Anoka High School Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM)

   WELCOME TO BIOLOGY 102(B) – Living World              

Instructors:       Ralph Weber                                                        Professor Mark Minger

        Office:       MSRC or M227                                                    WSB 267, SCSU

          Phone:     763-506-6418                                                       320-308-5507

          Email:        ralph.weber@ahschools.us                  maminger@stcloudstate.edu

          Office Hours:  By Appointment

Biology 102 – Living World (3 credits at SCSU):  Spring

                Prerequisites – Honors Chemistry           

·         To learn and understand evolutionary concepts

·         To learn and understand taxonomy & animal diversity

·         To learn and understand ecological principles

Completion of the courses will earn you 3 credits at St. Cloud State University.  This course does not satisfy the requirements of a science major course at SCSU, but meet the requirements for a science lab course for non-science majors.

Book: Required

Biology, Raven, Johnson, et.al., 8^th ed., 2008

What You Will Need?                                                                                                                                                                   

ü  Pen and pencil

ü  Three ring binder                                                                                                                                            

Course Website   

Anoka HS page– Academics Tab – Classroom pages - Science – Ralph Weber

You are a SCSU student

While in this course you are also a full member of the St Cloud State University community.  You will also soon be issued a HuskyNet ID.  This will give you access to SCSU’s on-line library resources.  You must activate your ID by going to www.stcloudstate.edu and click on Current Student.   

E-mail:   We encourage you to e-mail others in your group if you have questions or need information.  Your professor will be available by e-mail to also answer general questions about the course.  They will also be holding regular on-line office hours if you’d like help with the content.  We will be letting you know when those office hours will be.

EVALUATION                                                                     

Both your High School Grade and your SCSU grade will be based on the following:

Tests/Quizzes                                                                       50%                                       

Final Test                                                                             10%

Labwork/Coursework                                                          30%                       

Participation                                                                         10%                                       

Grading Scale:

A = 92-100%                 A- = 90-91.9%              

B+ = 88-89.9%              B = 82-87.9%                B- = 80-81.9%              

C+ = 78-79.9%              C = 72-77.9%                C- = 70-71.9%

D+ = 68-69.9%              D = 62-67.9%                D- = 60-61.9%              

F = Below 60%

• Grades will be posted online and updated approximately once each week.
• Cheating/Plagiarism will not be tolerated and could result in a zero for that activity.
• Cell Phone use during class could be interpreted as cheating and could result in a zero for that activity.

Tests:  Material on the tests will cover content from class, textbook readings, and class labs/activities.  Questions could be a combination of multiple choice, short answer, matching, or essay.  Retakes will not be allowed, but your lowest test or quiz score will be dropped at the end of the Trimester.

Labs/Projects:  Lab is a key component of this course and some will be assessed with formal lab reports.  There will be 2-3 of these assigned to your lab group each trimester.  Detailed requirements for each lab report/project will accompany each activity.  Major labs can be made up by arrangement with the instructor. 

Other Assignments: Expect to have regular homework assignments, including guided reading from the textbook, discussion questions following lab investigations, articles related to our current material, and practice problems.  Questions referring to these assignments may appear on tests. 

Participation:  These points will equal 10% of your grade.  You start out with 100/100 participation points.  Points are lost the following ways:      1.) Excused absence (-5)         2.) Unexcused (Truant) absence (-15)              3.) Tardy (-3)                               

*Participation points can be made up – see participation point ideas sheet.

Late Policy:  Assignments are given full credit if they are turned in at the start of class on due date.  Late assignments can fall into 3 categories:                             

                                                                               2.) 1/2 credit– assignment turned in one day late.

                                                                               3.) 1/4 credit– assignment turned in two or more days late.

* If you are absent, you will have one day to make up an assignment for full credit.

* * 1 day for each day gone.    (if you miss 3 days in a row – you have 3 days from when you return)

Accommodating Disabilities:  Any student in this course who has a documented disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon possible, so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunity.