BIOL115FALL2012

BIOL115ESSENTIALBIOLOGYSYLLABUS

NOTE:DUETOCONFLICTSINCENTRALUNIVERSITYROOMBOOKINGMAKINGMCMED522 UNAVAILABLEONSEPT5,BIOL115CLASSESWILLSTARTONFRIDAYSEPT7

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INSTRUCTORS: ProfTamaraWestern(Coordinator)StewartN5/7*;5143982574;tamara.western@mcgill.ca >>Science&Life,Cellbiology,Genetics&BiotechnologySept7Nov7;Nov30 >>Officehours:Wed/Fri10:3011:30orbyappointment *N5hallisundercardlockcallProfWesternatx2574whenyouarrive(wallphonebydoors) ProfSarahWoolleyStewartN4/8;5143982324;sarah.woolley@mcgill.ca >>EvolutionNov928 >>Officehours:Byappointment NOTE:WhenemailingprofessorsputBIOL115insubjectline.Wewilltrytoreplywithin24hours. LECTURE: Wed/Fri8:359:55McMed522* *ExceptionsduetoCentralUniversityRoomSchedulingconflicts: >>FriSept28dividedbetweenMcMed1034&Strathcona2/36 >>FriOct12StrathconaM1 TEXTBOOK: M.Shusteretal.2012,BiologyforaChangingWorld(Freeman) >>softcovertextbookisavailableatthebookstore,includesfreeaccesstoBioportalwitheBook >>eBookonlywithBioportalaccessisavailableonlinethroughthepublisher >>severalcopiesofthetextwillalsobeavailableon3hourreserveattheMcGillLifeSciences Library(3rdfloorofMcIntyrebuilding) ADDITIONALREADINGS: Additionalreadingsmaybeassigned.DetailswillbeprovidedattheBIOL115MyCourseswebpage. COURSEWEBSITE: McGillMyCoursesBIOL115pagecanaccessthroughMyMcGillportalhttps://mymcgill.mcgill.ca/ >>haveimportedmanyoftheresourcesfromthetextbooksBioportalintoMyCoursesincluding samplequestionsthatmayberecommendedduringthecourseeBook,however,isonlyavailablewith purchaseofthetext LECTURERECORDINGS LectureswillbeautomaticallyrecordedwhenheldinMCMED522willbeaccessiblethroughthe McGillMyCoursesBIOL115page. >>Notetherecanbeuptoa24hourtimelagbetweenthelecture&thepostingoftherecording. LecturerecordingsaretheresponsibilityofMcGillITServices.Anyproblemswiththelecturerecordings shouldbereporteddirectlytotheICSServiceDeskatsupport.ist@mcgill.ca. Page1/3

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TUTORIALS: TeachingAssistantAnasLacoursireRoussel;anais.lacoursiereroussel@mail.mcgill.ca TimesWed/Thurs11:3512:55StewartBiolW2/3B,startingweekofSept17 >>Thoughoptional,tutorialsaredesignedtoactivelyhelpstudentswiththematerial >>Ms.LacoursireRousselisfullybilingual(English/French) METHODOFEVALUATION: 20% Midterm#1Modules1&2WednesdayOctober10,2012(7:308:30pm) >>Multiplechoice+shortanswer 20% Midterm#2Module3WednesdayNovember7,2012(7:308:30pm) >>Multiplechoice+shortanswer 15% WrittenAssignmentsgroup&individual >>schedule&detailswillbediscussedinclass&postedonMyCourses 45% FinalexamWeightedtoModule4butwillcoverwholecourseFallFinalExamPeriod >>MultipleChoice+shortanswer >>NOTEIntheeventofextraordinarycircumstancesbeyondtheUniversityscontrol,thecontentand/or evaluationschemeinthiscourseissubjecttochange.

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ACADEMICINTEGRITYSTATEMENT McGillUniversityvaluesacademicintegrity.Therefore,allstudentsmustunderstandthemeaningand consequencesofcheating,plagiarismandotheracademicoffencesundertheCodeofStudentConduct andDisciplinaryProcedures(seewww.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/formoreinformation). L'universitMcGillattacheunehauteimportancelhonntetacadmique.Ilincombepar consquenttouslestudiantsdecomprendrecequel'onentendpartricherie,plagiatetautres infractionsacadmiques,ainsiquelesconsquencesquepeuventavoirdetellesactions,selonleCodede conduitedel'tudiantetdesprocduresdisciplinaires(pourdeplusamplesrenseignements,veuillez consulterlesitewww.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/). (approvedbySenateon29January2003) SUBMISSIONOFWRITTENEXAMS&PAPERSINENGLISHORFRENCH InaccordwithMcGillUniversitysCharterofStudentsRights,studentsinthiscoursehavetherightto submitinEnglishorinFrenchanywrittenworkthatistobegraded. ConformmentlaChartedesdroitsdeltudiantdelUniversitMcGill,chaquetudiantaledroitde soumettreenfranaisouenanglaistouttravailcritdevanttrenot(saufdanslecasdescoursdont lundesobjetsestlamatrisedunelangue). (approvedbySenateon21January2009) Page2/3

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LECTUREOUTLINE

MODULE1:SCIENCE&LIFE(WESTERN)
Topic1Biology Ch2(2.1);17(17.6,9);18(18.57);19(19.1,36) Topic2ProcessofScience Ch1 Topic3Chemistry&MoleculesofLife Ch2 MODULE2:CELLBIOLOGY(WESTERN) Topic4CellFunction&Structure Ch3 Topic5Nutrition,Metabolism&Enzymes Ch4 Topic6EnergyFlow&Photosynthesis Ch5 Topic7DietaryEnergy&CellularRespiration Ch6 MODULE3:GENETICS&BIOTECHNOLOGY(WESTERN) Topic8DNAStructure,Replication&Forensics Ch7 Topic9Genes,Proteins&Biotechnology Ch8 Topic10CellDivision&Mitosis Ch9 Topic11Mutations&Cancer Ch10 Topic12SingleGeneInheritance&Meiosis Ch11 Topic13ComplexInheritance Ch12 Topic14StemCells,CellDifferentiation&Development Ch13 MODULE4:EVOLUTION(WOOLLEY) Topic15NaturalSelection&Adaptation Ch14 Topic16NonadaptiveEvolution&Speciation Ch15 Topic17EvidenceforEvolution Ch16 Topic18HumanEvolution Ch20

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