Biology 318 - Botany,  Fall - 2003

Dr. Holland Shoemaker 430

Course Schedule

Field and Laboratory Schedule

Instructions for preparation of an anotated bibliography

COURSE OBJECTIVES :

1) To learn the fundamental principles of plant biology;

2) To develop and apply skills in the gathering of data about plant biology;

3) To examine the fundamental princples which govern natural ecosystems, the basic theories of biological evolutionary change, the structure and function of plant cells, and the anatomy and physiology of representative plant groups;

4) To develop general field and laboratory skills, reporting of results, and independent problem solving.

COURSE REOUIREMENTS:

1) Attendance is required for all lectures, videos, field trips and laboratories. Excessive absences will be reported to the Dean. Assignments or exams missed due to unacceptable or unexcused absences can not be made up. Students are responsible for all lecture material missed through absences. Report an absence at once to the instructor [915-5874]

2) The laboratory is a required part of the course. In other words, the lecture cannot be taken for credit without the laboratory, and vice-versa. As such, the laboratory topics are closely integrated with the lecture topics. One grade is given for the course. The semester grade is based on total points.

3) Absences from the Final Exam and incomplete work will be handled according to university procedures, as given in the catalog.

4) Allocation of points for semester grades:

Activity Points
Exams (two hour tests and Final Exam 350
Laboratory exams/quizzes 100
Annotated Bibliography (10 entries)
Due November 13, 2003 		50
Pollination Exercise Write-up
Due October 21, 2003 		20
UMFS sampling - team project
Due October 21, 2003 		30
Laboratory Notebook (including all drawings and graphs from all
lab exercises, Due  December 6, 2003) 		50
Total Points 600
5) Dr. Holland's office is located in Shoemaker 430. Office hours are as follows: 6) It is expected that all work turned in to Dr. Holland is the end result of independent and creative efforts on the part of each individual student. Students are reminded that in the M Book it states, "Every member of the University community is charged with upholding high standards of honesty and fairness in all academic matters."

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