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The course structure for biology 119 taught by spear, hannam and clinton at suny geneseo in spring 2012. It includes details about the textbook, instructors, course materials, review sessions, grading, tutoring, learning outcomes, and attendance policy. The course schedule, chapter assignments, and exam dates are also provided.
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MWF 12 : 30 - 1: 20 pm, Instructors: Drs. Spear and Hannam Course Outline, Spring 20 12 A. TEXT and Clickers (required): Biology, Ninth Edition - Campbell, Reece RF CLICKER from Interwrite PRS, GTCO Calcomp B. INSTRUCTORS: Ray Spear, Ph.D. Kristina Hannam, Ph.D. Ms. Regina Clinton Office: ISC, Room 2 56 and 242 ISC, Room 2 59 ISC, Room 242 Telephone: 245 - 5311 245 - 5790 Office Hours: M 2:30-3:20, M 2:30-4: T 9:45-10:30, T 9 :30-10: W &F 1:30-2:20 by appointment by appointment by appointment Campus E-mail spear hannam clinton Internet Address spear@geneseo.edu hannam@geneseo.edu clinton@geneseo.edu C. COURSE MATERIALS : Course Materials: Most course materials will be available at the MyCourses page for this course. Powerpoint lecture notes will be available on the site AFTER class. Homework assignments and quizzes will be posted there too. You should also check that page regularly for announcements about the course. D. REVIEW SESSIONS: Voluntary review sessions every Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 to 4:50 pm in Newton 203 In addition to answering questions based on the lecture material, we can also use the voluntary review sessions to 1) answer any questions that you might have about the reading assignments; 2) assist you with study skills using specific examples drawn from the course material; and 3) discuss test taking strategies. E. Grading: Exams 1- 4 = 75% of your grade (100 points per exam) Homework assignments = 15% of your grade (10 points per assignment) PRS participation points = 5% of your grade (1 point per day) PRS accuracy points = 5% of your grade (1 point per day) Total 100% There will be four exams, each worth the same (100 points/exam, 400 total) for 75% of your final grade. Each exam will cover roughly one-quarter of the course and consist of roughly 45 multiple-choice questions. The first three exams will be during class time (see syllabus). The fourth exam is non-cumulative and will be given during the final exam period and will cover only the fourth quarter material. PRS points will be worth 10% of your final grade and will be based on participation and the accuracy of your answers. One PRS participation score will be dropped each quarter and the lowest one-third of your PRS accuracy scores in each quarter will be dropped. Because PRS represents class participation it cannot be made up. Occasionally students have legitimate reasons for missing class. This is why we drop some of the scores. Use these “drops” wisely. They are the only adjustments in PRS that we make. The average of your PRS points will be kept for you in myCourses. The remaining 15% of your final grade will come from quizzes on the eight homework assignments. Because your grades will be posted in myCourses (including your overall average) it will be your responsibility to check how you are doing in the course as the semester progresses. This can be done by using the “ Report Tab” in myCourses. The “Report Tab” includes common course tools to help you track your course progress, grades, and more. Click Learner Profile to see an analysis of your activity, submissions, and grades and compare them with the class average. “Grades” allows you to check your grades for all assignments. To insure that we maintain an accurate and up-to-date grade-book we will verify (with you) that all grades are correctly recorded at the end of each quarter. Once this is done those grades are fixed and no further changes will be made.
Grading Scale Letter grades will be awarded based on the following point distribution: > 93%, A; 90-92%, A-; 87-89%, B+; 83- 86% , B; 80-82%, B-; 77-79%, C+; 73-76%, C; 70-72% C-; 60-69%, D; < 60%, E. F. TUTORING: Tutoring will be available at the tutoring center in the ISC (room 116), the hours to be announced. G. ACCOMODATIONS : SUNY Geneseo will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented physical, emotional or learning disabilities. Students should contact the Director in the Office of Disability Services (Tabitha Buggie-Hunt, 105D Erwin) and their faculty to discuss needed accommodations as early as possible in the semester. H. LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR BIOL 119 Upon completion of this course, through multiple choice exams, class projects/homework and PRS questions students will:
General Biology: diversity; physiology; ecology- BIOL. 119 (0 2 ), CRN# 54962 MWF 12 :30-1: 2 0, Instructors: Drs. Hannam and Spear Course Outline, Spring 2012 Class Schedule Chapters Instructor (Subject to adjustment)