BIOG 1500

BIOG 1500

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Designed for biology majors to provide lab experience with emphasis on processes of scientific investigations and to promote communication, literacy and collaboration in science. Students gain expertise in methods including instrumentation used by biologists to construct new knowledge. Lab topics include genetics, evolution, ecology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both BIOG 1500 and PLSCI 1420.

Distribution Category (BIO-AG)

Comments Biological sciences majors must take course for a letter grade.

Outcomes
  • To expose students to realistic scientific questions and encourage critical thinking, teach how to design hypothesis-based experiments, choose appropriate statistical test(s), analyze data, and interpret results.
  • To fill students' scientific "tool box" by demonstrating mastery of modern lab techniques and scientific methods that can later be applied across varied biological systems and scales.
  • To teach students how to find relevant scientific information using appropriate library tools, and to communicate effectively using both written and oral formats.
  • To teach students how to think through a scientific process with their research group while acquiring conceptual knowledge and understanding the benefits and challenges of collaborative work.
  • To teach how to use discovery science to explore patterns in nature, and understand the importance of accuracy and precision.
  • To provide students with the opportunity to learn and apply fundamental biological information in the context of the course modules.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3036 BIOG 1500   LEC 001

  • First lecture is 9/3/19. Biological Sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade.

  •  3039 BIOG 1500   LAB 401

  • First lab is 9/3/19.

  •  3040 BIOG 1500   LAB 402

  • First lab is 9/3/19.

  •  3041 BIOG 1500   LAB 403

  • First lab is 9/3/19.

  •  3042 BIOG 1500   LAB 404

  • First lab is 9/3/19.

  •  3043 BIOG 1500   LAB 405

  • First lab is 9/3/19.

  •  3044 BIOG 1500   LAB 406

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3045 BIOG 1500   LAB 407

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3046 BIOG 1500   LAB 408

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3047 BIOG 1500   LAB 409

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3048 BIOG 1500   LAB 410

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3049 BIOG 1500   LAB 411

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3050 BIOG 1500   LAB 412

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3051 BIOG 1500   LAB 413

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3052 BIOG 1500   LAB 414

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3053 BIOG 1500   LAB 415

  • First lab is 9/4/19.

  •  3054 BIOG 1500   LAB 416

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3055 BIOG 1500   LAB 417

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3056 BIOG 1500   LAB 418

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3057 BIOG 1500   LAB 419

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3058 BIOG 1500   LAB 420

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3059 BIOG 1500   LAB 421

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3060 BIOG 1500   LAB 422

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3507 BIOG 1500   LAB 423

  • First lab is 9/5/19.

  •  3508 BIOG 1500   LAB 424

  • First lab is 9/5/19.