Genetics – BCOR 101

Genetics – BCOR 101
Tuesday and Thursdays, 10:05 am – 11:20 am
Classroom: MLS 235
Book: Sanders et al “Genetic Analysis, An Integrated Approach”
2nd Edition - ISBN: 0321948467
or
Loose leaf - ISBN: 0133982122
Dr. Amanda Yonan
[email protected]
802-656-0454
102 Marsh Life Science
Office Hours:
Tuesday
11:30 am – 1 pm
Wednesday 2 to 3 pm
Thursday
11:30 am – 1 pm
Grades:
Grades
Exams
Homework
Tutorials
Gene Report
Final Exam
3 x 100
15 x 10
11 x 10
300
150
100
50
200
800
38%
19%
13%
6%
25%
100%
There will be three in class exams throughout the semester, worth 100 points each.
The final will be cumulative and will be worth 200 points. The final will be twice as long
as a normal exam and will cover all material equally from the entire course.
There will be weekly tutorials given online, through Mastering Genetics. You must have
an access code to Mastering Genetics in order to earn the points for completing these
tutorials. There are 11 online tutorials throughout the semester, which will be graded.
Additional information about these tutorials will be on our Blackboard page.
There is also homework from the end of the chapter questions for each chapter we
cover in class. These homework assignments will be collected and graded by your TA
during your recitation every week. Recitations are a place where you will work on your
homework assignments together, with each other and with your TA. Attending the
recitation section is mandatory, if you have to miss one you are responsible for
contacting your TA as soon as possible to discuss with them what your options are
about making up the class.
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Lecture Schedule (subject to change):
Date
19-Jan
21-Jan
26-Jan
28-Jan
2-Feb
4-Feb
9-Feb
11-Feb
16-Feb
18-Feb
23-Feb
25-Feb
1-Mar
3-Mar
8-Mar
10-Mar
15-Mar
17-Mar
22-Mar
24-Mar
29-Mar
31-Mar
5-Apr
7-Apr
12-Apr
14-Apr
19-Apr
21-Apr
26-Apr
28-Apr
3-May
Day
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
T
Th
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Th
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Chapter
1
7
7
8
9
12
2
3
4
13
5
6
14
15
16
17
18
All
Topic
Intro
DNA
Replication
Practice
Transcription
Translation
Practice
Mutation
Gene Function/Pathways
Practice
Exam One
Mendelian Inheritance
Chromosomes
Practice
Spring Break
Spring Break
Extensions to Mendel
Abnormal Chromosomes
Practice
Exam Two
Linkage Mapping
Mapping Bacteria
Practicing Mapping
Gene Expression - Bac
Gene Expression - Euk
Practice
Exam Three
Forward & Reverse
Recombinant DNA
Applications
Practice
Cumulative Final Exam
Recitation:
Each student registered for a specific recitation section. You must attend your assigned
recitation section and no others, switching is not allowed. The TAs will take attendance.
You must attend every week unless there is an emergency. If you have an emergency
and cannot attend please email your TA as soon as possible to discuss your options.
Each student will be assigned one gene and will write a gene report about that gene.
The details of the report and your assigned gene will be discussed in your recitation
section by your TA.
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The recitation section is where you will turn in your homework assignments. There is no
way to make up late homework without a note from the Dean’s office. You will also work
on your homework in the recitation with one another and your TA. The homework
problems involve complex genetic calculations (please bring a calculator) and logical
deductions, very similar to the exam questions.
Tutorial Schedule:
Tutorial Due Date
Chapters Covered
25-Jan
Practicing Mastering
<-- worth three extra credit points
1
1-Feb
7
2
8-Feb
8+9
3
15-Feb
12
4
22-Feb Gene Function/Pathways
5
29-Feb
2
6
7-Mar
3
<-- due Monday of spring break,
14-Mar
Spring Break
tutorial 6 opens on March 1st
7
21-Mar
4 + 13
28-Mar
No tutorial
8
4-Apr
5+6
9
11-Apr
14
10
18-Apr
15
25-Apr
No tutorial
11
2-May
17 + 18
Tutorials are performed online through Mastering Genetics and you must have access
to this online program. The most cost effective way to access Mastering Biology is to
purchase the textbook package in the bookstore. If you purchase a used book, you
must purchase a new Mastering Biology Access Code directly online at
www.masteringgenetics.com. Do not attempt to purchase Mastering Genetics at
Amazon, B&N, etc. as these sites are known to sell previously used codes and will not
be able to give you a refund.
Tutorials are timed, so that once you start them you cannot stop or pause it, but must
submit it immediately. Tutorials can be completed anytime from Thursday at noon until
Monday at midnight during each week. They will not be available outside of this time, so
you are responsible to set up your schedule to allow yourself enough time each week to
complete the assignment within these days. Once the tutorial’s deadlines have passed,
on Tuesday mornings, you can go back and examine your old tutorials as often as you
would like. Reworking through the tutorials (although it does not change the grade you
earned) is an excellent way to study the material. However, as soon as the deadline
passes, Monday at midnight, you will unable to work on the tutorial for credit because
the correct answers show up automatically.
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Grade of:
A+
> 99%
A
= 92 to 98.9%
A= 90 to 91.9%
B+
= 88 to 89.9%
B
= 80 to 87.9%
B= 78 to 79.9%
C+
= 76 to 77.9%
C
= 69 to 75.9%
C= 67 to 68.9%
D+
= 65 to 66.9%
D
= 57 to 64.9%
D= 55 to 56.9%
F will be anything less than 55%
Accommodations:
If you have a disability and need accommodations, please contact ACCESS for an
accommodation letter and see me during the first few class sessions to discuss details.
Behaviors:
This is a college course, as so I expect every student to be an adult and to act as one in
class. Some examples include but are not limited to:
Treat each other and myself with respect.
Turn off cell phones before class.
Turn off any iPOD or music and remove headphones before class.
Do not talk excessively or loudly while someone else is speaking
If you arrive to class late or need to leave early please move as quietly as possible, walk
behind the projector, sit in the back of class or near the aisle, in general please try to not
be an interruption to the other students who have arrived on time.
Cheating:
Cheating is completely unacceptable under any circumstances and will result in your
immediate failure from my class. You are responsible for having read the “Code of
Academic Integrity” and for abiding by its rules in this classroom and on this campus:
Offenses against academic integrity are any acts which would have the effect of unfairly
promoting or enhancing one's academic standing within the entire community of learners.
Such acts are serious offenses, which insult the integrity of the entire academic community
of the University. Any suspected violations of the policy will not be tolerated and all
allegations will be forwarded to the Center for Student Ethics & Standards.
http://www.uvm.edu/~cses/
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