Course Outline & Syllabus INSTRUCTOR Jason Rogers TECHNICIAN Marie Millis TEXT Seashore Animals of the Southeast Edward E. Ruppert & Richard S. Fox University of South Carolina Press. 1988 Biology of the Invertebrates Jan A. Pechenick McGraw Hill, 2000 EQUIPMENT Dissection Kit COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a study of the taxonomy and classification of marine invertebrate animals. Preserved animals will be utilized for learning the taxonomic relationships between various marine invertebrates. Laboratory periods will be used to study some of the behavioral and anatomical characteristics of selected animals. Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 2. CLASS OBJECTIVES 1. To identify marine invertebrates from North Carolina waters. 2. To understand the identifying characteristics of major phyla, classes, and orders of marine invertebrates. 3. To understand some of the behavioral habits, such as feeding, respiration, locomotion, and reproduction of each group. 4. To classify individual invertebrates by phylum, class, order, family, and Genus species. 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 absent 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 (8 point scale) Exams (Midterm and Final) 40% Quizzes 25% Laboratory Exercises 25% Attendance 10% 10 points will be deducted from any graded assignment turned in late throughout the semester. Due to the nature of the laboratory exercises, there will be no makeups. The student may attend another section for a makeup, but the instructor cannot make special accommodations. 10 points will be deducted from any lab grade when a student fails to bring their dissecting kit. Students are advised to keep a lab notebook, which may be used on lab practical exams. TESTING Exams may have multiple choice, matching, or essay type questions. RESOURCE READING Living Invertebrates Vicki Pearse, John Pearse, Mildred Buchsbaum & Ralph Buchsbaum COURSE WEBSITE http://www.cfcc.edu/faculty/rogers Username: msc174 OFFICE: Number: S204D
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