Syllabus for Biology 172 GENERAL BIOLOGY Fall 2010. NOTE: The copy of this syllabus at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rsnider/171syl.htm contains any updates or corrections.

Section 31429 is online, and is available in Laulima 24/7 http://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/

Instructor: Hank Snider Office: Koki'o 202K (808-734-9869) Office Hours: MWF 12 - 1 PM, or whenever present. You are welcome.

Email: rsnider@hawaii.edu I respond to emails frequently. Email me!

TEXTBOOK: BIOLOGY, 8th. ed., by Campbell, Neil A. & J.B. Reece, et al., Benjamin/Cummings, 2008. Any version is acceptable, including the ebook. The looseleaf product has been chosen for the KCC campus for the convenience of the F2F students.

The instructor's website is at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rsnider/

INSTRUCTION METHOD: You are expected to read the assigned material in the textbook as scheduled. Each chapter is discussed in the lecture, illustrated with PowerPoints, online links, and other materials. Each lecture and discussion has been recorded and available through Laulima. Additional recorded versions are also available. These recordings are supplemented with other recorded lessions, games, internet links, etc. available in Laulima. You can reach these materials through chapter links in Laulima. Quizzes:You will find in the Laulima Menu a link called Quizzes Tests & Reviews, that gives you access to the chapter quizzes, each worth 2.5 points. You make take these chapter quizzes as many times as you like, and the items are drawn from a set of about 60 questions. Your highest score on each quiz is retained. New this semester: You must take the Chapter quizzes by the closing date. Chapter Reviews are set up as quizzes, but they don't count; they are intended to give you study access to all the questions in the chapter quiz bank. Class activities may include reading current science news articles on the internet, and discussing them on online bulletin boards. Workpages may be distributed at the beginning of some lectures, and are due on a strict schedule; no late workpages will be accepted. They are intended to help you keep up to date in the course. GRADING: The course grade will be determined by scores on various activities, chiefly online quizzes on each chapter, 8 Exams and a Final Exam. Your Laulima participation will be graded both quantitatively and qualitatively. In other words you are rewarded for more and better contributions.

Course Grade Calculation

28 online quizzes @ 2.5 pts (10 questions / 4 = 2.5 pts each)

70 pts

8 Tests @ 50 pts

400 pts

Final Exam: 100 pts (cumulative)

100 pts

Other assignments that may occur, including online discussion.

50 - 100

Total points possible

620- 670

Tests will be taken in your campus computer testing lab. Each will consist of about 25 online multiple choice questions from the online quizzes you have taken, and about 25 questions from another test bank that you have not seen. The questions are selected randomly, so each individual test is unique. Test dates are shown in the course schedule, and include some flexibility. If you have a problem meeting this schedule, email the instructor and we will make adjustments.

All your scores in the course will be immediately available within Laulima. You should know your standing in the course at all times.

Alphabetical grades will be given as follows:

Course Policy Statements: