General Zoology 2010 Laboratory

Zoology Lab is a separate course and grade from the lecture. You will receive a grade based on 2 hours/week for 1 semester credit hour.

Required Materials | Syllabus | Grading Policies | Attendance Policies

Textbook

Hickman CP, Jr, Kats Lee B. 2004. Laboratory Studies in Integrated principles of zoology, 12th ed. McGraw-Hill: Boston. 434 pp.

Required Materials

Lab Manual (above)
Lab Coat (full length) - available at bookstore [paper coats are acceptable)
Safety Glasses - available at bookstore

Suggested Materials

A very good photographic atlas I encourage you to purchase is:
Van De Graaff KM, Crawley JL. 1998. A photographic atlas for the zoology laboratory. Morton: Englewood, CO. 182 pp.

Colored pens or pencils.

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DATE	CHAPTER	TOPIC
Jan 10	Lab Handout 1	Lab Safety The Microscope
Jan 17	2	Cell Structure & Division
Jan 24	3	Gaemtogenesis & Embryology
Jan 31	6A, 6B	The Protozoa (Amebas, Phyla Euglenozoa and Chlorphyta)
Feb 7	6C, 6D	The Protozoa (Phylum Apicomplexa, Phylum Ciliophora)
Feb 14	7 8	The Sponges The Radiate Animals
Feb 21		Lab Practical 1
Feb 28	9 10	The Acoelomate Animals The Pseudocoelomate Animals
Mar 7	11 12	The Molluscs The Annelids
Mar 21	13 14	The Chelicerate Animals The Crustacean Arthropods
Mar 28		Lab Practical 2
Apr 4	15	The Uniramia Arthropods: Myriapods and Insects
Apr 11	16 17	The Echinoderms Phylum Chordata
Apr 18	18	The Fishes
Apr 25	19	Class Amphibia
May 2	20 21	Class Reptilia Class Aves
Final Exam Week		Lab Practical 3

Grading & Exam Policy

All quizzes and exams will be taken online. Caution! When taking a quiz, you must be sure to save each answer before proceeding to the next question. Look at the window in the upper right to see whether or not the question has been saved. AFTER you have answered ALL of the questions, then click "Finish".
Quizzes cannot be completed 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
Make-up Lab Practicals
Make-up exams are not permitted. This is physically impossible since all labs are disassembled after every lab in order to make room for another lab set up for another class.

WebCT-Based Quizzes
These quizzes can be taken any time prior to the closing date, and may be taken via any computer with an Internet connection. Collaboration between students and discussion of quiz answers are NOT permitted.

You will only be able to attempt each quiz once. Allow time to complete each quiz before the closing date and time. Make sure you have a solid Internet connection. If your ISP disconnects you during a quiz, that will count as an attempt and you will not be able to repeat the quiz.

View Your Grades
Online quiz and exam grades will be available after finishing the quiz or exam. View "My Grades" from the course homepage. Grades for assignments will be posted within 5 BCC working days of the closing date of the assignment. Grades for discussion postings will be posted 5 BCC working days after the discussion has closed.

How Your Grade Will Be Determined:

PRACTICALS	POSSIBLE POINTS
Practical 1	50
Practical 2	50
Practical 3	50
Drop Practical	-50
Total Practical Points	100

QUIZZES	POSSIBLE POINTS
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
Drop 1	-10
Drop 2	-10
QUIZ AVE	120

	Possible Points
Practical Average	100
Quiz Average	120
Final Lab Average	220

Grade	A 90-100%	B 80-89%	C 70-79%	D 60-69%	F below 60%
Points	198-220	176-197	154-175	132-153	below 132

Course Participation and Attendance Policy

Regular, active, and meaningful participation in laboratory 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.

Participation:
o Active participation is expected of all students in this course.
o Check your email and course discussions regularly. Ask questions.
o Post and respond to messages.
BCC Attendance Policy: Please familiarize yourself with BCC's Attendance Policy. In addition, the following policies are required for my course. You cannot make up labs. There are no additional lab courses in zoology taught on South Campus.
Regular Attendance is strongly encouraged. It is doubtful a passing grade can be earned with excessive absences. Roll will be taken. Do not come into lecture/lab late or leave early. If you are absent and miss an exam, that represents a drop grade for you. Remember, you cannot miss the final.
You are responsible for material covered in lab. If you miss a lab, you are responsible for finding out what was covered, any assignments or any special instructions or announcements before the next session. This includes homework, handouts, and other assignments.
Please do not come to lab late. You may miss special instructions or guidelines. If you do show up for lab, please plan to remain for the entire lab. If you cannot attend lab, be sure to get the notes from someone who did attend. I will not allow anyone into lab late. I consider an individual late the moment I begin my introduction to the lab topic. Unfortunately, none of the clocks on campus are synchronized, so it's better to show up early rather than late.
Sleeping or loud behavior will not be tolerated. If you need sleep, please go home. If you doze off, I will ask you to leave. If you don't hear something, please ask the instructor and not your classmates. Any disruption in lab will result in your being asked to leave.
Turn off all beepers, cellular phones, and alarms on watches before you come into lab! If your beeper or cell phone beeps or rings during class, you will be asked to leave.
College policy prevents guests or children in the laboratory.