| CRN: 20875 |
| 16 Weeks - Distance Education course |
| Students will be required to come to campus to take exams in the Testing Center |
Welcome! You are either enrolled in, or you are interested in enrolling in, the Biology 102 Distance Education class.
An introductory human genetics lecture course for non-biology majors which will cover basic genetics as it applies to humans. Topics will include DNA structure, function, and replication, laws of genetics, transmission genetics, the role of genes in cancer formation, evolution, immunity and genetic technologies. Students enrolled in the course are required to visit campus up to five times for exams in the Testing Center. The exams will be administered in the Testing Center on campus and the dates of the exams are identified on the course syllabus. Effective use of both the textbook and the website are required for successful completion of the course.
This course is offered in a distance education format, utilizing a Blackboard website (See below).
Getting Started: Enrolled students must utilize the textbook as well as the Blackboard website in order to succeed in this course! You are responsible for all reading and assignments published on the website. In order to help guide you in preparation for this course, I have constructed the following "tips":
- Realize that your grade in this course is dependent upon your performance on lecture exams and homework assignments. To succeed in this course, you must learn the material and perform well on each of the exams.
- Utilize both the weekly announcements and weekly assignments sections of the website. There will be four to five homework assignments (each covering 4-6 chapters) during the semester. Assignment 1 is to be turned in to me via email by the Friday of the week of the first exam, assignment 2 is to be turned in to me by the Friday of the second exam etc. If you understand the material covered in the homework assignments you should do well on the exams.
- Please take advantage of the message board and post questions or respond to questions asked by others and/or the instructor.
- Do not fall behind in this course! You must keep up with the pace of the course. It is best to spend time on this course every day... do not procrastinate until the night before an exam.
- Above all, please ask questions (either in person or via email) if you do not understand material within this course.
Email your professor: Send me an email immediately confirming that you are enrolled, that you have located the Blackboard course site, and that you are getting started. Provide me with your full name and the email address you will be using during the duration of the summer term.
Textbook: Human Genetic: Concepts and Applications, by Ricky Lewis
- Your WingSpan ID becomes your Blackboard Username
- Your WingSpan PIN (Personal Identification Number) becomes your Blackboard password
- To change your PIN/password requires, change it in WingSpan
- Data will be transferred from WingSpan to Blackboard on a regular basis
Once you get to the Blackboard welcome page, click on the Human Genetics course link on the right, and you will go to the course site. Familiarize yourself with the course site and if you have any questions please email your instructor with your concerns. Get your textbook and get started with your initial assignments. A major key to your success in this course will be keeping up with both the reading and other assignments.
If you have a disability documented by a physician or other appropriate professional and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the DSP&S office at (626) 914-8675. Please discuss your accommodations with me by email and be sure to allow at least one week to arrange appropriate accommodations.