HUMAN BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL ISSUES AND SOCIETY
REQUIREMENTS
The textbook is to be brought to all classes. It is not very heavy so it should not be a problem for you to bring it along.
GRADING POLICY
A. The Lecture Grade will count 30% of your final grade. It is determined in the following way:
There will be 3 lecture exams, one at the end of each unit. They will be announced about one week in advance. The exams will be multiple choice and essay questions. All material on the exams will come from the journal questions you have answered at home and we have discussed in class. Material from some of the videos will also be included on the exams. Each exam will take one class period.
A Make up exam will only be given if there is a well-founded excuse. Make up exams will always be in an essay format. You will be given one week from the day of the originally scheduled exam to do the make up exam otherwise a " 0 " will be assigned. If you know ahead of time you will be missing an exam you may take the exam earlier than the rest of the class.
Good news! There is no midterm or cumulative final exam in this course.
B. The Lab grade will count 30% of your final grade. It is determined in the following way:
7 % Weekly lab quizzes
The quiz will always be given during the first 10 -15 minutes of the lab period. It will cover the previous week's lab. If you arrive late you will either have less time for the quiz or you will miss the quiz. The lowest lab quiz grade will be dropped. So, if you miss a quiz that is the one you will drop. There will be NO make-ups on lab quizzes.
C. 18 % for the 2 Lab Practicals
Each Lab Practical will be about 45 minutes. It will include material from the labs you have already completed. The questions will be a combination of multiple - choice, fill - in the blank, true-false and short sentence answers. There are NO make-ups on Lab Practicals.
D. 5 % Lab Workbook
The lab workbook is to be brought to every lab. Each week you will be answering the questions in your lab workbook. Twice during the semester I will collect the lab workbook and assign a grade. I will look for correct answers, completeness and neatness.
E. The Round Table Class Discussions and the Group Projects will count 30% of your final grade. During the semester we will be doing several round table discussions/debates. You will prepare for these by reading the assigned articles. If writing down items from the articles or underlining helps you remember the information then do it.I will not be looking at how you have prepared. I will be grading you strictly on what you say during the discussion/debate in class. I will be asking you to support your position by citing evidence and quotes from the articles. Your opinion is important but, be prepared to defend it.
If you miss a discussion, you will have to write a 5 page typed paper. This is due no later than one week past the discussion. If the paper is not turned in on time you will receive an F for that discussion. The option to write a paper may only be done once during the semester.
This is not lecture class! You will be expected to actively answer and ask questions during each class. This is the daily class participation part of your final grade. Your completed journal will provide you with many of the answers. No one just sits in class. If you don't volunteer answers then I will volunteer you.
F.The Journal and newspaper articles will count 10 % of your final grade. Each week you will be assigned chapter questions that you will answer at home in a spiral notebook. Try and put the answers in your own words. If you have any comments, concerns or simply the answer leaves you "clueless in Middlesex" put a question mark next to that question. This way you will remember to ask about it in class. The journal will be collected unannounced during the semester and graded.
Every three to four weeks you will find an article that relates to human biology
from the Interent, a newspaper, magazine or journal. Make sure the date of the article is present. Each article is to be summarized on a separate piece of paper. Please write clearly so the old teacher can easily read the summary. Attach the article to this piece of paper. You will be giving a short oral presentation of this article in the lab and orlecture class and it will be graded. notebook.
You are expected to attend all classes.
If you miss class I cannot give you credit for Daily Class Participation and this will lower your final grade. Besides not studying properly the other main reason students do poorly or fail a class is because they don't get to the class. So easy to roll and go back to sleep. Get up and get to class. Class starts on time. Be there on time. I find it extremely rude for students to walk into class late. I understand that once in awhile this will happen, but not every class.
You are expected to attend all classes. If you are unable to attend class please do me the courtesy of calling me at (732) 548-6000 ext.3377 or e-mail me through Campus Cruiser or directly at BBogner@middlesexcc.edu. I will return your call and I do check my e-mail.
Please shut off all electronic devices before you come into class. They are annoying and distracting to other members of the class and I get quite perturbed when they go off during class time. If there is an emergency call you are expecting please let me know before class.
If you are a special needs student please see me privately after class. I will comply with any special needs that have been documented by Project Connections.
There will be no curving of class grades. The tests have been designed so they test what you should have learned in class.
Cheating will not be tolerated. An F will be automatically assigned if you caught cheating.