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Fayetteville State University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Natural Sciences BIOL130-01 General Biology II SUMMER II 2008

I. Locator Information Instructor Dr. Stephen J. Salek Credit Hours 4.00 Course Location & Meeting Time: Lecture MWF 2:00-4:20 LS 113 Lab TR 2:00-4:20 LS 113 Total Contact Hours 4.00 Office Hours TBA Office Location LSA 332 Office Telephone (use email**) (910) 672 -1050 E-mail [email protected]

Course Website: You must log on through FSU’s Blackboard Gateway @ http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/. You will need your network login and password for access.

FSU Policy on Electronic Mail: Fayetteville State University provides to each student, free of charge, an electronic mail account that is easily accessible via the Internet. The university has established email as the primary mode of communicating with enrolled students about impending deadlines, upcoming events, and other information important to student progression at the university. Students are responsible for reading their email on a regular basis to remain aware of important information disseminated by the university. The university maintains open- use computer laboratories throughout the campus that can be used to access electronic mail. Students making inquiries via email to FSU faculty and staff about academic records, grades, bills, financial aid, and other matters of a confidential nature are required to use their FSU email account. Rules and regulations governing the use of FSU email may be found at: http://www.uncfsu.edu/PDFs/EmailPolicyFinal.pdf

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION Biology 130, General Biology II, is designed to acquaint Biology non-majors and majors with the science of living organisms and to familiarize them with general techniques and methods employed by scientists. The course aims to equip students with facts and skills necessary to make informed decisions in today’s scientifically complex environment. Major areas of study include structure/function relationships in plants and animals, adaptation, and homeostasis, biodiversity, relationships between organisms at the population and community level, relationships between organisms and their environments at the ecosystem level, and to evolutionary biology. Includes two (2) hours of internet laboratory (see below) exercises applying concepts learned in lecture.

Prerequisite: Biology 110 or equivalent and a willingness to put in plenty of study. This course requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view online lectures and all other course materials. The ability to use internet technology, especially blackboard is expected. This is a considerable amount of work so you need to keep up on a weekly basis – I do not except late work. III. Disabled Student Services: In accordance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA) of 1990, if you have a disability or think you have a disability to please contact the Center for Personal Development in the Spaulding Building, (see “Submitting internet laboratory exercises” section below)

IV. TEXTBOOK Campbell, Reece, Taylor and Simon. 2006. Biology: Concepts and Connections, 5th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. ISBN 13 978-0-321-51244-4

V. Student Learning Outcomes By the end of this course each student should be able to: 1. Explain where atoms come from. 2. Have a general understanding of the history of life as it is presently understood and explain the basic mechanisms of evolution. 3. Identify the seven major levels of classification of living things. 4. Describe the three domains of life. 5. Distinguish among the kingdoms of Eukaryotes. 6. Explain theories about the origin of life. 7. Describe the main characteristics that distinguish viruses from bacteria and bacteria from Protists. 8. Understand the harmful and beneficial effects of microorganisms. 9. Describe the body plan of a fungus. 10. Contrast saprophytic and parasitic fungi. 11. Contrast vascular with nonvascular plants. 12. Contrast the seed plants with other vascular plants. 13. Describe the characteristics of the major animal phyla and name examples of animals from each of those phyla. 14. Describe the structure and functions of epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissue. 15. Identify the locations of human organ systems. 16. Explain how various organ systems contribute to homeostasis. 17. Identify the components of blood and indicate their functions. 18. Trace the flow of blood through the human circulatory system. 19. Explain how the specific defense response works. 20. Explain how immunization works. 21. Name the organs in the human digestive system and explain their functions. 22. Understand the nutrient requirements of humans. 23. Compare the respiratory systems of aquatic animals with those of terrestrial animals. 24. Name the parts of the human respiratory system and indicate their functions. 25. Understand the role of the liver and kidneys in maintaining homeostasis. 26. Explain the action of an excretory system. 27. Understand how nervous impulses are transmitted. 28. Name the major parts of the vertebrate brain and indicate an important function of each part. 29. Name the parts of the human eye and ear and explain the functions of their parts. 30. Name the three major types of skeletons in the animal kingdom and explain how they differ. 31. Explain how muscle contraction occurs. 32. Name the major endocrine glands, indicate where each is located in the human body,

2 and name a function for each one. 33. Describe the parts of the human male and female reproductive systems and explain their functions. 34. Understand factors affecting an organism’s behavior and how its behavior relates to its environment. 35. Understand how density of populations may be regulated. 36. Describe the flow of energy through an ecosystem. 37. Describe nutrient cycles in an ecosystem. 38. Name and describe the earth’s major biomes.

VI. Course Requirements and Evaluation Criteria There are new course policies in this syllabus, please read it carefully. All assignments must be completed by or before the date and time listed on the schedule page. These dates and times will be clearly stated in the syllabus and on the schedule page. I will not accept late work, and will issue a zero for all late work with the exceptions listed below (see “Tardy and Incomplete work”). All complaints and concerns should initially be made to me before bringing them to any other university employee. Complaints that go over my head without first bringing them to me first will become complicated. All students must send me an email stating that they agree to the terms in this syllabus. Summer courses are difficult and require extreme diligence and discipline. You should carefully consider all course policies before taking this course. Failure to read and understand the policies in the syllabus will not excuse you from incomplete work.

ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL You are expected to complete all work. If you are not able to turn in your assignments during a particular week, they must be turned in prior to that week, not after that week. Exam dates may not be changed, check the schedule now. If you must withdraw from the course it is YOUR responsibility to complete the necessary paperwork for the withdrawal. If you stop completing assignments without officially withdrawing from the course, you will receive the grade earned based on your point total (at the time you stop attending) divided by the maximum points (as if you had completed ALL work). This usually means a grade of F will be recorded. If you do not interact with the course by 7/3/2008, you will be considered a no show (see below) and an interim grade if “X” will be entered. It is the student’s responsibility to carefully look at all due dates at the beginning of the semester and adjust their schedules to accommodate assessment deadlines. Any student unwilling to do this must drop the class immediately.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Assignments Points 4 Exams 100 each (lowest dropped) Internet Lab exercises 50 Laboratory exams (2) 25 pts ea. 50 Essays and chapter summaries 100 Final exam (cannot be dropped) 100 Total 600

I grades Incompletes will be given in extraordinary circumstances only. In the event that an “I” is issued, the student must submit a list of all incomplete assessments by email. In addition, the student must research and indicate the date when the incomplete will be turned to an F if the work is not turned in. The instructor will reply confirming or correcting this list and date. When the work

3 has been completed, the student must contact me via email and indicate when the work will be turned in. When we agree on a date and time, the student must submit all of the work at one time (by email). I will not grade any assessments that are turned in days, months, or weeks apart.

Exams Exams will be given through the blackboard system. They will be posted under assignments. You will need access to a networked computer to complete them. If one is not available in your home, you may use those in the campus computer labs, or your local library. You will be tested on lectures, readings and discussion material. The exam format is a combination of multiple choice, matching, true or false, multiple answer and essay questions. Students will be given access to all exams for 12 hours. The time and date of each exam will be posted on the schedule page on the first day of class, well ahead of time. Please make arrangements to have computer access ahead of time. Each exam has a one hour and twenty minute time limit once the exam link is clicked. I will closely monitor my email during the period after the exam is posted in order to reset an exam if needed. After this time, I will not reset an exam for any reason. Students should take the exam early within the 12 hour period if they expect the exam to be reset for any reason. It is the student’s responsibility to carefully look at all due dates at the beginning of the semester and adjust their schedules to accommodate assessment deadlines. If you cannot keep the deadlines I strongly suggest you drop the class immediately.

Tardy and Incomplete work I do not accept late work without a reasonable excuse. Examples of these include unexpected illnesses accompanied by a doctor’s note, or the death of an immediate family member. Each assignment will have a due date listed under the blackboard assignments link. If you submit your work after this deadline, I will not read it unless you have provided a sanctioned excuse. Traveling to a location that has no internet connection will not be considered a valid excuse for incomplete work. Working is not a sanctioned excuse for turning in late work or missing assignments.

Submitting internet laboratory exercises There is no laboratory manual for this class. Instead, you will complete all your lab exercises on the internet. On your schedule page you will find a link for each lab. In addition, there will be a short recording on your schedule page that should help you complete each online lab. This can be done wherever you have internet access: home, library etc. There will be a link on your assignments page for each online lab. You must answer the questions here to receive credit for each lab. We will use one of the lab periods each week top go over the computer lab exercises in class.

Internet problems and resetting exams From time to time you may experience technical difficulties in taking an online exam or submitting an assignment. You might be locked out of the exam without completing it. My policy on resetting the exam is that I will not read or grade any answers from the failed attempt. Your second attempt will have different questions from the first. When I reset your exam, you will lose all the answers you submit up to that point. In light of this, I suggest you keep a written record of your answers as you work. If you are locked out of an exam, you must email me to let me know you were locked out, and if you want it reset. I will reply to you with an email indicating it has been reset. If you chose to wait until the last minute (for example after 7PM when the deadline is 8PM) to take your exam, I will not reset a failed attempt. After this time, all failed attempts for any reason will receive a grade of zero. To avoid this, I suggest you finish your exam within the first several hours of its posting.

4 ** IMPORTANT** Please create a backup plan right now for computer and internet access problems. Do not wait for a problem to happen to start figuring out what to do about it. For example, find an alternate location with a computer in case your hard drive dies, or internet access goes down in your area. You can set this up now with a friend, neighbor, university computer lab, or public library.

5 Tentative Grading Scale: Grade Numerical equivalent A 92-100 B 83-91 C 73-82 72-64 F < 63 REVISION OF GRADES – STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES The following revisions became effective on August 16, 2007. WN GRADE DISCONTINUED:  WN - Withdrawal due to non-attendance - discontinued, effective August 16, 2007. STUDENTS: Do not expect faculty to withdraw you for non-attendance. Drop or withdraw* from classes according to the deadlines published in the catalog. *See warning below about class withdrawals. NEW TYPE OF GRADE: INTERIM GRADES – (New name for “midterm grade,” with additional purposes). Interim grades will be assigned from the first week of the semester until the deadline for class withdrawals. Interim grades are used for informational and warning purposes only; they are not part of your permanent transcript and have no effect on your GPA. Instructors may assign interim grade of F to warn students of poor academic performance or they may assign “X” or “EA” grades. (See below for explanations) After midterm, faculty will assign all students an interim grade of A – F to inform students of their academic status as of midterm.  INTERIM GRADE X = NO SHOW – Assigned to students who are on a class roster, but never attend class. For warning purposes only; NOT a final grade. STUDENTS: Check interim grades early in the semester. If you have an X grade, either begin attending the class or withdraw* from it. *See warning below about class withdrawals. If you do not take action in response to an X grade, you will receive a final grade of FN. (See “FN” below)  INTERIM GRADE EA = EXCESSIVE ABSENCES - Assigned to students whose class absences exceed 10% of the total contact hours. For warning purposes only, NOT a final grade. STUDENTS: Check your interim grades often. If you have an “EA” grade for a class, you are in jeopardy of failure if you do not take immediate actions. Either resume attending the class or withdraw from it. *See warning below about class withdrawals. NEW FINAL GRADE:  FN = FAILURE DUE TO NON-ATTENDANCE – Assigned to students who are on class roster, but never attend the class. An FN grades is equivalent to an F grade in the calculation of the GPA. STUDENTS: You must attend (or withdraw* from) all the classes for which you are enrolled. *See warning below about class withdrawals. WARNING ABOUT CLASS WITHDRAWALS:  When you withdraw from a class, you are wasting your money and time. You receive no refund for withdrawing from individual classes and you slow your progress toward degree completion.  If you withdraw from or fail more than one-third of your classes, you will no longer be eligible for financial aid.  STRIVE TO EARN CREDIT FOR ALL THE CLASSES IN WHICH YOU ENROLL; WITHDRAW FROM CLASSES ONLY WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!

Final Grades – This policy became effective on August 16, 2007 Grade Credit Hours Quality Points Meaning A Hours attempted and 4 per credit hour; Exceptionally high earned

6 B Hours attempted and 3 per credit hour Good earned C Hours attempted and 2 per credit hour Satisfactory earned D Hours attempted and 1 per credit hour Marginally passing earned F Hours attempted – Not 0 per credit hour Failing earned FN Hours attempted – Not 0 per credit hour Failing due to non-attendance. earned (Student registered, but never attended.) W Hours attempted – Not No impact on GPA Class withdrawal prior to deadline earned (see Academic Calendar) P Hours attempted and No impact on GPA Satisfactory - Assigned only in earned classes specified as Pass/Fail WU Hours attempted – Not No impact on GPA Withdrawal from all classes for earned semester or term AU Hours attempted – Not No impact on GPA Auditing earned

VII. Academic Support Resources Use the external links on your blackboard site.

VIII. Biology 130 Online Schedule

Weekly assignments include:

Read the assigned Campbell Readings and complete a chapter summary (see instructions above) for each. Submit your summary by clicking the link on blackboard under assignments.

Print and study the online notes

Use the notes to view and listen to the lectures, taking any additional notes, while in class

Complete the online lab if there is one listed for that week. After completing the lab, take the quiz for that lab thru blackboard

Study ! Study your notes labs and chapter summaries in addition to listening to the online lectures. Listening to the lectures. Studying should take an additional 2-4 hours per chapter per week. If you are only reading the book or listening to the lectures, you will not succeed in this class.

** Please study the due dates for exams and assignments on the schedule below and put them on your calendar right away. Exams and quizzes, and discussion boards cannot be turned in late. If you cannot complete them when they are scheduled, you must prepare them early and complete them before the due date, not after.**

Biology 130 Summer School Schedule

7 Biology 130 Summer School Schedule

Course Schedule ** The review and discussion sheet linked below will serve as discussion material for our lecture, or as a review sheet for studying exam materials. Review and Discussion Sheet Using Citrix to access software How to complete chapter summaries revised

Lecture Laboratory Date Topic Assignments Assignments

Campbell 16 Day 1 Course Introduction Online Notes 7/1 Plant Evolution Online Notes Part II

Campbell 17 Online Notes Day 2 Plant Evolution Online Lectures Introduction 7/2 Plant Structure Campbell 31 Online Notes Online Lectures

Campbell 31-32 7/3 Plant Nutrition / Nutrient Transport Online Notes Lab Transpiration Online Lectures

Day 3 Holiday no class 7/4

EXAM 1 Day 4

7/7 Exam 1 Covers 16,17,31,32 and will be available 7/7/08 at 8:00 AM 8:00 PM. I will not reset this exam after 7/7/08 at 8:00 PM Campbell 18 part1 part2 Day 5 Lab Animals I part3 7/8 Frog dissection part4 part5 Online Lectures

8 Day 6 Animals II Campbell 18 7/9

Campbell 20 Day 7 Body Structure and Function Online Notes 7/10 Tissues Online Lectures

Campbell 24 Immunology Day 8 Online Notes Interactive Immune system I 7/11 Online Lectures Immune System II Online Lectures II

EXAM 2

Exam 2 Covers 18, 20, 24 and will be Day 9 available 7/14/08 at 8:00 AM until 8:00

7/14 PM. I will not reset this exam after 7/14/08 at 8:00 PM.

Campbell 22 Day 10 Respiration I Online Notes 7/15 Respiration II Online Lectures Online Lectures II

Circulation I Campbell 23 Day 11 Online Notes Circulation II 7/16 Online Lectures Online Lectures II

Day 12 Campbell 26 Endocrine 7/17 Online Notes Online Lectures

Lab exam I (covers Lab exam I (covers Lab exam I (covers transpiration, frog transpiration, frog transpiration, frog Day 13 dissection and immunology interactive) dissection and dissection and 7/18 immunology immunology interactive) interactive)

9 EXAM 3

Exam 3 Covers 22,23, and 26 and will be available 7/21/08 at 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. I will not reset this exam after 7/21/08 Day 14 at 8:00 PM. 7/21

Campbell 21 Day 15 Online Notes Lab Nutrition/Digestion 7/22 Online Lectures Circulation online Online Lectures II

Campbell 28 Day 16 Nervous Online Notes 7/23 Online Lectures

Campbell 28, 29 Day 17 Online Lectures Sensory 7/24 Sensory Notes Animation link

Lab Day 18 neuroscience 7/25 interactive EXAM 4

Exam 4 Covers 21,28 and 29 and will be available 7/25/08 at 8:00 AM 8:00 PM. I Day 19 will not reset this exam after 8:00 PM on 7/28 7/25/08.

Lab exam II (covers Campbell 30 Day 20 circulation lab and Muscular Online Notes 7/29 neuroscience Online Lectures interactive)

10 Campbell 34, 37 Online Notes 34 Online Lecture 34 Day 21 Online notes 37 Ecology 7/30 Online Lecture 37 pt. 1 Online Lecture 37 pt. 2

Final Exam 75% of the final exam will cover 30, 34, and 37. 25% of the final exam is cumulative, covering material from the entire semester. Day 22 The final exam will be available from 8:00 7/31 AM on 7/31/08 until 8:00 PM on 7/31/08. I will not reset this exam after 8:00 PM on 7/31/08.

Grade review This is a mandatory meeting 8/1 to go over the final and calculate final grades.

IX. TEACHING STRATEGIES

This course requires you to access the course website through blackboard in order to view online course materials. These consist of notes you will study and online lectures you must listen to. We will have a weekly discussion board about the material.

XI. Bibliography Books N. A. Campbell and J. B. Reece. (2004) Biology 7th Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Journals Electronic journals and databases may be accessed through the Charles Chestnutt Library or through external links from our blackboard page: http://blackboard.uncfsu.edu/ http://library.uncfsu.edu