Biology 160-Cell Biology
Sections C & D FALL 2005
Class hours: Lecture MF
Lecture W 10 to 11:50 AM BRC 112
LAB
C T
LAB
D TH
Instructor: Pamela Pape-Lindstrom, Ph.D. Office:
SHK 125
Phone:
425 388-9480 e-mail: ppape@everettcc.edu
Web
Page:
campus.everettcc.edu/departments/sciences/ppape/index.html
|
Office Hours: |
M-W |
Th
|
F
|
Internet access is required for this
course. Weekly assignments will be
completed on-line!
Student
Study Guide for Biology: Concepts and Connections 5th edition by Liebart
Plastic Laminated
Organelle Sheet
Required Device:
Personal response system or “clicker” available by asking at desk in
bookstore.
Required
Packets: Cell
Biology Lecture Supplement by Pape-Lindstrom
Lab Exercises Biology 160, by Schwartz
and Fester Kratz
Optional: An
Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students, 8th edition; by Sackheim
The
Chemistry of Life 2nd edition, by Robert M. Thornton
ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
CELLULAR BIOLOGY 160 MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CHEMISTRY PRE-REQUISITE UPON
REQUEST--- by showing either a grade receipt or transcript on first day of
lab!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!
1.
Observe,
measure, record and analyze data using standard scientific instrumentation and
methods.
2.
Critically
apply course concepts to laboratory setting.
3.
Report
on experimental results in standard scientific format.
4.
Describe
the chemical composition of living systems and recognize the four types of
macromolecules in cells.
5.
Discuss
enzymes and their structural and functional properties.
6.
Discuss
energy exchange and utilization and, in particular, describe aerobic
respiration and photosynthesis.
7.
Use
basic principles of genetics to solve genetics problems.
8.
Describe
the processes of replication, transcription and translation.
9.
List
the phases of mitosis and meiosis and describe the major events in each phase.
10.
List
the parts of the cell and describe the function of each.
11.
Describe
the structure and function of biological membranes.
12.
Describe
selected current applications of biotechnology and molecular biology.
13.
Describe
the evolutionary basis of biology.
Milestones on The Road to Success
¨
You
are in control of your own destiny! Know
what is expected of you and when.
¨
If you
need extra help in this class come to
see me during office hours!
¨
Do not procrastinate! Study every day.
¨
Form
study groups or have a study buddy.
¨
Read
the material before it is covered in class.
Use textbook effectively: use index, glossary, appendices & figures,
in addition to the text.
¨
Ask
questions about concepts you do not understand during class time, with your
study group, and/or during office hours.
¨
Be
intellectually active in class:
participate actively in class discussions and ask questions.
¨
Review
your class notes and the relevant material in your textbook immediately after
class or as soon as possible.
¨
Isolate
yourself from distractions while studying.
¨
Study
efficiently: Do not waste too much time
on a tough problem or concept. Go on to
the next problem and come back to the difficult ones later and/or ask for some
help.
¨ Keep a positive attitude, work hard, have confidence
in yourself and have a great quarter!!
Instructor
Responsibilities: The instructor will attend class each day,
prepare handouts and exams, evaluate student performance objectively, present
lectures, guide students in group work, answer questions and be available for
student assistance. The instructor will
treat all students with respect and asks to be respectfully treated in return.
Student
Responsibilities: Students
should attend every class session. If a student misses a class session it is the
student's responsibility to
obtain the lecture notes, assignments, any changes in the schedule, and materials
handed out in class. If a student must
miss class due to a prolonged illness or unexpected circumstance, the student
should notify the instructor as soon as possible to make arrangements. If a lecture on a particular topic is
scheduled, I also expect you to read the
text prior to the lecture, so that you can participate and understand the
information presented.
EVALUATION
1. Lecture Exams: All students are expected to take the exams at
the scheduled time. No make-up exams
will be given. In an emergency, a
student may be excused from taking the exam if I am given prior
notification. This means contacting me BEFORE the exam or leaving me a voice
mail or e-mail. If you are excused from
the exam DUE TO AN EMERGENCY ONLY, your average exam score will be used in
computing the final grade. If you are
not excused from the exam and miss the exam you will receive a ZERO for the exam. All exams will be combination of Scantron
questions, fill-in diagrams, short answer questions and essay questions. PLEASE BRING A SCANTRON AND PENCIL WITH
ERASER TO ALL EXAMS!!
2. Final Exam: Comprehensive exam, covering material from the
entire quarter. ALL STUDENTS WILL TAKE AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME! SEE COURSE SCHEDULE AT BACK OF SYLLABUS.
3. Study guide: The
study guide for this text is great and is a very useful tool for success in
this course. Some exam questions may
come from the Study Guide. The Study
Guide contains application questions similar to the type that will be on the
exam. I strongly suggest that you
utilize the Study Guide.
4. Blackboard Warm-Up Assignments Completing the Study Guide after reading
the chapter will help you perform well on the Blackboard Warm-Up assignments. Each week, the Blackboard Assignment will be
due by
5. Lab Assignments: Pre-lab homework sheets are due at the
beginning of each lab period.
Approximately, half of these will be collected throughout the
quarter. Please note that labs are not done in the order they appear in lab packet—consult schedule on back page for pre-lab
assignment! For the pre-lab assignments,
you will also need to consult the appropriate section in your text book to
complete all questions. BRING YOUR TEXT BOOK TO LAB!! You will need
your textbook to fully complete the lab exercises. Other
written lab assignments will also be submitted throughout the quarter. Some questions on each exam will come
directly from your laboratory exercises.
Carefully working through the exercises and checking your work is a
student responsibility. It is
expected that pre-labs are done independently, prior to class. Students that copy pre-labs or allow their
pre-lab to be copied will receive zeroes for first offense. Subsequent offences will follow disciplinary
action according to college guidelines.
6. Quizzes and Other Assignments: In the past, I have had weekly quizzes in this
course. As I have newly created the
Warm-Up assignments, the quizzes are on hold.
As an instructor, I reserve the right to give POP QUIZZES either in
lecture or lab. We will also have some
in-class and in lab assignments that require the use of the carbonless paper in
your packet.
7. “Clickers” or Personal
Response Systems- You should have purchased a “clicker” from the bookstore
with your materials for this class. We
will be using them in class to facilitate interactive learning. You will earn points during clicker sessions
and you need to make sure you bring them to class EVERY DAY!
STUDENTS ENTERING THE
CLASSROOM LATE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN IN PRE-LABS or MAKE-UP CLICKER
POINTS.
ARRIVE ON TIME!!
Students who
are taking a course that they have already taken in a previous quarter, who are
hoping to improve their grade and their GPA, MUST submit a course repeat card
to Enrollment Services DURING the quarter they are taking the class.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL: If you decide to drop
this course for any reason, YOU must officially withdraw with the
registrar or you will receive a failing grade in the course. I do not give “V” (instructor’s withdrawal)
grades. It is also the policy of the Biology
Department to NOT allow students to audit. I will only give an “I”
(incomplete) grade when students earning a C or better in the course have a
verifiable medical emergency during the last 2-3 weeks of the quarter. Students who stop attending class and
do not drop or withdraw will receive a grade of 0.0 (an E!).
W (withdrawal) – A "W" will
appear on the transcript if the student withdraws after the 15th
academic day of the quarter.
Final grades
will be assigned as follows:
|
4.0 = 93-100%
(A) |
2.7 =
80-82-% (B-) |
1.3 = 67-69%
(D+) |
|
3.7 =
90-92% (A-) |
2.3 =
77-79% (C+) |
1.0 = 63-66% (D) |
|
3.3 =
87-89% (B+) |
2.0 =
73-76% (C) |
0.7 = 60-62%
(D-) |
|
3.0 =
83-86% (B) |
1.7 =
70-72% (C-) |
0.0 = <
60% (E) |
Example of Possible
Points for the Quarter—Tentative and subject to change !!
|
Lecture exams- 4
@ 100 pts each |
= |
400 |
|
Final exam @ 150
pts |
= |
150 |
|
Blackboard
Assignments 10 @ 6 pts ea |
= |
60 |
|
Clicker Points |
= |
50 |
|
Completion of Labs
10 @ 5 pts ea |
= |
50 |
|
Enzyme Lab
Report |
= |
25 |
|
Pre-Lab
Exercises 5 @ 5 pts ea |
= |
25 |
|
Potential Total Points for the quarter |
= |
760 |
EXAMS: THERE ARE NO MAKE UP EXAMS, they must be taken on the date and at the
time specified. Any changes in the time
and/or day of an exam will be announced in class some time before the exam
date. It is the student's responsibility
to know the test dates and get the notes.
No extra time will be given to those that arrive late. Exams will cover
lecture material, and material from the readings. The lecture exams build upon a base from the
start of the course. Lecture exams will
be a combination of Scantron questions, fill-ins and short answer essays.
Cheating/Plagiarism:
Cheating and/or
plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying answers on a test or
assignment, glancing at nearby papers, swapping papers, and illicitly giving or
receiving help on tests or on assignments.
Plagiarism refers to copying written material from another student. It also refers to copying from a reference
without giving appropriate citations.
Disciplinary action will be taken if students are caught engaging in
cheating and/or plagiarism.
Late Work:
NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Class assignments are due at the
beginning of the class session on the due date.
If you know that you will miss class, you may turn your work in
early or have another student who will be on time to the class turn it in for
you.
Attendance, Tardiness and Classroom Conduct:
Consistent and
prompt attendance is required for this course.
Without this element, participation points will be deducted from your
grade. Coming in late leaves you playing
catch-up for the rest of the lecture and disturbs your classmates and the
instructor. We are in a college classroom
to achieve college-level learning. This
requires an atmosphere of respect, cooperation and consideration for
others. Talking to other classmates or
other inattentive activities will not be tolerated. If you do not wish to pay attention, you will
be asked to leave the classroom. If
disruptions continue, disciplinary action will be taken.
Students SHOULD NOT attempt to copy the
previous day’s notes from other students in class. This is DISRUPTIVE
and it means you are learning neither the material that you have
already missed, nor the content the instructor is currently covering. ALL students engaging in this
activity (including those that lent the notes!) will be asked to leave the
classroom for the day. If you can’t tell
by now, THIS
REALLY BUGS ME!!
Lecture Material
and Exam Return Policy:
Lectures in this
class will highlight the most important concepts in the assigned reading, but
will not directly follow the text. The
majority of exam material will come from topics that are emphasized in lecture;
however some questions will come directly from the assigned chapter readings.
We do not go over
returned exams in class. However, the
final is cumulative. This means that if
you have questions regarding material missed on an exam, you should make an
appointment to see me and we will review the test together at that time. We
also review the exam content in the optional Problem Session. I DO NOT RELEASE old exams for study tools.
LAB ATTENDANCE!!
Biology 160 is a
lab course. Attendance in lab is a very important component of this
course. Labs cannot be made up due to
the nature of the lab exercises. Lab
experiences help to integrate course content with relevant applications. If you know you will miss lab on a particular
day, please meet with the instructor one week in advance and arrange to attend
the other lab section if possible.
Attendance is
taken at the beginning of the lab period.
Please be on time for lab. Being
more than 15 minutes late for lab is equivalent to MISSING lab. If you are 5 or
10 minutes late for lab, please double-check with the instructor that your
attendance has been recorded and you are not marked absent. Those entering the lab more than 5 minutes
late will not be allowed to turn in their pre-labs.
ATTENTION: MISSING TWO LABS WILL RESULT IN
YOUR FINAL LETTER GRADE FOR THE COURSE BEING LOWERED BY ONE FULL LETTER
GRADE. MISSING THREE LABS (WHICH
REPRESENTS 30% OF THE LAB PORTION OF THE COURSE) MEANS THAT YOU WILL BE ISSUED
AN “E” GRADE FOR THE COURSE, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY POINTS YOU HAVE EARNED.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND TUTORING
If you need course
adaptations or accommodations due to disability; if you have emergency medical
information to share with the instructor; or if you need special arrangements
in case the building needs to be evacuated, please provide the instructor with
the Letter of Accommodation you received from the Center for Disability
Services.
Tutoring is
available through the Everett Community College Tutoring Center. Frequently, students find that science
courses at the college level can be very challenging. I would recommend enlisting a tutor from the
beginning of the course, especially if it has been awhile since you have taken
a science course. It can take up to two weeks for a tutor match, so contacting
the Center early in the quarter is imperative.
For additional information, call 388-9356.
THE BEST WAY
TO EARN AN “A” OR “B” IN THIS COURSE IS TO COMPLETE THE READINGS IN ADVANCE OF
CLASS, ATTEND CLASS, ASK QUESTIONS AND TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME!!!
ATTEND OFFICE HOURS IF YOU NEED HELP!!!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE—SUBJECT TO CHANGE CELLULAR BIOLOGY-160
|
Reading
Assign. |
LECTURE Monday
BRC
112 |
LAB Tuesday SHK
144 |
LECTURE Wednesday BRC
112 |
LAB
Thursday SHK
144 |
LECTURE Friday
BRC
112 |
|
September Week
1 Read |
19 Course Overview Intake Form Supp. Instr. |
20 MICROSCOPE Read Mod. 4.1 in text Chem. Transcript! Syllabus Quiz due Lab C WARMUP by |
21 Evolution, Unity & Diversity Process of Science |
22
MICROSCOPE Read Mod. 4.1 in text Chem. Transcript! Syllabus Quiz due Lab D WARMUP by |
23 Chemical Basis of Life |
|
Week
2 Read |
26 Macromolecules:
Carbohydrates |
27 CELLS See Ch. 4 Text for pre-lab WARMUP by |
28
Macromolecules: Lipids & Proteins Nucleic Acids |
29 CELLS Use Ch. 4 Text for pre-lab |
30
Prokaryotic Cells
& Serial Endosymbiosis |
|
October Week
3 Read |
3 Eukaryotic Cell |
4
ENZYME ACTION Read WARMUP by |
5 Eukaryotic Cell
Review for Exam |
6
ENZYME ACTION Read |
7
EXAM I Chapters
1-4 & 16.7-16.20 WARMUP by |
|
Week
4 Read |
10
Energy & Enzymes |
11 MEMBRANES |
12
Membrane Structure & Function |
13
MEMBRANES
|
14
Intro to Cellular
Respiration |
|
Week
5 Read |
17
Cellular Respiration |
18 PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
19
Cellular Respiration Mat
Activity |
20
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
|
21
Photosynthesis |
|
Week
6 |
24 Mat Activity Review |
25 MITOSIS & MEIOSIS |
26 Cell Cycle & Mitosis/Meiosis Independent
Assortment |
27
MITOSIS & MEIOSIS
|
28 EXAM
II Ch.
5-7 |
|
November Week
7 Read |
31 Mendelian Genetics |
1
MENDELIAN GENETICS
|
2 Sex-Linked Inheritance Human Genetics |
3
MENDELIAN GENETICS
|
4 DNA Replication |
Week 8
Read |
7 Transcription
|
8
DNA DIGESTS & PEDIGREE |
9 Translation & Protein Synthesis Mat Activity |
10
DNA DIGESTS & PEDIGREE |
11 NO CLASSES
VETERAN’S DAY
|
|
Week
9 Read |
14
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW Review
|
15 DNA Fingerprinting |
16 EXAM III
Ch. 8-10 |
17 DNA Fingerprinting |
18 Gene Regulation Genetic Control Cancer |
|
Week
10 Read |
21 Genetic Control of Embryonic
Development |
22
TUEDAY LAB Gel
Analysis |
23 NO CLASSES
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
24 NO CLASSES THANKSGIVING BREAK |
25 NO CLASSES THANKSGIVING BREAK |
|
December Week
11 |
28
Cancer & Development |
29 RECOMBINANT DNA
ACTIVITY |
30 DNA Technology &
Applications |
1 RECOMBINANT DNA ACTIVITY |
|
|
|
5
Optional Review Session for Final |
6 |
7
FINAL EXAM 10 AM - |
|
Revisions to the schedule may be made during the
quarter to accommodate class progress .