BIOL 101 - Principles of Biology (16 wk)

BIOL 101 Discussion Board Forums (3)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will respond to prompts provided and post a thread, containing a maximum of 100 words, to the Discussion Board Forum. In addition to the thread, the student must submit 2 replies of at least 20 words to 2 classmates’ threads. This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Social and Scientific Inquiry 1, 3, and 4; Critical Thinking 2.

BIOL 101 Individual Assignments (3)

In Modules/Weeks 1, 2 and 9, the student will:

1. Compose and submit a sentence regarding significance of life.

2. Compose 2 sentences applying the scientific method.

3. Classify 10 research projects into 3 biological categories.

4. This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Communication and Information Literacy 1 and 4.

BIOL 101 Quizzes (9)

Rather than a few comprehensive exams over the material, this course utilizes many quizzes targeting smaller, specific content areas.

Quizzes will contain multiple-choice questions that come solely from the textbook and will be open-book/open-notes. The quizzes will have a time limit of 50 minutes. The student should review the learning outcomes, read the assignments, and be certain he or she has engaged in all the assignments before taking these quizzes.

One final quiz will contain a single question requiring evaluation of the validity of 12 specific statement based on conclusions reached from a student discussion entitled, “Ecological Encounters” found on the course web site within module 16. The student should watch the presentation, “The Christian and His Environment” and review the student discussion before taking this quiz.