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Department of Biological Sciences

Biology 1020: Fall 2019 – A03 BIOLOGY 1: Principles and Themes

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

INSTRUCTORS

The University of Manitoba is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples. This land is the homeland of the Métis Nation, and in Treaty 1 territory. In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, we welcome all Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, and respect the diversity, unique skills and life experience that students of all Nations bring to this classroom.

DR. KEVIN G-E. SCOTT

Lecture Instructor/Course Coordinator

W473 Duff Roblin 204-474-8413 [email protected] (email is usually a better option to contact me) Please email to schedule an appointment to meet. MR. MICHAEL SHAW

Laboratory Instructor/Lab Coordinator

208A Buller 204-474-9732 [email protected] Please email to schedule an appointment to meet.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

LECTURE T IME LOCATION

A laboratory-based course in unifying principles of biology including cell biology, bioenergetics, cell division, genetics and evolution. This course is intended for major and honours students in the biological sciences as well as those in other faculties (Agriculture, Kinesiology, Environmental Sciences etc.) requiring a comprehensive lab-based introduction to the Biological Sciences. 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM

MWF

200 Armes M

LABORATORY TIME SLOTS LOCATIONS PRE-REQUISITES

COURSE OBJECTIVE

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

Section A03

8:30 AM – 11:00 AM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

B01-06

T B07-12 B13-18

W B19-24 B25-30

R B31-36 B37-42 B55-60

F B43-48 B49-54

211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 215, or 216 Buller Biology 40S, any 40S Mathematics or MSKL 0100 offered by Extended Education, and one of 40S Chemistry, CSKL 0100 offered by Extended Education, 40S Physics, or PSKL 0100 offered by Extended Education; or BIOL 1000 Biology 1020 is the first course of two that develops the fundamental basis of your biological education. The objective of this course is to give students a broad and comprehensive background in modern biology and thus to prepare them for entry into biology-oriented programs in the Faculty of Science and in other Faculties and Schools. All subsequent courses in the Department of Biological Sciences will draw on what you learn here. This syllabus is your map to what exactly is expected of you. It is your responsibility to read this document thoroughly and in its entirety. You will need to complete a quiz based on the information contained here to access course notes on UMLearn. Being unaware of any of the information included herein is not a valid excuse for missing any term work.

Biology 1020: Principles and Themes e-MAIL POLICY

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All e-mail communication must conform to the Communicating with Students university policy. e-Mails are for making appointments only. I will not answer questions about lecture material that require complex answers via email. I am always willing to answer any of your questions, but I prefer to do this by phone or in person. Please make sure you do the following prior to emailing me or any course instructor: • • • •

Check this Syllabus first. If you are asking about course or exam information, chances are the answers are already in this syllabus. Use full, properly structured sentences and not textese. The overall structure of your email should be professional. Use a proper salutation. “Hey prof” is too casual and not appropriate. Always include your name in a signature. If I don’t know who you are, I will not respond.

I make every effort to respond to all properly structured emails within 24-36 hours except for weekends, holidays, or exam days. e-Mails sent on Fridays may not get a response until the following Monday. If you do not get a response in this timeframe, it is likely that your original email was improperly structured, and you should reformat and try again. REQUIRED MATERIALS

Campbell Biology (2nd Canadian Edition) by Reese et al. with MasteringBiology access. Pearson Canada Inc. Older editions may be used, but there will be differences in the new edition. If you use an older edition, it is your responsibility to make sure you get the correct information. Disclosure: As a member of the author team for this textbook, KG-E. Scott earns royalties from its sale. All royalties from sales at the University of Manitoba Bookstore are donated to charity. MasteringBiology/Learning Catalytics Access Code Access codes MUST be for the 2nd Canadian Edition. Purchasing options (choose one) 1. New Hard Cover book (with etext and MasteringBiology included) ISBN: 9780134589947 2. eText with MasteringBiology (With this option, you can buy an unbound, 3-hole punched print copy for $15 directly from Pearson—link to be provided ASAP) ISBN: 9780134561707 3. MasteringBiology only (if you have a used book) ISBN: 9780134561677 Biology 1020 Lab Manual, Fall 2019 Edition You MUST have the most current edition of the lab manual. All materials are available in the University of Manitoba Bookstore. Pearson products are also available online at http://www.mypearsonstore.ca/bookstore/mastering-biology-with-pearson-etextstandalone-access-9780134561707.

WEB-BASED RESOURCES

UMLearn:

https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/login

Lab Page:

http://umanitoba.ca/science/biological_sciences/BIOL1020/1020.html

Twitter: @UofManBiology

Biology 1020: Principles and Themes USING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

COURSE EVALUATION

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Please respect copyright. We will use copyrighted content in this course. I have ensured that the content I use is appropriately acknowledged and is copied in accordance with copyright laws and University guidelines. Copyrighted works, including those created by me, are made available for private study and must not be distributed in any format without permission. Do not upload copyrighted works to a learning management system (such as UMLearn), or any website, unless an exception to the Copyright Act applies or written permission has been confirmed. For more information, see the University’s Copyright Office website at http://umanitoba.ca/copyright/ or contact [email protected]. ASSESSMENT

DUE DATE(S)

VALUE

MasteringBiology Assignments

December 6

5%

In-Class Learning Catalytics Questions Participation 50% Correctness 50%

Most classes

5%

October 2 5:40–7:00

11%

Two-Stage Midterm Exam #1 25 Multiple choice questions 3 Multiple T/F questions Lectures 1–11 4 Multiple choice Lab questions (Labs 1–2) Two-Stage Midterm Exam #2 25 Multiple choice questions 3 Multiple T/F questions Lectures 12–22

3% 14%

October 30 5:40–7:00

4 Multiple choice Lab questions (Labs 3–4) Two-Stage Final Exam 50 Multiple choice questions 6 Multiple T/F questions Lectures 1–37

3% Scheduled/seated by Registrar

35%

32 Multiple choice Lab questions (Labs 1–8)

16% 8%

In-Laboratory Assignments 1 assignment, worth 1%, to be completed in each of the 8 labs. GRADING

TWO-STAGE EXAMS

Grades are assigned at the end of the year by converting your cumulative percentage mark into a letter grade, using the following table. Slight modifications of this scheme may be made to compensate for a class average that may be judged to be too low or too high.

90+ 80–89 76–79 70–75 60–69 50–59 46–49 0–45

A+ A B+ B C+ C D F

Two-stage exams are an effective way to not only assess your understanding of the course material but help improve it! The exam will be structured as follows: 1. In stage one, you write the exam as an individual –– 85% of your assigned mark • Midterms 1 & 2 – 50 minutes • Final exam – 120 minutes 2. When complete, bring your bubble sheet to the front and grab a new bubble sheet and a number from the sorting hat. This will be your group number for stage two. • You must return to your seat and wait patiently for the next stage. 3. After stage one is complete, there will be a few minutes to relocate throughout the room into your randomly assigned groups.

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4. In stage two, or the group stage, you will collaborate with your 2 or 3 of your peers and rewrite the same exam –– 15% of your assigned mark. • Midterms 1 & 2 – 25 minutes • Final exam – 55 minutes • No additional materials are permitted, it is still an exam! Lab questions are not a part of the second stage. You can discuss them in your groups if you like, but they will not be graded. If you have special accommodations through SAS or miss the midterm or final and are granted a deferral, you will write the exam as a traditional, single-stage exam. Any additional time allotted will be based on the first stage only. EXAM IRREGULARITIES

If you are caught in a dishonest act during the course of an examination, you will be reported to University authorities. Penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the relevant authorities. If you notice an error on the exam (ex. typographical error), please bring it to the course instructors attention following the exam. Any adjustments to the scheme, if necessary, will occur after the exam. Make sure you select the single best answer.

POSTING OF ANSWERS AND MARKS

After each exam, the answer key will be posted in the main floor hallway of the Buller Building. Be certain to look at the correct key for your lecture section. As soon as the tests are marked, your mark will appear next to your student number at the same location. Take note of 8–12your mark and let your instructor know immediately if you think there has been a marking error or an error in the answer key.

MASTERING BIOLOGY

Access to Pearson’s MasteringBiology platform should be seamless through UMLearn. Please login into UMLearn to access the instructions (on course home page) on how to setup and register your MasteringBiology account. After you have set this up, you can access MasteringBiology any time after logging into your UMLearn course page buy clicking on the link on the course homepage. For this to work, you need a valid (unused) MasteringBiology access key. These are included with the purchase of a new textbook or can be purchased separately from the bookstore or Pearson.com. You MUST register through UMLearn—accessing the MasteringBiology website through any other means will not work. If you encounter any technical difficulties with MasteringBiology, you can try the support line by clicking on that link. However, you may have better luck dealing directly with Dennis Guevarra, the local Pearson Tech Specialist. He can be reached at [email protected].

MASTERING BIOLOGY SCHEDULE

On MasteringBiology you will have several assignments based on material you are expected to know FROM and BEYOND the lecture. They will be based on lecture material and the content that is provided online in order to facilitate active group work in class. The assignments ARE for credit and will count for 5% of your final grade in in this course. Each assignment will have an equal share of the 5%. When an assignment becomes available, you will be notified via email. ALL of the material covered in the assignment is testable and may appear on the relevant exam. All assignments will be due on the last day of class, December 6 th. However, the assignment content may (and likely will) be tested on the any subsequent exam. Therefore, you should do the assignments as they are announced to ensure you get all testable content before each exam. No late submissions will be accepted for grading beyond 23:59:59 on December 6th—NO exceptions. Assignments are meant to be used as learning tools for new and old content alike. You may redo the assignments after your initial submission and work towards getting all of the answers correct. Only earnest attempts to complete the assignment will contribute to meaningful learning.

Biology 1020: Principles and Themes LEARNING CATALYTICS

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During class, I will be asking questions for you to answer using Learning Catalytics (LC) for 5% of your final mark. You can answer these questions by logging into your MasteringBiology account on a mobile device or laptop. This is the same account you use to access the assignments. At the start of class, you may be given a short quiz using LC. A few questions will assess your understanding of recently covered topics as well as some prereading questions to ensure you are prepared for that day’s class. DO NOT BE LATE! Half of your LC mark (1.5%) will come from participating and answering the questions, the other half (1.5%) will be based on correctness. That is, each question will be out of 2 marks. You will get 1 out of 2 for any incorrect answer and 2 out of 2 for answering correctly. There will be no way to make up for questions posed in classes that you miss, regardless of reason. However, to account for legitimate absences, I will drop the four lowest classes before calculating your final score. Afterwards, your final score will be converted to a mark out of 3% using the following table: If you score: If you score: If you score:

LECTURE SCHEDULE

5% 4% 3%

If you score: If you score: If you score:

41–55% 25–40% 85% 71–85% 56–70%

Topic 1– Intro to Biology Chemistry Review 2– Biological Macromolecules 3– Cell structure 4– Cell Membrane Dynamics 5– Enzyme Function 6– Catabolic Pathways 7– Photosynthesis 8– Cellular Signalling 9– Cell Division 10– Meiosis 11– Mendelian Genetics 12– Chromosomal Genetics 13– DNA 14– Gene Expression 15– Evolution 16– Population Genetics

Assigned Readings (Concepts) 1.1–1.3 2.1–2.4, 3.1–3.3 3.2, 4.2–4.3, 5.1–5.6 6.2–6.7 7.1–7.4 8.1–8.5 9.1–9.5 10.1–10.3 11.1–11.5 12.1–12.3 13.1–13.4 14.1–14.3 15.1–15.5 16.1–16.3 17.1–17.5, 18.1–18.2, 18.5 21.5–21.6, 22.1–22.3 23.1–23.4, 24.1–24.2, 25.1–25.3

Please note that the textbook covers some material in more detail than will be covered in lecture and that some topics are not covered in the textbook. You are responsible for lecture material. Some figures from the text have been modified for use in lecture and may not appear as in the textbook. A detailed list of learning outcomes will be posted on UMLearn. You are encouraged to use this list as a guide for your studying. It represents EVERYTHING that you are expected to gain in this course and is the basis for ALL evaluation, including MasteringBiology and exams.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Classes begin: September 4 Last day to drop/add a course: September 17/18 Fall Term break: November 12–15 VW deadline: November 18 Classes end: December 6 Exam Period: December 9–20 You MUST be available for the entire exam period until the schedule is finalized.

Biology 1020: Principles and Themes EXPECTATIONS YOU CAN EXPECT ME TO…

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In my teaching practice, I will ask questions in class. This a useful way to increase student engagement and promotes deeper thought on the subject material. I also try to engage students in other ways. I will treat you with respect in a professional and equitable manner and would appreciate the same courtesy in return. This means there can be no extra credit assignments or individual changed to the evaluation in the course. See Respectful Work and Learning Environment Policy. I will be in class for ~5 minutes prior to and after the class time and am willing to answer questions if you don't mind me setting up/taking down as we talk.

EXPECTATIONS I WILL EXPECT YOU TO…

Punctual attendance to lecture is expected. If you are going to be late, please use the back door. I frequently cover material that is not in the notes or textbook. Missing class means that you will miss this information. I expect students to respond and attempt to answer the questions I ask in class, but I do not expect perfection. This produces a much more enjoyable and effective learning environment for everyone when all parties are engaged. I expect you to ask me questions. I do not mind interruptions to answer content-specific questions. Doing so only improves the learning environment. You may use computers to take notes in class, however, studies have shown that you will learn better if you use a pen. If you do use an electronic device, I expect you to only use it for note taking during class. Please refer to the section on using technology in the classroom. For online assessment, you are not expected to complete the assignments or quizzes in a closedbook fashion. You may also work together. These are learning tools and if working with others or your books helps you learn the material, then I am satisfied that they are accomplishing their intended purpose.

EXPECTATIONS I WILL EXPECT GROUPS T O…

You will be asked to participate in group activities. For everyone’s success, I expect you to value and respect the diversity of your classmates. Treat each other with respect and fairness. I expect reciprocation between you and your peers. Despite the common misconception, you are not in competition with each other and your individual chances of success will improve by working together. You will be expected to participate in group discussions. This means that you will need to come to class prepared having completed any and all assigned readings and self-guided learning tasks assigned to you.

USING TECHNOLOGY IN CLASS/LAB

It is the general University of Manitoba policy that all technology resources (cellphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) are to be used in a responsible, efficient, ethical and legal manner. The student can use technology in classroom setting only for educational purposes only. Students should not participate in personal e-mail, texting, video or voice chat, wikis, blogs, social networking, and gaming during scheduled class time. Such behaviour is distracting to those around you. Taking pictures in the lab can provide useful study materials. Be advised, however, that taking photos is not a replacement for a detailed examination of the material during the lab. You should still use the lab time to work through the material. UMLearn will be used at the learning management software (LMS) for this course. You can access your courses on UMLearn by navigating from the UManitoba homepage under Current Students, or by going to https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/home and signing in.

RECORDING CLASS LECTURES

No audio, video, or photographic recording of lectures or laboratory presentations is allowed in any format, openly or surreptitiously, in whole or in part without written permission of Kevin Scott. Course materials (both paper and digital) are solely for the participant’s private study and may not be used for any other purpose including posting to a note-sharing website.

Biology 1020: Principles and Themes LABORATORY SCHEDULE

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Labs do not run every week and do NOT START UNTIL the week of September 16th. To find your lab seat follow these instructions: At the scheduled time, go to the assigned room on the main floor of the Buller Building (211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 215 or 216 Buller—The room number is on your registration printout). Your assigned seat will be posted beside the assigned room door. Your teaching assistant will introduce him/herself to you and commence the first lab session. Week Of (M–F): Sep...