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Course Description, Mount Mary College
Undergraduate Bulletin, 2010-2012:
A survey of the principles of biology
provides the framework for understanding the problems faced by society.
Topics include cellular and organismic reproduction, genetics, systems
of the human body and evolution.
Instructor Contact Information:
Instructor: Dr. Ingrid Buxton
Office hours: 30 min before and after
class and by arrangement/appointment
Phone: 414-486-1850
E-mail: buxtoni@mtmary.edu
Class Hours and Location(s):
section 002, Wednesday 6 - 8:50 PM,
room 215 GC
Course materials:
Biology: Science for Life with Physiology,
third edition. Colleen Belk and Virginia Boreden Maier. Benjamin Cummings;
2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-55958-6; ISBN-10: 0-321-55956-4
Sciences Realm Objectives:
The Sciences Realm studies the relationships
between people and their physical environment. Students study earth science,
biology, chemistry and/or physics.
By means of the core course in this realm,
the students are to:
· grow in appreciation of their
physical person, their physical surroundings, and their individual and
corporate responsibility to the environment.
· acquire facility in applying
the scientific method in their pursuit of knowledge by:
o observing critically.
o recording data accurately.
o drawing logical conclusions.
o keeping an open mind to new developments.
· become scientifically literate.
Biology Departmental Objectives:
By means of the courses for the Biology
Major, the students are to:
· grow in appreciation of the various
levels of organization and dynamic equilibrium within an individual living
organism and between individual organisms and the biosphere.
· acquire facility in apply the
scientific method to their pursuit of knowledge by:
o observing critically,
o recording data accurately,
o drawing logical conclusions,
o keeping an open mind to new developments.
· become scientifically literate.
· acquire skills in basic laboratory
techniques in biology.
· acquire skills in computer applications
used for acquisition, analysis and presentation of data
BIO 105 Current Concepts Course Objectives:
Successful students will:
· describe the fundamental principles
underlying human interactions with the environment
· state the principles of evolution
and how diversity arises
· describe the basic structures
and functions of the cell
· explain the processes of inheritance
· describe the basic systems of
the human body.
Text materials:
Biology: Science for Life with Physiology,
third edition. Colleen Belk and Virginia Boreden Maier. Benjamin Cummings;
2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-55958-6; ISBN-10: 0-321-55956-4
Other materials:
Access to a computer, digital camera or
camera with ability to upload pictures to computer.
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to attend all lecture,
discussion and laboratory sessions. In the event of an unavoidable absence,
please contact the instructor prior to missing class or as soon as possible.
Each student is responsible for all assignments and exams regardless of
absences.
Academic Honesty and Integrity:
In keeping with the values of the School
Sisters of Notre Dame and the Mount Mary mission, the College is an academic
community dedicated to the intellectual, social and ethical development
of each of its members. In keeping with these goals, all students are expected
to strive for integrity in both academic and non-academic pursuits. Acts
that involve any attempt to deceive, to present another's ideas as one's
own, or to enhance one's grade through dishonest means violate the integrity
of both the student and the College. A faculty member has the right and
authority to deal with such violations the first time they may occur with
a given student; however, a student who commits multiple violations against
academic integrity shall be subject to administrative disciplinary action,
which may include suspension or dismissal from the College.
Copies of the full Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy are available through the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The policy and procedures are also included in the Mount Mary College Student Handbook, the Undergraduate Bulletin and online at mtmary.edu/handbook.htm and my.mtmary.edu.
ADA Accommodations:
Any student who needs special accommodations
for either daily class or examinations should contact the instructor at
the earliest possible date so that the appropriate arrangements may be
made.
Mount Mary College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that the College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your work in this class and for which you may require accommodation, please see me or Marci Ocker, Coordinator of Disability Services [room 253 NDH] so that such accommodations may be arranged.
Grading Scale:
Proposed Schedule of Daily Assignments
and Expectations:
Schedule of classes, readings, quizzes,
exams, articles and wikis. 
| Item | number | points each | total points |
| quizzes | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| exams | 3 | 50 | 150 |
| articles | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| wikis | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| final | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| total | 550 |
The list of readings:
The assigned articles are used to build
up the recognition of real vs bogus science articles on the internet.
The wikis are mini labs and exercises
that require the collection of data and information and present it in an
online manner.
Syllabus: http://weloveteaching.com/bio105/syllabus.html
Schedule: http://weloveteaching.com/bio105/schedule.htm