BIOL 290

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

TERM:

2021-22 Fall

COURSE NUMBER:

BIOL 290

COURSE TITLE:

Biology Concepts and Connections

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr Annerieke Wolmarans

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 3)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A survey of the fundamental concepts central to biology, with emphasis on equipping students to understand and respond to everyday life experiences. Examples will be drawn from the biology of health, genetics, and human interaction with the environment, and other current topics.

This course meets the King's Common Curriculum requirement for either recognizing creation's story, or for engaging the creation. The course does not meet major/concentration in biology.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise, Concepts of Biology - Free Downloadable Textbook. 1st ISBN: 9781947172036, Mandatory, Essential to Pass the Course

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Attendance/Participation	2%
Forum Discussions	6%
Quizzes	8%
Assignments	14%
Midterm Exam	15%
Final Exam	25%

	100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Since the course is designed to help see the discipline of biology as whole, we survey a wide variety of organisms across the kingdoms of life. The study of the marvellously created human body will however feature prominently, and often anchors our interest in the experience of being human. Our objectives will be to:

Investigate biology at many levels, from the molecular to the whole organism, including both anatomy and physiology
To examine the relationship between structure and function across groups of organisms.
To see the connections between health and homeostasis, using current topics.

LECTURE SCHEDULE:

Unit 1

Week 1 - Introduction& Background

Week 2 - Structure and function

Week 3 - Photosynthesis

Unit 2

Week 4 - Reproduction
Week 5 - Patterns of Inheritance

Unit 3

Week 6 - Molecular Biology
Week 7 - Biotechnology, Unit Wrap-up and Review

Unit 4

Week 8 - Evolution and it's processes

Week 9 - Diversity of Life

Unit 5

Week 10 -Diversity of animals

Week 11 - Body Systems
Week 12 - Immune system and human reproduction

Unit 6

Week 13 - Ecology & Ecosystems

Week 14 - Conservation and Biodiversity

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.