Michelle Smith

Email: miliefsky@yahoo.com

Instructor:

Contact Information:

Syllabus: schedule of lectures, reading assignments, exams

Class Web Site

Lecture slides

Exam results & course grade

www.biology.hawaii.edu/summerbio172/

Monday- Friday12:00 to 1:15pm

Webster Hall R104

Class Time & Location

Dean 105AMonday & Tuesday

10:15 to 11:15 am

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Lecture:Webster HallR104

Grades & Course Information

Posted on the Web

www.biology.hawaii.edu/summerbio172www.biology.hawaii.edu/summerbio172

The syllabus is there, too

Please turn it off before arriving to class!

Class Policies

Attendance:

• Mandatory

Come Prepared:

• Read assignments

• Review lecture notes and outlines

Cell Phones & Beepers:

This is an introductory biological science course designed for science majors seeking to fulfill part of their science core requirement.

Its objective is to broaden an understanding of organismal biology.

This class is designed for the science major.

Continuation of BIOL 171. Topics include:• protists classification• higher plant biology• fungus diversity• characteristics and classification of major

invertebrate animal groups• vertebrate biology• behavior• ecological principles

By the end of this course the student should:

• have an understanding of the characteristics and classification of plants and animals

• understand the relationships between living things and their environments

EXAMINATIONS:

• 4 exams @ 100 points each

• Non cumulative

• 50 multiple choice questions

• Book questions included on exams

• Closed book, but allowed 1-sided 3x5 note card

Exams require use of new student ID numbers!

Missed Exam Policy

No retest unless a legitimate reason

Take exam next class time

Contact your instructor (email)!

1. 4 assignments worth up to 5 points toward your exam

2. Attend a lecture at Waikiki Aquarium, Hanauma Bay Education Center, participate in a beach or algae cleanup…

3. Review an article related to class content (e.g., Discover magazine, National Geographic, local paper…). No internet articles.

4. Write a 1 page summary-reaction paper, typed, double spaced, size 12 font. Attach article to paper (photocopy or cut it out).

No plus or minus final grades

Grading

Grade cutoffs: A = above 90% B = 80%-90% C = 70%-80% D = 60%-70% F = below 60%

• Cheating

• Plagiarism

See student handbook on conduct code orhttp://www.hawaii.edu/student/conduct/imper.html

Textbook

How to Succeed in this Class

• Review lecture notes as often as possible.

• Read the text.

• Use the text’s CD-ROM

• Making flashcards for each new vocabulary word presented.

• Establish study groups and study together.

• Ask questions.