DMACC - Boone campus

General Biology 2

BIO 113

 

WB01637_.gif (294 bytes) Course Syllabus (hyperlink to printable syllabus)

 

INSTRUCTOR:

 Dr. Timothy M. Bergin
OFFICE: Rm 130
OFFICE PHONE NO.:  (515) 433-5065 (leave a message on voice-mail)
OFFICE HOURS: 11:15 - 12:00 MWF
EMAIL: tmbergin@dmacc.cc.ia.us

 

             Lecture Text:

                         Campbell and Reece. 2008. Biology. 8th ed. 
                                The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Co., Inc.

             Laboratory Text:

                         Vodopich and Moore. 2007. Biology: laboratory manual. 
                                8th ed. Wm. C. Brown Publishers.

 

  Course Policies:

Class attendance and punctuality is expected of all students, and attendance will be regularly recorded.  If you miss a lecture, then it is your responsibility to obtain from classmates the notes on the material missed. Reading assignments should be completed before the presentation of each course topic.  Makeup exams will be given only when a student contacts the instructor before the exam (either by phone message or email) or at the discretion of the instructor.  All in-class assignments must be turned in to the instructor no later than the last day of class.  No additional-credit will be given for any reason.  Food and drink, for health and safety reasons, are not allowed in class.

Accommodations:

It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities.  Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodations should contact the special needs coordinator at (515) 964-6850.

Academic Dishonesty:

Plagiarism, cheating or any other academic dishonesty can not be tolerated.  Please take care that you do not to simply “copy” material from the Internet or any other source.  Your work should be your own.  For college policies see DMACC Educational Services Procedures ES 262 VII.  A. and B.

 

             Grading:

            Your final grade will be determined from 5 lecture exams, 3 lab exams, and in-class assignments.  Plus and minus grades will be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.

    Grading Scale: A - 100 to 90%, B - 89 to 80%, C - 79 to 70%, 
                                                    D - 69 to 60%,  F - less than 60%.

 

Proportion of Total Grade

Lecture exams

65%
Laboratory exams

20%
In-class assignments

15%
Total Grade

100%

            Exams:

                        Lecture exams will cover material presented in lecture,
                        audiovisuals, and assigned readings.   Exam questions 
                        will focus on terms and concepts discussed in class or in 
                        reading assignments.  Exams will consist of definitions 
                        of terms, multiple-choice, and short-answer questions. 

                        Makeup exams will be given only when a student contacts 
                        the instructor before the exam (by phone or email) or at the
                        discretion of the instructor.  
                        

                        Laboratory exams will be of a practical nature covering 
                       concepts and material examined during lab. 

                        Lab exams can not be made up for any reason.
                       

             In-class assignments:

              In-class assignments will be given in both lecture and laboratory.   Students who 
              miss these will not be allowed to make them up.

 

Available Support Services:

The DMACC-Boone library is a wonderful resource for all kinds of information, and the library staff are knowledgeable people who are there to help students.  Books, video, audio and a computer lab are available to all students for both course-related and personal use.  Please contact the library staff for assistance.

The staff of the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) are focused on helping students.  They provide many educational services.  Students can be matched with tutors; evaluated using COMPASS, instructed in learning and study skills; take make-up exams, or directed to ESL classes.  Please contact the instructor or AAC staff if you need assistance with your courses.

DMACC provides access to computers for all enrolled students.  The DMACC computer network runs Microsoft Windows NT, and many compatible programs are available including Microsoft Word and Excel.  Students can also access the DMACC intranet and the Internet from the computer labs in Rm 218, 208, and the library.  Computers are equipped with hard drives, 3.5” floppy disk drives, and CD Rom drives, and printers are available.  The librarian staff or the LAN specialist will provide students with the needed network user-ids and passwords.  Be sure to log-in to the system as soon as possible.

 

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