Welcome to BIO 33
Conservation Biology
Fall 2024
BIO 33 is part of CityOnline and is 16 weeks. This class is fully online to students via Canvas using an internet enabled device.
Please read this WELCOME LETTER to make sure that this is the right course for you!
General Overview for BIO 33 (Conservation Biology)
BIO 33 is a 16-week introductory science online lecture course. We will focus on biodiversity, the threats to biodiversity from human activities and the practical aspects of conserving species, habitats and ecosystem function. It is designed to fulfill the basic science requirement for CCSF graduation and meets CSU B2 and IGETC 5B.
I will utilize the Learning Management System Canvas to deliver all lectures and assessments. We will have weekly, synchronous discussions. Canvas modules start Monday and end Sunday (I do open the modules early on the Saturday before to allow you flexibility in scheduling your course work). The only required, synchronous attendance is during weekly online discussions on Wednesdays from 6-6:30 pm and on designated online exam dates/times. However, during our first class on 9/04, we will meet longer during a required, online, synchronous introductory lecture from 6:00-7:00 pm via zoom (your instructor will email you the link the week before class begins). Each week you will have assignments due. Please review the syllabus and course schedule below for details.
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Our first meeting will be an online, synchronous meeting on Wednesday, September 04 from 6:10-7:00pm. Your instructor will email you the zoom link the week before the course starts. If you cannot attend, you must let me know by email to avoid being dropped from the course.
If you are looking to add (whether on the wait list or not), email your instructor.
Instructors 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: via CANVAS Calendar and by appointment
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/bibitsbiobits/home
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
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Land Acknowledgement
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