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Course Syllabi

Midlands Technical College

Science

COURSE:  Biological Science I                                 COURSE NUMBER:  BIO 101

CREDIT HOURS:  4.0             LECTURE:  3.0             LABORATORY:  1.0

CONTACT HOURS:  6.0        LECTURE:  3.0         LABORATORY:  3.0

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is the first of a sequence introducing Biology.  Topics include the Scientific Method, Basic Biochemistry, Cell Structure and Function, Cell Physiology, Cell Reproduction and Development, Mendelian Genetics, Population Genetics, Natural Selection, Evolution and Ecology. 

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this general education core course is to enable the student to gain an appreciation and working knowledge of basic biological principles.  In order to develop skills to demonstrate scientific principles and the application of these principles, students will:

1. Relate chemical structure to chemical bonding and reactivity

2. Describe the chemical structure and the metabolic roles of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.

3. Perform a scientific experiment relative to mendelian genetics, analyze the data and report the conclusion based on the experimental data.

4. Describe selected ecosystems and related cause and effect dynamics involved in the ecosystems.

Learning objectives are on reserve in the Library on both campuses or available on disk from your instructor.

PRE-REQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES:

Recommended: Eng. 101

COURSE FIELD TRIPS:

There will be two field trips to the S.C. State Museum and Riverbanks Zoo.  Optional Labs may be scheduled for evening lab sections or other situations where field trip scheduling conflicts exist.

DISABILITIES:

Students with disabilities requiring in-class accommodations should call the Counseling/Disabilities Resource left at 738- (Beltline) or 822-3505 (Airport).

REQUIRED TEXT:

Lecture:  Biology, Mader, 9th

Laboratory:  Laboratory Manual Biology 101, Vodopich 5^th ed.

OPTIONAL MATERIAL:

Lecture notes or other material designated by instructor other than required text listed on this course syllabus are considered optional.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students will be allowed to miss twice the number of times a lecture or laboratory section meets per week.

If the lecture meets 3 times per week, 6 absences are allowed.

If the lecture meets 2 times per week, 4 absences are allowed.

If the laboratory meets once a week, 2 absences are allowed.

If the student misses more than 10 minutes of class by either arriving late or leaving early, then the student will be counted as absent, missing fewer than 10 minutes is a tardy.  Three tardies count as one absence.

Students adding courses after classes begin are responsible for work covered from the first day of class.  All classes missed are counted as absences.

When a student exceeds the maximum allowable absences, a grade of "W" will be assigned if the student is passing the course or "WF" if the student is failing after midterm.  A "WF" is calculated into the grade point average as an "F.”

ASSIGNMENTS AND MISSED TESTS:

Students who are absent from a class are responsible for all of the work that was done during that class period and for all assignments made during the missed class period.

Instructor will indicate whether one lecture exam can be made up or whether the cumulative final exam will count twice in place of the missed exam.

Academic Grading Scale:

The final grade for this course will be determined as follows:

Lecture/Lab Courses: Lecture 75% and Lab 25%

A (90-100)             B (80-89) C (70-79)       D (60-69)                  F (<60)

Total of lecture exams- divided by the number of exams- equals lecture average. Lecture average times 0.75 equals lecture points.  Total of lab quizzes- divided by the number of quizzes- equals lab average.  Lab average times 0.25 equals lab points.  Lecture points plus lab points equals course average.

A grade of zero will be recorded for any announced exam (or assignment), which is missed.

The Science Department Chair, Coordinators, and faculty are here to help you.  If you are having any problems in your classes, please contact the person who can help you.  If we don’t know you are having problems, we can’t help you.  Perry Carter is Department Chair and can be reached at 822-3443; Gerry Lopez is Airport Science Coordinator and can be reached at 822-3788; Bert Knesel is Beltline Science Coordinator and can be reached at 738-7660.

CHANGES:

The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the lecture and laboratory schedule as deemed necessary.

LABORATORY POLICIES AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The laboratory experience is designed to supplement and complement material covered in lecture, and is an integral part of the course.  Material may be presented in greater detail in lab than in lecture.  The laboratory experience may include dissections, films, demonstrations, experiments, workbook exercises, research and writing assignments, and field trips.  The day, time, and location of approved field trips will be held during regularly scheduled lab times.  Students will provide their own transportation.  The laboratory instructors will give a sufficient amount of information and guidance to allow students to complete each lab, but success in lab primarily involves the individual effort of each student.  To maximize learning and to minimize the risk of accidents or injury, the following policies and rules will be observed in science labs:

1.

Laboratory exercises must be completed during the assigned lab period unless otherwise designated by your instructor.

2.   

Students should read laboratory exercises before coming to class.

3.

Do not disturb any equipment or demonstrations that have been set up, until your instructor has told you how to proceed with the assignment.

4.

Apply yourself in lab. The exercises are designed to reinforce and expand upon material presented in the lecture.

5.

Follow directions carefully.

6.

Do not hesitate to ask your lab instructor for clarification of any instructions you do not understand. However, do not expect your lab instructor to simply give you answers to information you should be obtaining through the completion of the various lab exercises.

7.

Bring all necessary materials to class, including your text. 

8.

Do not bring any food or drinks into any science lab.

9. 

Know where the eyewash station and shower are located in each lab. Report injuries immediately to your lab instructor. 

10.

Lab coats and protective eyewear are required in certain labs including microbiology and chemistry.

11.

At the end of each lab, leave your work space in good order by discarding waste materials, cleaning and disinfecting your lab table, returning all materials used to their proper place, and sliding your chair back under the table. 

12. 

No visitors are allowed in lab or lecture. 

BIO 101 LECTURE INFORMATION

BIO 101 LAB INFORMATION

WEEK

ACTIVITY

CHAPTER

WEEK

EXERCISE

TOPIC

1

A View of Life

1

1

Exercise 1

Introduction to the Scientific Method

Basic Chemistry

2

Exercise 2

The Microscope

2

Basic Chemistry

2

2

Exercise 3

Biologically Important Molecules

3

The Chemistry of Life

3

Exercise 4

Solutions, Acids and Bases

3

Exam 1

Chapters 1-3

3

Exercise 5

The Cell

Cell Structure and Function

4

4

Membrane Structure and Function

5

4

Exercise 6

Diffusion and Osmosis

Cell Division: Mitosis

9

Exercise 7

Mitosis

5

Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes

6

5

Exercise 8

Enzymes

Photosynthesis

7

Exercise 9

Photosynthesis

6

Cellular Respiration

8

6

Exercise 10

Respiration

Exam 2

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

7

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

10

7

Exercise 11

Meiosis

Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance

11

8

Exercise 12

Genetics continued

Chromosomes and Genes

12

Exercise 13

Exploring the Internet: The Human Genome

8

Human Genetics

12

8

Exercise 12

Genetics continued

DNA: The Genetic Material

13

Exercise 13

Exploring the Internet: The Human Genome

9

Gene Activity (Selected Topics)

14

9

Exercise 14

Molecular Genetics

Regulation of Gene Activity and Gene Mutation

15

Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

16

Exam 3

10-16

10

Origin and History of Life

19

10

Exercise 16