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BSC 2010 – Integrated Principles of Biology I Syllabus for 0483, 0485, 0484

Spring 2018

I. ClassMeetings

Monday,Wednesday&FridaySection0483Period28:30AM–9:20AMMCC100Section0485Period39:35AM–10:25AMMCC100Section0484Period612:50PM–1:40PMCAR100

OnlineExercisesandTutorialsarecontinuouslyavailable;particularassignmentswillbepostedregularly.

II. Expectations

Eachstudentissolelyresponsibleforreadingandfollowingtheinstructions,guidelinesandschedulesinthissyllabusandonthecoursewebpage,orannouncedinclass.Nothavingreadtheinformationinthissyllabusorininstructorannouncementswillnotconstituteanexcuseformissinganassignment,exam,orotherassessment.PleasesetyourpreferencesinCanvassothatyoureceivetimelynotificationsofcourseannouncementsandotherinformation.

III. BSCLaboratoryCourses

TheBSClaboratorycourses(BSC2010LandBSC2011L)aremanagedseparatelyfromtheBSClecturecourses.PleasereadtheinformationavailableattheBSCWebsite(http://www.bsc.ufl.edu)formoreinformationonthelaboratorycourses.

IV. Instructors

ChristineDavis,Ph.D.DepartmentofBiologyOffice:614CarrHallOfficeHours:MWF2-3PMEmail:[email protected],Ph.D.DepartmentofBiologyOffice:BartramHallOfficehours:Thursday1–2:30PMEmail:[email protected]

KristenSauby,Ph.D.DepartmentofBiologyOffice:110BartramHallOfficeHours:T12:50–1:40pm,R12:50–2:30pm,

orbyappointmentEmail:[email protected](OnlineInstructor/TA)DepartmentofBiologyOffice:310BartramHallOfficeHours:TWR4-5PME-mail:[email protected]

V. E-mailCommunication

Alle---mailcorrespondence tocourse instructorsmustoriginate fromyourufl.eduaccount,andincludeyoursectionnumber.E---mailsnotmeeting theserequirements maynotberecognized byoure---mailfilters,andthusmaynotbeanswered.Itiseasiertocheckallstudentemailsiftheyareinoneplace.

BSC2010-IntegratedPrinciplesofBiologyI Spring2018

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Allcorrespondence regarding theonlineassignments (LaunchPadandLearningCatalytics) mustbesenttotheOnline Instructor(Ms.KatrinaCuddy).

VI. CourseGoalsandObjectives

Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistoestablishacoherentfoundationofknowledgeinbiologyandtopreparestudentsforcomprehensioninadvancedbiologycoursesandscienceingeneral.Fundamentalconceptsdiscussedincludethescientificmethodsbywhichwecometoknowthingsinscience,thechemicalcompositionandprocessesthatmakeupalllife,geneticprocessesandthemeansofinheritanceoftraits,themechanismsandprocessesofnaturalselection,andadaptationandevolutionoflifeonEarthAnadditionalcoursegoalistodevelopcriticalthinkingskillsfordevelopmentofreasonedthoughtandforevaluationoflifeexperiences.

Objectivesofthecoursewillbeachievedif,byitsconclusion,studentscan:• Describeascientifichypothesisandidentifytestablepredictionsthatlogicallyfollow• Compareandcontrastthecomponentsofprokaryoticandeukaryoticcellsandthemolecular

processesdrivingcellularstructureandfunctions• Outlinetheprocessandmolecularcomponentsofkeymetabolicpathways• Describetherelationshipbetweengenotypeandphenotype• PredicttheRNAandproteinsequencesthatwillbetranscribedandtranslatedfromagivengene• Predicttheimmediateandlongtermeffectsofspecificgenemutations• Discusstheevidencethatalllivingthingsaredescendedfromacommonancestorandhave

changedanddiversifiedintospeciesthroughtime.• Describetheprimarydrivingforcesofevolutionarychange• Identifysourcesofgeneticvariationinpopulationsandexplainhowthiscanbeshapedinthe

presenceofnaturalselectionandotherevolutionaryforces• Interpretandevaluatephylogenetictreesandusethemtodistinguishevolutionarypredictions• OutlinemajorfundamentaleventsinthehistoryoflifeonEarth,includingchangesto

biogeochemicalcyclesconnectedwithmajorevolutionarytransitions.

VII. GeneralEducationObjectivesforBiologicalSciences

Biologicalsciencecoursesprovideinstructioninthebasicconcepts,theoriesandtermsofthescientificmethodinthecontextofthelifesciences.Coursesfocusonmajorscientificdevelopmentsandtheirimpactsonsociety,scienceandtheenvironment,andtherelevantprocessesthatgovernbiologicalsystems.Studentswillformulateempiricallytestablehypothesesderivedfromthestudyoflivingthings,applylogicalreasoningskillsthroughscientificcriticismandargument,andapplytechniquesofdiscoveryandcriticalthinkingtoevaluateoutcomesofexperiments.

TheGeneralEducationobjectivesandtheassociatedStudentLearningOutcomesforBiologicalSciencesareachievedthroughlectures,inclassdiscussion,interactive“clicker”responsesystems,andonlineactivitiesandexercises.ThelearningobjectivesandSLOsarefurtherreinforcedbyinquiry-basedandactive-learningexercisesinthecompanionlaboratorycourse,BSC2010L.Inparticular,thecompanionlabexpandsupondevelopmentandtestingofspecifichypotheses.

VIII. GeneralEducationStudentLearningOutcomes

Thegeneraleducationstudentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)describetheknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatstudentsareexpectedtoacquirewhilecompletingageneraleducationcourseattheUniversityofFlorida.TheSLOsfallintothreecategories:content,communicationandcriticalthinking.


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EverygeneraleducationcoursemustaddressallthreeSLOs.Notethatthesubjectareaobjectives(detailedabove)describethecontextwithinwhichtheSLOsareachieved

Category Institutional Definition Institutional SLO

CONTENT Content is knowledge of the concepts, principles, terminology and methodologies used within the discipline.

Students demonstrate competence in the terminology, concepts, methodologies and theories used within the discipline.

COMMUNICATION Communication is the development and expression of ideas in written and oral forms.

Students communicate knowledge, ideas, and reasoning clearly and effectively in written or oral forms appropriate to the discipline.

CRITICAL THINKING

Critical thinking is characterized by the comprehensive analysis of issues, ideas, and evidence before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

Students analyze information carefully and logically from multiple perspectives, using discipline specific methods, and develop reasoned solutions to problems.

Toassesstudentperformanceinmeetingthesestudentlearningoutcomesforthiscourse,studentsareevaluatedbyavarietyofinstrumentsthroughoutthecourse:threeexamsduringthesemester,dailygraded”clicker”questionsusedtoencouragecomprehensionandreasoning,andgradedon-lineactivities,exercisesandassessments.StudentLearningOutcomesarefurtherassessedinBSC2010L,thecompanionlabcourse.Forexample,theCommunicationSLOisassessedingradedwrittenassessmentsandinoralpresentationsinthelab.Incombination,BSC2010andBSC2010LprovideassessmentsofallcategoriesoftheGeneralEducationStudentLearningOutcomes.

IX. CourseResources

A. TextbookPrinciplesofLife,2ndEdition,byHillis,Sadava,Heller,&Price,SinauerAssociatesandW.H.Freeman(publisher)

StudentswillhavetwooptionstogainaccesstoLaunchPadforPrinciplesofLife(whichalsoincludestheeBooktextwithstudytools)whenclassesbeinginAugust:Studentswillhavethechoiceto“opt-in”foralimitedtimetoreceiveaccesstoLaunchPadforareducedpriceandpayforthesematerialsthroughtheirstudentaccount.StudentswhodonotchoosethisoptionwillbeabletopurchaseastandalonecodethroughtheUFBookstore.Bothoptionsprovideaccesstothesamematerials.Thefollowinglinkwilltakeyoutowhereyoucan“opt-in”toreceivediscountedcoursematerialsonceloggedinwithyourGatorlinkcredentials.

TherearecurrentversionsofthetextbookonreserveattheMarstonScienceLibrary.VisittheReserveMaterialsareatocheckoutthesecopies.


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https://www.bsd.ufl.edu/G1CO/IPay1f/start.aspx?TASK=INCLUDED

Author Title ISBN/EAN Edition New Used

UFAllAccess Hillis PrinofLife(24m)UFAllAccess

9781319147136 2nd $97.50 N/A

LooseLeafText

Hillis PrinofLife(PrintUpgrade)

9781319147129 2nd $37.50 N/A

AccessCode Hillis PrinofLife(24mLaunchpadAccess)

9781464184734 2nd $124.50 N/A

StudyGuide Hillis StudyGuideforPrinofLife

9781464184758 2nd $48.25 $36.25

B. OnlineResourcesandElectronicTextbookLaunchpad isanonlineassignments andtutorial system fromthetextbookpublisher. Itisrequired forthiscourseandincludesane---bookwithpurchase. EachnewcopyofthePrinciples ofLifetextbookcomesautomatically packagedwithLaunchpad andane---book.Ifyoupurchase ausedtextbook youwillstillneedtopurchase accesstoLaunchpad.MoststudentsfindthatpurchasingLaunchpadasastandalonewiththeincludede-bookisthemosteconomicaloption.WelinkthestudentLaunchPadaccountswiththeCanvascourse,sothatstudentsaccesstheLaunchPadmaterialsdirectlythroughCanvas.ItisyourresponsibilitytolinkyourLaunchPadaccountwiththeCanvascourse.

Followthesestepstogetstarted.• Gotohttp://elearning.ufl.edu/andlogin.• Findthecoursewebsite.Intheleftsidebar,clickontheareaofMacmillanLearning.• Youwillseethe“PrivacyNoticeandTermsofUse(“LegalTerms”)ifthisisthefirsttime

youhaveaccessedaLaunchPadassignmentthroughCanvas.• Reviewthe“PrivacyNoticeandTermsofUse(“LegalTerms”)andselect“Ihaveread

theLegalTerms.”• Click“IagreetotheLegalTerms.”Beforeproceeding,determinewhetheryoualready

haveaMacmillanaccount.• IfyoudonothaveaMacmillanaccount,youshouldcreateanaccountfirstwithyour

Gatorlinkemailaddress(NOTgmail,aol,Hotmail,yahoomail,etc).Then,youcanchooseyouraccessoption.

• IfyouhaveaMacmillanaccount,youshouldlinkyourMacmillanaccount.• OnceyoucompleteLaunchPadassignment,youshouldbeabletoseeyourgradeon

Canvas.Ifnot,youshouldcheckoutwhetheryoulinkedtheaccountproperly.

ForhelpwithLaunchPad, contactLaunchPad Technical Support: 1-800-936-6899(phone)ortheironlinesupport formathttp://www.macmillanlearning.com/Catalog/techsupport.TechSupportHours(alltimesEST)

Monday–Thursday, 8:00AM–3:00AMFriday,8:00AM–12:00AMSaturday, 12:00PM–8:00PMSunday,12:00PM–3:00AM


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C. ClassroomResponseSystem(Clicker)WewillusetheLearningCatalytics(LC)Classroom Response System (CRS)forquizquestions duringclass.LCallowsstudents touseanyweb-enableddevice,includinglaptops,smartphones,andtabletstoparticipate inclass.WewillprovideinstructionsonhowtoregisterforLCduringthefirstweekofclass.Forstudents thatenroll inthisclasslate,followtheinstructions inthe“LearningCatalytics_Instruction”PowerPoint presentation found intheFilessectiononthecourse’sCanvaswebsite. Foradditional information onLC,visithttp://help.pearsoncmg.com/learning_catalytics/student/en/Topics/lc_looking_for_help.htm.IfyouhaveproblemswithLC,visithttps://www.pearsonhighered.com/support/for-students.html.

D. CourseWebsite(e-Learning)Classmaterial including thesyllabus, examresults, somelectureslides,andother informationrelated tothecoursewillbepostedonthecoursee---Learningwebsite (http://elearning.ufl.edu/).Thecourse isfoundunder“e---LearninginCanvas”. Youareresponsible forallannouncementsmade inlectureand/orpostedonthecoursewebsite forthisclass.Forhelpwithe---Learning,calltheUFComputing HelpDeskat352---392---4357,orvisitthee---Learningsupportwebsite: http://helpdesk.ufl.edu/.

X. SupplementalInstruction

InSupplemental Instruction (SI),atrainedstudentpeerattends theclassandthenleadsgroupsessions tofocusonthechallenging concepts andproblems inthecourse.SIispurelyvoluntary;youcanattendasoftenasyoulike,provided there isspace(thisisafirst---come,first---servedprogram). Thesessionsarecollaborative, inthatyouwillbeworkingwithclassmates tobetterunderstand thematerial. TheSIleaderswillshowyoueffective strategies forstudying thecoursematerial,whichyouwillhaveachancetopractice together, andtheSIleaderswillgiveyouachancetoaskquestions orposeyourownconcerns.

RefertotheSIe---Learningsiteforthelocations andschedules oftheSIsessions.Moreinformation isavailable attheUFSupplemental Instruction HomePage:https://teachingcenter.ufl.edu/supplemental_instruction.html.

XI. GettingHelp

Ifyouhaveanon-tech-supportquestionaboutthecourse,checkthefollowingsourcesfirsttoseeifitisalreadyanswered,beforee-mailingyourinstructors:

o CourseSyllabuso E-LearningAnnouncements(thisistheprimarymeansthatyourinstructorhastocommunicate

withyouinatimelymanner)o E-LearningFAQDiscussionBoards

A. ComputingProblems

ForissueswithtechnicaldifficultieswithE-Learning,pleasecontacttheUFHelpDeskat:� [email protected]


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� (352)392-HELP-selectoption2� https://lss.at.ufl.edu/help.shtml

SeesectionsIXBandCaboveforinformationonhowtogethelpwithLaunchPadandLearningCatalytics.

B. QuestionsaboutGradesinE-Learning,onlineassignments(LaunchPad),andin-classparticipationcredit(LearningCatalytics)

Allcorrespondenceregardingtheonlineassignments(LaunchPad),in-classparticipation(LearningCatalytics),andgradesinE-LearningmustbesenttotheOnlineinstructor/TA([email protected]).

Tofacilitateactualdiscussion,adiscussionforumwillsetupinE-Learning.Anyquestionsregardingthelecturematerialortheonlineassignmentsshouldbepostedthere,sothatyourinstructors,Ms.Cuddy,oryourfellowstudentswillbeabletoprovideanswers.Don’tbeshyaboutaskingquestions;afterall,ifyouareconfusedaboutthematerialtherewillalmostcertainlybeotherstudentswiththesamequestions.

CommunicationwithYourOnlineInstructor/TA

Whenyouhaveaquestion,checkthefollowingsourcesfirsttoseeifitisalreadyanswered,beforee-mailingyourOnlineInstructor/TA:

o CourseSyllabuso E-Learningannouncements(thisistheprimarymeansthatyourOnlineInstructor/TAhasto

communicatewithyouinatimelymanner)o E-LearningDiscussionFAQo E-LearningDiscussionGeneralPosts

Ifyoustillcannotfindtheanswertoyourquestions:o Ifitisaquestionthatothersmightfindusefultoknowtheanswertoaswell,postitintheE-

LearningDiscussionsection.o Ifitisaquestionspecifictoyou(e.g.accountorgradespecific),e-mailMs.Cuddy.Barring

unusualcircumstances,expectareplywith24hoursduringtheworkweek(Monday–Fridayat5pm).E-mailsandE-LearningDiscussionpostsarecheckedatleastonceperday,butsometimesnotmorethanthat.

C. UniversitySupportServices

Collegecanbeaverystressfultimeinaperson’slife.Resourcesareavailableoncampustohelpstudentsmeetacademicgoalsandsolvepersonalproblems,whichmayinterferewiththeiracademicperformance.Ifyoufindthatyouarehavingdifficultyemotionallyoracademically,thereissubstantialsupportavailable.See“ASelfHelpGuideforStudents”orcontactonofthefollowingservices:

1. UFCounselingandWellnessCenter,RadioRdFacility,392-15752. DeanofStudentsOffice,202PeabodyHall,392-12613. CareerResourceCenter,ReitzUnion,392-16014. CLASAcademicAdvisingCenter,FarriorHall,100FletcherDrive,392-1521

AlsoavailableistheTheUMatter,WeCareinitiative,whichiscommittedtocreatingacultureofcareonourcampusbyencouragingmembersofourcommunitytolookoutforoneanotherandtoreachoutforhelpifamemberofourcommunityisinneed.Ifyouorafriendisindistress,[email protected],WeCareTeamcanreachouttothestudentindistress.Anighttimeandweekendcrisiscounselorisavailablebyphoneat352-392-1575.TheUMatter,WeCareTeamcanhelpconnectstudentstothemanyotherhelpingresourcesavailableincluding,butnotlimitedto,VictimAdvocates,Housingstaff,andtheCounselingandWellnessCenter.Pleaserememberthataskingforhelpisasignofstrength.Incaseofemergency,call9-1-1.


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XII. AssessmentsandGrading

A. ExamsTherewillbethree"midterm" exams,butnocumulative "final"exam.Themidtermexamswillbeadministered duringthenormal semester andduringthenormalclassmeeting times.Eachexamwillcovermaterial fromlecture, theonlinediscussions, andtheassigned reading inthetextbook.Theexamswillnotbecumulative. Eachexamwillbeworthapproximately 28%ofthecoursegrade.Allexamswillbemultiple---choiceandmachine graded.Answersheetswillbeprovided andmustbefilledinusinga#2orsofterpencil.Eachstudentmusttaketheexamduringher/his registeredsection time.Eachstudentmustbringher/hisGatorIDtoclassonexamdays.Nostudentwillbeallowed tostartanexamafterthefirststudent tocomplete anexamleavestheclassroom. Allexamsandanswer sheetswillbecollected attheendoftheexamperiod.Noadditional timewillbegiventocomplete anexamifyouarrive late.Pleasebeawarethatfilling inthescantron sheets ispartoftheexam;noextratimeattheendoftheclassperiodwillbegivenforfillingoutthescantronsheets.EachexamMAYbecurvedusingthefollowing approach: Thetop3%ofthescoresintheclasswillbeaveraged, andthedifference from100pointswillbeaddedtoeachindividual examscore.Scantronswillbeavailable forreviewbyappointment foroneweekaftertheexamdate;specifictimesforexamreviewwillbeannounced following eachexam.Examswillnotbeavailable forreviewafterthesemesterhasended.Make---upExams:Nomake---upexamswillbegivenwithoutpriorpermission ordocumentation ofillness.Students thatwillbemissinganexamduetoapre---arrangeduniversity---approvedexcusedabsence(sports,etc.)should lettheinstructor knowaminimumoftwoweeks inadvance. Thesestudentsmayberequired totakethemake---upexambeforethescheduled in---classexam.Incaseofillnessonexamday,aletterfromthestudent's primary careproviderwillberequiredinordertoreceiveanaccommodationemailfromtheDeanofStudentsOffice(P202PeabodyHall).Thislettermuststatethatthestudentwasunable tocomplete theexamonthescheduled date(i.e.,aletterstatingonlythatthestudentwasseeninaclinic isnotsufficient). Apersonalemergencythatforcesastudenttomissanexamalsorequires anotefromtheDeanofStudents.Thesenotesmustbereceivedwithin fivebusinessdaysaftertheexam.Makeupexamsmaybeshort---answeroressayformat.

B. OnlineAssignments:LaunchPadStudentswillreceiveupto12%ofthetotalcoursepointsforparticipation intheonlineexercises,andforperformance ononlineassessments. Additional information abouttheLaunchPad exercisesandassessments willbeprovidedbytheOnline Instructor (seealsoSectionVII,above).NOTE:ifyoualreadypurchasedLaunchpadaccessinadifferentsemester,youcanloginusingyourexistingusername,whichshouldbeyourGatorlinkemailaddress.YouwillthenbeaskedtoprovideyourUFIDnumber.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorproblemssettingupyouraccount,pleasecontactTechnicalSupport(#5,below).TechnicalsupportwillneedatechnicalsupportincidentIDifyoucontinuetohavetrouble,sobesuretosavethatIDwhenyoureportyourissue.


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GradingofOnlineExercises.Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofassignmentsforstudentstocomplete:� Quizzes:studentswillbegradedbasedonthenumberofquestionsansweredcorrectlyoutof

totalnumberofquestionsontheFIRSTquizsubmission.� Allotherassignmenttypes(activities,tutorials,etc.):studentswillreceivefullcreditupon

completion.Yourgradesonassignmentsandtheirstatus(e.g.,complete,ordueinxdays)canbeviewedinCanvas.TheLaunchpadhomepageisNOTareliablewaytodeterminewhichassignmentsremaintobecompleted.TherearemanyotherresourcesavailableonLaunchPadtohelpyoustudymaterialfromyourtextbook,suchasLearningCurve,Diagnosticquizzes,Flashcards,Interactivechaptersummaries,etc.ItemsthatareNOTlistedintheGradebookwillnotbegraded,butwestillstronglyencourageyoutousethemtohelpyoustudy.Importantinformationaboutpace.Someassignmentsmayhaveasettimelimit,somakesureyouhavetimetodevotetothatassignmentbeforeyoubegin.Onceassigned,assignmentsareavailableonlineatalltimes,fromthestartofthegivenunitupuntilthedeadline.ItisespeciallyimportantnottowaituntiljustbeforethedeadlinestocompleteLaunchPadassignments;problemsusuallyhappenatthelastminute.Theassignmentshavebeenlistedinanorderthatcomplementsthelecture,andwerecommendeithergoingoverthematerialforagivenchapter:

• beforethelecture,whichmayhelpyouunderstandthelectureingreaterdetail,or• aftereachlecturetohelpreinforcethematerialandpreparefortheexam.

Youcanalwaysgobackandre-dotheassignmentsafteryouhavesubmittedthemforagrade,asastudyaid.DueDates.NotethatallduedatesforassignmentsareclearlypostedontheCanvasAssignmentspage,intheLaunchPadGradebookandCalendar,scheduleattheendofthesyllabus,randreflectthemostup-to-dateinformation.Thedeadlineforassignmentsis11:55p.m.onthespecifieddate,(alwaysonFriday).Allassignmentsmustbecompletedbythestatedduedateandtimeforcredit.ThereareNOmake-upsavailableforLaunchPadassignments.ExtensionsforLaunchPadassignmentsetswillonlyoccurinextremecircumstances.ADeanofStudentsnoteverifyingdocumentationofillnessorapersonalmattermustbeprovidedforatleastfiveofthesevendaysoftheweekoftheassignment’sdeadlineforaccommodationstobeconsidered.ExtensionswillNOTbegivenbecauseoftechnicalorpersonalissuesthatoccurwithin24hoursoftheassignmentdeadline.

C. In-ClassQuiz“Clicker”QuestionsStudentswillreceive5%ofthetotalcoursepointsforparticipation inthein---classquizzes thataretobeanswered usingtheclassroom response system(LearningCatalytics, seeabove).Specifically,18pointstotalwillbeawarded forLearningCatalytics(LC)quizzes;6pointsfromeachlectureunitofthecourse.Thepointsearnedwillreflect theproportion ofLCquestions answered correctly inclass.Eachquestionposedwillbescoredas0.75LCpoints foracorrectanswer withanadditional 0.25LCpoints forparticipation.Foreachcourse lectureunit,fullin---classquizcredit (6coursepoints)willbeawarded toallstudents achieving 75%ofthetotalpossible LCpoints fromthatunit;thoseachievinglessthan75%willreceivecoursepoints inproportion totheirachieved LCpoints (e.g.50%ofLCpointsearned=3coursepoints foronelectureunit).

Studentsmaynotmake up LC questions, regardless of the reason (e.g., absence,malfunctioningcellphone, forgot to register, etc.). It is the student’s responsibility to regularly check (i.e., dailyorweekly)theirgradebook inLC toensure thattheirsubmissions werecorrectly received, andto


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contact LCsupport to resolve any issueswith submissions not being properly recorded in the LCgradebook inatimelymanner.

D. ExtraCreditEachinstructorwillofferexactly2pointsofextracredit,whichwillapplytotheappropriateexam,postcurve.Theextracreditassignmentswillbepostedbytheinstructorneartheendofeachcourseunit.Therewillbenoextracredittailoredtoindividualstudents.TherewillbeNOopportunitiestomakeupextracredit.

E. Grading

Assessment PointsperUnit

TotalPoint %ofTotalPoints

Exams 100 300 83.3LaunchPad 14 42 11.7LearningCatalytics 6 18 5.0TOTAL 120 360 100.0

Allgradeswillbepostedone---Learning(intermsofcoursepoints, i.e.,thepointschemeabove),anditistheresponsibility ofthestudent tochecktheirgradesone---LearningandmakesuretheymatchtheirgradesonLaunchPad andLearningCatalytics. Ifthere isadiscrepancy youmustletusknowwithinONEweekofthegradebeingpostedoneLearning.Minimum gradecutoffsarelistedbelow.Becauseeachexamiscurved individually (seesection IX---A,above), thescores forthecourseasawholewillnotbecurved (i.e.thesegradecutoffswillnotbeloweredorraised) exceptunderextremely rarecircumstances (i.e.,unlesswetellyouotherwise).Inotherwords, ifyoureceive90%ofthepossiblepoints,youareguaranteed toearnanAgrade.FinalscoreswillNOTberounded (i.e.,89.99% isnot90%).

PointRange(%) LetterGrade

≥90.00 A≥86.66 A–≥83.33 B+≥80.00 B≥76.66 B–≥73.33 C+≥70 C≥66.66 C–≥63.33 D+≥60 D≥56.66 D–<56.66 E

NotethatthecurrentUFpolicyforassigninggradepointsisavailableatthefollowingundergraduatecatalogwebpage:https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx.

F. SpecialTreatmentPleasedonotrequest individual special treatment regarding gradingattheendofthesemester;wedonotadjustgrades forindividuals foranyreason.Plantodowellonallexamsandother


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assessments fromthebeginning ofthesemester; ifyouarehavingdifficulty intheclass,please letyourinstructors knowbeforetheexamsratherthanafter.

XIII. AcademicHonesty

AllstudentsregisteredattheUniversityofFloridahaveagreedtocomplywiththefollowingstatement:

“IunderstandthattheUniversityofFloridaexpectsitsstudentstobehonestinalltheiracademicwork.IagreetoadheretothiscommitmenttoacademichonestyandunderstandthatmyfailuretocomplywiththiscommitmentmayresultindisciplinaryactionuptoandincludingexpulsionfromtheUniversity.”

Inaddition,onallworksubmittedforcreditthefollowingpledgeiseitherrequiredorimplied:

“OnmyhonorIhaveneithergivennorreceivedunauthorizedaidindoingthisassignment.”

Ifyouwitnessanyinstancesofacademicdishonestyinthisclass,pleasenotifytheinstructororcontacttheStudentHonorCourt(392-1631)orCheatingHotline(392-6999).ForadditionalinformationonAcademicHonesty,pleaserefertotheUniversityofFloridaAcademicHonestyGuidelinesat:https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honesty.

XIV. Attendance

Attendanceisnotrequired,butstudentsareexpectedtoattendallclassesandareresponsibleforallmaterialcoveredduringthelecture,includingannouncements.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtoreadtheassignedchaptersbeforecomingtoclassasthiswillmakeiteasiertocomprehendthelecturematerial.Ifyoumissclass,visitthee-Learningsiteforanylecturenotesandcourseannouncements.

Whileattendanceisnotmandatory,wewillbeusing“LearningCatalytics”forattendancemonitoring.Atthebeginningoflecture,weopenasessionandaskthateachstudentselecttheirattendance.Weuseattendancedatatomonitortheeffectivenessofourteaching.

XV. TimeCommitment

TheUFCollegeofLiberalArtsandSciencesexpectsthateachstudentwilldevote3-4hoursperweekpercredit-hourtoeachcourse,includingtimeinlecturesandlabs.BecauseBSC2010is3credits,eachstudentshouldthereforeexpecttodevote9-12hoursperweektothiscourse.Arecommendedtimeallocationisbelow.

Activity HoursperWeekLectures 3OnlineExercises 1-2TextbookReadings 2-3ReviewandStudy 2-4

Ifyoufindyourselfspendingmorethan12hoursperweekonaverageontheseactivities,discussthiswithyourcourseinstructortoseeifyoucanrefineyourstudyhabits.Ifyoufindyourselfspendinglessthan9hoursperweekonaverage,youshouldrecognizethatyoumayhavedifficultylearningandcomprehendingthematerialinthistime,andthiswillprobablybereflectedinpoorperformanceonthevariousassessments,causingyoutoreceivealoweroverallcoursegrade.


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XVI. ConductinClass

Pleasebecourteousanddonottalkduringlecture.Thiscanbedistractingtootherstudentsandtheinstructor.

Useofelectronicdevicesinclasstotakenotesorotherwiseparticipateinclassroomactivitiesisapproved.Approvedelectronicdevicesarelaptopcomputers,cellphones,smartphones,tablets,andvoicerecordingdevices.Otherusesofthesedevicesortheuseofunapproveddeviceswillbeconsidereddisruptiveandstudentswillbeaskedtodiscontinueuseofsuchdevicesimmediately.Unapprovedelectronicdevicesincludevideorecorders,digitalcamerasandMP3players.Multipledisruptionswillbeconsideredgroundsfortheassignmentofafailinggrade.

XVII. AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities

StudentswhowillrequireaclassroomaccommodationforadisabilitymustcontacttheDeanofStudentsOfficeofDisabilityResources,inPeabody202(phone:352-392-1261).PleaseseetheUniversityofFloridaDisabilityResourceswebsiteformoreinformationat:http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/.Notethatthestudentshouldprovidedocumentationofarequirementforaccommodationassoonaspossibleinthesemester,sothatarrangementscanbemadewiththeDRC.Noaccommodationsareavailabletostudentswholackthisdocumentation.ItisthepolicyoftheUniversityofFloridathatthestudent,nottheinstructor,isresponsibleforarrangingaccommodationswhenneeded.Oncenotificationiscomplete,theDeanofStudentsOfficeofDisabilityResourceswillworkwiththeinstructortoaccommodatethestudent.

XVIII. CourseEvaluation

Toimprovetheteachingandlearningofthisimportantcourse,studentsarerequiredtosubmitateachingevaluationforeachinstructorelectronicallyviathiswebsite:https://evaluations.ufl.edu/evals/Evaluationsarestoredandreportedinacompletelyanonymousmanner.Authenticationforevaluationsubmissionisonlytoensurethatonlyoneevaluationissubmittedperstudentperinstructor.


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XIX. LectureSchedule

Lecturetopicsforthiscoursearelistedbelow.Thisisatentativeschedule;thedatesandcoverageofspecifictopicsaresubjecttochange.

Day/Date Lect. Topic Ch. LaunchPadAssignments

Dr.Davis’CellsLectures

Jan. 8, Mon 1 Introduction and overview of the course

Jan. 10, Wed

2 Life on Mars? What is life, anyway? 1

Jan. 12, Fri 3 Water, water, everywhere, and the chemistry of life

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Jan. 15, Mon NO CLASS – M. L. King Holiday

Jan. 17, Wed

4 Macromolecules 1 2/3

Jan 19, Fri 5 Macromolecules 2 2/3 Activity2.1,AnimatedTutorial2.2,AnimatedTutorialQuiz2.2,andSummativeQuizCh2

Jan 22, Mon 6 Macromolecules 3 2/3

Jan 24, Wed 7 Macromolecules 4 2/3

Jan 26, Fri 8 What does it take to be a cell? 4 Activity3.2,AnimatedTutorial3.3,AnimatedTutorialQuiz3.2

Jan 29, Mon 9 Insane in the membrane (structure and function)

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Jan 31, Wed 10 Endomembrane system (guest lecture by Katrina Cuddy)

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Feb 2, Fri 11 Energy flow and metabolism 6 AnimatedTutorial4.1,AnimatedTutorialQuiz4.1,AnimatedTutorial4.2,AnimatedTutorialQuiz4.2,andSummativeQuizCh4

Feb 5, Mon 12 Cellular Respiration 6

Feb 7, Wed 13 Photosynthesis 6

Feb 9, Fri EXAM 1 – in class AnimatedTutorial6.1,Activity6.7,andSummativeQuizCh6

Dr.Yoo’sGeneticsLectures

Feb 12, Mon 1 Cell Cycle, Mitosis 7

Feb 14, Wed 2 Meiosis 7

Feb 16, Fri 3 Mendelian Genetics 8


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Feb 19, Mon 4 Extending Mendelian Genetics 8

Feb 21, Wed 5 Extending Mendelian Genetics II 8

Feb 23, Fri 6 Search for DNA 9

Feb 26, Mon 7 Replication 9

Feb 28, Wed 8 Transcription 10

Mar 2, Fri 9 Translation 10

Mar 5 - 9 No Class – Spring Break

Mar 12, Mon 10 Mutation 9

Mar 14, Wed 11 Gene Expression in Prokaryotes 11

Mar 16, Fri 12 Gene Expression in Eukaryotes 11

Mar 19, Mon 13 Genomics 12

Mar 21, Wed 14 Biotechnology 13

Mar 23, Fri Exam 2 in class

Dr. Sauby’s Evolution Lectures

Mar 26, Mon 1 What is Evolution? A history of evolutionary thought

Mar 28, Wed 2 Natural Selection I: Fundamentals

Mar 30, Fri 3 Natural Selection II: Modes of Selection

April 2, Mon 4 Population Genetics I: Hardy Weinberg, and what it’s for

April 4, Wed 5 Population Genetics II: Evolution of DNA sequences

April 6, Fri 6 Sex: why bother?

April 9, Mon 7 On the origin of species, finally

April 11, Wed

8 Ways speciation happens

April 13, Fri 9 Diagramming evolution: Phylogeny

April 15, Mon

10 How to make a phylogeny

April 17, Wed

11 Using phylogenies to ask evolutionary questions

April 19, Fri 12 History of the Earth I: early diversity of life

April 23, Mon

13 History of the Earth II: paleontology’s pertinence

April 25, Wed

EXAM 3 – in class

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