Course Description

See BIO 115 for course description.

Credit Hours

0

Contact Hours

0

Lab Hours

3

Corequisites

BIO 115L

General Education Outcomes supported by this course

Quantitative Reasoning

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Illustrate examples of the diversity of life that have changed over time through mutations and selection (evolution).
• Recognize that basic units in biological systems define the functions of all living things (structure and function).
• Recognize the influence of genetics on the control evolution and behavior of organisms (information flow, exchange and storage).
• Associate the ways in which chemical transformation pathways and the laws of thermodynamics govern the growth and change of biological systems (pathways and transformations of energy and matter).
• Predict the ways in which living things are interconnected and interact with one another (systems).

Application:

• Conduct laboratory and field experiments (process of science).
• Communicate results of research projects to a broader audience (process of science).
• Interpret data from primary and secondary sources (quantitative reasoning).
• Apply models and simulations to complex systems (modeling and simulation).

Integration:

• Link the impact of various disciplines and subdisciplines to and within the field of biology (interdisciplinary nature of science).

Human Dimension:

• Take responsibility for applying ethical principles in relation to the nonhuman world.
• See oneself as a positive contributing member of a team (be a good team member).

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Get excited about a particular field or aspect of biology.
• Recognize the value the study of biology has to society (understand relationships between science and society).

Learning How to Learn:

• Self monitor their own engagement in relation to performance on assessments.
• Take responsibility for their own learning.