Course Syllabus

• Course: Biology II
• Term/ Year: Spring 2025
• Credit Hours: 3
• Duration: March 31, 2025 to June 13, 2025
• Meeting Time(s) & Location(s): 
• Description: A laboratory science course designed for non-biology majors. The second term of a three-term sequence. Presents protein syntheses, cell divisions, animal reproduction, genetics, embryology and the basic doctrines of evolution.
• Recommended: Completion: CAS 133. 
• Prerequisite(s): MTH 070 or MTH 095 or MTH 111 or placement into MTH 095 or MTH 111 and WRI 095 or WRI 121 or placement into WRI 121.
• Corequisite(s): BIO 102L.

• Instructor: Isadora Gomes Peres de Souza
• Email: peresdesouza@klamathcc.edu (emails and Canvas messages may take up to 48 hours for reply)
• Phone Number: 541.880.2315 (text or call)
• Office Hours & Location: Tuesday from 10 am to 3 pm. 

• Course Materials: 
  • Textbook required: OER - Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J. (2018). Biology 2e.
  • The Textbook is Linked Here.Links to an external site.
• Computer Requirements:
  
  • If students do not have access to a computer off-campus, there are many computers on campus (Buildings 3, 5, 6, 8, and LRC) students are welcome to use to participate fully in their courses. Most public libraries also have computers with internet access available.
  • Students will need to have an up-to-date browser and operating system. Students may need some additional software on their computers to take this class. Check the KCC Distance Education webpage for hardware & software requirements.
  • Some of the documents in this course may be available to you in PDF form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer, you can download it by going to http://get.adobe.com/reader .

• Apply concepts of the cell cycle, genetics, and evolution, to novel problems, discern their meaning, and communicate their understanding to others. 

• Develop informed positions or opinions of a responsible citizen on contemporary issues in genetics, evolution and reproduction. 

• Apply course concepts in genetics and evolution to their lives and to the world about them. 

• Use the vocabulary necessary to communicate effectively in an academic and scientific setting. 

You will be allowed to submit three late assignments during the term. The last day to submit a late assignment is June 8, 2025.  Any missing work will be graded zero after the due date. Please plan and see what assignments are coming up and how long it may take you to complete the activity. If extenuating circumstances arise, please send me a message in Canvas or an email before the assignment is due so that we can discuss each unique circumstance. A message or an email to me does not guarantee late work will be accepted (each circumstance will be evaluated). My goal is to help you be successful, so notify me early to discuss issues. I will be unable to offer you help if you wait until the due date for the assignment has passed.

Students are expected to actively participate in the discussion board each week. Students are required to post an initial response to the discussion board prompt(s) no later than Sunday of the current week’s discussion board. Postings must be substantial. Vague and/or trivial postings are discouraged and will be graded accordingly. Answer questions in complete sentences (thoughts). Your prose should be logically progressive, grammatically correct, and collegial. Cite dependable sources not provided to you by pasting a link to the source at the end of your narrative. Then each student must respond to the initial postings of at least two classmates. If a student fails to participate appropriately, the following actions may be taken:

1. The student will be dropped from the course,
OR
2. If the date for dropping a course without penalty has passed, the student will receive a
failing grade, unless prior arrangements have been made between the instructor and
student.

A student who seeks an exception to this policy must do so in advance of the absence and/or provide documentation of the emergency that caused it, as determined by the instructor.

May take the form of standard slideshow presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.). The presentation should be between 7-15 minutes. They are due on June 4, 2025, and must relate to any topics discussed in lectures and laboratories. Use the guidelines available on Canvas to make your presentation. Your grade will be based on these guidelines. Students will either schedule a live WebEx presentation or submit a recording no later than June 4, 2025. If you record your presentation, the recording must allow the viewer to see you (embedded webcam) and your slides (shared screen).

Students are expected to answer Welcome Quiz, Syllabus Quiz, and Contact Instructor and Tutoring Center Quiz for attendance (respectively, worth 10, 5, and 5 points). If a student fails to answer these quizzes by April 02, 2025, the student may be dropped from the course.
There will be some content online quizzes. Students are expected to answer all the
quizzes. These may vary in style but all content quizzes sum up will be worth 200 points.

There will be assignments throughout the term. You will need to complete the reading in the textbook, the presentations in the weekly modules, and other material presented before completing the assignment. Every assignment will have instructions and answer sheet, students are required to follow all the guidelines and submit on time to receive full credit.

· Classes begin 03/31/2025

· The last day to drop for a full refund is 04/04/2025

· The last day to withdraw with a “W” is 05/23/2025

· Finals week 06/09/25 to 06/13/25

· Holidays: Memorial Day May 26 Monday