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College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological
Sciences
Oakland University
BIO 111 BIOLOGY (4 credits) Tentative Course Syllabus all
!"1#Instructor: Dr. A. L. Hitt, 301 SEB !one: ("4#) 3$0%44&'
e*i+: !itto*-+*nd.edu
Oice Hours: 10:00%11:00 /uesd*, ot!ers *22ointent
Lecture: #:00 %&:4$ A, / 10'0 HHB
Course Description: 5e++ u+tr*structure, en6o+o7, et*o+is,
7enetics, ce++ di8ision. Hi7! sc!oo+ c!eistr *nd9or
5H1'$ is stron7+ recoended. Oered *++ *nd inter seesters.
Satisfies the university general educationrequirement innatural
science and technology, Knowledge Exploration area. $eneral
%ducation &earning Outcomes:
(1) ;no+ed7e o *ui8*+ent sustitute (") !o to e8*+u*te
sources o inor*tion in science or tec!no+o7. 5ross%5uttin7
5*2*cit: 5ritic*+ /!in-in7
'e(uired )aterials*Biology, 3rd edition Broo-er, ?id*ier, Gr*!*,
*nd Sti+in7 *nd *cco2*nin7 esite
Connect+lus *nd I,clicker or I,clicker !- In addition. in modern
society it is vital to be scientifically literate.
articles on relevant scientific issues /ill be presented and
evaluated in class-
+roposed &ecture Sc0edule
Date C0apter Topic
Se2t. ' 1 An Introduction to Bio+o7
10 "3 Introduction to E8o+ution10 " 5!eic*+ B*sis o Lie I:
o+ecu+es, *nd ?*ter
1" 3 5!eic*+ B*sis o Lie II: Or7*nic o+ecu+es
1" 4 Gener*+ @e*tures o 5e++s
1$ ' er*ne Structure *nd /r*ns2ort
1& Ener7 En6es *nd et*o+is
!! irtual &ab 1 2Osmosis DU% B3 11*45 +))(25 points)
!6 Examination 1 (Chapters 1, 23, 2-5) (! points)
" Ener7 En6es *nd et*o+is (continued)
Oct. 1 $ es2ir*tion
3 # !otosnt!esis
7 irtual &ab ! 2'espiration DU% B3 11*45 +)8 (25 points)
# 1" Gene E=2ression *t t!e o+ecu+*r Le8e+
(/r*nscri2tion9/r*ns+*tion)
10 13 Gene e7u+*tion
1' Examination 2 (Chapters 6-8, 12) (! points)
1$ 13 Gene e7u+*tion (continued)
"" & 5e++ 5ounic*tion
""%"4 11 uc+eic Acid Structure, DA e2+ic*tion *nd 5!roosoe
Structure
31 14 ut*tion, DA e2*ir, *nd 5*ncer
o8. ' 1' Eu-*rotic 5e++ 5c+e, itosis, *nd eiosis
$ 1 Si2+e *tterns o In!erit*nce
1! Examination 3 (Chapters 9, 11,13-15)(! points)
14 1 Si2+e *tterns o In!erit*nce (continued)
1& 1$ 5o2+e= *tterns o In!erit*nce
"1 1# Genetics o B*cteri* *nd Ciruses
" "0 Genetic /ec!no+o7
Dec. 3 "1 Genoes, roteoes, *nd Bioinor*tics
' e8ie *nd c*tc!%u2 d*. Brin7 >uestions
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9 irtual &ab # 2$enetics DU% B3 11*45 +)8(25 points)
1! Final Examination 8:00-11:00 ! (Chapters 1-9, 11-18, 20,21
an" 23) ("2! points)
:;%< I< C&ASS TU'< C%&& +;O%':
You ust rin7 our IJc+ic-er to c+*ss ECEY DAY St*rtin7 Se2t.
10t!. You i++ need to re7ister t!e IJc+ic-er on+ine
e i++ 7o o8er t!is in c+*ss on Se2t. 10t!. You ust use YO
IJc+ic-er to *nser >uestions. You * O/ use
ore t!*n one IJc+ic-er.
&%CTU'% Auestions i++ e *s-ed durin7 e*c! c+*ss. Students
ust e 2resent to *nser t!e >uestions it! on+ t!eir on
IJc+ic-er. Students !o *nser 94 or moreo t!e Ic+ic-er
>uestions correctlyi++ e*rn "' 2oints (' o t!e c+*ss
7r*de). Students !o *nser +ess t!*n #' o t!e Ic+ic-er
>uestions correctlyi++ note*rn *n 2oints.
+'%C&ASS &%A'
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+OSTC&ASS &%A'uestions. n+i-e t!e Le*rnS*rt *ssi7nents,
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i++ on+ !*8e 1 tr or e*c! >uestion. /!e 2ost%c+*ss +e*rnin7
*ssessents i++ e o2en A@/E e co8er t!e *teri*+ in
c+*ss, *nd i++ re*in o2en unti+ # on t!e d* eore t!e e=*
co8erin7 t!*t *teri*+. Your " +oest scores on t!e
2ost%c+*ss +e*rnin7 *ssessents i++ e dro22ed.
%EA)S:
A++ e=*s i++ e u+ti2+e c!oice. /!e irst t!ree e=*s i++ e*c! e
ort! 0 2oints (0 >uestions), e*c! i++ count 1"
to*rd our in*+ score. A++ e=*s *re *sed u2on t!e *teri*+s
discussed in c+*ss, in t!e oo- or in t!e 8irtu*+ +*s. /!e
in*+ e=* (e=* 4) i++ e cuu+*ti8e *nd i++ e ort! 1"0 2oints. Si=t
>uestions on t!e in*+ i++ co8er t!e +*st unit
inc+udin7 8irtu*+ +* 3, *nd si=t >uestions i++ co8er *teri*+
ro t!e irst t!ree units. /!e in*+ e=* i++ count K"4
o our 7r*de.
DO uestions
i++ e +*r7e+ *sed on *teri*+ co8ered in t!e +ectures or +*s. On
occasion. articles /ritten for t0egeneral public onrelevant
scientific issues /ill be presented and evaluated in class- 3ou
/ill be asked to read andevaluate eFcerpts
from similar articles on one or more of t0e eFams- u+ti2+e
c!oice >uestions *re intended to test 8er s2eciic (soe
i7!t s* 2ic-) 2oints o -no+ed7e. >uestions tend to coe in to
t2es: 1) deinition >uestions t!*t re>uire
eori6*tion o *ctu*+ inor*tion, *nd ") conce2t >uestions t!*t
re>uire -no+ed7e o !o * io+o7ic*+ sste or-s.
You i++ e tested on !o e++ ou *re ui+din7 our io+o7ic*+ und o
-no+ed7e.
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