Pre/Co-requisites:
Bio 201 and Chem 121 – prerequisites; must have a C or better.
Chem 122 – if
prerequisite, must have a C or better.
Otherwise, must be co-registered.
Required:
All required books are available in the UNM bookstore.
Bring them with you to class every week.
Preparation:
Discussions are scheduled to last seventy five minutes.
You can shorten the time spent in lab by coming prepared.
Please read the relevant chapters prior to class, and fully answer
all assigned problems.
Grading:
The discussion section will count as 25% of your final grade in
Biology 202. Your discussion
grade will be based on in-class activities, homework and an annotated
bibliography. You are also
responsible for any University of New Mexico grade policies (refer to UNM
Catalog).
BE ON TIME TO DISCUSSION!!
You will turn in your lecture homework at the start of the discussion
section. If you are 5 minutes
late to discussion, your homework will be considered LATE and will receive a
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!!
Groups:
Groups
will be assigned during the
first discussion class – NO
EXCEPTIONS. These are your
groups for the rest of the semester.
It is very important to learn to work cohesively within a unit
because your in-class activities and points will depend on team cooperation.
Presentations:
You will do a 2-3 min informal presentation with an article over a
current topic in genetics that interests you, once during the semester.
If you are selected to present
and you decline OR are not present you will receive a zero for the
presentation (there are no make-ups).
Homework:
Homework will be posted
weekly on the course website – there will be 10-13 homework assignments
throughout the semester. It is
your responsibility to check the
website each week, download the appropriate homework, and complete it.
Answers must include clear, concise explanations; short phrase
answers will not receive credit.
WORK MUST BE TYPED (including your
name) in 12 pt font & single-spaced, double-sided, in either bold
or italics (to easily distinguish answers from the questions) –
Handwritten or emailed assignments will receive no credit.
You must show all work you’ve done to answer the question.
If there is a significant amount of work to be done to answer the
question, the homework page will indicate that you should include that work
on a page stapled to the back of the assignment.
The “work page” does not need to be typed.
Annotated
Bibliography:
This is a 3 page
double-spaced typed paper reviewing 3 different scientific journal articles
on one topic in Genetics. Topics
are selected by the student and approved by the TA, due Oct 26-30 (Wk 10).
The paper is due at the beginning of your discussion section, Dec
7-11 (Wk 16).
Late
Assignments:
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS!!
Assignments are considered late if they are not turned in at the
beginning of discussion. If you
are 5 minutes late to discussion, 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) 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)
There are NO make-up assignments should you have an unexcused
absence.
Academic Dishonesty:
Each student is expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty
and 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICES!!