WELCOME TO

THE

* This e-briefing is for all 1st trimester students who are taking
Biology 1 OR Fundamentals of Cell Biology

Please go through the content of this e-lab in

Presentation mode (there will be parts of these
slides where you will not be able to understand
unless they are in Presentation mode). Thank You.

Click here for

Presentation mode.

What am I expected to know at

the end of this
e-lab / e-briefing?
At the end of this session, you are expected to
know:
1.
2.
3.

How to utilize WBLE for ONLINE

SUBMISSION of reports/assignments
How to register for MASTERING BIOLOGY
and its uses
How to WRITE REPORTS using Microsoft
Word & Microsoft Excel

IN THE LAB
Laboratory is NOT A PLAYGROUND.
Hence, you are EXPECTED to:
Take all experiments SERIOUSLY
*You never know when will the experiment be
useful for your coursework
COME PREPARED to practical classes - know
what you are going to do for the days experiment
*If you do not, prepare to be the LAST TO LEAVE
the class (and risk being late for the next class)

1. WBLE & ONLINE

SUBMISSION

How to submit
reports/assignments
e.g.: MAIN PAGE FOR BIOLOGY 1
via WBLE?
We start with WBLE MAIN PAGE for Biology 1 / Fundamentals of Cell Biology

STEP 1
In this example, the title of the assignment is
written according to the week (depending on
lecturers, the title of your reports/assignments
might differ. E.g: Practical 3, Investigation
of ..., Report 1).
So, what do you do? On the main page, look
for the related report/ assignment link (in this
example : Assignment Week 1). Click on it.

 Similarly, under Upcoming Events, an

alert will appear if the Assignment
COMMENCES or is DUE SOON.
Click on the icon if you wish to access it.

STEP 2
After clicking the link, you will come to the
page where you can upload your files.
Click Choose file button to select the
document you save in the computer.
Then, click Upload this file button. The
file size is limited to 30MB.
If you upload the wrong file, you still can
click X icon to delete it.
Once you click Send for marking button,
you cannot change or delete anymore.

REMINDER!
You can only upload TWICE before submit.
Reports must be submitted according to practical
group.
Soft copy report must be saved using this format
NAME_PRACTICAL GROUP NO.
You must submit your lab report BEFORE the
given deadline.
After the deadline, the original link will be disabled.
NO SECOND CHANCE FOR YOU TO SUBMIT
ANOTHER REPORT. You will just get 0 for that
particular report.

2. MASTERING
BIOLOGY

Registering for Mastering Biology:

step by step
PAGE 1
Go to www.masteringbiology.com. You will
be directed to Mastering Biology
homepage.
To register, click on the icon labeled
Students.

PAGE 2
Here, you will be asked: Do you have an
access code?
What is an access code?
An access code is a 6-part code. Here is an
example of what an access code looks like:
QUAYS-THUMB-PIPES-TRAWL-NOMAD-KNEAD
NOTE: Your text/package may have included a MasteringBiology
access code, or you may have purchased a code separately at your
bookstore. If not, you can purchase access online at
www.masteringbiology.com.

If you DO have an access code,

click Yes and Continue

PAGE 3
You will be directed to the next page.
Read the Privacy Policy and
License Agreement

Click I Accept

PAGE 4

1. Do you have
a Pearson
Education
account?

At the next page:

Select:
No if this is
your first
Pearson
product.
Yes if you
have another
Pearson
Account

2. Create a Login Name and

Password Confirm Password.

Not Sure

3. Enter your 6-part

Access Code
HERE

4. Click Next

PAGE 5

1. Enter First Name, Last

Name, and Email Address

2. Enter School Country,

Zip Code, School Name

PAGE 6

1. Select a Security Question and answer it.

2. Click Next

CONGRATULATIONS!!
You have successfully registered for
Mastering Biology.

Click Log In Now

Using Mastering Biology: step by

step
PAGE 1

S 201505

Insert the Course ID, click Yes,

enter your Course ID and click
Continue.

PAGE 2
You are now viewing your Mastering
Biology homepage!
Click here to access the Study Area

Click here to access the eText

Click here to View Assignments

Tips to
improve your
grade!

 If you DID NOT enter a Course ID during

registration, your Mastering Biology welcome
screen will look like this.
Click Join a Course and
enter your Course ID to
access your assignments,
messages from your
instructor, and more.

PAGE 3

Click Introduction to MasteringBiology

to learn how to use the program.

PAGE 4

Click Welcome!

These items will explain how to

navigate in the program, how to
submit your answers, and how
you can expect to be graded.

Upon clicking Welcome!

Read the question and answer all parts as instructed.

Additional Resources

The Study Area provides abundant

self-study material

Select
self-study
resources
from the
menu on
the left
side of
the page.

Return to www.masteringbiology.com for

future login.

Enter your Login Name

and Password.
Click Log In

Mastering
BiologyThe End

3. WRITING REPORT
USING MICROSOFT
WORD & EXCEL

Tool #1: Microsoft Word

All reports must be created by using Microsoft
Word
* New to Microsoft Word?
Microsoft Word is a software for creating documents
and reports.

Any version of Microsoft Word (2007/ 2010/

2013) will do, as long as the file is saved in a
compatible version (docx).
The font style to be used for all reports writing
must be Arial (font), 11 (size) with normal
spacing/ no spacing.

Example: Default for Word 2007

Red colour line:

spelling error
Change font
setting

Multiple spacing

Change language
setting

How to change the setting?

Change the alignment (Justify)

Change the font style

and size (Arial, 11)

Change the spacing to

no spacing/ single
spacing
Highlight all

Change language
setting [English (U.K.)]

Inserting table in the report

Always LABEL a table and put the title on
TOP of the table.
From the ribbon (top part of the Word
window), click on Insert tab, then click on
Table icon.
Select the number of rows and columns.
For custom number of rows and columns,
select Table > Insert table .

Utilizing the Table Tools: Layout

Insert or delete
rows and columns

Modifying the alignment in the

table
Go to Home
Change the alignment to Center

Highlight
all

Merging the cells

Click Merge Cells

How
these
Go to
to merge
Table Tools
cells
together?
Layout

Merged cells

Labeling pictures
Select Line under Shapes
Go to Insert
Insert a text box

Labeling pictures
Right click on the text box to edit text.

Draw a line

Draw a text box

Right click and edit

Saving the document

By default, the software saves it in 2007
version (in the example) but you can
change it to Word 97 2003 (or any other
compatible docx. version)

Word 2007

Word 97 2003

Tool #2: Microsoft Excel

What use is Microsoft Excel?
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet software
for calculation and creating graphs.
You can create formulas in a cell to tabulate the
values

For example, we want to plot a line graph

for the values recorded in the previous
table.

Typing data in the spreadsheet

Key in your data

A cell is referred by an
alphabet followed by a
number. In this
example, the cell
selected is called as
cell A1

Drawing borders around the table

Go to Borders

Highlight the table first

Select All Borders

Merging the cells

Select Merge & Center

How to merge these cells?

Inserting formula
3. Go to the icon labeled Auto Sum
and select the function that you wish.
Example: Average is selected.
2. Write the = sign

1. Click at the cell of your wish.

e.g.: cell E3 in this example

Inserting formula

4. This comes up upon selecting

Average from the Auto Sum
6. The formula changes based on the
cells you selected. Press Enter.
5. Click the boxes of your desired reading
(the reading you want for the average)

Inserting formula

7. The value automatically appears when

you pressed Enter

Autofill
*An autofill allows you to fill in the formulated data without having
to go through the same multiple steps again

Click on the corner

and drag to the last
row in the table (cell
E7).values
The same
7. These
automatically appear
formula
is filled inthe
thecursor to the last
when
you dragged
cells.E7)
row ofhighlighted
the table (cell

PLOTTING
GRAPHS

Plotting a best fit curve / line

graph
2. Go to Insert

3. Go to Scatter

4. Select Scatter with only

Markers

1. Highlight the table

Plotting a best fit curve / line

graph
6. This Chart Tools
only appears when you
click at the graph.
7. Click Select Data

5. This graph will appear.

Click on it.

Selecting series to include in

graph
8. This box will appear.

9. Check that the data

in Chart Data Range
includes all data from
the table.

10. Click <blank series> and hit Remove.

Do the same for all <blank series>.

Selecting the X and Y values

11. This box will appear.

12. Click red arrow, highlight (at the table):

Series name = Precipitate mass (g)

Series X values = Glucose

11. Click Edit.
concentration values (DO NOT include
words)

Series Y values = Average values (DO

NOT include words)

Inserting a best fit line to graph

15. This box will appear.

13. The edited

(after step 12).

graph

14. Right click on the data

point
16. Select Add Trendline

Inserting a best fit line to graph

18. Go to Trendline Options

17. Format Trendline box

will appear.
19. Select Linear

21.
Trendline
appears
20. Click a tick on Set
Intercept and set it as 0,0

Naming the axes / Include chart

title
23. Go to Layout
22. Click on the graph and
go to Chart Tools

25. Select Axis Title

24. Select Chart Title (Title must
be above the graph)

Transferring graph to Word

Your graph is now done!
Just right click on the graph (in Excel) and
click Copy.
Go to your report file (Word) and paste the
graph therein.
And you are all set

THE END