BIOL 111: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I

BIOL 111: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I Fall 2002 Course Description and Schedule Instructor: Dr. Stan Eisen Lecture topics Office: 321-3447; FAX 321-4433 e-mail: seisen@cbu.edu Textbook: Biology, (pretty creative title, eh?) by Solomon, Berg, Martin, edition 5. Scope of the Course: BIOL 111 (Principles of Biology I) is the first half of a comprehensive study of contemporary biology, covering cytology, basic chemistry, chemistry of organic chemistry, cellular transport, enzyme kinetics, energy metabolism, cell division, Mendelian, molecular and population genetics, evolution, systematics, and taxonomy of viruses, monerans, protists, fungi, and plants. Grading protocol: Grading will be based on the following: Four 100-point exams given during lecture periods. These exams will cover the material from the previous exam. The format will include multiple-choice, short answer, and essay questions; Ten 20-point quizzes given at the beginning of selected discussion sections, as indicated in the course schedule; A term paper dealing with stem cell research. In this paper you are do the following: 1) Define what is meant by stem cell research; 2) Describe the implications of stem cell research in terms of medicine and society; 3) Describe the different sources of stem cells; 4) If you belong to a church, to describe the guidelines which allow, forbid, or limit the extent of permissible stem cell research; and 5) Describe what you believe are the proper policies which should be followed regarding stem cell research; A 200-point final exam given during final exam work. Therefore, the total number of points possible will be 900. The grading scale is as follows: A = 90 - 100% B = 80 - 89% C = 70 - 79% D = 60 - 69% F < 60 Attendance: Attendance will be recorded in both lecture and discussion. Any student who misses more than 8 lectures may be withdrawn from the course or given an 'F". Students must be present for exams. I will return all quizzes and exams EXCEPT the final exam.
Schedule for Fall 2002
	Day	Date	Topic	Reading
	W	8/24	Introduction to course, Chronology of selected discoveries Eukaryote Organization	4
	F	8/26	Prokaryote Organization	23:490-500
	M	8/27	Atoms and Molecules	2:24-35
	W	8/29	Characteristics of Water	2:35-41
	F	8/31	Chemistry of Organic compounds	3
	M	9/3	NO CLASS (LABOR DAY)
	W	9/5	Biological Membranes and transport	5
	F	9/7	Energy and Metabolism	6
	M	9/10	Characteristics of Enzymes	6
	W	9/12	Cellular Respiration 1: Glycolysis	7:155-165
	F	9/14	*EXAM 1*
	M	9/17	Cellular Respiration 2: Krebs cycle, electron transport, chemiosmosis	7:165-167
	W	9/19	Jewish Holiday (Rosh Hashanah 2)
	F	9/21	Photosynthesis	8:174-196
	M	9/24	Chromosomal Structure	9:198-199
	W	9/26	Cell cycle - Mitosis	9:200-207
	F	9/28	Meiosis	9:209-215
	M	10/1	Mendelian Genetics Laws	10
	W	10/3	Jewish Holiday (Sukkot II)
	F	10/5	DNA structure	11
	M	10/8	DNA replication DNA transcription	11 12:266-271
	W	10/10	Jewish Holiday (Simchat Torah)
	F	10/12	*EXAM 2*
	WEEK OF OCTOBER 15: FALL BREAK!!
	M	10/22	DNA translation & the genetic code	12:271-282
	W	10/24	Gene regulation	13
	F	10/26	A discussion on cancer
	M	10/29	Genetic engineering	14
	W	11/31	Human genetics	15
	F	11/2	Genes & Development	16
	M	11/5	Darwinian Evolution	17
	W	11/7	Population Genetics	18
	F	11/9	*EXAM 3*
	M	11/12	Speciation and Macroevolution	19
	W	11/14	Origin & Evolutionary History of Life	20
	F	11/16	Evolution of Primates	21
	M	11/19	Systematics	22
	W	11/21	Viruses	23:481-489
	F	11/23	NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING
	M	11/26	Bacteria	23:490-500
	W	11/28	Protists I: Some are animal-like	24:504-511
	F	11/30	Protists II: Some are plant- or fungus-like; Term paper due	24:512-525
	M	12/3	Fungi	25
	W	12/5	Seedless plants 1: Mosses & Bryophytes	26:548-556
	F	12/7	Seedless plants 2: Ferns & allies	26:556-563

THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN DURING FINAL EXAM WEEK

GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR GRADING TERM PAPERS

Please DOUBLE-SPACE your laboratory report, and use margin size to 1 inch.
Place a cover sheet at the front of your term paper. The cover sheet should have your name, the report title, the course and section numbers centered on the page. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE YOUR TERM PAPER IN A PLASTIC OR OTHER BINDER.

The maximum grade is a 100 and is a composite of three grades based on spelling grammar, and content.

I. Spelling counts 25% of the total grade. Each different spelling or typographical error will usually result in a point deducted from the maximum. However, if one word is consistently misspelled, it will be deducted only once. Low grades in spelling can be avoided by keeping a dictionary on hand and proofreading your work before you submit it for review.

II. Grammar counts 25% of the total grade. Each grammar error (wrong tense, poor sentence of paragraph structure) will usually result in a point deducted from the maximum. Low grades in grammar can be avoided by proofreading your work before you submit it and by writing practice essays.

III. Content counts 50% of the total grade. The kinds of questions that are considered in evaluating content include the following:

Is your information accurate?
Is your discussion logical?
Did you transform the raw data into a more useful and appropriate format?
Do you adequately support your argument?
Do you adequately correlate and contrast your data to previous experience?
Do you support your conclusions with the appropriate statistical test(s)?

You should write your reports as if you were submitting them to the Transactions of the Tennessee Academy of Sciences. I, in turn, will review them as if I were an editor for the journal.

Name______________________

Grades

Spelling x 25% = .

Grammar x 25% = .

Content x 50% = .

COMPOSITE GRADE .