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Course: Oakland City University: Biology 111 (3 hours), Biology I (North Daviess)
Term: Fall !1"# $%ring !1&
Instructor: 'oni(a )lade *oo+ ," ,+ail +glade-ndaviess.k1.in.us /hone 01#131#0!!! ,2t. 31!3 Text: C4#1 Biology Con(e%ts (Digital 5e2t only) Course Description: Biology I %rovides through regular la6oratory, (lass dis(ussion and 7ield investigations, a study o7 the stru(ture, 7un(tion, and re%rodu(tion o7 the (ell, geneti(s, evolution, and e(ology o7 living organis+s and their environ+ent. Counts to 7ul7ill the Biology re8uire+ent 7or the )eneral (Class o7 !1! and su6se8uent (lasses), Core "!, Core "! 9ith :(ade+i( ;onors and Core "! 9ith 5e(hni(al ;onors di%lo+as Dual (redit availa6le through Oakland City University Materials need for class: Co+%osition note6ook ($(ien(e <ournal), 7older or 3#ring 6inder 9ith %a%er, la%to%, %ens=%en(ils, glue sti(ks, and a 7lash drive Class Assignments 5his (lass 9ill in(lude grou% and individual 9ork, s(ien(e <ournaling, reading assign+ents, %o9er %oint, vo(a6ulary, 8ui>>es, and tests along 9ith la6 a(tivities and 7inal e2a+. :ll +aterial 9ill (over the Indiana :(ade+i( $tandards 7or $(ien(e !1! and %re%are students 7or the ,C: Biology I test at the end o7 the year. Chapters and topics to be covered this year (2! standards attached" 1. Introdu(tion to Biology . Cell Biology 3. )eneti(s ". 'ole(ular Biology &. ,volution 1. ,(ology ?. ,C: *evie9 #tudent $e%uirements and &xpectations $tudents are e2%e(ted to 6e %re%ared 7or (lass 9ith all +aterials needed 7or (lass. $tudents 9ill get three %asses out o7 (lass 7or the 3 9eeks 7or e+ergen(ies only@ $tudents need to 6e on ti+e in (lass and ready to 9ork 9hen the 6ell rings. :ttendan(e is very i+%ortant. 5he 6ell assign+ent 9ill 6e on the 6oard to 6egin at the 6eginning o7 (lass. ;o+e9ork and %ro<e(t +aterials are due the day o7 the due date. I7 9ork is not turned in 6y the due date it 9ill 6e due the ne2t day 9ith &A taken o77 7or 6eing late. :ny 9ork that is turned in days late 9ill lose &!A. :ny 9ork turned in days a7ter the due date 9ill not 6e a((e%ted. $tudents 9ho are (aught (heating 9ill 6e dealt 9ith and hand6ook rules 9ill 6e en7or(ed. :ll rules in the hand6ook 9ill 6e en7or(ed in the (lassroo+. Ba%to%s are 7or (lass %ur%oses only, no ga+es or non#related 9e6sites during (lass. NO 7ood or drink in (lass, this in(ludes gu+, (andy, and 9ater. 5here 9ill 6e no horse%lay tolerated in (lass or la6 areas. $tudents should 7ollo9 all sa7ety guidelines 9hen 9orking in the la6. /arti(i%ation %oints 9ill 6e given in (lass 7or a grade. :BB students need to 6e %re%ared and %arti(i%ate@ :ny use o7 a (ell %hone in (lass 9ill 6e a 9rite u%. 5he %hone should not 6e seen in (lass, no te2ting or other use. No +usi( devi(es 9ill 6e allo9ed in (lass. &xtra Credit $tudents 9ill have an o%%ortunity to earn e2tra (redit 7or this (lass. : student (an not earn +ore than ! %oints 7or a 3 9eek %eriod. ,2tra (redit o%%ortunities are listed in the e2tra (redit 6inder 7ound at the 7ront o7 the (lassroo+. :lternate e2tra (redit %ro<e(ts are allo9ed, 6ut +ust 6e a%%roved 6y 'rs. )lade at least 9eeks 6e7ore the end o7 the grading %eriod. ,2tra (redit 9ill not hel% students 9ho do not turn in nor+al (lass assign+ents and %ro<e(ts. 'rading #cale :ll grades are graded on a %oint syste+. 5o 7igure a grade take the total earned and divide 6y the total %ossi6le. :ll grades 9ill 6e on ;ar+ony. A (()*!"+ A* ((*(2"+ ,- (..*.("+ , (.)*./"+ ,* (.*.2"+ C- (/.*/("+ C (/)*//"+ C* (/*/2"+ D- (0.*0("+ D (0)*0/"+ D* (0*02" 1 (*2("