Welcome to BIO 11
The Biology of Living Organisms
Fall 2024
Welcome to BIO 11 (The Biology of Living Organisms)
During this 16-week course, you will be introduced to the general biological principles needed to understand life on earth. To do this, we will study life at all levels, from the atoms that comprise all matter on earth to the interactions of organisms with each other and the environment. We’ll tackle questions such as how human DNA is 96% identical to chimpanzees and yet we are still so different, what it means to “discover” a new species on our planet, and why one of our closest relatives is a sea squirt and not a crab – all while learning the process of science!
This course is a hybrid class where lectures are delivered online and labs meet face-to-face. The laboratory exercises are coordinated with lecture topics to increase comprehension and skill-building. Please read the Welcome Letter to make sure this is the right course for you.
For scheduling purposes, please plan to be available and attend your registered lab day and time listed in the class schedule. Your instructor will contact you with any schedule changes.
General Course Overview
Bio 11 is a hybrid, 16-week course with online lectures and weekly, on-campus laboratory meetings every Wednesday from 1:10-4:00 pm. I will have virtual office hours every week that you can access using the CANVAS calendar.
During the 1st week on September 4th, we will meet in-person in lab on the Ocean Campus in S315. This first meeting provides the chance to review the materials and to answer any questions you might have. For those on the waitlist or wanting to get into the class, it will be even more important for you to join, as I will note your presence and give you priority if space does open up in the class. SO, please plan on joining!
Please note that anyone who does NOT participate in the M1 Discussion “Meet Your Classmates” assignment by Monday, 9/09 at 10:00 am will be considered a NO SHOW and may be dropped so that I can add others who are interested in the course.
BIO 11 is a 4-unit course that fulfills the Area C, Natural Science CCSF requirement and meets requirements for transfer to CSU and UC.
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Instructor Contact Information
Please contact me through the Canvas Inbox (preferred) or by email at bibit.traut@mail.ccsf.edu. I will check both of these regularly and usually respond within 48 hours during the week and by Monday morning if you email me over the weekend (after 5PM on Friday).
Office Hours: Wednesday via the CANVAS Calendar.
Log-in instructions for Students
Username: CCSF ID, examples: W12345678 or @12345678
Your Canvas password is your RAM ID password.
RAM ID instructions for students (Google Doc)
Online Learning
What are the real challenges encountered by both new and experienced online students, and how can you be successful? Tune into this short tutorial video to help debunk common myths about online learning.
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Land Acknowledgement
Indigenous communities have lived in and moved through this San Francisco land over hundreds of generations and Indigenous peoples from many nations make their home in this region today. Please join us in recognizing and honoring the ancestors, descendants, elders, and all other members of the Ramaytush, Muwekma and Ohlone peoples.