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OUTCOMES BASED LEARNING MATRIX
Course: Biol-122 Biology of Organisms Department: Biology Course Description This course is a study of the domains, kingdoms and major phyla comprising the living world. The evolution of the diverse forms of life on the earth today, from the earliest life forms to the present, serves as a unifying theme throughout the course. Topics include classification, anatomy, physiology and ecology. Observation and dissection skills will be developed while studying selected organisms, both plant and animal, in the laboratory portion of the course. The dissection component of the lab work is required for successful completion of the course. Lecture: 3 hours and Laboratory: 2 hours Prerequisite: Biological Principles (Biol-121) and Preparing for College Reading II (Engl-092), Introductory Writing (Engl-099), and Fundamentals of Mathematics (Math-010) or waiver by placement testing results or Departmental approval. The individual outcomes listed in the first column answer the question: What must the learner know and be able to do at the end of the course? Items in the third column should answer the question: How do we know? The second column is where teachers can be most creative; it's for pedagogy. Each rectangle in column one contains just one outcome; the corresponding rectangles in columns two and three, however, may contain more than one item. The code indicates the core competencies being strengthened by the outcomes activities and the assessment tools. Critical Thinking (CT); technology skills (TS); oral communications (OC); quantitative skills (QS); reading (R); writing (W).
COURSE OUTCOMES OUTCOMES ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Evolution Explain why evolution is the central theme in biology. Identify the three patterns of natural selection and five patterns of evolution. Differentiate between homologous and analogous structures. Give two examples in which the heterozygote has an advantage. Describe the Hardy-Weinberg Principle. Explain a cladogram and cladistic classification. Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Evolution used as a central theme over many lecture topics (CT,W) Conduct Peppered Moth experiments in lab, developing hypotheses, collecting data, drawing graphs, interpreting data, and drawing conclusions (CT,R,W,TS,QS) Conduct experiments stressing importance of controls (CT,R,W,TS,QS) Read text (CT,R) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Write a scenario on speciation of Darwin's Finches Trip to Museum of Natural History Tests Quizzes (CT R,W) Short papers (CT,R,W,TS) Formal Lab reports (CT,R,W,QS) Oral presentations (R,W,TS,QS,OC)
Animals Define Kingdom Animalia and explain its origins and draw a typical life cycle. Relate structure to function in each of following phyla and differentiate between the major classes in each where appropriate: Porifera, 3 classes; Coelenterates, 3 classes; Flat Worms, 3 classes; Round Worms; Rotifera: Mollusks, 4 classes; Annelida, 3 classes; Arthropods, 6 classes; Echinoderms, 5 classes; Chordates, 9 classes. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Conduct identification labs with the aid of a key.(CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS) Dissection of selected organisms and a major dissection mammal (R,CT) Lab drawings (R,CT,TS) Gather primary information from the Museum of Comparative Zoology Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Lab reports and drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Formal papers based on primary research (CT,R,W,TS) Identification With the aid of keys be able to identify members of the 4 orders of Class Arachnida , 26 orders of Class Insecta and all of the major orders of Class Amphibia, Class Reptilia, Class Aves and Class Mammals. Be able to compare and contrast any major groups, relate them to the evolutionary tree and to the geological periods. Be able to identify the major organs and blood vessels on the fetal pig as a representative mammal. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Conduct identification labs with the aid of a key.(CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS) Dissection of selected organisms (R, CT, TS) Lab drawings (R, CT, TS) Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Lab reports and drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Evolutionary Trends Within the Animal Kingdom the student should be able to discuss evolutionary trends in the following areas: skeleton, body coverings, reproduction, water needs, circulatory system including heart chambers, oxygen demand, body temperature, brain, vision, sex determination. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Trip to Museum of Natural History Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Oral presentations (R,W,TS,QS,OC)
Plants To state the unique properties of species in the Kingdom Plantae which unite them and set them apart from all other living organisms. Identify the four major groups of plants: Nonvascular plants (Bryophytes), Vascular seedless plants, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms. Be able to compare and contrast any two major groups and relate them to the evolutionary tree and to the geological periods. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Look at and draw from prepared slides various plan structures (CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS) Draw the life cycles (CT, R,, TS) Conduct identification with the aid of a key.(CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS) Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Drawings of the life cycles (CT, R, TS) Be able to label drawings of the flowering plant organs: shoots, roots, leaves, flowers & fruits. Describe the control of plant growth and differentiation. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Look at and draw from prepared slides various plan structures (CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS Dissection of selected organs(R,CT,TS) Label drawings of organs (R, CT, TS) Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) Describe primary and secondary growth of seed plants. Read text (CT,R) Attend lecture/discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Look at and draw stems from prepared slides CT,R,,OC,TS,QS Label drawings of stems (R, CT) Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab drawings (CT,R,W,QS) With the aid of a key, identify any flowering New England plant from domain to family. Specimen collection (CT,TS) Conduct identification labs with the aid of a key (CT,R,W,OC,TS,QS) Tests (CT R,W) Quizzes (CT R,W) Lab reports (CT,R,W,QS)
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