Pre/Co-requisites:
Bio 110 – if
prerequisite, must have a C or better.
Otherwise, must be co-registered.
Required:
Lab Manual for Biology 112:
Biology Laboratory for Non-Majors, Council-Garcia, et al. is
available in the UNM bookstore.
Bring your lab manual with you to class every week.
Independent Zoo Trip (Diversity of Life: Vertebrate Adaptations SP) -
$7.00 per person
Preparation:
Labs are scheduled to last two hours and fifty minutes.
You can shorten the time spent in lab by coming prepared.
Check the lab syllabus to determine which lab exercise is to be done
on a particular date.
READ the exercise BEFORE coming to
lab to familiarize yourself with the procedures.
Grading:
Lab quizzes, weekly assignments, a scientific paper, a group abstract
and oral report, and a final practical will total 210 points.
This class is graded completely separate from Biology 110.
You are also responsible for all University of New Mexico grade
policies (refer to UNM Catalog).
WP/WF policy:
Up until the end of week 3 (Sept 11th) you have the
ability to drop the class without receiving a WP/WF.
After Sept 11th, you will receive a WP if you are not
failing (a D- or better) at the time you drop.
Otherwise you will receive a WF.
BE ON TIME TO LAB!!
You will have a quiz over the previous lab’s material and the lab for
that day at the beginning of each lab period.
If you are 5 minutes late, you will NOT be allowed to take or make up
that quiz AND your homework will be considered LATE and will receive an
automatic zero!!
This is a Biology
class, but Biology is NOT an exclusive subject. Language and communication
are vital components of any biological endeavor. Therefore, you are expected
to WRITE WELL in this class.
Your grade WILL suffer if you turn in poorly written work!!
Quizzes:
There will be a quiz every
lab. Each quiz will consist of
metrics/conversions, material you studied the previous lab and material that
you will cover in lab that day.
You have the option to bring one 3x5 note card, handwritten back and front
with relevant study notes, to be attached to your quiz.
The lowest quiz score will be dropped.
Assignments:
Assignments will be posted
on the lab website, weekly. It
is your responsibility to check
the website each week, download the appropriate homework, complete it and
turn it in at the beginning of your class on the proper due date.
ALL WORK MUST BE TYPED
(including your name) in 12 pt font & single-spaced. Handwritten or
emailed assignments will receive no credit.
The lowest 5 point homework score will be dropped.
Scientific Paper:
There will be a 3-4 page double spaced typed paper focusing on
Diversity of Life: Vertebrate Adaptations studied at the Albuquerque Zoo.
It will incorporate answers to the questions found at the end of the
lab exercise.
Oral
Report:
A ~250 word, double spaced
typed abstract discussing the oral report is due Nov 2-6 (wk 11) from each
group member. The group oral
reports will occur during the week of Nov 30-Dec 4 (wk 15).
There will be 3-4 members per group and you will have 20 minutes to
make your presentation. Each
group member MUST present ~5 minutes.
UNIQUENESS COUNTS!! No
orange cards will be issued during presentation week.
Practical:
The last week of lab there
will be a final cumulative practical.
No makeup finals or orange cards will be issued for this week.
Late
Assignments:
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS!!
Assignments are considered late if they are not turned in at the
beginning of lab. If you are 5
minutes late to lab your homework will be considered LATE and will receive
an automatic zero.
Attendance:
Attendance is required.
You are responsible for notifying your TA prior to, or immediately after,
missing lab. If you miss your
scheduled lab, you MUST
obtain an orange excused absence pass from the lab coordinator or technician
(Castetter Hall Rm 66/68) in order to attend a lab later that week.
Failure to notify your TA and
lack of an excused absence will result in a loss of points for that lab
period. Labs cannot be made
up after the week of the absence and missed section.
With over 1700 students a week attending labs, it is not possible to
maintain live materials after the last lab of the week.
If you have more than 2 unexcused absences, you will be in danger of
being dropped from the class.
(Limit - 2 make-up labs (i.e. orange cards))
There are NO make-up quizzes OR assignments should you have an
unexcused absence.
Academic Dishonesty:
Each student is expected to maintain the highest standards of
integrity in academic and professional matters. The University reserves the
right to take disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, against
any student who is found guilty of academic dishonesty or otherwise fails to
meet the standards. Any student judged to have engaged in academic
dishonesty in course work may receive a reduced or failing grade for the
work in question and/or for the course.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is
not limited to, dishonesty in quizzes, tests, or assignments; claiming
credit for work not done or done by others; hindering the academic work of
other students; misrepresenting academic or professional qualifications
within or without the University; and nondisclosure or misrepresentation in
filling out applications or other University records.
(http://pathfinder.unm.edu/policies.htm#studentcode)
AS A
COURTESY TO YOUR TA AND FELLOW STUDENTS, PLEASE TURN OFF ALL COMMUNTICATION
DEVICES!!