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General Biology I Fall 2020
Lecture/Laboratory
DRAFT Syllabus (8/5/2020)
Marcy Kelly, PhD
Phone: (212)-346-1353
Email: [email protected]
Getting to Know Each Other: This is a REALLY large class AND the lecture is fully online. These present
significant barriers with respect to getting to know each other. It is important to get to know each of you to
support your success. It is important for you to get to know me too. I do not want to be just someone who
teaches your Biology course but, rather a person who is on your side and here to support your learning. The
best way for me to start our conversations is to invite you to attend my office hours. You can ask me
questions about biology or chat with me about anything!!!
Office Hours on Zoom by Appointment (e-mail me and I will send you a Zoom link): Tuesdays from 1:30-
4:00, Wednesdays from 10:30-12 and Fridays from 1-2.
Communication between Class Sessions: The primary means by which I will communicate course
announcements and information to you is through the Pace e-mail system. Please be sure to check your Pace
e-mail AT LEAST once per day. Sometimes, for whatever reason, students who forward their Pace e-mails to
their personal accounts do not receive e-mails that are sent from a course instructor through Blackboard.
Please be sure that you can receive e-mails sent through Blackboard.
Course Modality: The lecture portion of this course will be offered online using a synchronous format (you
will join me on Zoom from 10:35-12 on T and R). I will present course materials, I will track your
understanding of the materials during lecture using iClicker Cloud, and there will be Zoom breakout groups
for in-class activities. There will also be three embedded tutors joining us at each lecture to assist by
providing real-time learning support. The embedded tutors are undergraduate STEM majors who each took
BIO 101 in the past with me and earned grades of A or B in the course.
The laboratory portion of this course will be offered using a web-assisted format. The experiment you will
perform in the laboratory is a semester-long research experiment (as opposed to one-off, individual weekly
experiments). There are 20 students enrolled in each laboratory section. Students in the labs will be broken
into five groups of four and one group member from each group will attend lab in person for three weeks of
the laboratory course while the other three group members will Zoom in. After the first three weeks, the
next group member will attend lab in person to continue the experimental work while the other three group
members Zoom in. Then the next group member will go into the lab for three weeks and so on until all four
group members have attended lab in person for three weeks each. Your laboratory instructors will work
with you to organize this. Please do note the dates in the syllabus table, below, for the laboratory as they
provide more information about the schedule.
Some students will be placed into a required, online, weekly discussion group program on Zoom that will be
facilitated by our embedded lecture tutors. Placement into this program will be determined by the scores
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students earn on the Discussion Group Placement Exam that will be administered on R 9/3 (refer to syllabus
table, below). The discussion group is meant to support student learning and success. Students who are
placed into the discussion group program may place out of the program upon earning a midterm exam grade
of 70% or above. Students who were not initially placed in the discussion group program who score below
70% on the midterm exam will be placed into the discussion group program after the mid-term exam.
Therefore, all students should keep their schedules flexible to devote one hour of time on either Friday
afternoons or after the BIO 101 lab sessions for the discussion group program.
BIO 101 Embedded Tutors/Discussion Group Peer Leaders:
Jesse Devlin: [email protected]
Kourtney Kelly: [email protected]
Brookelynne Verrette: [email protected]
Required Lecture Texts:
• Short Guide to Writing about Biology, A, 9th Edition, By Jan A. Pechenik
• Mastering Biology with Pearson e-Text -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology, 12th
Edition, By Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
• Reading Primary Literature: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Research Articles in Biology, By
Christopher M. Gillen
• These books come as a bundle with MasteringBiology. They must be purchased from the online
Campus Store as the bundle is custom-made.
Required Laboratory Texts:
• Small World Initiative: A Research Guide to Microbial and Chemical Diversity, 4th Edition, By Simon
Hernandez, Tiffany Tsang, Carol Bascom-Slack, and Jo Handelsman
• Small World Initiative: Research Protocols, 4th Edition, By Simon Hernandez, Tiffany Tsang, Carol
Bascom-Slack, and Jo Handelsman
Other Required Materials (the first three on the list below can be purchased at the Campus Store):
• iClicker Cloud Account (https://www.iclicker.com/) on your laptop or mobile device for
lecture
• calculator
• lab coat and goggles
• a laptop or tablet that you can bring with you to lab (with Microsoft Office loaded onto it;
Pace students can download office for free at: https://aspnetweb.pace.edu/adam/)
• A webcam that is attached to your computer/tablet for exams
• A strong, uninterrupted internet connection
All Required Course Materials can be Purchased Online from the Campus Store.
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Course Outcomes:
Biology Program Outcome BIO 101 Assessment Tool(s)
Develop a foundational knowledge of the
principles of modern biology.
Questions on MasteringBiology quizzes, iClicker
questions, discussion group modules and
questions on exams.
Outline and defend the role of evolution in all
disciplines of biology.
Questions on MasteringBiology quizzes, iClicker
questions and questions on exams.
Read and critique primary literature research
papers.
Lecture paper assignments and laboratory
report.
Design experiments. MasteringBiology questions and laboratory.
Generate and interpret graphs displaying
experimental data.
Graphing MasteringBiology quizzes and
semester long graphing assignment.
Analyze data. Weekly lab notebook and final laboratory report.
Communicate results in both written and oral
formats.
Final laboratory report and presentations in the
laboratory.
Use the scientific method to develop
questions and experimental methods that
integrate all areas of biology.
NA; this is an outcome for more advanced
biology courses.
LECTURE SCHEDULE
General Notes about the Lecture:
• Use the bulleted lists in the table below as your “To Do” list for each set of dates.
• The “To Do” lists are organized to ensure that you will have read the chapter and taken the
MasteringBiology Assessments BEFORE we begin each topic in lecture.
Date Topic/Assignments Chapter(s)
T 8/25, R
8/27, T
9/1
Introduction
What is Biology?
In Class Activity T 9/1: Graphing
On Your Own:
• Create your iClicker account to begin using during the 8/27 lecture ()
• Read Chapters 1, 2 and, 3 by T 9/1
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: Intro to Biology,
Chemistry of Life, Water/Acids/Bases by T 9/1
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• Register for MasteringBiology and take the Tutorial and Assessment 1 by
T 9/1 at 10:35 AM
• Install Respondus Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor onto the
computer you plan to use to take exams for this course by R 9/3 at 10:35
AM
R 9/3 Take Discussion Group Placement Exam using Respondus Lockdown
Browser/Monitor
• Exam will go live at 10:35 AM and will shut down at 12:00 PM.
Please begin the exam at 10:35 AM.
On Your Own:
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: Properties of
Carbon, Macromolecules by T 9/8
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 2 by 10:35 AM on T 9/8
• Start to think about what you want to do for your graphing experiment
(decision due by 9/10)
T 9/8, R
9/10, T
9/15, R
9/17
Macromolecules
On Your Own:
• Select an experiment to work on for the semester for the graphing
assignment and submit topic through the google doc link that I will post
to BB by 10:35 on R 9/10
• Read Chapters 6 and 27, Section 27.1 by T 9/15 (Please refer to the notes
provided on BB to determine important materials/page numbers to
know)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o Structure of a Cell, Bacteria and Archaea - content in Prokaryotic
Structure Section, only
o Through the Virtual Cell o Membrane Structure and Function by T 9/15
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 3 by 10:35 AM on T 9/15
• Read Chapter 7 using lecture notes and PPT presentations posted on BB
to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to know every last
detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o Membranes and Transport o Gradients
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 4 by 10:35 AM on T 9/22
4,5
T 9/22, R
9/24
Biological Membranes
In Class Activity T 9/22: Interpreting Graphs
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On Your Own:
• Read Chapter 8 using lecture notes and PPT presentations posted on BB
to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to know every last
detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: Energy and Enzymes
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 5 by 10:35 AM on T 9/29
• Work on your graphing assignment
T 9/29, R
10/1, T
10/6
Introduction to Metabolism
On Your Own:
• Study for midterm exam
• No MasteringBiology Assessment due on T 10/6
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R 10/8 Midterm Lecture and Laboratory Exam
On Your Own (After the Exam):
• Read Chapter 9, Sections 9.1-9.3 using lecture notes and PPT
presentations posted on BB to guide what you need to know (you DO
NOT need to know every last detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o Cellular Respiration o Energy Consumption
o Glycolysis: An Overview o Glycolysis: The Reactions o The Citric Acid Cycle: An Overview o The Citric Acid Cycle: The Reactions
• MasteringBiology Assessment 6 will cover the first part of Chapter 9
(redox, glycolysis and Krebs cycle). Take MasteringBiology Assessment 6
by 10:35 AM on T 10/13
• Work on your graphing assignment
Chapters 1-
8, 27
Lab
Experiment
Numbers 1-
7
T 10/13,
R 10/15,
T 10/20,
R 10/22,
T 10/27
Cellular Respiration
In Class Activity T 10/27: Creating linear regression graphs
On Your Own:
• Read Chapter 9, Sections 9.4-9.6 using lecture notes and PPT
presentations posted on BB to guide what you need to know (you DO
NOT need to know every last detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o Cellular Respiration (Khan Academy) o Cellular Respiration (YouTube)
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• MasteringBiology Assessment 7 will cover the second part of Chapter 9
(electron transport chain, fermentation, and anabolic pathways). Take
MasteringBiology Assessment 7 by 10:35 AM on T 10/20
• Read Chapter 10 using lecture notes and PPT presentations posted on BB
to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to know every last
detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o Photosynthesis (Khan Academy) o Photosynthesis (YouTube) o Photosystem II
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 8 by 10:35 AM on T 10/27
• Work on your graphing assignment
R 10/29,
T 11/3, R
11/5
Photosynthesis
On Your Own:
• Read Chapters 11 and 12 using lecture notes and PPT presentations
posted on BB to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to
know every last detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons:
o Cell Signaling, Cell Division – content in Intro to Cell Division and
Cell Cycle and Mitosis, only
o Insulin Signaling
o Cell Communication
o Mitosis
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 9 by 10:35 on T 11/3
• Read Chapter 13 using lecture notes and PPT presentations posted on BB
to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to know every last
detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons:
o Cell Division – content in Meiosis, only
o Meiosis
o Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 10 by 10:35 on T 11/10
• Work on your graphing assignment
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T 11/10,
R 11/12,
T 11/17
Meiosis
On Your Own:
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• Read Chapter 16 using lecture notes and PPT presentations posted on BB
to guide what you need to know (you DO NOT need to know every last
detail from the chapters)
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: o DNA as the Genetic Material o The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 11 by 10:35 AM on T 11/17
• Work on your graphing assignment (due T 11/24)
R 11/19,
T 11/24
The Molecular Basis for Inheritance
In Class Activity R 11/19: Meselson-Stahl Experiments
On your Own:
• Submit graph assignment by T 11/24 by 11:59 PM
• Read the Evolution at the Cellular Level document and notes posted to BB
and Chapter 25, Sections 25.1 and 25.3
• Watch the videos and review the associated lessons: History of Life on
Earth
• Take MasteringBiology Assessment 12 by 10:35 AM on T 11/24
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R 12/3 FINAL CUMMULATIVE LECTURE AND LABORATORY EXAMINATION 1-13, 16, 27
Experiment
Numbers 1-
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NYC LABORATORY SCHEDULE
General Notes about the Laboratory:
• This laboratory experience will follow the curriculum created at Yale University through the Small World
Initiative (SWI).
• To prepare for lab each week, you should read the relevant pages in the Research Guide and Research
Protocol Book and then fill in the Background, Objective, Hypothesis/Rationale, and Protocol fields for
each experiment in the Research Guide. Your work will be checked in the laboratory each week.
• There are two SWI YouTube Channels with videos of techniques for each lab exercise to help you prepare
for lab: SWI 1 and SWI 2.
• Prior to the start of each lab session, you will have a quiz created by and administered by your laboratory
instructor to confirm that you are prepared for the laboratory session. The quiz will be based upon the
materials presented in the Research Guide and Protocol Book.
• As described on page 1 of this syllabus, each lab section will be broken into five groups of four. Every
three weeks, a different group member from each group will come to lab to complete the exercise while
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the other members Zoom in. More information is provided in the syllabus, below. Your laboratory
instructor will contact you before your first laboratory session to organize this further.
• Additional homework outside of the weekly work described above is in the table below.
• Lab exam questions will appear on the lecture exams.
Week, Dates Experiment
Number
Pages in Resources Changes/Notes/Hints/Assignments
GROUP MEMBER 1 ATTENDS LAB IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST THREE SESSIONS, ALL OTHER GROUP MEMBERS ZOOM
IN TO LAB. GROUP MEMBER 1 WILL SERVE AS ZOOM HOST.
Week 1:
M 8/24, T
9/1-F 9/4
1, Using
Common
Laboratory
Tools to
Evaluate
Measurements
Handout
Research Guide: 2-15
Research Protocols:
None
Handout
• Plating beads will not be available
• You will each receive one sterile 50 ml conical to
collect dirt for next week’s experiment.
• Please note that it is illegal to obtain dirt from City of
NY parks or to bring soil into NYC from other states.
Homework
for Week 2:
M 8/31, T
9/8-F 9/11
2 Research Guide: 16-23
Research Protocols: 46-
47
• Complete pages 20-22 in the Research Guide (as well
as regular assignment for the week).
Week 2:
M 8/31, T
9/8-F 9/11
3 Research Guide: 24-33
Research Protocols: 50,
58-65
• Look at results from last week and record findings on
pages 14-15 of Research Guide.
• Please notice the Laboratory Data Collection
Summary Sheet on 33 of the Research Guide and the
Soil Sample Data Collection Sheet on page 40 of the
Research Guide. You might want to start filling in
these sheets so that you have your data all set for
the lab report at the end of the semester.
Week 3:
M 9/14- F
9/18
5 Research Guide: 34-37,
41-48
Research Protocols: 31-
32, 48-49
• We are not performing Experiment 4 but, you should
read the preamble for that experiment.
• Look at results from last week and record findings on
pages 30-32 of Research Guide and page 62 of
Research Protocols book. The table for CFU/gram
recording in the Research Protocol book is clearer
than the table on page 32 of the Research Guide –
your instructor will let you know whether you should
complete the table in the Protocol book over the
Research Guide.
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• Record your “number of isolates picked” and
“characteristics of isolates” answers on page 47 of
Research Guide during class.
• We will not be using a UV light to help describe
colony characteristics as indicated in the colony
morphology protocol (page 32 of the Research
Protocols book).
• Each lab table should select an ESKAPE pathogen to
research for homework and work with for the next
lab session. There are five ESKAPE pathogens that
will be available so, each table should select one to
ensure that all are covered. We do not have
Acinetobacter baylyi so, do not select Aceinetobacter
baumannii for your research.
Homework
for Week 4:
M 9/21 -F
9/25
6 Research Guide: 49-56
Research Protocols:
None
• Use pages 55-56 in the Research Guide to guide your
ESKAPE pathogen research. Each group should
prepare a PPT describing their research for
presentation during lab session. PPT template is
located in both your lecture and laboratory
Blackboard shells. Your presentations should be no
longer than 10 minutes. Do not add extra slides to
the PPT template. Just fill it in.
GROUP MEMBER 2 ATTENDS LAB IN PERSON FOR THE NEXT THREE SESSIONS, ALL OTHER GROUP MEMBERS ZOOM
IN TO LAB. GROUP MEMBER 2 WILL SERVE AS ZOOM HOST.
Week 4:
M 9/21 -F
9/25
7, Using
Common
Laboratory
Tools to
Evaluate
Measurements
Handout
Research Guide: 57-71
Research Protocols: 53-
54
Handout
• Perform the “Using Common Laboratory Tools to
Evaluate Measurements” Exercise that the Group 1
students performed on the first day of lab to make
sure you know how to use some of the common
equipment.
• Look at results from last week and complete page 48
in the Research Guide.
• We will not be performing the patch/patch or top
agar screen. Student will perform only the
spread/patch screen.
Week 5:
M 9/28 – F
10/2
7 Research Guide: 57-71
Research Protocols: 53-
54
• Look at results from last week and identify antibiotic
producers. Begin to record identity of antibiotic
producers on page 69 of Research Guide and pages
57-58 of the Research Protocols book. Those
organisms will be used for this week’s experiment.
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Monday 9/28 is Yom Kippur. Classes are scheduled online using an asynchronous format. We will need to have lab
that day to move the experiment forward but, your instructor will be flexible and will work with your class to
determine who can come in to do the work.
STUDY FOR LECTURE/LAB MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULED ON R 10/8
Week 6:
M 10/5- F
10/9
7, Dilution
streak to
create single
colony stock
plates of
antibiotic
producing
isolates
Research Guide: 57-71
Research Protocols: 53-
54, 71-76
• Look at results from last week to identify isolates
that inhibit the growth of the most safe-ESKAPE
pathogens. Finish filling out pages 69-71 of Research
Guide and 57-58 of Research Protocol book with
your data.
• Each student group should select one isolate to
continue working with for the rest of the semester.
The best isolate to select is one that inhibits the
growth of the most safe-ESKAPE pathogens.
GROUP MEMBER 3 ATTENDS LAB IN PERSON FOR THE NEXT THREE SESSIONS, ALL OTHER GROUP MEMBERS ZOOM
IN TO LAB. GROUP MEMBER 3 WILL SERVE AS ZOOM HOST.
Week 7:
M 10/12- F
10/16
8, 9, Using
Common
Laboratory
Tools to
Evaluate
Measurements
Handout
Research Guide: 72-86
Research Protocols: 33-
34, 36, 17-18
• Perform the “Using Common Laboratory Tools to
Evaluate Measurements” Exercise that the Group 1
students performed on the first day of lab to make
sure you know how to use some of the common
equipment.
• We will not be performing the Gram stain.
• For Experiment 8, we will perform only the PCR this
week and will use the PCR bead method.
• The instructions for using the PCR machine are
below.
• For Experiment 9, we will only prepare the plates
this week.
Homework
for Week 8:
M 10/19 – F
10/23
Students will read Davis et al, 2016 and be prepared for a
group activity in lab on the paper. For credit, students
will need to bring a hard copy of the paper with
highlighting and annotations to demonstrate that they
read through the paper thoroughly. Students are not
expected to understand everything in the paper so, it is
expected that there will be a lot of questions in the
annotations.
Week 8: 8, 9 Research Guide: 72-86 • For Experiment 8, we will perform only the gel
electrophoresis this week. Results from gel
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M 10/19 – F
10/23
Research Protocols: 13-
15, 19
electrophoresis should be recorded on page 78 of
the Research Guide.
• For Experiment 9, the student groups will chop up
the plate they struck out last week and put the
pieces in 50 ml conical vials (not glass bottles). We
will freeze the conical vials with the chopped up
plate pieces at -20oC for the week.
Week 9:
M 10/26 – F
10/30
8, 9, Handouts Research Guide: 72-86
Research Protocols:
Provided in lab and 19-20
• For Experiment 8, the student groups will perform a
Qiaquik PCR Purification on the PCR reactions that
yielded a 16S rRNA band on the gel. The instructions
for the PCR Purification kit will be in the lab and are
below.
• Student groups will also prepare purified PCR
samples to send out for sequencing. A protocol for
this will be present in the lab and appears below.
Instructions on how to use the nanodrop also
appears below.
• For Experiment 9, the student groups will perform
the first part of the organic extraction we will be
following the methanol extraction protocol but,
rather than resuspending the frozen, chopped up
plate pieces in methanol (page 20, Session 3A, step
2), the students will resuspend them in 15 mls of
75% methanol : 25% acetic acid. Student groups
should record relevant information from this
experiment on pages 85-86 in the Research Guide.
Homework
for Week 10:
M 11/2 – F
11/6
Handout and
peer review
rubric
• Please prepare a draft laboratory report. Although
you have not collected all of your data yet, you have
enough to draft a laboratory report. See the
handout and peer review rubric (Blackboard) for
guidance on what needs to be in the laboratory
report.
• The draft needs to be submitted to your laboratory
professor prior to the laboratory session. Your
laboratory professor will forward your report to 2 of
your peers for peer review at the beginning of the
laboratory session.
GROUP MEMBER 4 ATTENDS LAB IN PERSON FOR THE NEXT THREE SESSIONS, ALL OTHER GROUP MEMBERS ZOOM
IN TO LAB. GROUP MEMBER 4 WILL SERVE AS ZOOM HOST.
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Week 10:
M 11/2 – F
11/6
9, Using
Common
Laboratory
Tools to
Evaluate
Measurements
Handout
Research Guide: 80-86
Research Protocols: 20-
21
• Perform the “Using Common Laboratory Tools to
Evaluate Measurements” Exercise that the Group 1
students performed on the first day of lab to make
sure you know how to use some of the common
equipment.
• Perform the second part of the methanol extraction
as indicated in the lab manual (no changes). Be sure
to pre-weigh the scintillation vials using the
analytical balance in the lab prior to transfer
(optional step 2 in protocol on page 21 of the
Research Protocol book).
Week 11:
M 11/9 – F
11/13
8, 9 Research Guide: 72-86
Research Protocols: 16
(first three paragraphs),
24-25, 22-23
• Enter sequencing findings onto pages 78-79 in
Research Guide.
• For Experiment 9, perform the antibiotic activity
assay on all safe-ESKAPE pathogens. Be sure to re-
weigh the scintillation vials to calculate the mass of
the dried extract (record the mass on page 86 of the
Research Guide under the “Data and observations”
heading.
• Resuspend dried extract in methanol to a
concentration of 10 ug/ul – if the volume
determined from the calculations is not large. If it is,
resuspend the dried extract in 160 ul of methanol
and adjust volume higher, if needed, to fully
resuspend.
Week 12:
M 11/16 – F
11/20
9 Research Guide: 80-86
Research Protocols: 23
• Evaluate for presence and diameter of zones of
inhibition and enter findings onto pages 85-86 of
Research Guide.
Week 13:
M 11/23 – T
11/24, W
12/2 – F
12/4
LAB REPORT DUE ON
DAY OF REGULARLY
SCHEDULED LAB
SUBMISSION METHOD TBD BY LAB INSTRUCTOR
Attendance:
According to the Department of Biological Sciences Student Handbook, “students are expected to attend ALL
lecture, laboratory and discussion group sessions.” Attendance will be taken during lecture, laboratory, and
during the discussion groups (if you are required to attend the discussion group). This course is extremely
fast-paced and, as you will see, attendance at lecture is essential in order to keep up with the material.
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Because of the large lecture size, attendance will be monitored with in-class surveys using the Clickers system
(refer to Exams and Quizzes section below for more details). It is also critical that all students attend each
laboratory session (either in-person or by Zoom as per this syllabus) as no session can be made up. Thus,
each unexcused lab session absence will result in a reduction in the final laboratory grade at the laboratory
instructors’ discretion. Failure to attend a total of 3 laboratory sessions (excused or unexcused) will result in
a grade of 0 in the laboratory component of the course. As the discussion group component of the final
grade is based upon your participation in the groups, each unexcused absence from the discussion group will
result in a reduction of the discussion group final grade. Failure to attend a total of 3 discussion group
sessions (excused or unexcused) will result in a grade of 0 for the discussion group portion of the final BIO
101 grade. In addition, persistent lateness to lecture, laboratory, and/or discussion groups or leaving early
will also result in a reduction of grade at the instructor’s discretion.
A student may be excused from lecture, laboratory, and/or discussion group upon presentation of a medical
note from a physician, or evidence of a “catastrophic event,” (involving you or a family relative) indicating
that it was physically impossible to attend that session within two weeks of the absence. These notes will be
checked.
Assessments:
There will be a midterm and a cumulative final examination in lecture. The exams will have both lecture and
laboratory questions on them. There will be absolutely NO make-up exams unless there is an excusable,
documented absence. The documentation must be provided to me within 2 weeks of the missed exam and
will be checked.
MasteringBiology – Each student will be required to participate in weekly formative assessments using
MasteringBiology. The grade you earn on the assessments will not be counted in your final grade but, rather
your completion of the assessment will be considered (completion of assessment = 100%, incomplete or no
assessment – 0%). The MasteringBiology assessments will consist of guided questions to aid in the pre-
learning of the BIO 101 material (the number of questions will vary each week). The assessments will all
require reading passages, analyzing data, and problem solving that will help you prepare for topics discussed
in lecture and discussion group. You will notice that you can ask for hints to help you answer each question.
You are encouraged to ask for hints to help you navigate the questions. Please be aware that the
MasteringBiology assessments cannot be completed in a few minutes. You will need to block out at least one
continuous hour to an hour and a half for the assessments. The time you take to complete each assessment
will be monitored and, if your time is below 30 minutes, you will not receive credit for the assessment.
Please be sure that your internet connection is continuous. The assessments will log off if your internet
connection is interrupted and, you will be unable to complete the assessment. They will become available
for you to take them on Friday evenings after 5:00 PM and will go offline on Tuesday mornings at 10:35 AM.
Each student is required to practice using MasteringBiology by taking the tutorial offered through the
program. Students must complete the tutorial by Thursday 9/1/2020 at 10:35 am. The first
MasteringBiology assessment will be available for you to take beginning on Monday 8/24/2020 at 5:00 PM.
The dates/topics for each assessment is as follows:
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Assessment Number Date Assessment Goes Live
(Fridays at 5:00 PM)
Due Date
(Tuesdays at 10:35 AM)
Chapters
Tutorial Monday 8/24, 9:00 AM 9/1 NA
1 Monday 8/24, 9:00 AM 9/1 1-3
2 9/4 9/8 4,5
3 9/11 9/15 6,27
4 9/18 9/22 7
5 9/25 9/29 8
6 10/9 10/13 9
7 10/16 10/20 9
8 10/23 10/27 10
9 10/30 11/3 11,12
10 11/6 11/10 13
11 11/13 11/17 16
12 11/20 11/24 Evol Bio
Clicker Questions - Beginning on Thursday 8/27/2020, clicker questions will be asked sporadically during
lectures to evaluate your understanding of the materials being presented. You will receive 1 point for every
correct answer.
Assignments:
All lecture and laboratory assignments must be typed. Any lecture or laboratory assignments that are
handwritten will not be graded. Discussion group assignments may be handwritten.
Lecture assignments: May be given sporadically throughout the course.
Laboratory assignments: Laboratory assignments and their due dates are listed in the syllabus (see above)
and no assignments will be accepted after their due dates. The laboratory is what makes this course a writing
enhanced course. Please be attentive to the feedback that your professors provide you on those
assignments. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to submit a draft of your laboratory report for
ungraded feedback. The drafts will then be revised based on the feedback received and resubmitted for a
grade.
Preparation for the Laboratory:
You are required to be thoroughly prepared for all experiments to be performed in each of the laboratory
sessions. Some of the sessions in this course are very time consuming and do not permit extensive discussion
of the exercises before performing them.
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Studying for this course:
You should spend a minimum of three hours out of class for every one hour in class. This means nine hours
minimum a week outside of class studying for lecture. This does not include the amount of time required for
preparing for the laboratory portion of this course. You will be spending a SUBSTANTIAL amount of your
time on this course!!!!
Grading:
The lecture grade is worth 50% of your final grade and the laboratory grade is worth 50% of your final grade.
If you are enrolled in the discussion group, that grade will be part of the participation grade. You must pass
both the lecture and laboratory components of the course with a minimum grade of D (60%) in order to pass
the course. This means that you must earn 27/45% in lecture and 27/45% in laboratory. If you earn scores
below these in EITHER the lecture or laboratory, you will earn an F in the course. Please also note that you
must earn a final grade of C- or better in BIO 101 to enroll in BIO 102. Students may only enroll in BIO 101
twice as per the Biology Department Student Handbook.
Mastering Biology Assessments 6% (0.5 points each)
Clicker Questions 1%
Final Graphing Assignment 5%
Participation1 8%
Midterm Exam 15%
Cumulative Final Exam 15%
TOTAL 50 %
ESKAPE Pathogen Presentation 2.5%
Laboratory Report 20%
Primary scientific literature assignment (Davis et al, 2016): 2.5%
Weekly Laboratory Notebook Checks (Weeks 2-11) 5% (0.5 points each)
Laboratory Quizzes (Weeks 2-11) 20% (1 point each)
TOTAL2 50 %
1 Participation in lecture will be evaluated by your full and dedicated involvement in and full completion of
the active learning assignments in lecture. There are four pre-planned In Class Activities (refer to syllabus
table above) and there will be several In Class Activities that will be developed on the fly. For students who
are not enrolled in the discussion group, the participation grade will be determined by giving each activity
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equal weight (for example, if there are eight activities, each one will be worth 1% of the participation grade).
If you are enrolled in the discussion group, 4% of the participation grade will be for attendance and full
participation during the discussion groups. The rest of the participation grade will be determined by giving
each activity equal weight (for example, if there are eight activities, each one will be worth 0.5% of the
participation grade). Note: Consistent attendance at my office hours with well thought out questions will
positively impact your participation grade, as well.
2 Try as we may, because there are so many different laboratory instructors involved in teaching and
evaluating student performance in this course, it is sometimes difficult to maintain grading consistency
between the different laboratory sections. Over the past 17 years, the average BIO 101 laboratory grade is
typically between 70-75%. To ensure fair evaluation of students across all sections, if needed, laboratory
final grades will be adjusted at the end of the semester to meet this average range.
Grade Scale:
A 100%-94% B- 83%-80% D+ 69%-67%
A- 93%-90% C+ 79%-77% D 66%-60%
B+ 89%-87% C 76%-74% F below 60%
B 86%-84% C- 73%-70%
Extra Credit:
According to the Department of Biology Student Handbook, “individual students will not be permitted to do
extra credit work, i.e., work beyond specified course requirements, unless the entire class has been given the
option to do so.” Extra credit MAY be given periodically throughout the course.
Academic Integrity:
Students in this course are required to adhere to Pace University's Academic Integrity Code. The Academic
Integrity Code supports honesty and ethical conduct in the educational process. It educates students about
what constitutes academic misconduct, helps to deter cheating and plagiarism, and provides a procedure for
handling cases of academic misconduct. Students are expected to be familiar with the Code, which can be
found under “University Policies” in the Student Handbook.
Individual schools and programs may have additional standards of academic integrity. Students
are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the policies of the schools, programs, and courses in which
they are enrolled.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
The University’s commitment to equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities includes
providing reasonable accommodations for the needs of students with disabilities. To request an
accommodation for a qualifying disability, a student must self-identify and register with the Coordinator of
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Disability Services for his or her campus. No one, including faculty, is authorized to evaluate the need and
arrange for an accommodation except the Coordinator of Disability Services. Moreover, no one, including
faculty, is authorized to contact the Coordinator of Disability Services on behalf of a student. For further
information, please see Information for Students with Disabilities on the University’s web site.
Pace University COVID-19 Safety:
CDC guidelines and University policy require proper face covering use in all classrooms, conference rooms,
hallways, elevators, and other common areas. Face coverings are required even if you are more than 6 feet
from another individual in a common indoor area. We must work together to protect others and ourselves
from the transmission of COVID-19. Any student entering class without a face covering will be asked to: a)
don a face covering or b) go to Security to obtain a face covering if the student does not have one. Students
who do neither of these things will be asked to leave class and they will be marked absent for the session.
Students are expected to be familiar with the current COVID-19 regulations, which are posted on the Return
to Campus website. See also up-to-date policies and announcements here and more information about Pace
University’s response to COVID-19.
To register for BIO 101 Fall 2020:
1. Go to https://www.pearson.com/mastering.
2. Under Register, select Student.
3. Confirm you have the information needed, then select OK! Register now.
4. Enter your instructor’s course ID: kelly44288 and Continue.
5. Enter your existing Pearson account username and password to Sign In.
You have an account if you have ever used a MyLab or Mastering product.
» If you don’t have an account, select Create and complete the required fields.
6. Select an access option.
» Enter the access code that came with your textbook or that you purchased
separately from the bookstore.
» If available for your course,
• Buy access using a credit card or PayPal.
• Get temporary access.
If you're taking another semester of a course, you skip this step.
7. From the You're Done! page, select Go To My Courses.
8. On the My Courses page, select the course name BIO 101 Fall 2020 to start your work.
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To sign in later:
1. Go to https://www.pearson.com/mastering.
2. Select Sign In.
3. Enter your Pearson account username and password, and Sign In.
4. Select the course name BIO 101 Fall 2020 to start your work.
To upgrade temporary access to full access:
1. Go to https://www.pearson.com/mastering.
2. Select Sign In.
3. Enter your Pearson account username and password, and Sign In.
4. Select Upgrade access for BIO 101 Fall 2020.
5. Enter an access code or buy access with a credit card or PayPal.
Create an iClicker Reef Account:
To sign up for an iClicker Reef Account, you can either download the iClicker Reef mobile app from the App
Store or Google Play, or by visiting the Reef web application.
Go to CREATE AN ICLICKER REEF ACCOUNT to view a video on how to set up your account.
The course name is: Pace University BIO 101 Fall 2020
Please register with you University ID. The University ID starts with a “U” and then includes 8 digits. It is
NOT your e-mail address.