School of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology
BIO 1041OL-01: Introductory Biology Laboratory- 1 Credit Hour
“But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.” Job 12:7-8
Summer A 2010 Sara Browning
Online Office: MAC 2254
School Secretary: Barbara Sharpe Phone: 561-803-2285
Secretary Phone: 803-2250 Fax: 561-803-2186
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Course Description:
A laboratory experience for the student of life sciences. Satisfies CORE
requirement of 3 credit hours of natural science when taken with BIO 1043 (lecture) for non-majors.
Text/Lab Manual and supplies:
1. The online lab manual will be available to students through eCollege. Students also have the responsibility to purchase a KIT of lab materials through eScience Labs, which will then be shipped directly to your home.
To order your eScience Labs kit log in to the website.
http://www.esciencelabs.com/catalog/custom_kits
Find Custom Kit
Proceed through using the following kit code (in red)
Custom Biology Kit – PBA02
Price and shipping will be calculated at check out. $129. (in lieu of a school lab fee) + shipping.
Kits can be purchased at anytime and will be available to ship on May 3rd and thereafter. Order early and the kits will be shipped as soon as available.
Any kit purchased after May 3 will be subject to normal processing and shipping requirements of a up to 3-5 business days to process the order and then 3-5 business days for shipping and delivery. Any order received after NOON Mt time is considered a next day order. Students should purchase prior to May 3, so that they can be shipped and delivered to their residence in time for the start of class.
If you have any questions contact or call 888-375-5487.
2. You will also be required to have a computer headset for live session that will be arranged during the course of the semester. You can find details of the headset by clicking the link "Using ClasssLivePro" under the Course Home button of our eCollege page.
Learning Outcomes: After completion of this course, the successful student should be able to:
a) use basic laboratory equipment used in biological experiments
b) discuss the difference between living organisms and non-living things;
c) discuss the characteristics and identify members of major plant and animal phyla;
d) discuss the relationships between animals and plants and the environment.
Measures of Outcomes:
a) Students will use basic equipment in laboratory experiments in order to answer questions in weekly lab reports. Weekly multiple-choice quizzes will address the content of lab experiments, including the procedures and equipment like the microscope.
b) Weekly lab reports and quizzes will ask students about the characteristics that are unique to living things, including the function of the cell membrane and cellular respiration.
c) Weekly lab reports and quizzes will ask students to identify different categories of organisms based on their unique characteristics.
d) Weekly lab reports and quizzes will ask students about relationships between organisms and their environment.
Requirements of the Course:
1. Participation in laboratory exercises, including completion of lab reports.
2. Attain a satisfactory average grade in the course as detailed in the section titled “Evaluation.”
Course Outline and Agenda:
WEEK 1 Lab 1 - Scientific Method
Lab 4 – Microscope
WEEK 2 Lab 5 – Diffusion
Lab 6 – Osmosis
WEEK 3 Lab 9 - Cell Structure
WEEK 4 Lab 7 - Respiration
Lab 19 - Photosynthesis
WEEK 5 Lab 10 - Mitosis
Lab 11 – Meiosis
WEEK 6 Lab 15 - Taxonomy
Lab 16 - Bacteria
WEEK 7 Lab 17 - Protista
Lab 18 - Fungi
WEEK 8 Lab 21 - Plant Reproduction
Lab 22 – Invertebrates and Vertebrates
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Assessment of Outcomes:
Your grade for this course will be based on two components:
1) Lab Participation: All students will be expected to participate in each lab, an equivalent to about two lab session per week. Ten points per lab will be earned for participation in the laboratory activity and satisfactory completion and submission of the lab reports (20 points per week). Lab reports will be submitted in electronic form to the dropbox on eCollege. Answers to lab questions will be available on eCollege the following week prior to the next lab period .
2) Weekly Quizzes: After the completion of each lab, a quiz on the lab material will be available for students. Quizzes are found under the weekly buttons for each week on eCollege, a total of seven quizzes for the semester. Students have ten minutes to complete the weekly quiz consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions. Quizzes are open-note and worth 10 points each.
3) Labs and quizzes are due at the end of the corresponding week by 11:59 pm Sunday.
4) Grading scale:
A: 100-90% B: 89-80% C: 79-70% D: 69-60%
230 total points:
150 points from Participation (15 labs @ 10 each)
80 points from Quizzes (8 labs weeks @ 10 each)
Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty is the intentional misrepresentation of all or part of one’s work to deceive for personal gain, or assisting another to do the same. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and submission of work all or any part of which was developed in response to the assignment of another professor or was created by a person other than the student submitting the assignment. The University community views academic dishonesty as a serious academic offense and a failure of character and personal integrity. Due to the academic nature of the offense, Faculty, Academic Deans, and Provost are responsible for determining an appropriate response within the following guidelines:
1. The faculty member is responsible for determining that a student has committed academic dishonestly and for communication in writing with supporting documentation any such incidents with the Dean of his or her school. The Dean will notify the Office of Student Accountability who will record the offense in the student’s file. On the first offense, the student must receive a zero grade for the assignment, and may, at the discretion of the faculty member or the policy of any of the Schools of the University, receive a failing grade for the particular course.
2. Upon any further offense during the student’s academic career at Palm Beach Atlantic University, the student will be placed on Academic Suspension and may be expelled. Decisions on expulsions will be made in consultation with the Dean and Office of Student Accountability, in accordance with the particular school’s policy.
3. Students who wish to appeal the decision regarding Academic Dishonesty may file an academic complaint and the matter will be treated within the established Grievance Policy.
On-line Procedures: Besides going through the school server, an additional route to eCollege is www.pbaonline.net.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Important information is conveyed to the entire class through announcements on eCollege. It is the student’s responsibility to regularly check for newly posted announcements.
Bibliography:
Cain, M.H., R. Damman, R. Lue, and C. Yoon. 2000. Discover Biology. Sinauer-Norton.
Krogh, D. 2000. Biology: A Guide to the Natural World. Prentice Hall.
Purvis, W. K., D. Sadava, G. Orians, H. Heller. 2001. Life: The Science of Biology. Sinaur/Freeman.
Solomon, E.P., L. Berg, D. Martin. 2002. Biology. Brooks/Cole.
Wright, R.T. 2002. Biology through the Eyes of Faith. Harper and Row.
BIO 1041 covers the following competencies required by the Florida Department of Education for majors in Elementary Education K-6 Science and Technology:
18. Knowledge of the nature of matter
1. Identify the physical and chemical properties of matter (e.g., mass, volume, density, and chemical change).
2. Identify the characteristics of elements, compounds, and mixtures and distinguish among the states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases).
3. Identify the basic components of the atom (1.e., electrons, neutrons, protons)
22. Knowledge of the processes of life
1. Compare and contrast living and nonliving things.
2. Distinguish among microorganisms (i.e., viruses, bacteria, and protozoans).
3. Differentiate structures and functions of plant and animal cells.
4. Identify the major steps of the plant physiological processes of photosynthesis, transpiration, reproduction, and respiration.
5. Identify the structures and functions of organs and systems of animals, including
humans.
6. Identify the major steps of the animal physiological processes (e.g., respiration, reproduction, digestion, and circulation).
23. Knowledge of how living things interact with the environment.
1. Identify parts and sequences of biogeochemical cycles of common elements in the environment (e.g., carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen).
2. Identify causes and effects of pollution.
3. Identify the living and nonliving factors that influence population density (e.g., food, space, predators, and climate).
4. Analyze various conservation methods and their effectiveness in relation to renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.
24. Knowledge of the nature and history of science
3. Apply knowledge of inquiry approaches to learning science concepts
4. Identify the appropriate laboratory equipment for specific activities.
5. Identify state safety procedures for teaching science, including the care of living
organisms and the accepted procedures for safe preparation, use, and disposal of chemicals and materials.
25. Knowledge of the relationship of science and technology
1. Identify the interrelationship of science and technology.
26. Knowledge of technology processes and applications
2. Identify ways technology can be used by students to represent understanding of science concepts.
Student Email Policy Summary
In order to keep the PBA community interconnected and improve the channels of communication between faculty, administrators and students, it has been determined that all University email communication be done via PBA issued email addresses. A PBA e-mail address is assigned to all faculty, staff and students. Accounts remain active while enrolled in the University and for Alumni as long as they are regularly utilized. Alumni accounts not utilized in 12 months (one year) will be purged.
E-mail is read from on campus computers using Microsoft Outlook. The account is accessed with the same credentials used for logging onto the network. Users may also access their e-mail via the Internet. This can be done by going to the myPBA homepage and clicking on the e-mail login link located on the left side under “Quick Links”. Users will then be asked for their username and password.
All users are encouraged to regularly purge and/or archive their inbox as part of normal operating procedure. Student email items that have not been accessed in over 1 year will be automatically purged. Periodic purging and/or archiving will avoid triggering these actions. Users should adjust the frequency and structure of purging/archiving activities to ensure that size limits are not exceeded. The Help Desk can assist in development of a purge/archive timeline and process.
PBA E-mail should not be automatically forwarded to non-PBA E-mail destinations. PBA E-mail users who redirect large quantities of E-mails from their PBA E-mail address to another electronic address (i.e. via eCollege, AOL, Hotmail) expose themselves and the University to significant security and network traffic risks.
For more details concerning PBA computer usage and email policies visit:
https://my.pba.edu/ICS/Departments/Technology_Services/Computer_Usage_Policy.jnz
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