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The document outlines the course requirements and policies for Bio 1002 - General Biology I at Brooklyn College, including textbook information, grading criteria, and attendance expectations. Students must complete online homework through Connect, attend all lectures and labs, and adhere to strict policies regarding make-up exams and academic integrity. Additional support is available for students with disabilities and bereavement policies are also provided.

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Bio 2 Personalsyllabuslecture F24

The document outlines the course requirements and policies for Bio 1002 - General Biology I at Brooklyn College, including textbook information, grading criteria, and attendance expectations. Students must complete online homework through Connect, attend all lectures and labs, and adhere to strict policies regarding make-up exams and academic integrity. Additional support is available for students with disabilities and bereavement policies are also provided.

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BROOKLYN COLLEGE

of The City University of New York

Bio 1002 – General Biology I M/W Lecturer: Catherine McEntee,


Ph.D.
Department of Biology Room 430 IE
Office Hour: M/W 3:30-4:30 Email:
cathym@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Course Requirements and Policies


Textbook and Lab Manual
Textbook: Brooker et al. Biology, Sixth Edition. McGraw Hill, Publishers (note: an
older edition is O.K. if it covers the same topics)
-Recommended but not required: Essential Cell Biology by Alberts et al. 5h Edition.
Norton Publishers.
Connect: Online homework assignments, McGraw-Hill Publishers Directions on
Blackboard. The course code is
https://connect.mheducation.com/class/c-mcentee-biol-1002

Homework: Connect homework comes in 2 parts: Learn Smart and Questions.


You must complete and submit both parts for each assignment for credit. There
is no partial credit, which means any assignment that is not totally completed by
the due date and time gets a 0. It would also be wise to complete the
assignment and submit it 2 days before the due date since sometimes there are
computer issues. Since you are usually given at least a week to complete the
assignment, you have ample time to do ALL the homework and submit.
Students who wait until the last minute and are unable to submit the homework
get a 0. Finally, please note that 12 PM means noon, not midnight.

Purchase Options:
If you took Bio 1 within the past year your Connect code should still be good.
Otherwise you will have to purchase Connect from McGraw Hill. Connect comes
with an electronic version of the textbook.
Connect Online Access for Brooker, Biology, 6e

Grading: Lecture and lab are 50% each of your final grade. Point distribution for
lecture is as follows:
Each exam: 10% Exam Dates: 9/23
10/21
11/13
TBD
Connect Homework: 10%

-Lecture evaluation
-Four exams will be given on the dates listed above. The exams will assess your ability
to retain and recall the material covered in lecture as well as your ability to integrate and
extrapolate the material covered by solving problems.
-Online assignments will be assigned throughout the semester. No late assignments will
be accepted.

Lecture exams will be in-person. No exceptions.

Make-up exams and quizzes: There are no make-up exams. If you miss one
lecture exam you will take a cumulative final which will count for 20% of your
lecture grade. Failure to take 2 exams and/or lab quizzes constitutes an F for the
course.

Attendance Policy

Lecture Attendance—Lectures provide essential information not covered in the text. It is


therefore important that you attend all lectures. If you miss a lecture you are responsible for the
material covered. You are also responsible for all announcements made in lecture. If you miss a
class or come late, be sure you obtain missed material from a classmate.

Laboratory Attendance--Attendance in person at every laboratory session of your assigned


section is required. Because every lab is full, making up labs is very difficult and most likely
impossible.

If you must miss a lab, you must provide documentation to your lab instructor that the
absence was unavoidable. It is your responsibility to arrange to make up the missed laboratory
with another instructor if (a) there is room in the laboratory and (b) the laboratory instructor
agrees to allow you to attend the lab. Failure to provide documentation and failure to make up
the lab will result in one fourteenth (1/14) of your lab grade being deducted. Thus, if your final
lab average is 85 and you missed one lab your grade will be deducted 3.6 points to give you a
final lab average of 81.4. Failure to attend more than 2 of your assigned labs automatically
results in an F for the course.

THERE IS NO SWITCHING OF LABS!


If you cannot officially register for a lab section, you may not attend it. If you do switch labs,
please note that you must attend the lecture associated with the lab.

PLEASE NOTE:
There are no negotiations for grades. Your grade is the sum of the components listed
above. There are no extra credit, make-up or “pity” points. It is expected that you give
100% effort in all your endeavors including this course. Therefore, there are no extra
points for “working hard”.

How to succeed in Biology:


-Attend all lectures, labs and review sessions.
-Read the text and laboratory handouts BEFORE class.
-Review your class notes as soon as possible after lecture and immediately before
lecture.
-Complete all assignments and turn them in on time. Late assignments are not
accepted.
-Participate in a study group on a weekly basis.
-Know the vocabulary! The study of biology is like learning a new
language. You need to know the vocabulary in order to understand the concepts.
-Get a good night’s sleep before an exam.

Academic Integrity Policy


Academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and is
punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion.
Examples of
academic dishonesty include cheating, plagiarism, internet plagiarism,
obtaining unfair
advantage, and falsification of records. A full definition of each form of
academic
dishonesty, as well as procedures for imposition of sanctions for violations of
the CUNY
Policy on Academic Integrity, may be accessed at:
www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/documents/academicintegritypolicy.pdf
pub/documents/academicintegritypolicy.pdf

Bereavement Policy: If you have a death in the family, please consult the Brooklyn
College Student Bereavement Policy which can be found at:
www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/initiatives/policies/bereavement.php

Students with Disabilities: In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations


students must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services. Students who
have a documented disability or suspect they may have a disability are invited to set up an
appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-
Lovell at (718) 951-5538. If you have already registered with the Center for Student Disability
Services, please provide your professor with the course accommodation form and discuss your
specific accommodation with him/her.

Attendance and Policies


-It is expected that students will attend every lecture.
-Tardiness is not a socially acceptable practice. You should be in your
seat and set up before the instructor begins.
- If you miss a lecture you are responsible for the material covered.
-You are responsible for all announcements made in lecture. If you miss a class or come
late, be sure you obtain missed information from a classmate.

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