UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON COUNTY

SPRING 2005

BOTANY 130 – GENERAL BOTANY

Instructor: Toye Ekunsanmi

Office Location: Room 254

Lab Location: Room 245

Office Phone #: (262) 335-5244

e-mail: tekunsan@uwc.edu

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-10 am.

Students should feel free to consult me at other times, either in my office or the lab. for important discussions when a class or meeting is not in session.

Textbook (required):     Introductory Plant Biology By Kingsley, R. Stern.

                                      9^th Edition.

Lab Manual (required): Introductory Plant Biology Laboratory Manual .by Kingsley R. Stern.         

Introduction to the Course: BOT 130 is an introduction to plant science including the structure, development, physiology and genetics of plants. The  relation of the major groups and the principles of Biology.

Lecture, discussion, lab, and may also include demonstrations and field trips.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students are expected to:

            1)         Analyze, synthesize, evaluate and interpret information and ideas.

            2)         Interpret graphs, tables and diagrams.

            3)         Read and listen with comprehension and critical perception.

            4)         Develop a large and varied vocabulary

Student Responsibility

¨Come to class prepared to learn and avoid disruptive activities.

¨Read text references, as set out in the attached schedule, before coming to class.

¨Read lab exercises before coming to class.

¨Read additional materials, as may be assigned by the instructor, from time to time.

¨Participate actively in the learning process, and be ready to ask questions when you do not understand the material.

¨Complete class assignments on schedule.  (Any assignment submitted more than one week late will not be accepted.)

Supplies:

Students are required to bring notebooks, pencils, and color pencils to each class and lab.  Lab coats are required for all labs in this course. A Manila folder should be used to keep lab exercises extracted from the lab manual. The exact method of filing will be demonstrated during the first lab.

Attendance:

Regular attendance is strongly recommended in classes and labs.  Attendance will be taken during each lecture, lab or field trip.  A student who misses a lecture is responsible for borrowing notes and picking up any missed handout.

Make-up exams and labs will be given only in severe circumstances such as accidents, death of a family member, or illness.  In such instances, the instructor must be notified prior to the exam time.

Lectures will not be repeated.  Attendance may be considered for final grading in “borderline” cases.

Evaluation:

Students’ evaluation will take the form of exams, assignments, quizzes, and lab questions.  Assignments will be graded by awarding (Ö+) for exceptionally well done assignments, a (Ö) for satisfactory work and a (Ö-) for work that is lacking an important aspect. An assignment not submitted will score 0.  Assignments submitted more than 48 hours late will be downgraded by one step.  (That is, if the actual merit is Ö+, it will be awarded a check, and if the actual merit is Ö, it will be downgraded to Ö-.  These points are not additive, and a student who averaged (Ö) with only one (Ö-) may still score the full points for assignments. The points finally awarded for assignments will be calculated on percentage basis (%). For example if a student turned in 10 out of 20 assignments, and scored an average of Ö    then he/she scores only half of the overall points for assignments (25/50) in this case.

Quizzes may or may not be announced.  Quizzes may also be given during labs to test students’ preparation in reading the manual before coming to class, or after a lab., to cover a previous exercise.  Some experiments may require students to write a laboratory report.  Such exercises will be announced by the instructor.

Evaluation Summary                                                   Points

Class Exams (3) hour exams (75 points each)                225

Final Exam                                                                       75

Lab exam                                                                         50                               

Project                                                                             50

Assignments                                                                    50

Quizzes                                                                            50

Final lab exam                                                                 50

Lab Reports                                                                               50                              

                                                                        Total =   600

Grading Scale

Final letter grades will be assigned at the end of the semester.  Letters corresponding to the overall percentage below is the least obtainable for the corresponding score.

            %                                    Grade

           95 – 100              ®               A

          90 – 94                 ®               A-

          85 – 89                 ®               B+

          80 – 84                 ®               B

             70   - 79                         ®               B –

           65 - 69                       ®                 C

           60 - 64                       ®                 C-

           50 - 59                       ®               D

         Below 50                 ®              F

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON COUNTY

SPRING 2004. BOT 130-GENERAL BOTANY.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF LECTURES

TEXTBOOK: Introductory Plant Biology by Stern, Kingsley R. 9^th ed. Mc Graw Hill.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN,  WASHINGTON COUNTY.

BOT 130: -TENTATIVE LAB. SCHEDULE.  SPRING  2003. LAB MANUAL-  Introductory Plant Biology: Laboratory Manual by Kingsley R Stern