BIOG 1500

BIOG 1500

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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

  •  2265 BIOG 1500   LEC 001

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lecture is 9/8/20. Biological Sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade.

  •  2268 BIOG 1500   LAB 401

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/8/20.

  •  2269 BIOG 1500   LAB 402

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/8/20.

  •  2270 BIOG 1500   LAB 403

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/8/20.

  •  2271 BIOG 1500   LAB 404

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/8/20.

  •  2272 BIOG 1500   LAB 405

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 8 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/8/20.

  •  2273 BIOG 1500   LAB 406

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2274 BIOG 1500   LAB 407

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2275 BIOG 1500   LAB 408

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2276 BIOG 1500   LAB 409

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

      Sen, R

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2277 BIOG 1500   LAB 410

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2278 BIOG 1500   LAB 411

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    F"Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2279 BIOG 1500   LAB 412

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2280 BIOG 1500   LAB 413

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2281 BIOG 1500   LAB 414

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/9/20.

  •  2282 BIOG 1500   LAB 415

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 9 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/09/20.

  •  2283 BIOG 1500   LAB 416

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2284 BIOG 1500   LAB 417

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2285 BIOG 1500   LAB 418

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2286 BIOG 1500   LAB 419

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2287 BIOG 1500   LAB 420

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2288 BIOG 1500   LAB 421

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2289 BIOG 1500   LAB 422

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2527 BIOG 1500   LAB 423

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.

  •  2528 BIOG 1500   LAB 424

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 10 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Castelli, F

      Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    "Lecture 0" begins the week of 8/31/20 (see syllabus for details). First live lab is 9/10/20.