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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY GENERAL BIOLOGY I (BIO 121) – COURSE SYLLABUS, FALL 2019 COURSE DESCRIPTION BIO 121 – General Biology I, 4 credits Required entry-level course for biology majors and the first of a two-course sequence comprising a survey of essential biological concepts ranging from the molecular level to global ecology. Two active learning lecture sessions and one combined lab/recitation section per week. One optional Peer-Led Team Learning session per week. Students in BIO 121 will explore the nature of science and the diversity of organisms within a framework of major themes including the flow and regulation of energy and information within living systems, and the central and unifying concept of evolution. Efforts will be made to relate key concepts to model organisms for research and practical examples such as diseases and environmental issues. GOALS • To give a broad introduction to biology • To learn about science as a way of exploring the natural world • To gain laboratory skills applicable to upper-level courses in biology • To gain a deep understanding of the fundamental principles which underlie all of the life sciences

COURSE COMPONENTS: Active Learning Lecture: M & W 10:35 – 11:30 am Attendance essential. Cell phones OR should be silenced during these M & W 12:45 – 1:40 pm sessions and put away unless used for class purposes. Please attend with the Both in Gifford Auditorium (in intention to be fully “present”, and HBC) respect others who wish to focus on Students should ONLY attend the learning. section in which they are enrolled. Exams (seen on MySlice as 2nd Lecture item): Pre-Course Evaluation: Friday, August 30, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 1: Friday, September 20, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 2: Friday, October 18, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 3: Friday, November 8, 4 – 5:30 pm Cumulative Final Exam: Tuesday, December 10, 3 – 5 pm Lab (displays as section on MySlice schedule): Attendance required: Cell phones must One 3-hour session per week, be silenced and put away during the LSC 134, 136, 146, 148. entirety of the lab session unless used Students MUST attend the for class purposes. Texting, etc., during session in which they are lab is NOT participating in lab. You enrolled; NO EXCEPTIONS. cannot earn participation credit while not participating.

BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019

INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM: Course Professor: Dr. Jason Wiles 150 Life Science Complex

Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, or by appointment via email, [email protected]

Course Coordinator: Bev Werner 142 Life Science Complex 315-443-3722; [email protected] Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4:30 pm

Laboratory Coordinator: Mary Graziano 138 Life Science Complex 315-443-9179; [email protected] Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4:30 pm

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Supported Instructional Team Members: (office hours by appointment) Kelly Schmid, M.S. Biology Dr. Eve Humphrey Active Learning Fellow HHMI DBER Fellow Ph.D. Candidate, Biology 150 Life Science Complex Email TBA [email protected] Peer-Led Team Learning Team Members: (office hours by appointment) Dr. Julia Snyder Mariah Maxwell Teaching Assistant Professor HHMI Graduate Fellow Department of Science Teaching Biology & Science Teaching M.S. & Ph.D. student [email protected] Laboratory Instructors: Mary Graziano (Lab Coordinator/TA) Teaching Assistants: Lou Adebiyi Huda Al Fahdawe Sierra Andrews Eddie Caro Joe Colbert Anne Curé Owen Duffy Eric Ingram

Muqing Ma Neha Mohan Babu Rebecca Ruskin Sam Schuster Jordan Stark Dan Wang Amber Woodard

All BIO 121 TAs will hold office hours in LSC 152. Office hours and email addresses will be posted on Blackboard shortly after Labor Day. Students visiting office hours should arrive prepared with specific questions and goals for the meeting. Tutoring sessions are available through CLASS on the SU website: http://class.syr.edu/

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019

REQUIRED MATERIALS: *Please Note: The materials listed as required at the bookstore are correctly listed as required. • Textbook: Campbell Biology General Biology I and II, Custom Edition for Syracuse University ISBN-978-1-323-90619-4. Includes Modified Mastering Biology (used for online homework assignments which is 15% of final course grade), and eText, available at SU Bookstore [other versions of Campbell Biology will require additional purchase of Mastering Biology]. Comparison pricing is available on the SU bookstore website: https://bookweb.syr.edu/ePOS?store=1&form=shared3%2ftextbooks%2ftext_browse %2ehtml&design=1&campus=MAIN • Clicker: TurningPoint brand Response Card, Rf (credit card size). Other TurningPoint clicker models, other brands or smart phone apps are NOT supported. Students MUST bring their response devices to lecture if they wish to earn participation credit during lecture sessions. Lecture participation credit can ONLY be earned via your properly licensed, registered and functioning clicker. Clickers are available for purchase at the SU bookstore. • Other required materials, such as lab activities, will be distributed via Blackboard (Bb). All students MUST access the course Bb page to obtain weekly documents (print and take to lab/discussion session), view course announcements, participate in online discussions or other activities, and monitor their grades. You will log into Blackboard (Bb) via your NetID (the portion of your SU email address appearing before the @syr.edu). Your password is the same as the password for your SU email address. If you do not know your NetID and password, go to http://its.syr.edu/netid/ for assistance. To access Blackboard, go to https://blackboard.syr.edu.

COURSE TOPICS & SCHEDULE: This schedule includes exam dates and important academic milestones that relate to BIO 121; students should also consult the Syracuse University website for official university policy when in doubt. * Notice: The “Reference Readings” column below does NOT imply that students must assimilate the entirety of each listed chapter. This is not a “required reading assignment,” rather it is a guideline indicating where to find information relevant to material presented in the lectures, lab, and Mastering Biology (MB) Assignments. **Dissection activities have been designed according to the guidelines set forth by the Syracuse University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and comply with the official position of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT). EXAM DATES BIO 121: Pre-Course Evaluation: Friday, August 30, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 1: Friday, September 20, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 2: Friday, October 18, 4 – 5:30 pm Exam 3: Friday, November 8, 4 – 5:30 pm Cumulative Final Exam: Tuesday, December 10, 3 – 5 pm

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 DATES REFERENCE READINGS / IMPORTANT EVENTS LAB TOPICS Aug 26 – 30 Syllabus, Front pages in textbook No BIO 121 labs “How Science Works”: at this link this week! http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/howscienceworks_ 01 Ch 1: “Evolution: Themes of Biology & Scientific Inquiry” MB: Introduction & Assignment 1

PRECOURSE EVAL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 4 – 5:30 PM

Aug 31 – Sept 2 Sept 3 – 6: Labs begin

Labor Day weekend: no classes Monday, Sept 2

Sept 9 – 13

Ch 4: “Carbon & Molecular Diversity” Ch 5: “Structure & Function of Large Biological Molecules” MB: Assignments

Ch 2: “The Chemical Context of Life” Ch 3: “Water and Life” MB: Assignments

Rooms TBA via Bb Labs start on Tuesday, Sept 3 Lab 1: Laboratory Safety and Measurement Tools Lab 2: Microscopy & Laboratory Tests for Biological Molecules

Early Semester Progress Reports September 9 - 13

Academic/Financial Drop Deadline – Monday, September 16 Sept 16 – 20

Ch 7: “Membrane Structure and Function” Ch 6: “A Tour of the Cell” MB: Assignments

Lab 3: Diffusion, Osmosis & Cell Permeability

EXAM 1

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 4 – 5:30 PM

Rooms TBA via Bb

Sept 23 – 27

Ch 8: “An Introduction to Metabolism” *An overview of a few concepts from Chs 9 & 10. MB: Assignments *Those expecting to major in biology or enter the health professions should examine these chapters more thoroughly. See notice above.

Lab 4: Cell Structure of Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes

Sept 30 – Oct 4

Ch 26: “Phylogeny & the Tree of Life” Understanding Evolution: “Evolutionary Trees”: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_0 3 Ch 27: “Bacteria & Archaea”

Lab 5: Enzymes

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Students must be in lab this week to

BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 Ch 28: “Protists” MB: Assignments

participate in the Lab Report.

Ch 16: “The Molecular Basis of Inheritance” Ch 17: “Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein”* Ch 12: “The Cell Cycle” MB: Assignments *Those expecting to major in biology or enter the health professions should also review Chapter 18. See notice above. Ch 13: “Meiosis & Sexual Life Cycles” Ch 14: “Mendel & the Gene Idea” Ch 15: “The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance” MB: Assignments Mid-Semester Progress Reports due Sunday, October 20

Lab 6: DNA, Transcription & Translation, Chromosomes & The Cell Cycle

EXAM 2

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 4 – 5:30 PM

Rooms TBA via Bb

Oct 21 – 25

Ch 23: “The Evolution of Populations” Lab 8: Population Ch 22: “Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life” Genetics Evolution 101: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_1 4 MB: Assignments

Oct 28 – Nov 1

Ch 29-30: “Plant Diversity Ch 31: “Fungi” MB: Assignments

Lab 9: Plant & Fungi Diversity

Nov 4 – 8

Ch 32: “Overview of Animal Diversity” Ch 33: “Intro to Invertebrates” MB: Assignments

Lab 10: Animal Diversity I ** This lab will

Oct 7 – 11

Oct 14 – 18

Lab 7: Meiosis, Heredity & Genetics Enzyme Lab Report due in lab this week

involve simple dissection of representative invertebrate specimens (clam, earthworm, grasshopper, crayfish) in a small group setting.

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019

EXAM 3

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 4 – 5:30 PM

Nov 11 – 15 Ch 34: “The Origin of Evolution of Vertebrates” MB: Assignments

Rooms TBA via Bb Lab 11: Animal Diversity II ** This lab will involve simple dissection of representative specimens (starfish, perch, grassfrog) in a small group setting.

Nov 18 – 22 Ch 52: “Introduction to Ecology” Ch 54: “Community Ecology” Ch 55: “Ecosystems & Restoration Ecology” MB: Assignments

Lab 12: Introduction to Ecology

Withdrawal Deadline – Nov 22 Dec 2 – 6

Ch 53: “Population Ecology” Conclusion MB: Assignments

Laboratory Practical Exam: Lab exams will be held during regularly scheduled lab times; TAs will give more info during the week before the exam.

Last Day of Class – Friday, Dec 6 FINAL EXAM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 3 – 5 PM

Dec 27

Final Grades will be posted to MySlice

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Rooms TBA via Bb

BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 BIO 121 GRADES: Point Distribution (out of a total of 1000 points): Exam 1 = 100 points or 10% Exam 2 = 100 points or 10% Exam 3 = 100 points or 10% Exam 4 / Cumulative Final Exam = 200 or 20% Modified Mastering Biology Assignments = 150 points or 15% Participation / Clicker Responses = 100 points or 10% Lab / section = 250 points or 25% NOTE: Students must pass the lab portion to pass the entire course. Grading Scale: 92.5 – 100 A 76.5 – 79.49_ C+ 89.5 – 92.49_ A72.5 – 76.49_ C 86.5 – 89.49_ B+ 69.5 – 72.49_ C82.5 – 86.49_ B 59.5 – 69.49_ D 79.5 – 82.49_ B0 – 59.49 F The grading scale above is not necessarily “written in stone”, as student performance may dictate a normalizing curve, which might deviate from the number presented here. However, this grading scale can be taken as a guarantee that you will receive a letter grade no lower than that which is listed above for a given percentage score range. Extra Credit: There will be only 3 categories of extra credit in BIO 121: 1. Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) sessions; this will be explained by email and through Blackboard by Dr. Snyder. 2. Up to 1% of course grade worth of extra credit for pre-course evaluation. 3. Limited possible opportunities via participation in online surveys. Students should note that no other extra credit is expected. Extra credit points are added to the total earned points out of 1000 points possible for the entire course graded items, as per the point distribution listed above, and will not be tallied until final exams have been scored.

LAB ATTENDANCE & GRADING: Please read ALL of the following as you will be held accountable for this information: Students are expected to attend all labs during the semester; however, we recognize that there may be times when absences occur for various important reasons. Please read the following policies carefully so that you will understand the expectations for attendance in Bio 121 Lab. 1. The Bio 121 lab curriculum consists of 12 lab sessions, a group lab report, and a final lab practical exam. 2. The lab portion of Bio 121 will involve learning basic lab safety, doing experiments, and using lab techniques such as microscopy, dissection, and observation to enhance learning.

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 3. NOTE: There are no lab make-ups. Students MUST attend the lab sessions for which they are enrolled. Students may not sit in on another lab session that they are not registered for in order to make up a missed lab or in anticipation of a lab they expect to miss. It is a violation of the state and university fire codes to have people in a lab class who are not on the roster for that section. 4. Absence from a lab session due to an accepted documented reason (see * below) will not count against the student. The total number of points available will be adjusted and the final percentage will be calculated accordingly. 5. Any absence for reasons other than an accepted documented reason (see * below) will be recorded as a zero and will count as such in the final calculation of grades. 6. Students who are absent for more than 4 lab sessions during the semester for any reason (documented or not) cannot receive a passing grade in B IO 121. If you find yourself in this situation, or close to it, you should meet with Dr. Wiles or Bev Werner as soon as possible. 7. Students will be held responsible on weekly quizzes for content knowledge of material presented in labs, whether they are present or not, and for all lab sessions on the Final Laboratory Practical Exam. Lab documents are available on Blackboard until the end of the semester. 8. Late policy: Be on time for lab class. This is especially important since there are points that cannot be recovered if you are late. No late assignments will be accepted. 9. Electronic Devices: Use of electronic devices, including cell phones, during any part of lab class is not allowed. We expect you to be engaged in the tasks at hand at all times. Accessing non-course related websites, email, texting or any related activities can in no way be construed as participation or working toward satisfactory completion of lab activities. Therefore, any such activity will result in the loss of ALL participation credit for the entire session (8 points), and may well result in further grade penalties and/or exclusion from the lab. 10. Checking Grades: You will have two BIO 121 Bb areas – one for lecture and one for lab. Lab documents will be obtained through the Lab Documents button of Bb at “BIO.121.Merged.FALL19.General Biology I”; this is also where you will check your grades for exams, lecture participation and extra credit. The Bb link that contains your lab section number, M003 through M036, is where you will check your lab grades. *ACCEPTED DOCUMENTED REASONS: 1. ILLNESS: An absence due to illness requires written confirmation that the student was seen at a health care provider. Excuses for lab absences for medical reasons (illness) will be given only if such absences are advised by a health care provider at the SU Health Center (with notification through Orange Success, via the Office of Student Assistance http://studentassistance.syr.edu) or other medical facility, based on clinical findings and prescribed treatment recommendations. For complete details on the SU Health Services Absence Notification Policy see here: https://ese.syr.edu/bewell/

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 All other forms of health related absence documentation must be submitted in person to Bev Werner in LSC 142; notes sent by email – pictures or scanned copies – must be presented in person to verify such items. 2. DEATH IN THE FAMILY: An absence due to the death of a relative requires the confirmation of the funeral or memorial event via the presentation of a memorial card, newspaper obituary/notice, link to online item, or notification through SU Office of Student Assistance. 3. RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE: See policy at the following link. Note that notification must be entered into MySlice before the end of the second week of classes of the semester. https://policies.syr.edu/policies/university-governance-ethics-integrity-andlegal-compliance/religious-observancespolicy/?_ga=2.128337098.758265248.1535058228-536004855.1484058627 4. Documented absence paperwork should be submitted to Bev Werner’s office within 2 weeks of the absence and no later than the last day of classes. Absence documentation will NOT be accepted after the last day of class of the semester. Contact Bev Werner if you have any questions regarding this. ATHLETIC EVENTS: • Athletic team travel letters should be submitted to BIO 121 Course Coordinator by email ([email protected]) or in person (LSC 142) before the end of ADD/DROP (September 3). • Student athletes should not assume that athletic activities, including practices, team travel, etc. are accepted documented reasons. • Any changes to athletic travel schedules after Add/Drop, as well as additional travel (due to tournaments, etc.), must be brought to the attention of Bev Werner as soon as possible. • You may need to enroll in an alternative lab section (for the entire semester) during which you will not have schedule conflicts.

Lab Grading Breakdown: Lab is worth 250 points (25%) of your final grade in BIO 121. Weekly Labs (12 labs worth 15 points each Enzyme Lab Report Lab Practical Exam TOTAL POINTS FOR LAB

180 points 20 points 50 points 250 points

NOTE: Students must pass lab in order to pass the entire course. Weekly Lab Points Breakdown: • Pre-lab assignment: 2 points. You will have a pre-lab exercise to do before class every week; this is to be completed individually and in your own words. This must be turned in to the TA at the very beginning of class to be eligible to receive credit for it.

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BIO 121 SYLLABUS – FALL 2019 You may not complete the pre-lab in class. If you do not print your lab documents you will get a zero for this portion of the lab grade. • Lab quiz: 5 points. Every session will begin with a short quiz. The quiz may cover material from both the previous week’s lab and the current week’s pre-lab. The quiz will begin at the start of the class session. If you are late to class, you will not get extra time. If you are so late that you miss the quiz, there are no make-ups. • Lab participation: 5 points. This includes active participation in the lab activities and conversations. • Discussion participation: 3 points. This includes active participation in discussion, including taking part in class or group discussions and activities. Enzyme Lab Report: • During Lab Week 5, week of Sept 30 – Oct 4, you will perform an experiment in lab for which you will write a group lab report. • You must be in lab to participate in the report. • The lab report will be due 2 weeks aft...