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Human Biology: BIOL 101

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Human Biology Biology 101G sections MO1 & MO2 (3 credits) Biology Department, New Mexico State University, Spring 2012 Instructors

Dr. Kathryn Hanley Office: Foster 479 Phone: 646-4583 Email: via Blackboard

Dr. Timothy Wright Office: Foster 375 Phone: 646-1136 Email: via Blackboard

Teaching Assistant

William Johnson

Email: via Blackboard Phone: 646-4791

Lectures

Section MO1: Section MO2:

MWF 9:30-10:20 MWF 10:30-11:20

Office Hours

Dr. Hanley Dr. Wright Mr. Johnson:

Friday 1:30-3 or by appointment Tuesday 1-2:30 or by appointment Thursday 10:30-11:30 or by appt.

Foster 231 Foster 231 Foster 479 Foster 375 Foster 204

Office hours are set aside to discuss course materials and other course-related issues with students. Please don’t hesitate to come visit the instructors or the teaching assistant during these times! We enjoy talking with you and are here to help you learn. Text The required texts are Biology for a Changing World and the Study Guide for Biology for a Changing World, both by Shuster, Vigna, Sinha, and Tontonoz (W. H. Freeman and Co., New York). They are available from the NMSU bookstore. There is a very helpful, free website to accompany the book at www.whfreeman.com/SABiologyPreview. This site (from the publisher) has activities and simulations for the more challenging concepts, as well as selfquizzing (two for every chapter) to help you prepare for exams. The Study Guide summarizes chapters and highlights common problem areas and study strategies for the topics covered in the textbook. If you feel you need extra help to do your best in this course, working through the Study Guide is a good investment of your time. Readings from the textbook will be supplemented with readings from the scientific literature and from websites, which will be made available on the class website through Blackboard. Webpage

The BIOL101G web page is available in Blackboard at http://learn.nmsu.edu. Course information, supplementary readings, lecture outlines, weekly Blackboard reading quizzes and exam keys will be posted on this site. You will need an NMSU Global LoginID and Password to access Blackboard. If you do not already have an NMSU Global LoginID and password, you can obtain one

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online at http://learn.nmsu.edu. Note there is a single combined site for Sections M01 and M02. Sections

Although sections MO1 and MO2 of this class will be co-taught by the instructors, you are expected to attend the section for which you are enrolled. If you attend a section for which you are not enrolled your clicker points will not be counted and your homework assignments will not be accepted. Also, you will NOT be permitted to take an exam in a section for which you are not enrolled.

Messages

We will contact you regarding important class information through Blackboard Mail on the Blackboard BIOL 101G site, and you may contact us using Blackboard Mail as well. This mail is completely contained within the Blackboard site, so please check there for replies to your messages. Note that messages will not be automatically forwarded to your NMSU email account though you can set up such forwarding on your own. For the most rapid reply to your communication, please send your messages to BOTH Drs. Hanley and Wright at the same time. Official university communication to you will often come through your NMSU e-mail box. Please access it regularly, or forward it to your current address; your success in college may depend on your ability to respond quickly to such messages.

Supplies

You will need to bring your own NMSU test score sheet (available at the campus bookstore), a photo ID, and a No. 2 pencil to each exam. Please purchase the full-page size blue and white test score sheet with 184 question lines (92 on each side) and which is labeled “New Mexico State University Test Score Sheet” on the top. You will need 5 score sheets in total.

Clicker

A i>Clicker is REQUIRED. You may use either the new i>Clicker2 (white) or an old i>Clicker (light blue). The i>Clicker2 can be purchased at the NMSU Bookstore. We suggest also buying a spare pair of AAA batteries to have with you in case the originals run out. To register your i>Clicker for this class, go to the BIOL101 class website in Blackboard (learn.nmsu.edu) click on the link Register your i>clicker. Enter your Remote ID found on the back of your clicker and then click Register. The frequency code we will use in the class is the default code AA. To change the frequency code on your i>clicker hold down the power button for 2 seconds then use the A-E buttons to enter in this code.

Overview

This 3-credit lecture course is designed for students who do not plan to continue in the sciences or the pre-nursing program. The aim is to introduce the central principles of modern biology as well as general philosophies and principles of science. By the end of this course you will understand current events in biology of relevance to all people including such newsworthy items as genetic

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sequencing, cloning, cancer, the origins of life, biodiversity and extinctions, and human impacts on the environment. Students are not expected to have any science background prior to taking this course. For general education credit (the “G” in Biol 101G) you must take the laboratory section (Biol 101L) as well as the lecture section. We do not check that you are enrolled in both, and the two courses are evaluated and graded separately. If you have any questions concerning Biol 101L please contact Dr. Amy Marion ([email protected]) in the Biology Advising Center (Foster Hall room 204). This course, in combination with Biol 101L, is designed to satisfy the Basic Natural Sciences Component of NMSU’s general education program. This course will NOT serve as a prerequisite for more advanced biology-related courses, either in the Biology Department itself, or in most other departments. Biology 111G and 211G serve this role. This course also addresses the State of New Mexico General Education Common Core Competencies in Area III: Laboratory Sciences. As mandated by the State of New Mexico, these are: • Describe the process of scientific inquiry • Solve problems scientifically • Communicate scientific information • Apply quantitative analysis to scientific problems • Apply scientific thinking to real world problems

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EVALUATION AND GRADING Evaluation

In-class Exams: There will be 4 in-class exams, each worth 45 points. Your top 3 exam scores will be used to calculate your final grade, but note that NO MAKEUP EXAMS will be offered, so do not voluntarily skip an exam. Final Exam: There will be a final exam on May 7, worth 45 points. The final exam is MANDATORY and COMPREHENSIVE. Homeworks: There will be 3 assignments worth 10 points each. Class Participation: 30 possible points can be earned based on in-class participation using your clicker. Participation points will begin to be earned starting on Monday February 6 (this gives you until this date to purchase and register your clicker). Blackboard Reading Quizzes: You will have Blackboard reading quizzes each week excluding the first and last weeks of class. There will be 12 quizzes total worth 2.5 points per quiz for a total of 30 points. Blackboard reading quiz 1 will open Monday January 30 and close Thursday February 2.

Grading

There are 270 possible graded points for the course • 135 points will be based on your 3 best in-class exams • 45 points will be based on your final exam • 30 points will be based on your 3 homeworks • 30 points will be based on class participation (clicker points) • 30 points for weekly Blackboard reading quizzes

Grade Scale Your grade will be based on the number of points that you earn, according to the scale below: Grade A B C D F Exams

Points ≥ 243 216 - 242.9 189 - 215.9 162 - 188.9 ≤ 161.9

Remember to bring a test score sheet, a No. 2 pencil and photo ID to every exam. Your ID, exam and score sheet will be checked and you will be asked to initial your attendance at the exam beside your name on a class roster when you hand in your answer sheet. Students arriving to the exam room after the first exam has been completed and turned in will not be allowed to take the exam. Exams are individual efforts- please keep your eyes on your own work, and keep your exam and answers covered as much as possible as you work. You are expected to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct

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(http://www.nmsu.edu/~vpsa/SCOC/), and to avoid all acts that can be classified as cheating or plagiarism. Please note that the student code of conduct considers “cheating or knowingly assisting another student in committing an act of cheating” [Section III.B.1] to be one form of academic misconduct. All cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices must be turned off and placed in a closed bag or under your seat during exams. You will not need (or be allowed to consult) any books or calculators during the exams, and you are asked to leave your notes and books closed and under your chair during the exam. All caps must be turned brim backwards during exams. You will be asked to leave as much space between one another as possible during the exams. Students who are found to be cheating on an exam will receive a minimum penalty of a 0 score for that exam and the instructors reserve the right to impose more severe penalties. Such penalties include failure (i.e. an automatic grade of F) of the course, and referral to the Dean of the College and Student Judicial Affairs. Official University Business and Missed Exams: Students who must miss class to participate in an official University function must bring the documentation to Dr. Hanley or Wright at least 2 weeks in advance and make the necessary arrangements to take any exams EARLY (i.e. before your departure). Failure to schedule an alternative (early) exam time prior to your departure will result in your earning a ZERO for the missed exam. There will be no makeup exams for any other reasons whatsoever. Note that your lowest midterm exam score will be dropped from your final course grade. If you must miss a midterm exam for a medical or family emergency then you will be able to drop the resulting zero grade. Final Exam

You MUST take the final exam as scheduled (i.e. the final exam is not an optional exam, and the points earned on the final exam will contribute to your total course points-the final exam cannot be “dropped”). If an unavoidable emergency results in your missing the final exam, you must contact Dr. Hanley or Dr. Wright with written documentation immediately (for example physician documentation of serious illness), and Dr. Hanley or Dr. Wright must be able to verify the information. If you are making passing progress (i.e. an overall grade of C (≥ 70%) or better in the course) prior to the emergency, then you will be assigned an Incomplete (I). You will have to sign an I Grade Information Form stating that you will take a make-up final with Dr. Hanley or Dr. Wright in order to complete the course, and that failure to complete the make-up final within one year will result in the assignment of a replacement grade (i.e. to replace the I) based on the zero for the missed final. If you are not making passing progress (i.e. do not have an overall grade of C or better in the course) then you are not eligible for an Incomplete and will receive a zero for the missed final, and this score will be used to calculate your final course grade. Complete information regarding I grades can be found in the Undergraduate Catalogue (in the

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Regulations section). Please note that the final exam date and time was set last semester by the university (before registration for the current semester), and that travel plans do NOT constitute unanticipated or unavoidable emergencies. Please schedule (or re-schedule) any travel plans so that you are here to take the final as scheduled by the university. Homework Specific instructions for the 3 homework assignments will be handed out later in Assignments the class, however some universal instructions apply. Hard copies must be submitted in your assigned class on the designated day and must be SIGNED with your name in ink; electronic submissions will not be accepted. You are allowed to work with other people when formulating the answers to the homework, but your assignment must be completed and turned in by you. Late penalties will be applied for any assignments handed in after the end of the class period on the due date. 2 points will be deducted for assignments handed between the end of class and 5:00 pm on the due date. 4 points will be deducted for assignments handed in on the following business day, 6 points for assignments handed in on the 2nd business day after the due date and so on. Participation/Clicker Points As noted above, you can earn up to 30 points for class participation by using your clicker to answer in-class questions. Having another student use your clicker while you are absent is a form of cheating and will result in loss of all clicker points for the course by you and the student who utilized your clicker. Be prepared to replace the batteries when they run out—no points will be given to students with non-functioning iclickers. There will be MANY in-class clicker questions during the semester. For each question that you answer correctly, you will earn one “daily point”. For each question that you answer incorrectly, you will earn 0.5 “daily points”. There are no points available for unanswered questions. Your final number of clicker points (out of 30 possible) will be based on the proportion of daily points you earn, based on the total number of questions asked during the semester. For example, if 120 questions are asked during the semester, and you answer 100 correctly and 10 incorrectly (and fail to answer 10), you will earn 26.25 of the possible 30 clicker points [(100x1) + (10 x0.5)]/120] x30 = 26.25. You are encouraged to attend all lectures and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Not only will you maximize your clicker points, but you also will get practice with exam material since many of the clicker questions may reappear (at least in a closely related form) on in-class exams. Blackboard The weekly Blackboard reading quizzes are designed to encourage you to do the Reading assigned reading and to help you learn to identify and study the key concepts in Quizzes your readings. They will cover only material from the textbook readings. They will be open from Monday 12:00 through Thursday 4:00 each week excluding the first and last weeks of class. You should prepare for the quiz by completing the reading for the previous Friday as well as the Monday and Wednesday of the

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week of the quiz. The mechanics of taking a Blackboard quiz will be demonstrated in class prior to the first quiz, which will open Monday Jan 30. You are permitted to work with other students on Blackboard reading quizzes; indeed we hope that you will form study groups that will meet regularly to complete them. You will have 1 hour for each quiz and are limited to one attempt per quiz. Be sure to turn off “pop-up blockers” on your web browser before attempting a quiz. Remember to hit SAVE ANSWER after each answer and to click on FINISH when done. Please take your quizzes early so that if you run into a computer problem you can contact Mr. Johnson or the instructors by email for help before the quiz closes.

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ACADEMIC HONESTY Academic Honesty

Academic honesty is a fundamental expectation of your participation in this course and your academic life at New Mexico State University. Academic misconduct reflects both personal and professional dishonesty. It hurts your ability to learn the course material and your preparation for your future, no matter your chosen profession. It also damages the reputation of our university and diminishes the valuation of degrees from NMSU by your future employers. For all of these reasons academic misconduct will not be tolerated in this class and any cases of academic misconduct will be prosecuted fully following NMSU procedures. The student code of conduct outlines many of these expectations, and may be found at (http://www.nmsu.edu/~vpsa/SCOC/). The student code of conduct outlines various forms of academic misconduct in section III.B. Cheating includes, but is not limited to possession and/or use of unauthorized materials during exams; copying the work of another (e.g. another student, instructor or other reference source); using the words or ideas of another (e.g. another student, instructor or other reference source), especially without proper acknowledgement and citation (but keep in mind that citing a source DOES NOT allow you to use their words and/or organization and/or structure if these are copied directly or substantially copied); providing another student the opportunity to copy your work on exams or assignment, looking at the work of another student during exams and quizzes and providing another student the opportunity to earn participation points when they are not in class to earn them themselves. An additional note about plagiarism: Be aware of plagiarism. Not only must you credit your source(s) for any ideas that are not your own, but you MUST paraphrase in YOUR OWN WORDS. Changing the occasional word in a sentence does not constitute expression of the idea in your own words (i.e. if you submit an assignment in which you have merely changed a few words from a source, &/or have retained the structure and organization of your source, then you have submitted a plagiarized assignment, even if you have cited that source). Any act of plagiarism will result in a MINIMUM of a zero for ALL homework assignments (i.e. a loss of all 30 possible assignment points), and more severe penalties (including failure of the course) may be imposed at the discretion of the instructor.

Attendance

Formal attendance will not be taken during lectures. However, it is strongly recommended that you attend and participate in all lectures, as this is your opportunity to both earn class participation points and to get the most out of the class. Note also the University expectation regarding attendance, found in the current Undergraduate Catalog: “Students are expected to attend regularly all classes for which they are registered”. You are responsible for all the material

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(including announcements of schedule or other syllabus changes) presented in lecture. If you do miss a lecture, please be sure to obtain lecture outline from Blackboard, review the notes from another student, review the reading assignment and then, once you have completed this review process, attend office hours with Drs. Hanley or Wright if you have any remaining questions. Dropping the Course

Your instructor will not automatically drop students for poor performance or attendance. It is your responsibility to do so (by completing the necessary paperwork) prior to the March 12, 2012 deadline to drop with a “W”.

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CONSIDERATION AND ACCOMODATION Consideration If you have a question during the lecture, please feel free to raise your hand (chances are that many of your classmates will also appreciate the clarification). Active participation and discussion during in-class breakout discussions are encouraged. On the other hand, please be considerate of your classmates and their desire to learn while in class. Please keep in mind that conversations with classmates (even whispered ones) during lecture (as opposed to break-out discussions) can interfere with the ability of others to hear and follow the lecture. Cell phones and other electronic devices must be in silent mode and their use for conversation or texting in lectures is strictly prohibited. Disruptive students will be required to leave the classroom and will forfeit the opportunity for any clicker points available that day. Students who are asked to leave the class more than once will receive a grade of F for the course. Dogs (with the exception of aid dogs), bikes and roller blades are not allowed in the lecture room, for safety considerations. Disabilities and Accommodations

If you have (or believe you have) a disability and would benefit from classroom accommodation(s), please contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Office located in Corbett Center, Room 244 [Phone: 646-6840; TTY: 646-1918]. If you have a condition that may affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency or that may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss any concerns with the instructors. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Register with SSD and obtain documents early in the semester 2. Deliver the completed accommodation and testing form(s) to the instructor(s) within the first two weeks of beginning of classes (or within one week of the date services are to commence). 3. Retrieve the signed form(s) from faculty and return to SSD within five (5) days of receipt from faculty and at least one week before any scheduled exam; and, 4. Contact the SSD Office if the services/accommodations requested are not being provided, not meeting your needs, or if additional accommodations are needed. Do not wait until you receive a failing grade. Retroactive accommodations cannot be considered.

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SSD

Feel free to call Diana Quintana, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, at 575-646-6840 with any questions you may have on student issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Discrimination:

Feel free to call Jerry Nevarez, Director of Institutional Equity, at 575646-3635 with any questions you may have about NMSU’s NonDiscrimination Policy and complaints of discrimination, including sexual harassment.

Emergency Access

If you have a condition that may affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency or that may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss any concerns with the instructors.

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STUDENT SUCCESS Study Strategies

This course covers a great deal of material. You are responsible for the lecture material as well as the reading assignments. It is not always possible for your instructor to cover every topic in great depth, thus you will need to use the reference materials to develop your OWN thorough understanding of the course material. Use the lectures as a guide for your reading, and use the reference materials to help you understand the material that we cover together in lecture. Your exam grades will suffer if you don't come to class and actively participate by taking thorough notes. Exams will include material presented in the text as well as in lecture and in the workshops; simply studying someone else's notes is not as effective as listening, taking notes, and then studying your own notes. Studies have shown that attendance is THE single most important predictor of success in classes such as this one. Exams are written on the assumption that you attend all lectures and workshops, that you have listened carefully and participated fully, and that you have studied the class readings and other material on you own time outside of class. Students sometimes think that skipping class and obtaining a copy of someone else’s notes is sufficient to do well in the course. It is not. If you begin to miss class, you are on your way toward failing the course. It is highly recommended that you review your lecture notes as soon after each lecture as possible. Use this time to supplement your lecture notes with additional helpful information from the reference material. To be sure that you understand the material, complete the additional review questions at the end of each chapter of the book as well as the study guide. You will best test your understanding by trying to do these questions as if they were actual exam questions (i.e. by doing them with your notes and books closed). Form study groups (help each other learn). Draw you own diagrams or flow charts, make your own tables etc. Come to office hours to ask any questions and clarify any information.

Grading Errors

It is your responsibility to check your scores as they are posted on the course website. If you have a question about a particular score, notify Drs. Hanley or Wright in writing within two weeks of its posting so that any questions can be promptly resolved. After two weeks, we will not amend grades.

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CLASS SCHEDULE MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY Jan 20 L1-Introduction to the Course

Jan 23 L2-The Scientific Method I Ch. 1 pgs 1-11

Jan 25 L3-The Scientific Method II Ch. 1 pgs 11-18

Jan 27 L4-The Scientific Method III DNA: The Blueprint of Life I Ch. 7 pgs 122-129 & pgs 139-142

Jan 30 L5-DNA: the Blueprint of Life Ch. 8

Feb 1 L6-Mendelian Inheritance Ch. 11 & Mendel’s Garden (pgs 223-228)

Blackboard Reading Quiz Demonstration Feb 3 L7-Complex Inheritance Ch. 12 pgs 223-234 & 240-246

Blackboard Reading Quiz 1 opens Closes Thurs 2/2/12 at 4PM Feb 6 L8-DNA Forensics Ch. 7 pgs 129-139

Feb 8 L9-What is Life? Ch. 2 pgs 20-31

Feb 10 Midterm I

Clicker Points Start Feb 13 L10 - Personal Genome Sequencing: Potential and Pitfalls

Feb 15 L11-Cell Structure Ch. 3

Feb 17 L12-Nutrition Ch. 4

Sequence Sprint (pgs 163-167) & “How to Sequence a Human Genome”* Feb 20 L13-Diet, Energy, Obesity Ch. 6

Feb 22 L14-Cell Division and Mitosis Ch. 9

Feb 24 L15-Sex and Reproduction Sperm production animation† Egg production animation†† Ch. 12 pgs 246 - 248

Feb 27 L16-Cancer Ch. 10

Mar 5 Midterm II

Clicker Practice: Bring Clickers!

Feb 29 L17-Recombinant DNA, Stem Cells & Cloning Ch. 13 Homework I due Mar 7 L19-Artificial Selection of Modern Dog Breeds

Homework I assigned Mar 2 L18-Artificial Selection I: Animal Domestication Diamond 2002**

Mar 9 L20-Natural Selection & Adaptation I Ch. 14

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Mar 14 L22-Speciation Ch. 15

Mar 16 L23-Evidence for Evolution Ch. 16

Mar 19 SPRING BREAK Mar 26 L24-Origin and Diversity of Life I Ch 17 pp 339-351

Mar 21 SPRING BREAK Mar 28 L25-Origin & Diversity of Life II Ch 17 pp352-357

Mar 23 SPRING BREAK Mar 30 L26-Immune Systems. I Understanding the Immune System**

Homework II assigned Apr 2 L27-Immune Systems. II Pathogens, Vaccines and Allergy

Apr 4 L28-Bacteria and Archaea Ch. 18

Apr 6 SPRING HOLIDAY

Last Day to Drop with a “W”

Apr 9 Midterm III

Homework II due Apr 11 L29- Plants, Animals, Fungi Ch. 19

Apr 13 L30-Major Transitions in Life Ch. 19

Apr 16 L31-Human Evolution & Diversity Ch. 20

Apr 18 L32-Cultural Evolution Human Culture and Evolution†††

Apr 20 L33-Animal Behavior White 2010 Sections 1& 2.5-3**

Apr 23 L34-Population Ecology Ch. 21

Apr 25 L35-Community Ecology Ch. 22

Last Day to Withdraw from the University Apr 27 L36-Ecosystems Ch. 23

Homework III assigned Apr 30 L37-Sustainability Ch. 24

May 2 Midterm IV

May 4 Review: Bring Your Questions

Homework III due May 7 Section MO1 Final Exam 8:00-10:00 Section MO2 Final Exam 10:30 – 12:30 Both exams are in Foster 231 * http://www.genome.gov/19519278#al-4 ** Posted on Blackboard † http://health.howstuffworks.com/sexual-health/male-reproductive-system/adam-200126.htm †† http://health.howstuffworks.com/sexual-health/female-reproductive-system/adam-200017.htm ††† http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/science/02evo.html?pagewanted=all#