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Principles
of Biology
Please see this note on the partially
online hybrid course before enrolling.
Instructor:
Professor Dr. Dan Trubovitz
San Diego Miramar
College
10440 Black Mtn Road
San Diego, CA
92126
Instructor's
phone number: 619-388-7495
Instructor's email address: dtrubovi@sdccd.edu
Syllabus for Biology 107
Go to Log in for online
Lecture
SDCCD
ONLINE COURSE. STUDENTS CAN FIND LOGIN DIRECTIONS AT
WWW.SDCCDONLINE.NET/LOGIN. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE A MINIMUM
OF 6 HOURS OF ONLINE WORK PER WEEK, AS WELL AS OFF-LINE READING,
HOMEWORK, AND RESEARCH HOURS REQUIRED BY THE INSTRUCTOR.
See course calendar for times and dates
For a campus map click here.
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Hardware
and Software:
To successfully complete this online course, you will
be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View
Hardware and Software Requirements.
Internet
Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser in order to
successfully work in Blackboard Vista, the online course management
system for
this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.
I am requiring you to send me screen shots of various
activities you do throughout the semester. You must know how to use the
"Print Screen". See these links for more information.
Mac users can hit shift-apple-4 and mark an area to
capture.
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CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
BIOL 107 General Biology-Lecture and Laboratory
3.00 Lecture Hours, 3.00 Lab Hours, 4.00 Units
Lecture is online
and laboratory is on campus
Grade Only
Advisory:
ENGL 051 and ENGL 056 and MATH 095, each with a grade of "C" or better,
or equivalent, or assessment Skill Levels W5/R5/M40.
Limitation on Enrollment:
This course is not open to students with previous credit for BIOL 103,
104, 105 & 106, 210A, or 210B.
This course is an examination of living organisms and their
environment. The lecture and laboratory are intended for students
planning on taking more advanced courses in the Life Sciences, or
students majoring in Education, Child Development, Physiological
Psychology or related areas. Topics that are emphasized in this course
include the fundamental chemical and physical processes common to all
living organisms, the interactions between organisms and their
environment, classical and molecular genetics, metabolism, plant and
animal anatomy and physiology, animal behavior, evolution, cellular and
molecular biology, and the experimental and cognitive processes used to
examine these fields. (FT). UC Transfer Course List. Associate Degree
Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities.
CAN BIOL 2 = BIOL 107 (City,Mesa) CAN BIOL SEQ A = BIOL 215 + BIOL 250
+ BIOL 107 (Mesa
PREREQUISITE:
Eligibility for English 101 or concurrent enrollment in English 56
and/or English
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The following topics may be included in the framework of
the course but are not intended as limits on content. The order of
presentation and relative emphasis will vary with each instructor.
1) Scientific method
2) Chemical basis of life
3) Cell components and processes
4) Cell organelles and functions
5) Cellular respiration
6) Photosynthesis
7) Mitosis
8) Meiosis
9) Plan anatomy and physiology
10) Animal anatomy and physiology
11) Taxonomy
12) Five-kingdom concept
13) Ecology
14) Evolution
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REGISTRATION
DIRECTIONS:
Register
online at the Reg-e, our
online registration system. Make sure you send in your tuition payment so
that you don't lose your registration!
(updated fee
info at http://studentweb.sdccd.edu/docs/summer_feesinfo.pdf)
Hardware
and Software:
To
successfully complete this online
course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software
requirements. View Hardware and Software
Requirements.
Internet
Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser
in order to successfully work in Blackboard Vista,
the online course management system for this course. To see a list of
supported
Internet browsers, click here.
- Order textbooks online.
Visit our online bookstore.
To access the class on the
first day:
- Access to your fully online or partially
online course will be automatically available on the first day the
course starts. But not before.
- On the first day of class, go to:
https://online.sdccd.edu
- Type your Username : 7-digit College Student
ID (CSID) number
- Type your Password: mmddyyyy (birthdate with
no hyphens, slashes, or spaces) or use your current password if you are
a returning online student
Next, you will see your MyBlackboard home page with your online or
partially online courses listed. Click on the name of the course to
begin.
You will not be able
to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login
to your online course the
first week of the semester to avoid your enrollment being dropped.
Course
Schedule:
The SDCCD Online course schedule is also available on
the Internet at: www.sdccdonline.net
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