calculated with 75% of the grade consisting of the lecture exams and quizzes, and 25% of the grade consisting of the lab average. Letter grades for the course will be calculated on a straight percentage basis. The cut-off points for each grade are as follows: A- 90%, B- 80%, C- 70%, D- 60%.

Withdrawal policy: In accordance with the Manatee Community College policy as stated in the catalog, students may withdraw from any course or all courses without academic penalty of a WF by the withdrawal deadline as listed in the academic calendar. This semester date is March 19, 2008 for full semester courses. For all late start courses, these dates will appear in the student’s schedule, or students may call the Natural Science office for additional information. The student must take responsibility for initiating the withdrawal procedure. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with their instructor first before taking and withdrawal action.

Statement of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of ideas, facts, opinions, illustrative material, data, direct or indirect wording of another scholar and/or writer—professional or student—without giving proper credit. Expulsion, suspension, or any lesser penalty may be imposed for plagiarism or cheating in any manner. Direct copying of lab report information is considered to be cheating on the part of both parties involved.

Standards of Conduct: Students are expected to abide by all Lancer Student Handbook guidelines. Students may be withdrawn from the class by the instructor for any behavior that interferes with learning of others. Obtrusive late entries, early departures, cell phone calls, pager calls, conversations not related to class work, and general loudness fall under the category of interfering behaviors.

Individual laboratory instructors may choose to administer lab quizzes to ensure that the students are attaining a full understanding of the concepts illustrated by each lab. These quizzes may contribute up to 10% of the total lab grade. All students are required to read the lab instructions prior to the lab session. Students are responsible for all information conveyed in the lab manual. This information may appear on any lecture exam or quiz.

BSC 1007 List of Laboratory Topics

Week of: Topic Resources to Use Description/Additional Info

#1: 1/07/08 1. Intro to lab and lab safety Handout

#2: 1/14/08 2. Scientific Method Handout Read text Ch 1 section 1.2 #3: 1/21/08 3. Microscope http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/ Bio111/Bio111LabMan/ILI/scopes.ht ml #4: 1/28/08 4. pH Handout Read text section 3.2 and acid rain box #5: 2/04/08 5. Macromolecules Handout Read section3.5- 3.8 #6: 2/11/08 6. Enzymes Handout- beano http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol12 0/Web/enzyme1b.asp #7: 2/18/08 7. Nucleic Acids- DNA DNA extraction kit. (Biorad) Kit handout #8: 2/25/08 8. Nucleic acids- RNA Handout, movies, lecture #9: 3/03/08 9. Cells Handout Review chapter 4 3/10/08 SPRING BREAK #10: 3/17/08 10. Intro to analytical techniques Lecture #11: 3/24/08 11. Enzymes as tools ELISA Kit(Biorad) Kit handout #12: 3/31/08 12. Electrophoresis Handout #13: 4/07/08 13. Chromatography NADA Kit Kit handout #14: 4/14/08 14. Spectrophotometry Handout #15: 4/21/08 15. Poster sessions #16: 4/28/08

Holidays/Important Dates: Monday, Jan. 21 MLK, college closed Friday, Feb 15, Faculty/Staff Development Day: classes scheduled after 4pm will meet as planned. Monday, March 10 through March 16: Spring Break: college closed Wednesday, March 19, Last day to withdraw without academic penalty Final Exam week: April 28th through May 1

The poster sessions will consist of individual presentations in a group setting covering topics assigned by each laboratory instructor. Students will be required to answer questions posed by classmates and the lab instructor pertaining to their assigned topic. The sessions will be graded on clarity of presentation, accuracy of information, quality of information sources utilized, and depth of knowledge displayed by the presenter.