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Monday, Wednesday and Friday lecture, 11:00-11:50 in CLC 107
Friday lab, 9:00-10:50 in HILD 102

Requirements for Passing This Section of the Course:

--Attendance at lectures

--Attendance at all laboratories (this is 10% of the final grade)

--Using the online Blackboard resource for notes, announcements and important class information

--Reading assigned pages and chapters in Krough, A Guide to the Natural World.

--Reading and learning the material in the class notes on Blackboard.

--Satisfactory completion (passing grade) of four in-class tests

--Satisfactory completion of all laboratory reports

--Satisfactory completion of a 4-part lab project

--Satisfactory completion of weekly quizzes

--Fair and honest work. Cheating is grounds for expulsion

*******Important!*******

Using Blackboard is a course requirement. I will assume that you are checking Blackboard frequently. If you are unable do this, please let me know immediately.

How can you reach me?

I will be available after all lectures and labs and can set up appointments during other times.

→Please, please never hesitate to come to me with concerns or problems of any kind. I am more than happy to do whatever I can to help make this class work for you! You can always email me at: epershing@smccme.edu or emily.pershing@gmail.com

My best advice for this class..?

--Come to class and be active (ask questions, take notes).
--Don't fall behind...there's a ton of information and it builds on itself.

--Take your own notes during lecture if that helps you learn, but absolutely download or read the notes on Blackboard!!
--Read through the notes after each lecture and come with questions if there are things that don't make sense.

--Read the book to solidify your knowledge and research things we don't go over in lecture

Other recommended reading:

Alcamo, I. Edward. Biology Coloring Workbook. New York: The Princeton Review, 1998.

This book's title is a silly, but it is a wonderful resource for biology basics. It has many of the concepts we will discuss condensed to a one-page summary...and there are pictures to color! If you are a visual learner, this would be a great $18 investment.