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Introductory
Biological Science... The study of life and the living cell. The fundamental properties of the living condition at the cellular, genetic, organismal, and population levels of organization. "An analysis of the constituent molecules found in cells. The aim of modern BIOLOGY is to interpret the properties of the living organism within the structure of its molecules"... paraphrased from Francois Jacob (1973) - in The logic of Life |
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I. Introductions
Instructor:
Charles H. Mallery
Time & Place:
fall
- section P - 11:00am to 12:15pm - TR
in
Cox 126
summer -
section AB - 8:30am to 11:30am - MWR in
Cox
145
Syllabus:
fall* /
summer*
Workshops:
fall
- section T - 5:00pm to 6:15pm - TR in rooms
tba
summer
- section AB - 11:00am to 11:30am - MWR in
Cox
145
Reasons for taking course:
write down your reason for taking
course
What you would like to to
get from the course:
write your goals
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COURSE PROCEDURES:
Web based lecture outlines
&
class material
is designed to allow individuals in the class to
meet their own
unique learning requirements. The webpages
themselves present "baseline-
needed
material"
which we all must learn,
including
starred*
links, which are designed to
enhance
directed learning, and explain in greater detail a concept presented
in class.
if a web link is
starred*,
then you
are responsible
for content at that link;
if a figure is listed
[
fig
11.1
] or
figure*
you
are responsible
for its content.
Additionally, there are many
immersion-learning links that
aren't starred, but allow a learner
(you)
to delve into an area of self-interest, build your knowledge base,
and increase your
biological productivity.
if
a web-link is
NOT
starred, you
NOT
responsible
for its content on tests.
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you are responsible for these as well |
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PARADIGM's - current scientific concept based upon existing
data; outstanding clear current model, which we should learn. |
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TEXT BOOK DESCRIPTIONS about a topic we should read. |
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II. PEDAGOGICAL THEMES of COURSE:
To Learn a
BROAD BASE of
SCIENTIFIC FACTS...
To Become
BIOLOGICALLY LITERATE...
names, terms, definitions,
concepts all biologists should know,
the great experiments of
biology.
To Learn the
SCIENTIFIC METHOD...
begin to think like a scientist/biologist
recognize the
cost
of doing science in
&
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We'll use an INQUIRY
Based approach to the Science of Biology...
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the emphasis will be
placed upon
inquiry
&
experimentation.
-
look at
case history's
of experimentation
&
its data
for interpretations,
look for
competing hypotheses
&
identify what is yet
unknown.
-
the facts of an introductory course will
change with time,
but the analytical
skills you learn here will serve
you for a lifetime.
an
inquiry based approach means...
we'll
ASK QUESTIONS &
ANALYZE DATA to find the
Answers...
- for each new concept or experiment...
ASK YOURSELF these questions
1.
What motivated this experimental
study?
2.
How were the
experiments designed?
3.
What new methods or
analytical techniques were needed?
4.
How unpredicted was the
outcome?
5.
How did a discovery influence
the future course of Science of Biology?
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We'll use
Social Learning Communities...
Workshops*:
The
Workshops
are
Social Learning
Communities where
student participation
is the basis for learning. Your role is that of a
learner
and also a
teacher, to help others in your
learning community benefit from your knowledge.
Mastering biology involves "learning"
the content
of the subject matter, but also "learning
to be" a
biologist...
a full participant in the field of biology, which means acquiring
the practices and norms established by the practioneers of biology,
kind of like apprenticing or supervised graduate study. The idea is
to engage new students, as yourself, in
learning by productive inquiry.
Your
Social Learning
Community will do
practice problem sets that are designed
to help you become more familiar with the material presented
in class in a
student oriented
environment.
The
Workshops
employ Peer Led Team
Learning
- a concept where other student Biology majors facilitate a series
of practice problems for currently enrolled students. As you review
the lecture material, your
Peer Mentor
will encourage engagement by asking questions or initiating
discussions about the material. Lecture provides the content, the
Peer Mentor
stimulates social learning interaction,
and you gain a better understanding through focused conversation.
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To Learn
&
appreciate
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
of biology...
science changes society
(we live in a technocratic age
of science)
egotism may drive science
20th century = age of physicist
&
chemist;
but
21st
century is biologist's
To see the
RELEVANCE
of Biology...
how does your own body work
how/why did family member(s) get a
certain disease
To
Learn Biology for
SOCIETAL REASONS...
what may I do to protect our Earth?
prior concepts? - are my prior concepts
correct or incorrect
to enhance our own knowledge base.
III.
BOOK
- Biology: by
Neil Campbell & Jane Reece - UCR
Pearson Education - Benjamin Cummings,
7th
edition, 2005
&
8th edition, 2008
55
chapters and 1231 pages - (way too much)
Book has three main objectives...
1. to explain
biological concepts
clearly & accurately
within context of unifying themes of molecules, energy, & evolution
2. to help you as a student (learner)
develop
a more
positive
& realistic impression
of science
& how it is
done
3. to stress inquiry
based learning by looking at how
biologists think,
by presenting real data to be interpreted by the student,
offering evidence for competing hypotheses,
and referring to works in progress,
and noting what biologists do not know.
We'll use book
and its
contents,
concept activities,
videos
and
animations
e.g., =
53.1
-
Human Population Growth*
this semester to
look at 2 main
themes
of biology...
1.
Biological Principles
COMMON to ALL
organisms:
a)
cell chemistry
b)
cell structure
c)
cell function
d)
cellular genetics
2.
How particular
organisms work,
in their specific habitats,
especially some Vertebrate examples
150 Introductory Movie Trailer*
If
you have comments or suggestions, email me at
cmallery@miami.edu
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