Full Syllabus: Syllabus SC111 Fall 23_Lecture.pdf

Course Schedule: Course Schedule_Lecture.pdf

Grade Calculator Guide: Grade Calculator.xlsx

Presentation Rubric: Presentation Rubric-1.pdf

Presentation Tips: Presentation Tips-1.docx

Presentation Topic Submission: Presentation Topic

Presentation Schedule Assignment:

Day 1:

Hope Yates - topic the vagus nerve

Reese Rhoden - topic lazy eye (amblyopia)

Ella Bucher - topic photosynthesis 

Rachael Steele - topic why particular flowers grow in specific seasons

Maeson Holland

 

Day 2:

Cheyenne Lauder - Red Queen hypothesis

John Armani - color blindness (red/green color deficiencies)

Abigail Cummings - dyslexia

Isaac Langley - Aurora Borealis 

Abigail Couts - body dysmorphia   

 

Day 3:

Elena Manon - challenges of living with ADHD

Karis Rhoden - bird migration

Grace Gantt - Alzheimer's disease 

Holly Hughes

Maria Cardona - Schizophrenia

Hope van der Hoeven - chicken eggs

Chaylin Meyer - how trauma can change someone’s biological responses

 

Course Details:

Meeting Time: Monday and Wednesday 8:30AM-9:45AM

Meeting Location: Rankin Hall 201

Contact Information: 

Dr. Lydia Martin, MS, PT, DPT 

Email: lmartin@sbts.edu *Preferred contact method 

Cell Phone: 248-672-6882

Course Overview:

This course is designed as an overview of foundational concepts of biology. It aims to provide students with background knowledge on cellular and molecular biology, ecology, genetics, and the diversity of life.

Required Text:

Concepts of Biology from OpenStax

Your book is available in web view and PDF for free. You can also choose to purchase on iBooks or get a print version via the campus bookstore or OpenStax on Amazon.

Print ISBN 978-1-938168-11-6

Digital ISBN 978-1-947172-03-6

www.openstax.org/details/concepts-biology

Resources:

Khan Academy is a useful tool for reviewing concepts covered in class. Unless stated otherwise in class, this content is not required but rather should be used as a means of reviewing challenging concepts.

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology

Attendance Policy: 

Class attendance is required for Boyce College students. Attendance will be checked at each class session. A student who misses more than 25% of class meetings may forfeit credit for the class and receive a failing grade. Students are also expected to be in class on time. If a student is late to class three times, it will count the same as an absence. 

If a student has a legitimate reason for missing class for an extended period of time (such as an illness or accident) it is the student's responsibility to notify the professor so that missed tests and assignments may be made up. 

Honor Code: 

All students are required to affirm their academic integrity when submitting all course work with the following statement, signed by the student. 

On my honor, I have neither given nor taken improper assistance in completing this assignment. 

This statement should appear at the bottom of the last page of all homework assignments.

Classroom Policies: 

In order to ensure full class participation, any student with a disabling condition requiring special accommodations (e.g., tape recorders, special adaptive equipment, special note-taking or test-taking needs) is strongly encouraged to contact the professor at the beginning of the course. In the absence of special accommodations, class content should not be recorded, photographed, or otherwise reproduced without written permission.  

Students with Disabilities: 

Please reach out to me or directly to Dylan Matthews at extension 4107 or dmatthews@sbts.edu  for appropriate accommodations.