BIOL 1012 DISCUSSION

Information & Schedule

Goals:

Discussions in this course serve the following purposes:

Assessment:

Your final grade in 1012 is based upon a combination of lecture, laboratory, and discussion points as specified in your syllabus (621 points total).  There will be 70 points available directly from discussion activities (as shown below):

 

Assignments (Generally 5 points each)

65 points

Participation (TA discretion)

10 points

In addition, you will be spending discussion time analyzing data from laboratory experiments that will be used in writing your lab reports.

Attendance in discussion is mandatory. If you miss more than three laboratory or discussion sessions, you will not pass the course. Students who miss discussion for unexcused reasons will not be able to make up missed assignment points. If you cannot attend your assigned discussion section one week, you may attend a different section that week if you email both your TA and the TA of the section that you plan to attend IN ADVANCE. Repeatedly attending a different section is not allowed.

 

Discussion Schedule:

 

Week

Topic

Jan. 17 - 20 

Introduction
Jan. 23 - 27

Molecular Biology and Primate Phylogenetics Exercise

Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

How to do Science - In class exercise (no handout)
Feb. 6 - 10

1. Biology Dept. Statement on Plagiarism.

2. The basics of scientific writing (handout in discussion)

3. Rubric for Lab Report 1;  

4. Review for Lecture Exam 1

Feb. 13 - 17

1. Testing Hypotheses Using Statistics

2. Measuring Your Reaction Time

3. Download an Excel file for conducting t-tests.

Feb. 20 - 24

The Hockey Injury: A Case Study in Physiology

Feb. 27 - Mar. 2

Reaction Time Presentations
Mar 5 - 9
Mar.12 - 16 
no discussion
Mar. 19 - 23 

Zone of Inhibition Peer Edit

Mar 26 - 31 

writing exercises & Excell Reveiw

Apr. 2 - 6 TBA
Apr. 9 - 13 

Torn at the Genes: Genetically Modified Crops

Apr. 16 - 20 

Plant Growth Challenge

Apr 23 - 27

Invasive Species: NY Times Article
Apr. 30 - May 4 Invasion of non-native earthworms


 

Discussion Section Schedule

 

Number Time Day TA
002 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Th Matt Jahnke
004 12:00  p.m.-12:50 p.m. Th Matt Jahnke
006 03:00  p.m.-03:50 p.m. Th Michael Joyce
008 05:00  p.m.-05:50 p.m. Th Michael Joyce
010 09:00 a.m.-09:50 a.m. F Claire Hafdahl
012 01:00  p.m.-01:50 p.m. F Ada Tse
014 05:00  p.m.-05:50 p.m. M Tyler Kasper
016 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Tu Elise Cordo
018 11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Tu Elise Cordo
020 03:00  p.m.-03:50 p.m. Tu Lizzie Condon
022 05:00  p.m.-05:50 p.m. Tu Lizzie Condon
026 02:00  p.m.-02:50 p.m. W Tyler Kasper