GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 (BIO 181) LABORATORY Tuesday 9:00 11:45 AM CLCC 353 Fall 2012 Instructor Dr. Becky Ball FAB 161 602.543.2819 becky.ball@asu.edu Office hours: Tu 3-4 PM, Th 12:15-1:15 PM or by appointment Course Info Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 AM CLCC 246 Laboratories: M 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM, 1:30-4:15 PM, 6:30-9:15 PM; Tu 9:00-11:45 AM, 1:30-4:15 PM, 6:30-9:15 PM Course Description: Biology 181 laboratory is designed to give students a survey of the basic theories of the discipline and the relationship between structure and function in living organisms at the molecular, cellular, organismal and population levels. This course is designed to be taken as the first of a two-semester series. The second semester (BIO 182) should be taken after this course. Attendance: Attendance at all laboratory exercises is essential to performing well in this course. It is the student s responsibility to obtain information from missed laboratory exercises. Laboratory quizzes, exercises and reports cannot be made up. If you absolutely must miss a laboratory period, inform the instructor at least one week in advance so that other arrangements can be made if possible. Tardiness to the laboratory will not be tolerated. It disrupts the lesson, and can be especially disruptive of experimental protocols. If it is unavoidable, please inform the instructor in advance. Reasonable accommodations will be made in cases of religious holidays or emergency situations. It is the student s responsibility to provide the instructor with documentation of holidays and or emergencies and a plan to cover the missed course material. *Students that miss more than two laboratory exercises will not pass the course.* Course Materials: Biology, 9 th edition (2010), Campbell et al. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings Biology Laboratory Manual, (2008), McGraw Hill Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 4 th edition (2006), Bedford/St. Martin s Goggles are available for sale in the bookstore: Safety goggles must be worn during the lab periods when chemicals are used, as well as gloves (provided during the lab). Close toed shoes and appropriate clothing are required for all labs. Computer Access: Many of the documents necessary for this course will be posted on the course s Blackboard web site. Students can access this from their myasu account (https://my.asu.edu). Computers for student use can be found in Technopolis in the basement of Fletcher library. Contacting me: The best way to contact me is by email. I will typically respond within 24-48 hours. If I do not respond in 2 days, feel free to call or email again. A lack of response from me should never be interpreted as agreeing to your request! If I have not responded, it is because I did not receive your email, and you need to try again.
Assignments and Grading for the Laboratory: Final grades will be based on student performance in both the lecture and laboratory parts of the course. Laboratory grades will be worth 40% of the overall course grade. Please refer to your lecture syllabus for the full gradepoint distribution and grading scale. Assessment of learning for the laboratory portion of this course will be based on the following point assignment and grading scale: Paper 30% Quizzes 35% Prelab write ups 10% Laboratory manual 20% Mendelian genetics problem set 5% Paper (30%): The ph lab will be used to write a laboratory paper based on the data students collect during lab. See pages 61-103 of the McMillan writing book for details. Laboratory Quizzes (35%): At the beginning of each laboratory class, a quiz will be given. Each quiz is worth 10 points. The quiz will cover both the current day s lab and the prior week s lab. The quiz starts PROMPTLY when class begins, and there will be a time limit. If you arrive late, you will not be allowed to take the quiz. There are no make-up quizzes. Prelab write up (10%): Before each laboratory, students will write a statement of the purpose of the lab exercise and a brief description of the methods to be used. This will be submitted prior to class on Blackboard. Laboratory manual (20%): During the lab, students will answer all questions asked in the relevant parts of the lab manual. Before leaving, students must present the manual to the instructor for credit. Mendelian genetics problem set (5%): For the genetics laboratory, a set of genetics problems will be given to the student to do individually. The problem set is due the next week in lab. Late assignments: Assignments turned in after they are due will be penalized 10% for each day they are late. If the delay was caused by a serious emergency or other dire situation, and the student notifies the professor in advance (or during lab), the instructor may choose not to penalize the assignment. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. The student is responsible for bringing all documentation to the instructor. Missed Laboratory Exercises Policy: Missed laboratory sessions may NOT be made up. Students who miss a laboratory session as a result of illness (documented with a doctor s note), religious holiday, or other extenuating and documented circumstance (as determined by the instructor of the laboratory) should consult the laboratory instructor to resolve the situation on a case-by-case basis. Course Policies and Expectations: Cell Phones. Any use of a cell phone during the class is strictly prohibited. Students whose phones interrupt the laboratory may be asked to leave and receive a penalty to their final laboratory grade of 10% per infraction. Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct. As defined in the ASU Student Academic Integrity Policy: http://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity, each student has an obligation to act with honesty and integrity, and to respect the rights of others in carrying out all academic assignments. A student may be found to have violated this obligation and to have engaged in academic dishonesty if during or in connection with any academic evaluation, he or she:
Engages in any form of academic deceit; Refers to materials or sources or employs devices (e.g., audio recorders, crib sheets, calculators, solution manuals, or commercial research services) not authorized by the instructor for use during the academic evaluation; Possesses, buys, sells, obtains, or uses, without appropriate authorization, a copy of any materials intended to be used for academic evaluation in advance of its administration; Acts as a substitute for another person in any academic evaluation; Uses a substitute in any academic evaluation; Depends on the aid of others to the extent that the work is not representative of the student's abilities, knowing or having good reason to believe that this aid is not authorized by the instructor; Provides inappropriate aid to another person, knowing or having good reason to believe the aid is not authorized by the instructor; Engages in plagiarism; Permits his or her work to be submitted by another person without the instructor's authorization; or Attempts to influence or change any academic evaluation or record for reasons having no relevance to class achievement. BIO 181 General Biology 1 follows the ASU Academic Integrity Policy in the administration of all course examinations and assignments. Violations of the University Academic Integrity policy will not be ignored. Penalties include reduced or no credit for submitted work, a failing grade in the class, a note on your official transcript that shows you were punished for cheating, suspension, expulsion and revocation of already awarded degrees. The university requires that the implementation of any of these penalties for violations of the academic integrity policy be reported to the Dean s office. The Integrity Policy defines the process to be used if the student wishes to appeal this action. In BIO 181 General Biology 1 you are expected to follow the ASU Student Code of Conduct (http://students.asu.edu/srr/code) especially when communicating with your peers, instructors, and teaching assistants. Violations of the student code of conduct may result in withdrawal from the class. Withdrawals. The instructor will NOT withdraw students for any reason. Specifically, students should be aware that non-attendance will NOT automatically result in their being dropped from the course. Therefore, if a student does not attend class during the first week or for any extended period of time during the semester, they should not presume that they are no longer registered. It is the student s responsibility to be aware of their registration status. Please note the following dates: Drop/Add Deadline August 29, 2012 Tuition and Fees 100% Refund Deadline September 5, 2012 Course Withdrawal Deadline* November 7, 2012 Complete Session Withdrawal Deadline* December 11, 2012 (Beginning the first day of classes, undergraduate students must request a complete withdrawal in person.) *As part of a complete session withdrawal a student must withdraw from all classes in a session. Beginning the first day of classes, undergraduate students are required to work with a Student Retention Coordinator to facilitate the withdrawal process. Please refer to http://students.asu.edu/studentretention Any withdrawal transaction must be completed by November 7, 2012, at the registrar s office. If not, you will still be officially enrolled and you will receive a grade based on your work completed. For additional information about ASU s withdrawal policy and the possible consequences of withdrawing from a class, contact Registration Services or your academic counselor. Students are responsible for their registration status!
The Grade of Incomplete. A grade of incomplete will be awarded only in the event that a documented emergency or illness prevents a student who is doing acceptable work from completing a small percentage of the course requirements at the end of the semester. The guidelines in the current general ASU catalog regarding a grade of incomplete will be strictly followed. A grade of incomplete will NOT be awarded unless there is documented evidence of extreme personal or immediate family hardship. Changes in work hours, child-care emergencies, or other similar personal problems will not be approved as reasons for awarding incompletes. The Director of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences must approve all incomplete grade requests. Course/Instructor Evaluation. The course/instructor evaluation for this course will be conducted online 7-10 days before the last official day of classes of each semester or summer session. Your response(s) to the course/instructor are anonymous and will not be returned to your instructor until after grades have been submitted. The use of a course/instructor evaluation is an important process that allows our college to (1) help faculty improve their instruction, (2) help administrators evaluate instructional quality, (3) ensure high standards of teaching, and (4) ultimately improve instruction and student learning over time. Completion of the evaluation is not required for you to pass this class and will not affect your grade, but your cooperation and participation in this process is critical. About two weeks before the class finishes, watch for an e-mail with "NCIAS Course/Instructor Evaluation in the subject heading. The email will be sent to your official ASU e-mail address. Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities. The Disability Resource Center (DRC) provides information and services to students with any documented disability who are attending ASU West. Individualized program strategies and recommendations are available for each student as well as current information regarding community resources. Students also may have access to specialized equipment and supportive services and should contact the instructor for accommodations that are necessary for course completion. Emergency Evacuation Plan. Students should be aware of the evacuation route posted on the exit door of each classroom. Students who cannot walk down stairs should notify the instructor as early in the course as possible so the instructor can provide information regarding the location of the designated meeting area on each upper floor of the building (marked with a blue sign that states Emergency Evacuation Response Area). Subject to Change. All class syllabi are subject to minor changes as necessary to accommodate the needs of the instructor, school, or class.
Course Schedule For BIO 181 Laboratory CLCC 353 (Subject to Change with Notice): Date Topic Manual Exercise August 28 September 11 Introduction and safety talk Measuring & Graphing ph (paper assigned) 2, handouts Assignment Due 5 Prelab September 18 Biologically Important Molecules 6 Prelab September 25 Diffusion and Osmosis 9 Prelab ph Paper October 2 The Microscope and the Cell 3 & 4 Prelab October 9 Enzymes 11 Prelab October 23 Respiration 12 Prelab October 30 Photosynthesis 13 Prelab November 6 Separating Organic Compounds 7 Prelab November 20 Mitosis & Meiosis 14 & 15 Prelab November 27 Mendelian Genetics (problem set assigned) December 4 Bio-Rad pglo transformation & PCR lab 16 & handouts 17 Prelab Prelab Problem set December 11 Bio-Rad pglo transformation & PCR lab 16 & handouts Prelab