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Attention:
Not
offered this year.
Principles
of Biology
Biology 110 (online)
This course provides a survey of fundamental biological principles
for non-science majors. Emphasis is placed on basic chemistry, cell
biology, metabolism, genetics, taxonomy, evolution, ecology, diversity,
and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able
to demonstrate increased knowledge and better understanding of biology
as it applies to everyday life.
In other words – we will try to cover everything!
But you will not be alone. Using the online course web site called
Blackboard we will stay in touch with each other and with your classmates.
You’ll need to keep up with the assignments and read from
your textbook. All of this is managed directly from our class web
site.
You
may be asked to go to specific websites on the internet for further
information.
I feel every one should be familiar with certain biological principals.
Evolution, DNA replication, meiosis, the endosymbiont theory and
other “mind jarring” concepts will be the mainstay of
this course. I will lead you down the path of understanding –
we will both marvel at the majesty of nature. You are alive during
a time of great discovery. The field of biology and related disciplines
are bursting with new information every week. And the internet is
a great tool for discovering it.
During our sojourn down the “nature trail” we are blazing
on the internet, we will be using the resources above in the second
column.
You will be able to access the Blackboard website listed above
after you have enrolled in the course. Information about the labs,
discussions, the schedules for assignments and tests, and any
information not covered here will be provided on the Blackboard
site.
It is where we will conduct the course.
We
DO NOT have a face-to-face
orientation.
Welcome to CFCC and to the study of Biology.
If you have any questions about this course, please feel free
to call me at school (910.362.7099) or email me.
Fall
2004
BIO 110 • Principles of Biology
Blackboard site is up and running.
UPDATE: We
are now using Blackboard 6.
You
may need Adobe Acrobat to read a PDF.
| Studying
independently through a telecourse requires a high degree
of initiative on your part. You
MUST discipline yourself to digest and understand material
on a timely basis. While I am
available to answer specific questions, it is assumed that
you can "read for content" and need only minimal
help and supervision. If this does not describe you, sign up,
instead, for a traditional lecture at CFCC. In regular classes
you have the opportunity to meet in a classroom with an instructor
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Textbook
Title: Biology:
A Guide to the Natural World,
, 3/E
Author: David Krogh
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Format: 848 pp.
Chapter Previews (2/E) (PDF)
Ch.1 | Ch.4
Logging
in to Blackboard
You will need the
login and password that
is automatically generated for you.
Instructions for your
login are provided here.
The Blackboard site
is here.
Online
Labs
Virtual Biology Labs:
Activation card available in CFCC Bookstore.
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You will be taking 4 exams online and doing
labs online.
Participation
Posting and reading other student's posts in Blackboard's Discussion
Boards are
an important part of the course. You need to login and participate
on a weekly basis (at least 2-3 times a week).
You
will also be building a aquarium/terrarium (bottle
habitat - you make it from used 2 liter bottles and tape).
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Computer
Requirements
Browsers, Plug-Ins, Players
and Viewers
To take full advantage of all the features
in this course, be sure you have the right technology at your
fingertips. This includes a good Web browser and appropriate
plug-ins. Browsers
The Web and the tools used to publish on it are changing every
day. If you are using an older version of a browser that cannot
handle advanced features of HTML, then some portions of this
course may not work for you.
We recommend that you use the latest version
of Netscape
Communicator, or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
Plug-ins, Players and Viewers
Browsers also use plug-ins and other helper applications to
help them display Web documents. If you encounter an element
(such as video or animation) that requires one of these helpers,
you may see a message that your browser isn't equipped for
that content type. Viewers are required to display certain
files formats, such as a PowerPoint slide show. These are
common plug-ins, players, and viewers that are used on the
Web in general, and that may also be used in this course.
We recommend that you download all of them.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, and freely distributable,
software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) files.
Apple
QuickTime player is for viewing video in Apple's QuickTime
format. Works with over 30 audio, video and image formats.
Microsoft
PowerPoint Viewer 97 is for viewing and printing PowerPoint
presentations. Download this if you do not already have PowerPoint
installed on your computer.
Macromedia
Shockwave and Flash is for viewing interactive content
in various Macromedia formats.
Real
Player is for streaming audio and video content.
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