Introductory Biology: The Place of Functional Organismal Biology in the Curriculum

Additional materials, redirected from the poster (plus poster and abstract)

• Abstract

• Meeting poster

• History: Why did we go down this road to a three semester sequence?

• How do "community" courses differ from "team-taught" courses? --  & Why we fully endorse the community approach!

  • The new course that emphasizes function related to multicellularity (Mechanisms of Multicellular Life); it is the second of the three course sequence.

  • Syllabus and course information sheet

  • About the lab portion for this course.

• Syllabi and information sheets from the other courses in the introductory sequence:

  • First semester -- introduction to cellular and molecular biology (Biology 161)

  • Third semester -- introduction to evolutionary theory, ecology and biodiversity (Biology 163)

  • The biochemical foundation of life -- a course taken prior to Biolgy 161 by those needing extra grounding in chemistry and science in general, not part of the formal introductory sequence (Biology 159)

If you are interested in more details, including course materials, please contact either Justin McAlister (jmcalist@holycross.edu) or Ken Prestwich (kprestwi@holycross.edu).

The Community -- those who played important roles in the design, implementation & in the continuing evolution of the Mechanisms of Multicellular Life introductory course.