BIOLOGY 221
ASSIGNMENTS - Spring 2007
ON-CAMPUS SECTIONS
J. Ellen Lathrop-Davis, Instructor

Alternative Testing format - A "test at your own pace" alternative is available this fall. Please check the link for further information.

Submitting assignments electronically

Due dates and times

Assignment Alternatives

Extra Credit

Lecture Summary Sheets

his alternative, please date, initial appropriately and sign the form.

Saving and submitting assignments electronically: Assignments may be downloaded (use "save as") and submitted electronically. Click on the link above to access the MS Word document. Save the file with your lastname at the end (e.g., heart_lathrop.doc; if you have a common last name, e.g., Davis, please include your first initial as well, e.g., heart_edavis.doc). Complete the assignment and send it via e-mail.  Please be sure to indicate the assignment name in the subject line of your e-mail (otherwise it might get lost). (Return to top)

Due dates and times: Hard copies of assignments submitted after 4:30 PM on the date an assignment is due will be considered late and lose 1 point. If you turn submit an assignment after 4:30 on the day it’s due, you must get your homework initialed by an instructor, lab technician or office assistant or I’ll assume it was a whole day late.  E-mailed copies must be sent by 11:55 PM on the due date. Late submissions of any type will lose 2 points for every day late regardless of the reason for being late. (E-mailed submissions will be 1 full day late if sent after 11:55 on the due date.) Late submissions will not be accepted more than 3 CALENDAR days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) after the original due date. (return to top)

Assignment Alternatives: As an alternative these assignments, you may read articles found in a scientific or popular scientific journal (e.g., Nature, Science, Discover, Scientific American, JAMA). I have suggested articles for a few of the assignments (see above). To complete this alternative, you'll need to provide a short summary (300-500 words) of the article, then write and answer 4 good questions. Your grade will be based on the quality of your summary, questions and answers: 3-4 points for summary (Does the summary capture the main points of the article?); 6 points for the questions (1-1.5 points per question): 0.6 for complex questions, 0.3 for easy/simple questions, 0 points for redundant questions; 0.4 if the answers provided reasonably answer the questions asked, 0 points if they don't; 0.5 if the answer to the question is completely correct, 0.2 if partially correct, 0 points if incorrect. Point values for the questions and summary vary according to the maximum number of points available for the assignment. (return to top)

Blank lecture summary sheets are available on the web. In a lecture summary, you provide the lecture number and date (for example, Tuesday, 14 Feb. would be lecture number 5). Then you write down what you think is the major topic of the day's lecture followed by  what you think is the major point and some other important points to remember from the lecture. If you have any questions about the material covered in the day's lecture, you write them down so you can ask them in class or during office hours. If things tie in with material you've already learned – like controlling blood pressure and heart rate, you make a note of that. If you can think of a real application that would be relevant to health care, it might help you to remember the information. The lecture summaries are for you to use to organize your studying. (return to top)

Extra credit assignments may be completed during the Spring 2006 semester. A list of ideas for extra credit projects is available through a link in WebCT.

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Updated 10-Oct-2007
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