Fall 2019 - BISC 102 D100
General Biology (4)
Class Number: 2650
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Tue, Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 10, 2019
Tue, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ronald Ydenberg
ydenberg@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4282
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Instructor:
Erin Barley
ebarley@sfu.ca
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Instructor:
Kevin Lam
klamf@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
High school biology 12 (or equivalent) with a C grade or better, or BISC 100 with C- or better, or BISC 113 with C+ or better, or HSCI 100 with C+ or better.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Survey of the diversity of life, and its evolutionary history on earth. The student is introduced to the study of genetics, development, and evolution, giving an overview of how these processes interact to produce form and function. Also included are principles of behavior and ecological relationships of organisms to each other and their environment. Breadth-Science.
COURSE DETAILS:
Outline of Laboratory Topics
week Date Fall 2019
1 01-Sep no lab
2 08-Sep Diversity of Life
3 15-Sep Forest Walk
4 22-Sep Natural Selection
5 9-Sep Notion of Phylogeny
6 6-Oct Legacy of the Past
7 13-Oct Nature of Inheritance
8 20-Oct Animal Behaviour
9 27-Oct Major Patterns
10 03-Nov Ecology
11 10-Nov Human Evolution
12 17-Nov no lab
13 4-Nov Lab exam
Final Exam will be held during the December 4 – 16 exam period
Grading
- Lab Assignments 5%
- Tutorial Participation (mandatory) 10%
- Clickers 10%
- Inquiry Assignment 20%
- Midterm Exam 10%
- Lab Exam 25%
- Final Exam 20%
NOTES:
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca).
Letter grades will be assigned as follows.
The boundary between B and C letter grades will be set at the overall class average. Therefore, half the assigned letter grades will be ‘B-’ or higher, and the other half ‘C+’ or lower.
Scores more than one standard deviation above the average ‘A’ letter grades.
Scores within one standard deviation above the average - ‘B’ letter grades.
Scores within one standard deviation below the average - ‘C’ letter grades.
Scores more than one standard deviation below the average - ‘D’ letter grades.
Scores more than two standard deviations below the average - ‘F’ letter grade
A ‘standard deviation’ is a statistical measure of the spread in a distribution. If you’re new to statistics look up http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-deviation.html. In a true normal distribution, (i.e. the ‘bell-shaped’ curve) about 68% of the grades can be expected to lie within one standard deviation of (above and below) the mean, so most grades will be ‘B’ or ‘C’.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
iClicker or equivalent response system on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Check https://www.iclicker.com/students if you do not already own a clicker.
REQUIRED READING:
Biological Science, by Freeman, Harrington and Sharp. Third Canadian Edition, Pearson
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS