Biol1030Sec003 syllabusandschedule Spring 2020-1 PDF

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BIOL 1030 – Organismal Biology – Spring 2020 INSTRUCTORS: Cissy Ballen & Abby Beatty Office: 348 Funchess Hall (Ballen) & 216 Rouse Life Sciences (Beatty) Email: [email protected]! Office Hours: By appointment Lecture Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00a-9:15 in 101 SCA Want more Org bio? Supplemental instruction sessions: SI Leader, Alyssa Lambert ([email protected]) - location and time TBA Course Objectives: The principle objective of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the classification, structure, biology and spectacular diversity of living organisms, focusing on plants and animals. This course is designed for those in biology-related majors to prepare them for future coursework. BIOL 1020 (or equivalent) is a prerequisite. Department-Wide Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) that this course addresses SLO 3: Students will be able to communicate effectively to the appropriate audience in the oral genre common to biological sciences (e.g., a formal, oral digital presentation). Components of oral communication effectiveness include logical organization of ideas, appropriate language use and delivery, and the student’s ability to respond accurately to questions. SLO 5: Students will be able to apply the scientific method to formulate testable hypotheses, gather data that address the hypotheses, and analyze the data (statistically, graphically) to assess the degree to which their scientific work tests their hypotheses and draw appropriate conclusions from the data. SLO 7: Students will be able to use biological evidence in a comparative framework to explain how the theory of evolution offers a comprehensive scientific explanation for the unity and diversity of life on Earth. They will be able to use specific examples to demonstrate how evolution has shaped organismal morphology, physiology, life history, and behavior. SLO 8, Organismal Biology: Students will apply broad knowledge of the structure, function, and diversity of organisms to illustrate how ecological and evolutionary processes have shaped organisms at the individual, population, community, and ecosystem levels. Students will have skills related to behavior, physiology, biodiversity, systematics, evolution, ecology, and/or conservation research.

Required Materials: • Campbell Biology 11th Edition with Canvas-integrated Mastering Biology (custom bundle, only found at area bookstores) • iclicker or personal web-enabled wireless device (such as a laptop, tablet, or smartphone – please let me know if none of these are available for you) •

Computer for exams (get in touch if you need to access a computer) Class Attendance: You should consider preparation for and attendance of classes as mandatory if you wish to succeed in this course. If you do not attend classes and do not prepare for classes you will likely do very poorly on exams. Plus, you will miss activities (and you will not be able to make those up); more information about activities comes later in this syllabus.

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icliker, or web-enabled Wireless Device: You will be required to access the internet in class for certain activities. Many devices will meet this requirement (laptops, tablets, smartphones). The classroom has wireless access to Auburn University’s network. With a few special exceptions, devices will not be provided; you must bring your own device.

Communication: Important information will be conveyed throughout the semester via Canvas announcements. Canvas announcements and class emails are official communication for this course. Policies and announcements made via Canvas announcements or linked on the home page of the course Canvas site are considered extensions of this syllabus. Check your notifications settings on Canvas and ensure that you are having announcements sent to you ASAP; you should also log in to Canvas on a regular basis and check for announcements there. Should circumstances warrant a revision to this syllabus that revision will be posted on Canvas and a Canvas announcement will be sent.

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For various reasons, you must use your Auburn email account when you email me. While Canvas does have a messaging function, please use direct email instead to ensure more timely replies. I check and respond to emails twice a day, 8am and 5pm, so while I will get back to you as soon as possible, please do not expect a response within minutes. Individual Exams: All examinations will consist of multiple-choice questions. Any appeals of exam grading or questions should be made in writing via email to me within 48 hours after the full exam results (grade details) are posted. D o n o t e x p e c t t o p r o t e s t a g r a d e o n a n e x a m a f t e r t h i s 2 d a y w i n d o w h a s p a s s e d . There will be three exams during the term (worth 200 points each) plus the final exam (worth 300 points). More about the final exam later. Activities: We will be using the iClicker system in lecture starting on Tuesday, January 14. Some iClicker responses earn you credit simply for answering, while others will require you to answer correctly. iClicker points make up 20% of the course grade, with points accumulated over the semester up to the maximum allowable (20% of total course points = 200 points). There will be many more opportunities to obtain iClicker points than are minimally required to reach the 200 point maximum, so do not worry about individually missed points. Additional points scored over the maximum 200 will not be awarded. As the iClicker points from any one lecture session are a trivial component of your overall course grade, we do not offer makeup or replacement points for lecture absences under any circumstances. It is very important to register your iClicker at the beginning of the semester, as we do not give retroactive iClicker points. Student in-class group work: Students will be assigned to a group in the beginning of the semester, and much of the problem-solving activities assigned during lectures should be completed in these groups. Groups will randomly be called upon to respond to questions during lecture, and members of groups who do not respond will have three (3) points deducted from their final ‘Activities’ scores (e.g., if you receive 180 out of 200 Activities points at the end of the semester, 3 demerit points will drop it to 177). Some lectures may also include short in-class written assignments that you complete with your group and turn in for grades. Bonus Points: Besides the bonus points available through activities, the some exams will have extra questions that will allow you to earn bonus points. The Exams and Group Exams may also have bonus points possible. Make-ups: Makeups are not possible for the iClickers (in class) Activities (in class) group exams, or exams. Valid excuses that will qualify to take a makeup Exam or Final (or to get a Group Exam excused) are: illness of the student or serious illness of a member of the student's immediate family; death of a member of the student's immediate family; trips for student organizations sponsored by an academic unit, for university classes, or for participation in intercollegiate athletic events; subpoena for a court appearance; religious holidays; and at my discretion, personal or family emergencies. Documentation will be required in all cases. Excuse documentation for missed Exams and Group Exams must be posted on Canvas. How to do this will be

explained via a Canvas announcement. For trips and religious holidays excuses must be submitted at least one full day before the class. Other excuses must be submitted no later than 48 hours after the start of the class time for the missed item (at least an email notice by then is required); this includes weekends and holidays. A missed final exam, if excused, must be taken and an incomplete will be recorded until it is taken Cheating: All forms of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Honesty Committee. The Academic Honesty Code found in the Auburn University Student Policy eHandbook should be considered an extension of this syllabus and should be read by all students. You will be given an F or even expelled from Auburn University for cheating. Accessibility: Students who need accommodations need to work with the Office of Accessibility (1228 Haley Center; 844-2096) to have their accommodations entered online. Exams must be scheduled and taken through the Office of Accessibility proctored exam system to have accommodations honored. Students with accommodations are encouraged to see me during office hours so that we can discuss your situation confidentially. Grading: Grades will be assigned according to points earned, as outlined below. NO subjective grade adjustments will be made in this course – if all students earn A’s, all students will receive A’s; if all students earn F’s, all will receive F’s. A full range of grades is typical for this course. Grading System:

Activities (iclickers, Group work)

200

Exams 1, 2, 3 (200 pts each, drop lowest); Final Exam (300)

700

Group exams average (50 points each; drop lowest)

100

GRAND TOTAL

1000 pts

Grading Scale: A = 90-100% = 900 pts or above B = 80-89% = 800-899 C = 70-79% = 700-799 D = 60-69% = 600-699 F = below 60% = 599 points or lower!

Contingency Policy: Circumstances may make it necessary to modify this syllabus (for example, weather events that lead to days of class being cancelled). Should modification be necessary the revised syllabus will be posted on the class Canvas site, and you will be notified via a class Canvas announcement of the change. Syllabus, Lectures, and Exams © 200 Cissy J. Ballen & Abby Beatty IMPORTANT NOTICE: The lectures and exams given in this class, including all visual displays and depictions, are the copyrighted performance of the instructor and may not be recorded or reproduced in any form (aural, visual, written, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the instructor. The author hereby grants permission to all students properly enrolled in the class to record notes from the lectures and print items from the course website for their own personal, non-commercial use. The author reserves all other rights to the copyrighted work including, without limitation, derivative works and compilations, to the fullest extent granted under the Copyright Laws of the United States of America. The author gives notice that notes taken from the lectures are claimed as protected works under the copyright, and may not be sold, given, conveyed, bartered, transferred, assigned, or otherwise delivered to any person or entity, including, without limitation, persons or entities engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of obtaining and reselling class notes. *Yes, this includes student groups recording and giving notes to students taking the class next year!

Week

Date

Topic

1

1. Jan 9

Course intro, active learning, nature of science

2

2. Jan 14

Tree thinking I

Campbell Bio 26.1-26.2

3. Jan 16

Tree thinking II

Campbell Bio 26.3 Clicker quiz

4. Jan 21

Tree thinking III, intro to the tree of life

Campbell Bio 27

Clicker quiz

5. Jan 23

Protists I

Campbell Bio 28

Clicker quiz

6. Jan 28

Protists II

Campbell Bio 28

Clicker quiz

7. Jan 30

Plant Diversity

Campbell Bio 29-30

Clicker quiz

8. Feb 4

Fungi & intro to animal diversity

Campbell Bio 31, 32

Clicker quiz

9. Feb 6

EXAM 1

Clicker quiz

10. Feb 11

Group exam 1 (material through Intro to animal diversity)

Clicker quiz

11. Feb 13

Porifera, Intro to Cnidaria

Campbell Bio 31.1 Clicker quiz

12. Feb 18

Cnidaria II & Lophotrochozoans

Campbell Bio 31.2 Clicker quiz

13. Feb 20

Molluscs

Campbell Bio 33.3 Clicker quiz

14. Feb 25

Molluscs

Campbell Bio 33.3 Clicker quiz

15. Feb 27

Annelids

Campbell Bio 33.3 Clicker quiz

16. March 3

Ecdysozoans I

Campbell Bio 33.4 Clicker quiz

17. March 5

Ecdysozoans II

Campbell Bio 33.4 Clicker quiz

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Reading Assignment

Assessment None

Clicker quiz

SPRING BREAK MARCH 9-13! 10

11

18. March 17

EXAM 2

19. March 19

Group exam 2 (material through Ecdysozoans)

20. March 24

Echinoderms

Campbell Bio 33.5 Clicker quiz

12

13

14

15

FINALS

21. March 26

Vertebrates I

Campbell Bio 34.1, 34.2

22. March 31

Fish I

Campbell Bio 34.3 Clicker quiz

23. April 2

Tetrapods and amphibians I

Campbell Bio 34.4 Clicker quiz

24. April 7

Nonavian reptiles I

Campbell Bio 34.5 Clicker quiz

25. April 9

Birds

Campbell Bio 34.5 Clicker quiz

26. April 14

EXAM 3

27. April 16

Group exam 3 (material through birds)

28. April 21

Mammals I

Campbell Bio 34.6 Clicker quiz

29. April 23

Mammals II

Campbell Bio 34.7 Clicker quiz

April 27-May 1 Final Exam Period

Clicker quiz...