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Course Outline & Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR         Jacqui Jenkins

TECHNICIAN           Marie Millis

TEXT                          Marine Biology

                                    Peter Castro, & Michael E. Huber

                                    McGraw Hill, 2003

                                    Seashore Animals of the Southeast

                                    Edward E. Ruppert & Richard S. Fox

                                    University of South Carolina Press. 1988

                                    A Field Guide to the Atlantic Coast Fishes

                                    C. Richards Robins, G. Carleton Ray, & John Douglass

                                    Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1986.

SUPPLIES                Dissecting Kit

Marsh clothing and shoes (closed toe and laces).  Students will not be allowed to participate on field trips without proper clothing.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course utilizes field trips to the beach, salt marsh, and other habitats to study marine animals and plants in their natural communities.  Topics include, divisions of the marine environment, distribution of life in the ocean, and the interrelationships of marine organisms in various habitats. Upon completion, students should be able to scientifically identify various marine species and describe the role they fill in their biological communities.

HOURS, CREDITS, PREREQUISITES

Course Hours Per Week: Class 2, Lab 3

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite:  None

CLASS OBJECTIVES

·        Recognize different local marine habitats and communities.

·        Identify the various organisms that interact in each community.

·        Collect, preserve, and take field data on each organism encountered on field trips.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

You are responsible for your own learning; it is up to you to get something useful and interesting from this course.  It is your responsibility to save all graded assignments.

ATTENDANCE

Each hour absent will reduce your attendance grade by 3 points.  More than 16 hours will result in failure.  Two tardies equal one absence.

WITHDRAWAL

Students may withdraw by filling out and having the instructor sign a withdrawal form available in the Registrar's Office.

CONDUCT AND SAFETY

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will not interfere with the learning effort or safety of classmates. The use of cell phones in this class is strictly prohibited. Failure to comply will result in a 10-point penalty on a quiz.  Each additional incident will result in the doubling of the previous penalty.  No food or drink is permitted in the classroom.

GRADING

Lecture Exams (Midterm and Final)                       20%

Practical Exams (Midterm and Final)                     20%

Quizzes                                                             20%

Laboratory Exercises                                           15%

Laboratory Notebook                                          15%

Attendance                                                        10%

Due to the nature of the laboratory exercises, there will be no make-ups.  The student may attend another section for a makeup, but the instructor cannot make special accommodations.  Under no circumstances will there be practical exam make-ups.

10 points will be deducted from any lab grade when a student fails to bring their dissecting kit and field guides.  Students are advised to keep a lab notebook, which may be used on laboratory practical exams. 10 points will be deducted for each day that a graded assignment is late.

TESTING

Exams may have multiple choice, matching, or essay type questions.

COURSE WEBSITE

To Be Announced

OFFICE

Number:         S204D

Hours:             Monday          1pm – 4pm

                        Tuesday         10am – 10:50am

                        Friday             10am – 12pm

Phone:            362-7405

Email:             jjenkins@cfcc.edu

The instructor’s schedule is posted on her office door and on her web page.  Additional/alternate times by appointment only.

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