Biology 200 - Cell Biology
Announcements:
11/05/2016 - Please note that I have changed my office hours to accommodate changes to my teaching schedule.
11/05/2016 - Please check your Columbia College email to get a password for the lecture notes.
11/05/2016 - You can download the assignment, finish part of it and submit using the student portal. You can submit as many times as you like until the deadline. The advantage of this is that I can review some of your answers and give hints in class if you appear to be struggling on questions.
11/05/2016 - Please note that I have changed my office hours to accommodate changes to my teaching schedule.
11/05/2016 - Please check your Columbia College email to get a password for the lecture notes.
11/05/2016 - You can download the assignment, finish part of it and submit using the student portal. You can submit as many times as you like until the deadline. The advantage of this is that I can review some of your answers and give hints in class if you appear to be struggling on questions.
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Columbia College Biology 200 (Summer 2016)
Section S11
Instructor: Dr. Simon Duffy
Lecture: T,F 10 AM - noon – Room 444
Office Hours: T 12 - 2 PM – Room 542
W 10 - 11 AM - Room 542
F 12 - 2 PM - Room 542
Email: You can contact me by filling out this form.
Course Website: http://simonduffy.weebly.com
Required Textbook: The Cell: A Molecular Approach. Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Hausman. 2013. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (available at the College Bookstore - used copies available from various sources).
Supplementary Course Materials: Supplementary materials will be available on the course website and will not be distributed in class. This supplementary material is not a substitute for attending lecture.
Mark Distribution:
Quizzes 5%
Tests 15%
Assignments 20%
Midterm Examination 20%
Final Exam 40%
____
Total Possible: 100%
Description
Quizzes and Tests - the schedules and sections covered are posted on the course schedule and will start promptly at the beginning of class. Some review material will be provided to guide your preparation but students are strongly recommended to review all course and textbook material. When you enter the room you will see that seating has been assigned. Please remove all items from your desk except pen, pencil, eraser, etc.
Assignments – Assignments will be issued with scheduled due dates. Late submissions will not be accepted. It is a student's responsibility to start the assignment in advance of the due date. If you have concerns about the submission, contact the instructor immediately.
Midterm and Final Exam – Midterm and final exam dates have been posted. Students will place their cell phones, bags and books at the front of the classroom and seat themselves at their assigned spot with only pen, pencil, eraser, etc.
Attendance and Academic Integrity
All students are expected to attend class missed quizzes and other components will receive a grade of zero (0) unless an exemption is given by the instructor. Students who miss class may (at the Instructor’s discretion) be accommodated if they provide sufficient documentation (i.e. a Doctor’s note). If you find that you are too ill to participate, you should immediately go to a medical clinic to obtain this documentation, the medical note should explicitly state that you are unfit to attend class, and you should email the Instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate you.
Students who cannot attend class because of religious or other cultural observances must provide a list of those dates within 14 days from the start of the term.
Academic Integrity – Students are expected to behave in a professional and respectful manner at all times. Any form of abuse against the Instructor or fellow students will be met with immediate expulsion from the classroom and possible further academic or legal action. Students who disrupt class activities will be asked to leave and, failing this, may be removed by building security and/or officers of the law.
Students are expected to review the Columbia College Calendar (page 32) and the College’s “Cheating and Plagiarism Policy and Protocols” available from Student Services.
Tests and Exams
Section S11
Instructor: Dr. Simon Duffy
Lecture: T,F 10 AM - noon – Room 444
Office Hours: T 12 - 2 PM – Room 542
W 10 - 11 AM - Room 542
F 12 - 2 PM - Room 542
Email: You can contact me by filling out this form.
Course Website: http://simonduffy.weebly.com
Required Textbook: The Cell: A Molecular Approach. Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Hausman. 2013. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (available at the College Bookstore - used copies available from various sources).
Supplementary Course Materials: Supplementary materials will be available on the course website and will not be distributed in class. This supplementary material is not a substitute for attending lecture.
Mark Distribution:
Quizzes 5%
Tests 15%
Assignments 20%
Midterm Examination 20%
Final Exam 40%
____
Total Possible: 100%
Description
Quizzes and Tests - the schedules and sections covered are posted on the course schedule and will start promptly at the beginning of class. Some review material will be provided to guide your preparation but students are strongly recommended to review all course and textbook material. When you enter the room you will see that seating has been assigned. Please remove all items from your desk except pen, pencil, eraser, etc.
Assignments – Assignments will be issued with scheduled due dates. Late submissions will not be accepted. It is a student's responsibility to start the assignment in advance of the due date. If you have concerns about the submission, contact the instructor immediately.
Midterm and Final Exam – Midterm and final exam dates have been posted. Students will place their cell phones, bags and books at the front of the classroom and seat themselves at their assigned spot with only pen, pencil, eraser, etc.
Attendance and Academic Integrity
All students are expected to attend class missed quizzes and other components will receive a grade of zero (0) unless an exemption is given by the instructor. Students who miss class may (at the Instructor’s discretion) be accommodated if they provide sufficient documentation (i.e. a Doctor’s note). If you find that you are too ill to participate, you should immediately go to a medical clinic to obtain this documentation, the medical note should explicitly state that you are unfit to attend class, and you should email the Instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate you.
Students who cannot attend class because of religious or other cultural observances must provide a list of those dates within 14 days from the start of the term.
Academic Integrity – Students are expected to behave in a professional and respectful manner at all times. Any form of abuse against the Instructor or fellow students will be met with immediate expulsion from the classroom and possible further academic or legal action. Students who disrupt class activities will be asked to leave and, failing this, may be removed by building security and/or officers of the law.
Students are expected to review the Columbia College Calendar (page 32) and the College’s “Cheating and Plagiarism Policy and Protocols” available from Student Services.
Tests and Exams
- Students are permitted two pens and two pencils, and an eraser. Electronic devices of all kinds and other belongings must be placed at the front of the room. College Policy states that the presence of an electronic device, even in your pocket, constitutes an act of cheating.
- Students who wear peaked caps or other clothing that may conceal notes may, within reason, be asked to remove the article.
- Do not look around, communicate with other students or borrow writing materials from other students. If you need help, as the Instructor.
- Cover your exam. If cheating is suspected, all individuals involved may be penalized.
- Tests and exams will have assigned seating and the exams will be altered so that the person seated next to you will not have the same exam.
- Plagiarism involves copying another person’s words and representing it as your own. Plagiarism is illegal and is not tolerated, under College Policy.
- Plagiarism does not have to be intentional to be an offense. For example, using a memorized textbook definition constitutes plagiarism and it is not an acceptable defense to say that you did not know that this practice was wrong.