Biology 1 Lab Fall 2009 Lab Sections: #37054 Tu 8:10-11:33 am ST 207 Dr. Monica Gutierrez #37058 Fri 8:10-11:33 am ST 207 Dr. Monica Gutierrez Lecture: TuTH 12:15-1:47 pm THTR 101 Dr. Teresa Friedrich-Finnern Lab Instructor: Dr. Monica M. Gutierrez (“Dr. G”) Email: [email protected] Office: 206B ST Office phone: 372-7171 Office hours: MW 12-2 pm and TF 11:30am- 12:30 p.m. Website: http://faculty.rcc.edu/gutierrez-monica/ or http://faculty.rcc.edu/moore/ Required: Lab Manual for Bio1 purchased at campus bookstore, colored pencils and pink parscore form (full sheet). Laboratory attendance is mandatory. The Laboratory schedule changes weekly, so it will be impossible to make up a lab in a previous week if an absence occurs. Two (2) consecutive absences will result in being dropped from the lab course and hence the lecture course. Do not assume that the instructor has dropped you; it is your responsibility to drop the course through the proper administrative routes. There are no make up Lab Exams. There are no exceptions! If a student has proper documentation such as death certificate, doctor’s note, then the lab exam points missed will not be calculated in the student’s final grade. Lab exams will cover theory, concepts, data analysis and identification of organisms and structures. On lab exam dates, the exam will be start promptly at the beginning of the lab. Because the lab exams may be mostly on screen, a late student will be permitted to start the exam at the place where the other students are, the instructor will not start the exam over for late students. Lab reports/write-ups are due the following week after the lab exercises have been completed. No late reports will be accepted, even if the student is absent the following week unless the student provides proper documentation. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the instructor receives the report even if they will be absent the following week. Please come to lab on time and prepared to start experiments. Students are expected to read the lab exercises prior to coming to lab each week. You will receive 1 letter grade for the entire course, which will be calculated from both your total lecture points. Total points possible in course: 1010 pts Total Lab points possible: 410 pts (Lecture pts: 600 pts, 6 exams @ 100 pts each) Lab Reports/Write-ups: 14 @ 15pts each = 210 pts Lab Exams: 4 @ 50 pts each = 200 pts Oral presentation (extra credit): 1 @ 10 pts Student Education Plan (SEP) (extra credit) 1 @ 5 ptsExtra credit: Current Event Awareness. A 1 page double spaced summary on a current newspaper or magazine article (from June 2009 to present). The student will be expected to address the biological relevance of the article and how it relates to this course. Student is expected to do a short oral presentation in class. A copy of the article is required to obtain credit. (5 pts for summary, 5 pts for presentation). Deadline for completion and submission of SEP: December 11,
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