biology 100 syllabus

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BIOS 100 Spring 2013 Biology of Cells & Organisms MWF 11 AM Rm 250 SESCRN # 13580

Instructors:Robert Paul Malchow, Ph.D. [email protected] 413-3614 4083 SEL

Mike Muller [email protected] 996-3476 3092 SEL

Office Hours:Dr. Malchow Wednesday 8:30-10 am outside my lab, 4083 SEL

Wednesday 1-2 pm African American Cultural Center Library(Room 200 in Addams Hall) & by appointment via email

Mike Muller: Wednesday 10-12 am 3092 SEL

Course Description: Bios 100 and its companion course Bios 101 serve asintroductions to critical ideas and issues in contemporary biology and aredesigned to provide the student with the necessary intellectual foundation to

handle these topics at more advanced and detailed levels in upper divisioncourses.

The lectures in Bios 100 survey fundamental concepts related to the chemicalbasis of life, biological chemistry, the structure and function of cells andorganisms, DNA and RNA, molecular genetics, cellular replication, organismaldevelopment and function, energy transformation, respiration andphotosynthesis.

The laboratory assignments associated with Bios 100 are designed to provide anintroductory hands-on experience to deepen students understanding about thenature of biological inquiry. Topics include basic microscopy and quantitativeanalysis, examination of cell structure, characteristics of enzyme function, cellularrespiration, photosynthesis, mitosis, meiosis, and DNA, and structural andfunctional characteristics of plants and animals. Animals will be used in thelaboratory.

The discussion section is designed to connect the lecture and lab topics tocurrent issues and research in the Biological Sciences that either have affectedor are likely to affect students lives. Among the topics expected to be discussedare cloning, personal genomics, GM organisms, antibiotic resistance, the GreenRevolution, and the nature of scientific knowledge.

There is a significant amount of biochemistry and chemistry-related material inthis course. Students are strongly advised to take a chemistry course prior totaking Bios 100.

This course is designed for those planning to pursue Biology-related topics indepth in the future. Bios 100 is not a course recommended for those whohave little or no background in the sciences.


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Textbooks & Other Materials:

Required:

- Text: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 4th Ed, by Scott Freeman; Pearson Press, 2010and access to the website associated with the 4 thedition of Mastering

Biology. (NOTE: you DO NOT NEED to purchase the virtual labs)- BIO100 lab manual by Michael Muller (lab manual, sold only at UIC bookstore)

- iClicker, available at the UIC Bookstore. Register your iClicker throughthe course Blackboard web site (more below).

We have worked with Pearson Press to develop a specific version of thematerials needed for Bios 100, with the aim of providing all the informationneeded while Saving Students Money. The UIC book store carries this specialversion, which includes all of the chapters we will use in Bios 100 printed out, aswell as web access to the 4thedition of Mastering Biology, which we will useextensively. In addition, the package includes electronic access to the complete

Freeman text available to you for 2 years from the date of purchase. It is a veryprice-effective package.

The course ID to use for Mastering Biology is malchow92476, and is associatedwith the course MalchowBios100Spring2013. To register, go towww.pearsonmylab.com click Student under Register, and fill out the forms.

Alternatively, you can purchase a hard copy of the entire text by Scott Freeman(3rdedition of the text would be OK), but then you MUST purchase access to the4thedition of Mastering Biology (3rdedition of Mastering Biology will NOT work).Cost online for access to Mastering Biology is about $45.

Optional:

- A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory, by Van de Graaff & Crawley,Morton Publishing.

iClicker registration: iClicker is a response system that allows you to respondto questions posed during class, and you will receive participation points fordoing so. In order to receive this credit, you will need to register your iClickerremote within the first 3 (three) weeksof class. To register your iClicker, log into Blackboard, select the Bios 100 course, go to Tools, and click on the link thatsays Register your iClicker. The remote ID is the series of numbers andsometimes letters found on the bottom of the back of your iClicker remote. If youcannot read the number on the clicker, the UIC Book store has a means todetermine its number. iClickers will be used every day in class, and you areresponsible for bringing your remote daily. No clicker, no points. NOTE: priorregistration of your clicker on the iClicker web site will NOT work your clickerpoints will NOT be automatically upgraded into the Blackboard gradebook.

Disabilities: Students with disabilities who require accommodations for accessor participation in this course must be registered with the Office of DisabilityServices (ODS) contact: 312-413-2183(voice) or 312-413-0123(TTY).


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Academic Dishonesty Policy: Any student caught copying others' work on anassignment or exam or cheating in any other way will receive a zero for thatassignment or exam and will be referred to the Student Judicial AffairsCommittee, the Department Chair and/or Dean. Be sure to give properattribution when using others' work in laboratory assignments.

Lecture Capture: We will be using a video/audio lecture capture system tocapture instructor presentations and make them available to students. Thesematerials must NOT be put up on any other public venue by students (puttingthem on your personal computer or IPOD is fine). Students are expected to signa form agreeing to this policy prior to accessing the captured files.

Laptops and Cell Phones: We ask that students NOT use laptops for any otherpurpose than viewing course materials and taking notes. There should be notexting or cell phone use in the lecture, labs and discussion sections.

Courtesy to other students: The lecture hall, SES 250, is very large and proneto noise, making it very difficult for students in the back to hear the lecture.PLEASE refrain from talking in class. If there is a need for a student to leave theclass early, they should do so quietly.

NOTE: We reserve the right to make changes in this syllabus. Any changes willbe announced in lecture or posted on Blackboard. Coming to class will beimportant for keeping current on if and how the syllabus changes.

Grading: The point levels below are guarantees - for example, if you earn 840points, you are guaranteed a B. We will never raise the grading scale. However,at the end of the semester, we maylower it. Please don't pester us too muchabout this - we won't know if the scale will move or not until after the final exam isgraded at the end of the semester - it usually doesnt change at all!

Point values: Maximal points that can be obtained are: 600 points on tests,110 points for lab, 22 points for pre-lab assignments, 50 points for GroupProjects and evaluation of those projects, 113 points for completing the assignedexercises in Mastering Biology and other associated assignments, 30 pointsiClicker use, 55 points for discussion section, and 10 additional points for leadinga discussion section. There are thus a total of 1000 points.

Grading scale:

900-1000 A800-899 B700-799 C600-699 D0-599 F

Grades for tests, labs, discussions and clicker points will be posted on the UICBlackboard course site. Mastering Biology will have its own grade book. Makesure to check the accuracy of your grades in the grade book on a regular basis.


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Clicker points must be checked on the Blackboard grade book by the end of thethird week of the semester to make sure they are being input correctly. Studentsfailing to check their clicker grades have the potential to lose clicker points.

Exams: Each hourly examination is comprised of either 40 or 50 multiple-choice

questions and is worth a total of 150 points. There are a total of 5 exams 4during the course, and the final exam. If a test is not taken, the score for that testwill be counted as a zero. In calculating grades, the test having the lowest scorewill be dropped. This policy is in place to allow students who must miss oneexam due to circumstances beyond their control (for example, illness or anaccident) to do so without penalty - the score for that exam will be dropped. If astudent has taken the first 4 exams, the final examination is thus more or lessoptional. If you choose to take the final and have taken the other four exams, wewill drop the lowest exam score. Note that there is no penalty for taking the finalexamination even if you have taken all four other exams - if the final is yourlowest score, we will drop the final examination score. If you miss one of the

four hourly examinations, you must take the final examination. To be clear,there will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS we simply drop one of the test scores. Thefinal exam is cumulative and will contain about half old and half new questions.There are thus 600 possible points available for exams.

Labs: There are 12 laboratory exercises, each worth 10 points. The lowestlaboratory grade will be dropped; thus, there will be a total of 110 points for labspossible. No make-ups for labs will be allowed this is the reason we allow oneof the labs to be dropped.

Associated with the labs will be pre-lab write-ups. These MUST be preparedand handed in BEFORE the lab. They are worth 2 points a piece, and one of

them will be dropped; thus, there are a total of 22 pre-lab points possible.

Group Presentations:There is a group project that you and your lab group willpresent to the class. You and your group will prepare a 25-minute presentationon a topic of your choice and then follow with a Q & A session. This will be worth50 points. Attendance to the other groups presentations is mandatory as you willbe assessing their presentations. If you fail to attend and perform peerevaluations, you will lose 10 points from your project score.

Discussion assignments:The Discussion hour portion at the beginning of eachlab is required and will include exercises and worksheets to complete as part of

the discussion sections. The written portion of the discussion must be handed inprior to the beginning of the discussion session. Each discussion session will beworth 5 points. In addition, students will lead one of the discussions, and willreceive 5 additional points for this. Like the labs, one of the discussionsection scores will be dropped (but you must lead one of the discussions).There are twelve possible sessions, and the scores from the lowest one will bedropped; thus a total of 55 points are possible for the discussions and 10additional points for leading one discussion. The discussion topics can be foundin the Discussion Topics folder in Blackboard.


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Week Date Topic Chapter4th ed.

FreemanLecturer

1 Jan 14 Cell theory, cell structure 7 Malchow16 Cell structure, cell function 7 Malchow18 Cells & proteins 7, 3 Malchow

2 21 NO CLASS Marin Luther King Day23 Proteins- structure and examples 3 Malchow25 Proteins, chemical bonds, & water 3, 2 Malchow

3 28 Chemical evolution, Carbohydrates 2, 5 Malchow30 Carbohydrates & lipids 5, 6 Malchow

Feb 1 Lipids 6 Malchow4 4 Exam 1 covers weeks 1-3

6 Cellular Respiration 9 Malchow8 Cellular Respiration 9 Malchow

5 11 Cellular Respiration 9 Malchow13 Photosynthesis 10 Malchow15 Photosynthesis 10 Malchow

6 18 Photosynthesis 10 Malchow20 DNA, RNA, protein: central dogma 4 Malchow22 How genes work 15 Malchow

7 25 Transcription 16 Malchow27 Translation 16 Malchow

Mar 1 Control of Gene expression in prokaryotes I 17 Malchow8 4 Exam 2 covers weeks 4-7

6 Control of Gene expression in prokaryotes II 17 Malchow8 Gene expression in eukaryotes 18 Malchow

9 11 Cell cycle, Mitosis 11 Malchow13 DNA synthesis 14 Malchow15 Meiosis 12 Malchow

10 18 Development I 21 Malchow20 Stem Cells, Cloning, IVF 21 Malchow22 Development II 22 Malchow

25-29 SPRING BREAK11 Apr 1 Cell-cell interactions 8 Muller

3 Intro to physiological principles 41 Malchow5 Power of water in physiological systems 2, 42 Malchow

12 8 Exam 3 covers weeks 8-1110 Intro to osmotic regulation I 42 Malchow12 Intro to osmotic regulation II 42 Malchow

13 15 Gas exchange & circulation I 44 Malchow17 Gas exchange & circulation II 44 Malchow19 Intro to Neuronal function 45 Malchow

14 22 Intro to Muscle function 46 Malchow24 Plant Anatomy & Physiology I 36 Muller26 Plant Anatomy & Physiology II 37 Muller

15 29 Plant Diversity & Reproduction I 24, 40 MullerMay 1 Plant Diversity & Reproduction II 24, 40 Muller

3 Exam 4 Covers weeks 12-1516 9 Final Exam 10:30-11:30


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Mastering Biology exercises: There will be a number of Mastering Biologyexercises to perform, as well as several assignments whose point value will beadded in with the Mastering Biology scores. The Mastering Biology assignmentswill be done on the Mastering Biology web portal. Additional assignments will beposted on the Blackboard site for the course. A score for each Mastering Biology

assignment will be given, which will be stored on the Mastering Biology websiteand not on blackboard and will likely show a much larger total score. YourMastering Biology total for the semester will be scaled down to a total score outof 113 points at the end of the semester.

Mastering Biology assignments will have specific due dates throughout thesemester, listed on Blackboard and on the Mastering Biology web site;assignments not completed by the due dates can still be submitted until the finalday of class (that is, 11:59 pm on the Friday before final exam week), butstudents will only receive !credit for their responses. A number of theseexercises will be reading quizzes, designed to ensure that students read the

appropriate material prior to attending the class lectures on these topics. Thus,you will be expected to read some material from the textbook and answer somebasic questions about the material before it is covered in depth in class.Mastering Biology assignments will be structured so that students have twochances to get an answer correct during the session.

iClickers: There will also be points associated with the use of iClickers duringthe lectures. A total of 30 points for their use during lecture are possible. Weanticipate using the clickers on a regular basis usually every class. There maybe more or less than 30 clicker sessions, but we will normalize the number ofpoints to 30 when calculating grades. The score from two clicker sessionswill be dropped when calculating the grades.

If you are in class but have forgotten to bring your clicker, you miss picking upthat days clicker point remember to bring your clicker with you. Check yourclicker points on a regular basis they will be posted on the Blackboard gradebook. If there seem to be problems, come to office hours to straighten them out.Clicker points must be checked on the Blackboard grade-book by the end of thethird week of the semester to make sure they are being input correctly. Studentsfailing to check their clicker grades have the potential to lose clicker points.

Lab Assignments All lab data (descriptions, drawings, etc.) are to be initialedby the lab instructor at the time of collection; i.e. prior to leaving the laboratory.

The lab assignments are to be submitted to the lab instructor at the beginning ofdiscussion of the following week. Graded assignments will be returned one weeklater. Failure to obtain the initials of the instructor will result in receiving zeropoints for the lab.

Some of the laboratories use stains and chemicals which can damage clothing,so please dress accordingly to laboratory. Neither UIC nor the BiologyDepartment will assume any responsibility for damaged clothing. Also, there willbe a fetal pig dissection that encompasses two of the lab sessions. If you have


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religious or ethical objections to this, please contact Michael Muller as soon aspossible. An alternate exercise may be assigned.

Additional Notes:

In discussion and laboratory, students frequently work in groups. However, all

assignments are individual efforts, not group efforts. We encourage students todiscuss answers before hand, but all work submitted must be the students own.If lab exercises are copied, all parties involved will receive zero credit.

All discussion and laboratory assignments must be initialed by your TA beforeyou leave. Assignments submitted without TA initials will receive zero credit.

No lab make ups are allowed. This is why you get to drop a prelab, discussion,and a lab grade.

We are not responsible for lost exam scantrons - if a students scantron is lost,the student will not receive a grade for that exam and must take the final.

Blackboard is meant to be a place where students can find out their scores onlabs and exams. However, it does not drop the lowest exam or labs. Keep thisin mind when determining your grades.

Students are ultimately responsible for keeping track of their grades. Studentsare encouraged to keep track of clicker points and point out any problems in atimely fashion.

Bios 100 Lab Schedule Spring 2013

Week Topic Chapter inMuller

1 Discussion will meet; HOWEVER, no lab this week2 Techniques in Microscopy 23 Quantitative Techniques and Statistics 14 Cell Structure Reflects Function *** 35 Determination of Properties of the Enzyme Turnip Peroxidase 56 Cellular Respiration 77 Photosynthesis *** 128 Group Presentations & Evaluations9 Group Presentations & Evaluations10 Mitosis and Meiosis *** 8

Spring Break11 Comparative Anatomy of Animal System *** 10 & 11

12 Animal Anatomy Mini-Practical13 Paternity Testing in Whooping Cranes 914 Plant Anatomy *** 1315 Plant Reproduction & Plant Mini-Practical *** 14

*** Laboratories in which the book A Photographic Atlas for the BiologyLaboratory, by Van de Graaff & Crawley will be useful.

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