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COURSE
SYLLABUS
MIDLANDS
TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT
COURSE:
Biological Science
II
COURSE NUMBER: BIO 102
CREDIT
HOURS:
4.0
LECTURE:
3.0
LABORATORY: 1.0
CONTACT
HOURS:
6.0
LECTURE:
3.0
LABORATORY: 3.0
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This
is a continuation of Biological Science I, which includes classification of
organisms, and structural and functional considerations of all Kingdoms,
including the major Phyla as well as viruses. Vertebrate animals and
vascular plants are emphasized.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Biology, Mader, 8th ed., 2004
Biological Science II Laboratory Manual,
Corey and Lema, 2nd. edition
OPTIONAL TEXT:
A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory,
5th edition, Vandegraaff
Lecture
notes or other material designated by instructor other than required text
listed on this course syllabus are considered optional.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students will be allowed to miss twice the number of times a
lecture or laboratory section meets per week.
If the lecture meets 3 times per week, 6 absences are allowed.
If the lecture meets 2 times per week, 4 absences are allowed.
If the laboratory meets once a week, 2 absences are allowed.
If the student misses more than 10 minutes of class by either
arriving late or leaving early, then the student will be counted as absent,
missing fewer than 10 minutes is a tardy. Three tardies count as one
absence.
Students adding courses after classes begin are responsible for
work covered from the first day of classes. All classes missed are
counted as absences.
When a student exceeds the maximum allowable absences, a grade of
"W" will be assigned if the student is passing the course or
"WF" if the student is failing after midterm. A "WF"
is calculated into the grade point average as an "F."
ASSIGNMENTS AND MISSED TESTS:
Students who are absent from a class are responsible for all of
the work that was done during that class period and for all assignments made
during the missed class period.
Lecture
instructor will inform you of any makeup testing policy.
Academic Grading Scale:
The final grade for this course will be determined as follows:
GRADING: 75% Lecture and 25% Laboratory
Exam
1
100 points
Exam
2
100 points
Exam
3
100 points
Exam
4
100 points
Exam
5
100 points
Cumulative Final Exam
100 points
Total
Lecture
600 points
Laboratory
Lab Practical
1
100 points
Lab Practical
2
100 points
Lab
Practical 3
100 points
Lab Practical
4
100 points
Lab Practical
5
100 points
Optional Cumulative Lab
Practical 6
100 points
(Will be used to replace lowest lab practical grade
or a missed lab practical)
Total Lab Practical
Points 500
points
Other Laboratory Assignments
Lab
Quizes # of points will vary from class to
class
Botany Field Trip -
trip exercise
100 points
Laboratory
Report 100 points
Term
Paper
100 points
Total
Points 500 or more
Total Lab Points = 900 * points
*= Depends on number of quizes given in lab...
A (90-100) B (80-89) C
(70-79) D
(60-69) F
(<60)
A grade of zero will be recorded for any announced exam (or
assignment), which is missed.
The
Science Department Chair, Coordinators, and faculty are here to help you.
If you are having any problems in your classes, please contact the person who
can help you. If we don’t know you are having problems, we can’t help you.
Perry Gasque-Carter is Department Chair and can be reached at 822-3443; Bert
Knesel is Beltline Coordinator and can be reached at 738-7660 and Gerry Lopez
is Airport Coordinator and can be reach at 822-3788.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Learning
objectives are on reserve in the Library on both campuses.
PRE-REQUISITES
AND CO-REQUISITES:
Field
Trips will be part of the laboratory.
DISABILITIES:
Students
with disabilities requiring in-class accommodations should call the
Counseling/Disabilities Resource Center at 738-7637 (Beltline, WM 235) and
822-3505 (Airport, ASC 237).
LABORATORY POLICIES AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The laboratory
experience is designed to supplement and complement material covered in lecture,
and is an integral part of the course. Material may be presented in
greater detail in lab than in lecture. The laboratory experience may
include dissections, films, demonstrations, experiments, workbook exercises,
research and writing assignments, and field trips. The day, time, and
location of approved field trips will be held during regularly scheduled lab
times. Students will provide their own transportation. The
laboratory instructors will give a sufficient amount of information and guidance
to allow student to complete each lab, but success in lab primarily involves
the individual effort of each student. To maximize learning and to
minimize the risk of accidents or injury, the following policies and rules will
be observed in science labs:
1. Laboratory
exercises must be completed during the assigned lab period unless otherwise
designated by your instructor. All work completed should be kept in
a
notebook for grading and/or for future study and reference.
2. Students
should read laboratory exercises before coming to class.
3. Do
not disturb any equipment or demonstrations that have been set up, until your
instructor has told you how to proceed with the assignment.
4. Apply
yourself in lab. The exercises are designed to reinforce and expand upon
material presented in the lecture.
5. Follow
directions carefully.
6. Do
not hesitate to ask your lab instructor for clarification of any instructions
you do not understand. However, do not expect your lab instructor to simply
give you
answers to information you should be obtaining through the
completion of the various lab exercises.
7. Bring
all necessary materials to lab, including your text.
8. Do not bring any food or drinks into any science lab.
9. Know
where the eyewash station and shower are located in each lab. Report
injuries immediately to your lab instructor.
10. Lab
coats and protective eyewear are required in certain labs including
microbiology and chemistry.
11. At
the end of each lab, leave your work space in good order by discarding waste
materials, cleaning and disinfecting your lab table, returning all materials
used to their proper place, and sliding your chair back under the table.
12. No
visitors are allowed in lab or lecture.
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TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE BIO 102: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE II |
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WEEK |
LECTURE TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
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1. |
Introduction |
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Classification of Living
Things |
20 |
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Viruses
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21 |
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2. |
Monera (Prokaryotes) |
21 |
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The Protists |
22 |
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3. |
Fungi
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23 |
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Exam 1 |
20-23 |
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4. |
The Plants |
24 |
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Plant Structure |
25 |
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Nutrition/Transport |
26 |
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5. |
Reproduction in Plants |
28 |
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6. |
Control of Plant Growth and Response |
27 |
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7. |
Exam II |
24-28 |
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Introduction to Animals |
29 |
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8. |
Sponges to roundworms |
29 |
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9. |
Mollusks to Arthropods (The Prostomes) |
30 |
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Deuterostomes (Echinoderms to Vertebrates) |
31 |
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10. |
Exam III |
29-31 |
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Introduction to Animal Organization and
Homeostasis, Tissues, |
33 |
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Organ Systems |
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11. |
Circulatory System |
34 |
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Respiratory System (Topics) |
37 |
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Lymphatic System/Immunity |
35 |
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12. |
Digestive System and Nutrition |
36 |
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EXAM IV |
33-37 |
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13. |
Endocrine System |
42 |
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Excretory System (Kidney-Topics) |
38 |
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14. |
Nervous System |
39 |
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Reproduction |
43 |
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EXAM V |
38, 39, 42, 43 |
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FINAL EXAM PERIOD CUMULATIVE FINAL-TBA |
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BIO 102
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE II
LAB SCHEDULE
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 |
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Lab Practical 1
Exercise (1-5) Exercise 6 Begin Exercise 7 Complete Exercise 7 Exercise 8 Field Trip-Exercise 9 Lab Practical 2
Exercise 10 Exercise 11 Lap Practical 3
Exercise 12 Begin Exercise 13 Complete Exercise 13 Exercise 14 Lab Practical 4
Exercise 15 Exercise 16 Exercise 17 Lab Practical 5
Exercise 15-17 Oral Presentations Optional Final Lab Practical |
Monera
Protista Fungi Nonvascular plants Seedless Vascular Plants Monera-Seedless
Vascular Plants Gymnosperms Angiosperms Angiosperms Fruits, Seeds, Growth
& Development of Seed Plants Gymnosperms, Fruits,
Seeds Growth & Development of Seed
Plants-Exercise 6-9 |