General Pima College InformationSee the Student Handbook for more details concerning appropriate behaviors and process of problems. Uhttp://www.pima.edu/studentserv/studentrights/code/index.shtmlUCourse Objectives for Bio 100Textbook: The text is available in the PCC East Campus bookstore. Make sure you are in the Bio 100 section. The title is “What is Life? A Guide to Biology” by Jay Phelan. The readings are from this textbook.Grade Criteria: Final grades are determined using the following criteria.Ethics: You are expected to do your own work. There are many assignments and exercises that are collaborative, but each person will be handing in their own paper. It’s certainly o.k. to ask me or your neighbor a question, but you are not allowed to ju...See the Student Handbook for more details concerning ethical questions. Uhttp://www.pima.edu/studentserv/studentrights/code/index.shtmlUThe Grade of Incomplete (I) Official Withdraw (W): I only give the grade of incomplete if 80% of the lab work has been completed, 80% of the exams and 80% of the worksheets have been completed and you are passing with a grade of C or better. This poli...Disability: If you have a disability that requires special accommodations, you are strongly urged to notify me at the beginning of the semester so that reasonable accommodations can be made in a timely manner. Disabled student resources phone number i...Support Services Offered by PCC: Advising, Academic Planning, and Goal Setting 206-7662, Career and Transfer Center 206-7626, Counseling 206-7662, Library Services 206-7656, Assessment/Testing Center 206-7874, Computer Lab 206-7656, Tutoring Center 20...Integrated Lecture and Lab: This course is an integrated lecture and lab combination worth 4 units. One-half of your final grade is from the lecture section and one-half is from the lab section. Lecture scores are from exams and worksheets. All of th...Formal Labs: You will receive a list of labs in the second week of school. Lab work will match what we are covering in lecture.Cover sheet for Each Unit: Information concerning lecture and lab materials for each unit is listed on the unit cover sheet you will receive at the beginning of each unit. These are handed out just before we begin a new unit.Below is An Overall Preview of the Lecture Part of the Course Containing Readings from the Text and Other Sources.Unit 1Test 1 The Framework on Which Life Works (What is Life Notes)Reading: Chapter 15 Ecosystems and Communities.Worksheet 1 Science from Hypothesis to Theory is material for worksheet 1. Reading: Chapter 1, handouts, and pp. 260-261 in text.Unit 2Test 2 The Cell Reading: Chapter 3 and Cell handoutWorksheet number 2 Chemistry Concepts and Water’s Relationship to LifeReading: Chapter 2 and Water and Chemistry handoutsUnit 3Test 3 Feeding 9 billion(notes) Reading: Chapter 5 pp. 179-183 and pp.189-195 and handoutWorksheet number 3 Personal Nutrition notesUnit 4Test 4 Mitosis and Meiosis –Reading: Chapter 6 and Mitosis and Meiosis handoutWorksheet number 4 The Relationship between Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Global Warming Reading: Chapter 4 and chapter 16 pp.601-613Unit 5Test 5 Evolution in class at end of semesterReading: Chapter 8 and handoutWorksheet number 5 Reading: Chapter 8 and handout DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis Reading: Chapter 5 pp. 158-178 and handoutThe testing center is just down the steps from the Computer Commons. Tests will be given in the testing center except for the last exam which will be given in class. Usually you will have one week to complete the exam. When you go to the testing cente...STUDENT TESTING PROCEDURESBio 100 Syllabus CRN 21117 Spring 2011 Instructor Deborah Bird Page | 1 Syllabus Biology 100 21117 BIO 100IN 4.00 MW 07:00am-09:40am East Campus E7 708 1/18 – 5/17 Bird Bird Important Moments in the Biological Sciences – Publication of the Origin of Species in 1859 A large part of the course objectives for the bio 100 class is to foster an understanding of the importance of the scientific method in the biological sciences. One of our role models in biology for bringing the scientific method into the biological sciences is Charles Darwin. In 2009 the scientific community celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin’s and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species. There were numerous things Darwin didn’t know but he challenged future generations in his book for scientists to discover the holes in his theory. Much of the scientific community became convinced over Darwin’s lifetime that evolution is occurring through the mechanism of natural selection, but it wasn’t until the 1930’s through the 1950’s that a broad scientific consensus was reached. In modified form Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences and the explanation of biodiversity. (Biodiversity is now being threatened by a 6th major extinction event.) The history of the development of Darwin’s theory and the scientists who followed to answer the numerous questions that Darwin raised in his book is an important part of the humanity’s recent history. These discoveries have brought to light humanity’s connection to the rest of nature, as well as, leading to the vast knowledge concerning DNA. Much of the information you will be learning in the course came from discoveries that eventually supported the theory of evolution. As you read through your textbook this semester remember that biological principles are based on the evolutionary perspective. At the age of 50 Charles Darwin joined the scientific elite with his publication of the Origin of Species in 1859.Bio 100 Syllabus CRN 21117 Spring 2011 Instructor Deborah Bird Page | 2 Section 1 covers general Pima College information and section 2 covers information pertinent to this particular class. Section 1 General Pima College Information 16 Week Traditional Semester Classes begin Jan. 17th Add period for classes until Jan 24th Drop/Refund/Audit deadline Jan 31st Student Withdrawal deadline March 28th Final Exam week begins May 11th Classes end May 17th Important Information Student behavior in the classroom which interferes with the teaching and learning environment All students in the classroom have a right to learn and as an instructor I have the right to teach. If a student’s behavior interferes with these rights than the