EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior PROFESSORS Dr Patricia Halpin Botany 413 794 1424 Office hours Tu 11 12 W 3 4 through Nov 4 Email halpin ucla edu TEACHING ASSISTANTS Keith Gaddis Sections I J Office LS 5109A Office hours T 3 4 00 W 9 10 00 Email gaddiskeith yahoo com Claire Narraway Sections A B Office M 11 30 12 30 Th 11 12 Office hours LS 3125 Email cnarraway ucla edu Colin Rundel Sections D G Office Boelter 9407 310 882 8854 Office hours M 1 3 00 Email rundel gmail com Jeff Wolf Sections C F Office Botany 114 Office hours M 10 15 12 15 Email wolfjeff ucla edu Fall 2009 Dr Greg Grether Life Science 3122 794 9769 Office hrs Tu 11 12 Th 11 12 starting Nov 3 Email ggrether ucla edu LECTURE TR 9 30 10 45A Young CS76 COURSE WEBSITE Discussion Time Location http www lsic ucla edu classes fall08 1A Mon 9 00 10 50 MATH SCI 5225 1B Mon 3 00 4 50 MATH SCI 5225 1C Tues 11 00 12 50 GEOLOGY 4645 1D Wed 11 00 12 50 MATH SCI 5225 1E Wed 1 00 2 50 GEOLOGY 6704 1F Wed 3 00 4 50 GEOLOGY 6704 1G Fri 8 30 10 20 MATH SCI 5225 1H Fri 10 30 12 20 MATH SCI 5225 1I Fri 12 30 2 20 MATH SCI 5225 1J Fri 2 30 4 20 MATH SCI 5225 REQUIRED MATERIALS 1 PRS Clicker 2 Alcock Animal Behavior 8th or 9th edition Optional 1 Ricklefs Economy of Nature Gilene Young Sections E H Office 3125 LSB 306 4983 Office hours Thur 1 3 Email gilene ucla edu GRADING Ecology Exam Midterm PRS clickers Behavior Exam Final Discussion Total 400 points 40 points 400 points 360 points 1200 points 90 100 80 89 70 79 A B C 60 69 60 D F If the class mean is 75 or higher letter grades will be based on a straight percentage of the 1200 point maximum according to the breakdown shown above Within each letter grade a minus will be assigned to the bottom three percentage points and a plus will be assigned to the top three percentage points e g 80 82 9 is a B 87 89 9 is a B If the class mean is lower than 75 we will lower the cutoffs somewhat to compensate e g 89 may become an A 1 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Fall 2009 PRS Clickers Students are required to bring PRS clickers to class for the Ecology section 10 lectures Students use clickers to respond electronically to questions posed during lecture Clickers may be purchased at the bookstore PRS clicker questions will be worth 5 points lecture for a total of 40 points This means you must attend 8 lectures out of 10 where the clickers will be used to receive all 40 points Students must only answer the questions to receive points the answer does not need to be correct Using a clicker for another student so they will receive points is cheating and anyone doing so will be reported to the Dean of Students EXAMS The Midterm and Final will be a combination of multiple choice written answer and problem solving You must be on time for the exam Anyone arriving after another student has left will not be allowed to take the exam They will be partially open note You will be allowed to bring one 8 x 11 piece of paper on which you can write any information you consider relevant or helpful for doing well in the exam You may work with others to study and discuss material to put on the sheet but you cannot directly copy other s sheets No calculators The Final will be identical to the midterm in length and will cover only the last half of the course You will only be allowed 2 hours for the final exam DISCUSSION A large amount of your grade is the discussion section where you will be part of a discussion group of 4 5 students in addition to the larger section As a result you must attend section and be on time You may miss ONE section during the quarter and receive that week s points for group and self evaluation However any assignments due that day must still be handed in on time or lose points If you miss any subsequent sections you will lose the group and self evaluation points If you are not at section by the time students break into smaller groups you will lose 10 of the points for group work 20 pts possible if you only come for the last hour of section you will only get 5 points for the group work There are no make ups or extra credit work If you miss a section where another assignment is to be turned in e g field notes the prospectus you should turn that in on time or early for full credit Participation in section is very important full credit for group work depends upon it This means coming to section prepared and ready to work No phone calls or texting during section including leaving section to do so Repeat offenders will lose participation points If you miss a section and wish to go to an alternate section to learn the material but not receive points you must get permission from the TA running that section beforehand No crashing sections The TA has the right to refuse attendance based on how full their section is and whether others have already requested permission to attend If you are enrolled in the Wednesday sections you will sign up to attend an alternate section during the week of Nov 9 as the Veterans Day Holiday falls on Wednesday the 11th You must attend the alternate section you sign up for Please check the syllabus carefully to make sure you do not have a scheduling conflict with the test dates No make up tests or extra credit assignments will be given COURSE WEBSITE If you are having enrollment problems but need access to the site before you can be enrolled go to the computer lab in 2127 LS and ask how you can access a course site temporarily Temporary access is available during the first 4 weeks of a regular quarter Fall Winter Spring or 2 weeks of a Summer Session If you have not resolved your enrollment issues by the time the temporary access has expired your access will be cut off until you do LECTURE ETIQUETTE Students coming and going during lecture is a significant disruption Further it s quite inconsiderate to the students listening to the lecturer It s only a small 2 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Fall 2009 fraction of students who typically do so but in a class this size it makes an impact You should try to arrive at lecture on time although arriving late is better than not attending at all When you arrive in lecture come in and take a seat do not sit in the aisles or …