BIOG 1500

BIOG 1500

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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.

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

  •  3046 BIOG 1500   LEC 001

  • Biological sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade. First day of lecture is Tuesday 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3047 BIOG 1500   LAB 401

  • Biological sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade. First day of lecture is Tuesday 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3048 BIOG 1500   LAB 402

  • Biological sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade. First day of lecture is Tuesday 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3049 BIOG 1500   LAB 403

  • Biological sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade. First day of lecture is Tuesday 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3050 BIOG 1500   LAB 404

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3051 BIOG 1500   LAB 405

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/30/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3052 BIOG 1500   LAB 406

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3053 BIOG 1500   LAB 407

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3054 BIOG 1500   LAB 408

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu.

  •  3055 BIOG 1500   LAB 409

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3056 BIOG 1500   LAB 410

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3057 BIOG 1500   LAB 411

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3058 BIOG 1500   LAB 412

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3059 BIOG 1500   LAB 413

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3060 BIOG 1500   LAB 414

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3061 BIOG 1500   LAB 415

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 1/31/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3062 BIOG 1500   LAB 416

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3063 BIOG 1500   LAB 417

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3064 BIOG 1500   LAB 418

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3065 BIOG 1500   LAB 419

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/2/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3066 BIOG 1500   LAB 420

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3067 BIOG 1500   LAB 421

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3068 BIOG 1500   LAB 422

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3430 BIOG 1500   LAB 423

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  3431 BIOG 1500   LAB 424

  • If you are 10 minutes late for your lab section you will forfeit your lab spot. First lab will be 2/1/18. Contact: biolabs@cornell.edu