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BIOL120 Biology II

Updated: 07 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
09 September 2010 12 September 2010 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) David Backhouse (dbackhou@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Biological concepts and principles are covered including cell and organismal reproduction, evolution, diversity of viruses, bacteria, fungi and plants, plant biology, and ecological principles and applications. Assessment will include a theory examination, a written assignment, and for internal students three practical tests, and for external students a practical report.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
ISBN: 9781429234917
Knisely, K., Sinauer 3rd ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Biology
ISBN: 9781442502215
Campbell, N.A., Reece, J.B., Meyers, N. and others, Pearson Education 8th ed. Australian version 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 25% Off Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4
Practical Report 25% On/Off Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-5 GA: 2, 4, 5, 6
Quiz 25% On Campus
Assessment Notes
3 Quizzes
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 6 GA: 1

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a sound grasp of the central concepts in modern biology;
  2. Show familiarity with the knowledge that underlies those concepts;
  3. Demonstrate skills in observation and interpretation of what is seen;
  4. Apply the scientific method in particular and problem solving in general;
  5. Retrieve biological information and write about it in a range of appropriate forms;
  6. Show awareness of some of the ethical and social issues involved in acquiring and applying biological knowledge.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of biology and its historical and social context is taught in lectures and practicals and is assessed in all assignments and examinations. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are taught how to write reports in the format of a scientific paper and are assessed on their competence in the practical report assignment. Students receive detailed feedback on their written communication skills in all assignments 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The core concepts of biology taught in this unit are universal. Local examples in lectures and practical classes are placed in the context of global biological diversity and processes 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students are required to find and evaluate information from books and other secondary sources in the external essay and in the practical report. Instruction is given in the most appropriate strategies for finding information. In all assignments they are assessed on their ability to synthesise information from different sources and on their referencing skills 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The practical classes and the written assignments are structured to train students to start from a level of background knowledge, to ask questions or postulate hypotheses about what is not yet known, devise methods for answering those questions, gather and analyse data and draw conclusions. Their ability to do this is assessed in the practical report assignment. This strategy for enquiry can be applied to a wide range of situations throughout life 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Key laboratory sessions are structured around finding ways to answer questions about biological phenomena. In the practical report assignment, students are assessed on their understanding of the concept of testing hypotheses and on their solutions to the best way to present a variety of different kinds of data 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are taught and practise OH&S principles and ethical behaviour in laboratories, and are taught principles of environmental sustainability in lectures 		True True
8 Team Work
Students work as teams for major experiments and tutorial sessions in practical classes. They are taught the importance of assuming mutual responsibility for the outcomes of team exercises 		True True
   

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