GENERAL BIOLOGY
COURSE SYLLABUS
Spring 2007

 

Course Number and Title:   BIO 1100 section 1

Lecture: 8:00 AM MWF                                            Location: LFSB 2140

Laboratory: 8:00AM – 11:00 AM Tuesday    Location: LFSB 2140                        

Instructor: Gary A. Bulla, Ph.D.

Office:  Life Sciences Building Rm 2027, Phone: 217-581-3499, Office hours:  9-11 MW or by appointment.   E-mail:  gabulla@eiu.edu  If not in my office, I will leave a note on my door indicating my location. The best way to contact me (to ask a question or to arrange a meeting) is by e-mail.

Graduate Teaching Assistant:- Stephen Clark

 

Required lecture text: Biology, 7th ed., Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, 2005, Benjamin Cummings, publishers. ISBN 0-8053-7171-0.  Make sure your text contains a CD-ROM entitled “Campbell Student Media for Biology” since it contains excellent practice quizzes and other useful information.  

Required Lab Text: Must can be purchased in Life Sciences Annex Room 1120 .   Cost is about $6.00.

Course Description:  Basic concepts in biology will be described. An emphasis will be placed on the molecular mechanisms responsible for life processes, but will also cover organism interactions.

Course Web Site:      www.ux1.eiu.edu/~gabulla/     Note: the “l” in “ux1” is the number 1

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Desired Learner Outcomes/Objectives:

1.      Students will gain an understanding of the basic principles of biology.

2.      Students will acquire knowledge of basic themes of animal and plant biology.

3.      Students will gain an understanding of cellular processes.

4.      Students will understand concepts of genetics and natural selection.

 

Evaluation/Measurement/Assessment of Learner Outcomes: 

Exams....................................................................................................................... 75%

Exam I- 15%

Exam 2- 15%

Exam 3- 15%

Exam 4- 30%

Laboratory Reports............................................................................................... 15%

In Class activity..................................................................................................... 10%

                                                                                                                   Total      100%

 

Exams- Four exams will be administered during the semester. Exams 1-3  will be hourly and be worth 100 pts. each. Only the final will be cumulative and will be worth 200 pts. (for a total of 500 pts.). All exams will be based on the lectures, unless you are told otherwise.

 

Quizzes: Periodic quizzes (announced or unannounced) will be given in class and will contribute to the total exam grade.

 

Grading Policy:  Grades are derived from an accumulated score of 100 percentage points: 

 A = 90 to 100 %, B = 80 to 89%, C = 70 to 79%, D = 60 to 69%, and F = less than 60%. 

Policy Statement on Examinations:  Exam times are indicated on the course schedule.  Exams missed because of documented illness may be made up.

Disability Policy:  To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact me so that we can discuss the accommodations you might need in class.

In-Class Activities:  These include attendance, lab cleanliness, lab observations, and activities assigned during class time.

  • Attendance Policy:  Laboratory attendance is mandatory.  Laboratory material is often living and not available at other times.  Students are expected to be punctual.  The use of cellular phones is not allowed in class or during exams.
  • Lab Cleanliness:  You must clean up after each experiment and be careful not to leave a mess around your lab area or shared areas of the lab.
  • Lab Observations and Activities:  All labs have activities and experiments you will be expected to perform and carefully observe. 
  • Laboratory Notebooks:  Your lab notebook should contain everything pertaining to the lab, including notes, drawings, data, speculations, and methods.  Your lab notebook is to be a working notebook upon which you will base your lab reports. 

Laboratory Reports and Homework Assignments:  You will prepare laboratory reports at the conclusion/n of the experiments.  Laboratory reports and assignments will be due at the beginning of the next lab period (unless indicated otherwise in class).  Guidelines for preparing the lab reports and specific due dates will be provided during the semester.  Lab reports and assignments must be handed in on the due date to be considered for full credit.  If the lab report or homework assignment is handed in late, it will be considered for a reduced grade, i.e., if the report is late by one day (handed in Wednesday), it will be considered for the highest grade of B, if handed in Thursday by 4 PM, it will be considered for the highest grade of C. 

 

SCHEDULE    

BIO1100:  General Biology

 

Spring 2007

1/2/07 update

 

Gary Bulla, Ph.D.

1PM MWF

 

Month

Date

Day

Tentative Lecture Topic

Chapter

Jan

8

Mon

Introduction

 

 

10

Wed

Overview of Biology

1

 

12

Fri

Overview of Biology

1

 

15

Mon

No class - MLK Day

 

 

17

Wed

Chemical context of life

2

 

19

Fri

Chemical context of life

2

 

22

Mon

Water and fitness of environment

3

 

24

Wed

Carbon and molecular diversity

4

 

26

Fri

Carbon and molecular diversity

4

 

29

Mon

Struct. And Function of Macromolecules

5

 

31

Wed

Struct. And Function of Macromolecules

5

 Feb

2

Fri

Tour of the cell

6

 

5

Mon

EXAM I

Ch. 1-5

 

7

Wed

Tour of the cell

6

 

9

Fri

Membrane structure and function

7

 

12

Mon

Membrane structure and function

7

 

14

Wed

Metabolism

8

 

16

Fri

No Class- Presidents’ Day

 

 

19

Mon

Metabolism

8

 

21

Wed

Cellular respiration (aerobic)

9

 

23

Fri

Cellular respiration (anaerobic)

9

 

26

Mon

Photosynthesis

10

 

28

Wed

Photosynthesis

10

Mar

2

Fri

EXAM II-Midterm Ch. 6-9

 

 

5

Mon

Cell Cycle

12

 

7

Wed

Cell Cycle

12

 

9

Fri

Meiosis and sexual life cycle

13

 

12-16

Mon-Fri

No Class-Fall Break

 

 

19

Mon

Meiosis and sexual life cycle

13

 

21

Wed

Mendel and Genetics

14

 

23

Fri

Mendel and Genetics

14

 

26

Mon

Chromosomal basis of inheritance

15

 

27

Wed

Chromosomal basis of inheritance

15

 

30

Fri

Molecular basis of inheritance

16

Apr

2

Mon

Molecular basis of inheritance

16

 

4

Wed

EXAM III

Ch. 10, 12-15

 

6

Fri

Molecular basis of inheritance

16

 

9

Mon

From gene to protein

17

 

11

Wed

From gene to protein

17

 

13

Fri

From gene to protein

17

 

16

Mon

From gene to protein

 

 

18

Wed

Organization of Eukaryotic Genomes

17

 

20

Fri

Organization of Eukaryotic Genomes

19

 

23

Mon

DNA technology and Genomics

19

 

25

Wed

Descent with modification

20

 

27

Fri

Review Session

22

May

1

Tue

Final Exam 8:00-10:00AM

Cumulative

 

Important Dates:

 

 

Deadline to Add Courses - Jan 12

Deadline to Drop a Course with No Grade-  Jan 22 (4 P.M.)

Deadline to Withdraw from a Course or University with W- Mar 30