General Botany
PRE-/CO-REQUISITES | TEXT | REQUIRED MATERIALS | SUGGESTED MATERIALS | SYLLABUS | GRADING | ATTENDANCE | FACULTY CONTACT INFO | OFFICE HOURS | OTHER POLICIES/PROCEDURES | ACADEMIC HONESTY | OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES | CRITICAL EVENTS | COPYRIGHT | WITHDRAWALS AND AUDITS | SPECIAL NEEDS
BOT2010L is a pre or corequisite for this class. You must either be enrolled in the laboratory or have had the laboratory in order to take this class.
This is a demanding course. You should expect to spend the college recommended two (2) hours studying for each semester hour of credit. Since this lecture is 3 semester hours, that means you should be studying a minimum of 6 hours outside this course. You should come to lecture prepared by thoroughly reading your assignment before each lecture and reviewing your notes prior to class. Ask questions, form study groups, and seek the help of your instructor.
Stern KR. 2006. Introductory plant biology, 10th ed. McGraw-Hill: Boston. 624
pp. ISBN 0-07-252840-0.
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CPS Clicker available at the bookstore. You will need to register the clicker with einstruction at www.einstruction.com. When you register your clicker, you will be asked for a class key. Your class key for Bot2010 is N45654G813.
In addition, you will need to access the McGraw-Hill higher online
learning information center (OLIC) for this course. You will assignments
from this web site that must be submitted during the course.
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Colored pens or pencils
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| LECTURE TOPIC | CHAPTER AND TOPIC IN TEXT |
| Botany | 1 What Is Plant Biology? |
| 2 The Nature of Life | |
| Cells | 3 Cells |
| Tissues | 4 Tissues |
| EXAM 1 | |
| Roots and Soil | 5 Roots & Soil |
| Stems | 6 Stems |
| Leaves | 7 Leaves |
| Flowers, Fruits, Seeds | 8 Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds |
| EXAM 2 | |
| Water | 9 Water in Plants |
| Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration | 10 Plant Metabolism |
| Mitosis | 11 Growth |
| Meiosis | 12 Meiosis and Alternation of Generations |
| Genetics | 13 Genetics |
| EXAM 3 | |
| Evolution | 15 Evolution |
| Binomial System of Nomenclature | 16 Plant Names and Classification |
| Prokaryotes and Viruses | 17 Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea and Viruses |
| Protista | 18 Kingdom Protista |
| The Fungi | 19 Kingdom Fungi |
| EXAM 4 | |
| Nonvascular Plants | 20 Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes |
| Vascular Plants | 21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives |
| Gymnosperms | 22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms |
| Angiosperms | 23 Seed Plants: Angiosperms |
| FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive) |
Your grade will be determined from three sources: (1) four regularly scheduled in class exams (based on lectures); (2) assignments from the McGraw-Hill online learning information center [hereafter known as OLIC] (based on chapter readings in the textbook); (3) the final exam (comprehensive and based on lecture).
All exams (regularly scheduled exams and final exam) will be taken in class. OLIC assignments cannot be completed for points after the due date and time.
Be sure to allow yourself enough scheduled time to take any quizzes, exams, or complete any projects. Notify your instructor immediately with any problems. There will be no makeup assignments available. The use of notes, books, binder, texts, etc. is not permitted for any test.
You will need to bring to each exam and the final a scantron form available for purchase at the book store. Each scantron should have 50 questions per side.
There are no make up exams. I will drop your lowest in class exam. No OLIC assignments will be dropped.
You cannot make up any classroom participation points.
Any assignments in ARIS may not receive credit if past due.
I reserve the right to modify the testing in the class based on circumstances which may arise. This includes the number of exams/quizzes, type of quiz or exam (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, etc.).
| *SOURCE OF POINTS | FRACTION OF GRADE |
| IN CLASS EXAMS | 1/3 |
| OLIC Assignments | 1/3 |
| Final Exam (Comprehensive) | 1/3 |
* In class participation with the clicker are for bonus points. There are no predetermined number of bonus points in the class. Bonus points are at the discretion of the instructor. If you do not bring your clicker to class, you cannot earn the points for that day.
I drop your lowest in class exam (not the final). No OLIC assignments will be dropped.
Regular, active,
and meaningful participation in online learning activities is a critically important
component of this course and is essential to your success. It is recommended
you check into the course site several times during the online week. Frequency
and quality of participation may effect your grade.
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My office is located
in building 69, room 206 on South Campus. My telephone is 954-201-8902 and my
email is fsearcy@broward.edu.
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You may view my
office hours at this link: Office
Hours. Additonal time may be scheduled as the need arises.
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Important Notice: Starting Fall 2007, faculty will report student non-attendance. If you stop submitting assignments or fail to take tests prior to the withdrawal date, you will be administratively withdrawn from class and receive a W or, if it is your third attempt, an F.
If you stop participating after the withdrawal date, you will receive a WF that will then be computed as an F in your GPA. To avoid this situation, you should remain an active learner in this class and always communicate extenuating circumstances to me. Ongoing communication with the instructor is critical to your course success. I will use completion of tests, homework, and other class assignments as indicators of your participation in order to satisfy college reporting requirements.
Regular, active and meaningful participation in class is critically important and essential to your success. It is recommended you check into the course web site several times during the week as well. Most correspondence will be through BCC email. Frequency and quality of participation will affect your grade.
Each student's academic work must be the result of his or her own thought, research, or self-expression.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to: copying the work of another person (plagiarism) or permitting your work to be copied by another person, discussing test answers or questions with people who have not completed the test, distributing assignment materials to other students, poses sing course materials that have not been formally released to students in the course, and collaborating on the completion of assignments not specifically designated in the syllabus as being "group projects".
Cheating will
be considered a breach of Broward College's Code of Conduct Policy and may result
in academic penalties (zero points on the assignment/test in question, a failing
grade for the course), disciplinary action, and/or a referral to the Dean of
Student Affairs. Examples 1) If it appears two or more students have submitted
the same material for any solo assignments, each student involved will receive
zero points for that assignment. 2) If it appears a student has copied an assignment
from published material (including Internet sites), the student will receive
an zero points for that assignment.
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Click on this link to see the official college outcomes and objectives for
this course: outcomes/objectives.
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In the event
of a school closing due to weather or other major event that might impact class
schedules, the instructor will post an announcement indicating what changes
(if any), the event will have on the course schedule and due dates. I reserve
the right to modify the course, testing, and organization of materials in order
to comply with any critical event concerning the college.
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The materials
used on this course Web site may be protected by copyright and are only for
the use of students enrolled in this course for the purposes associated with
this course and may not be retained or further disseminated.
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No withdrawals will be give for any reason. It is the student's responsibility to withdraw from this class by the withdrawal deadline if you are not earning the grade you want or will not be able to complete the course. To view important dates (including withdrawal deadlines) for this semester, visit the college calendar on line.
Please note the State of Florida mandates students will be allowed three (3)
attempts to successfully complete this course. This includes your original grade,
any audits, and any withdrawals. The third attempt at this course will result
in a grade. The third withdrawal from this course automatically becomes an "F".
The state policy for remedial courses is more stringent.
You are responsible for changing to audit or withdrawal. If you simply quit
attending without officially withdrawing or auditing after the first exam, you
will be awarded an "F" at the end of the term. To withdraw or audit,
you must go to the registrar. After the date to withdraw or audit has passed,
you will receive a grade in the course, no exception.
To audit, you
must have my permission, attend lab or class regularly, take all quizzes, exams,
practicals, etc., and complete all assignments. Failure to do so will result
in a grade of "W".
You may be penalized on your grade(s) if you do not conform to all the above.
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Notify the instructor after you have contacted the Office of Disability Services so the instructor can consult with the Office of Disability Services to discuss what reasonable accommodations would be appropriate for your situation.