Instructor Information

Name: Rosemary Richardson
BCC Office: L-200K
Telephone: (425) 564-2464
e-mail: rrichard@bellevuecollege.edu

Office Hours:
Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Consultation by e-mail rrichard@bellevuecollege.edu is always available

Botany 110 Internet Site (URL):
http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/rkr/botany110/botany.html

BCC's Life Science Home Page is:
http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/lifesci/

Topics Covered
Botany 110 introduces us to how we share our world with fields and forests of green. We will look at the role of plants in the world's environments, what plants are, and how they live and grow. We will study the structure and function of vascular plants, and look at the diversity of plants with which we share the earth. Details of subjects covered are listed on the attached course syllabus. Botany 110 involves a combination of lecture, discussion, laboratory and greenhouse propagation activities. Lecture notes for Botany 110 are posted on the Botany 110 homepage, which can be accessed from any computer which has internet access. Computers in BCC's library and the NWCET Open Lab (N-250) have internet access.

Botany 110 meets the General Education Outcomes #16, Nature of Science, and #17, Science and the Natural World, with ratings of "2". See the BCC Catalog for more information on General Education Requirements.

Required Materials

1. Textbook: Introductory Botany: Plants , People and the Environment , by Linda R Berg
   
2. Laboratory Manual: Laboratory Manual Botany , 2nd. Ed. by Vodopich and Moore
   
   
3. Package of Scan Tron cards for exams
   
4. Propagation Materials - pots and starter flats, and sterile potting soil for transplanting materials during the quarter. Starter flats are available in the BCC Bookstore. Many local home and garden supply stores carry pots and sterile potting soil.
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   3. Class Preparation
   You are responsible for reading the syllabus and preparing in advance for all course materials. You are expected to read the assigned textbook and laboratory material before each topic is discussed. You should reread the material following lecture and classroom discussions to coordinate text and classroom presentations. If you are absent, you are still responsible for materials covered in the classroom.
   
   It can be valuable to form a study group with two or three other students. A good study group helps all of you work with the pieces given in class to build a complete picture of the subject.
   
   Any revisions to the syllabus, if needed, will be announced in class. You will be responsible for any revisions or announced assignments even if you are absent or doing something else at the time of announced changes.

   Please note that all assignments and papers are due at the beginning of class on the specified due date. Late papers are not accepted and will receive no credit. If you anticipate being late to class, turn your assignment in early in the Science Division Office, L-200. . If there is an exceptional medical or family emergency, an exception may be considered on an individual basis.
   

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   4. Attendance
   Class attendance is expected. It is difficult to do well in any subject, and particularly in a laboratory class, without participating in the class activities. You are responsible for knowing class materials whether you attend class or not. You are also responsible for any changes in the syllabus, including changes for exam dates or assignment dates whether you have been attending class or not.
   
   

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   6. Assignments
   Greenhouse Project A significant component of your Botany 110 experience is your Greenhouse project. You are encouraged to use the space we have been allotted in the BCC greenhouse to experiment with a number of plant propagation activities. The materials provided during the first week are just to get you started with this project. You should to add to these with projects that are of interest to you as the term progresses.

   You will keep a journal throughout the term of all of your propagation and greenhouse activities. Although it is not essential, you are encouraged to keep a photographic or video record of your activities, which will help you to see the progress you and your plants have made during the ten weeks. Sample journals are available for you to look through to get ideas for your project. At the end of the term, you will turn in your journal. You will also give an oral report about your greenhouse activities to the class.
   

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   Other Assignments
   
   Group Assignments
   Certain laboratory exercises, which require longer time periods to complete may be assigned as group projects. In some cases, you may be asked to summarize text materials or supplemental readings.

   In group projects all members of the group work collaboratively on the assignment. Each member of the group will receive a common score on the project, as well as an individual score for his/her contribution to the assignment's completion. A collaborative assignment means that one comprehensive report/project is turned in. Although each member uniquely contributes to the whole, the project is not a sequential compilation of each individual's component part.
   
   Additional Assignments and Projects
   You may have additional assignments to complete and turn in during the quarter. Credit received for such assignments will be added to the total course point total. You are responsible for assignments even if you do not attend class on the day an assignment is given. Please note that all assignments and papers are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Late papers are not accepted and receive no credit.
   

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   Examinations
   Five exams will be given in Botany 110: Four unit exams and a comprehensive final exam. Exams cover lecture, text and laboratory material. The exam format is primarily objective, and includes a laboratory practical component. You will need to bring a scan tron card and a soft lead pencil to each exam. Both can be purchased in the BCC bookstore.
   
   The anticipated exam dates are listed in the course syllabus. Any changes in exam dates will be announced, in class, in advance. You must take the exams at the scheduled time. No make up exams will be given . If you miss an exam you will receive a zero (0). The final exam score can be calculated to count as both a "make up" exam for one missed unit exam as well as the final, if needed to replace a zero score.
   

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   Quizzes
   1. Quizzes
   There may be quizzes given during the quarter on specific subject areas of botany. These quizzes will be announced in class prior to the day given. Credit earned on these quizzes will be a formal part of the course point total. There will be no make ups for quizzes. If you are absent, you will receive a zero (0) for the quiz.
   

   2. Quizlets
   Occasionally you may have the opportunity to take quizlets. Credit received on quizlets will be added to your total course grade as bonus points. Quizlet topics come from all areas of the course. Quizlets are not announced in advance. Quizlets always help your grade.
   

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   Bellevue Community College Science Division Policy on Cheating
   You, the student, are expected to conduct yourself with integrity. When you cheat*, or aid someone else in cheating, you violate a trust. If you cheat the following actions may be taken:
   
   1. You will receive a grade of 0 on the exam, lab, quiz, etc., where evidence of cheating has been demonstrated. This grade cannot be dropped.
   2. A report of the incident will be sent to the Dean of Student Services. He/she may file the report in your permanent record or take further disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion from the college.
   
   If you feel you have been unfairly accused of cheating, you may appeal. (For a description of due process procedures see WAC 132H 120, copies of which are available in the Student Body Government Office)
   
   * Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying answers on tests or homework, glimpsing at nearby test papers, swapping papers, stealing, plagiarizing, illicitly giving or receiving help on exams or assignments.
   
   

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   Grading
   Your grade will be determined at the end of the quarter as a percentage of the total points possible on all exams, writing assignment(s), greenhouse project, scheduled and non-scheduled quizzes, and any additional assignments and projects that may be required. In addition, as much as 1% bonus may be added to a student's grade at the discretion of the instructor based on an evaluation of class participation and laboratory and greenhouse work completed.
   
   The Grading scale is:
   

   A	4.0	95% or higher of total points possible
   A-	3.7	90-94% of total points possible
   B+	3.3	87-89% of total points possible
   B	3.0	83-86% of total points possible
   B-	2.7	80-82% of total points possible
   C+	2.3	77-79% of total points possible
   C	2.0	73-76% of total points possible
   C-	1.7	70-72% of total points possible
   D+	1.3	66-69% of total points possible
   D	1.0	60-65% of total points possible
   F	.	Less than 60% of total points possible

   
   Your Botany 110 course grade is computed on a spreadsheet. An approximate course standing is computed and distributed after each exam to give you an idea of how you are progressing in the course. It also allows you to verify that I have recorded your scores correctly.
   
   The spreadsheet uses a code to identify each student. You may choose a code (a combination of any 4 keyboard characters) to be used on the spreadsheet. Final course grades will be posted on the Botany 110 Internet site by your secret code (see above for URL) within a few days of the final exam.. Grades are not given out on the telephone or by the Science Division secretaries. Please do not ask secretaries for any grade information.
   

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   Withdrawal From the Course
   Withdrawal from a course is the termination of the student's registration in that course. To do so, the student must complete an official Add/Drop form, available at the Registration Office.
   
   If a student withdraws no later than the tenth day of the quarter the dropped course does not become part of the student's transcript record. After the tenth day of the quarter and through the last day of the seventh week of the quarter a grade of "W" will become part of the student's transcript record.
   
   No official withdrawal will be permitted after the last day of the seventh week of the quarter, except under special extenuating circumstances that arise after the withdrawal deadline that prevent the student from completing the remainder of the class. An undesirable grade is, unfortunately, not such an extenuating circumstance. Under very special circumstances the administrator responsible for registration may give permission for a complete withdrawal from the college at any time during the quarter.
   
   Note: If you just stop coming to class and do not complete the course, you will receive an "F" at the end of the quarter.
   

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   Botany 110 Anticipated Course Syllabus
   

   3/27	Introduction	1: Introduction
   	Diversity of Life	18: Classification
   3/28	Plant Propagation		Plant Propagation Handout
   3/29	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells	1: The Microscope
   3/30	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells
   4/3	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells	4: The Cell
   4/4	Plant Metabolism	4: Metabolism	4: The Cell
   4/5			Greenhouse Propagation Projects
   4/6			Greenhouse Propagation Projects
   4/10	Plant Metabolism	4: Metabolism	9: Photosynthesis
   			Procedures 9-1 and 9-4 --> 9-7
   4/11	Exam I	1, 3, 4 and 18	1, 4 and 9
   	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues
   4/12	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	14: Plant Tissues
   4/13	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	14: Plant Tissues
   4/17	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	Shooting Idioblasts Handout
   	Root Systems	6: Roots	14: Plant Tissues
   			16: Roots
   4/18	Root Systems	6: Roots	16: Roots
   4/19	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   4/20	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   4/24	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   			Wood Patterns Handout
   4/25	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   			Modified Structures Handout
   4/26	Shoot Systems: Leaves	8: Leaves	18: Leaves
   4/27	Shoot Systems: Leaves	8: Leaves	18: Leaves
   5/1	Exam II	5, 6, 7 and 8	14, 16, 17 and 18
   	Flowering Plants
   5/2	Flowering Plants	9: Flowers, Fruits & Seeds	30: Angiosperms
   		25: Flowering Plants	19: Embryo and Seed Development
   		pp 409-416
   5/3	Flowering Plant Reproduction	9 and 25: pp 409-416	30: Angiosperms
   			19: Embryo and Seed Development
   5/4	Flowering Plant Development	9 and 25: pp 409-416	30: Angiosperms
   			19: Embryo and Seed Development
   5/8	Plant Transport	10: Mineral Nutrition and Plant Transport
   5/9	Regulation of Growth	11: Growth	22: Procedures 22-1 and 22-2
   5/10	Regulation of Growth	11: Growth
   5/11	Exam III	9, 10, 11 and 25	19, 22 and 30
   5/15	Plant Life History Review:	22: Plant Kingdom
   	The Plant Kingdom
   	Mosses and Liverworts	22: Bryophytes	27: Bryophytes
   5/16	Mosses and Liverworts	22: Bryophytes	27: Bryophytes
   5/17	Ferns and their "Allies"	23: Seedless Vascular Plants	28: Seedless Vascular Plants
   5/18	Ferns and their "Allies"	23: Seedless Vascular Plants	28: Seedless Vascular Plants
   5/22	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/23	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/24	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/25	Exam IV	22, 23 and 24	27, 28 and 29
   5/29	Holiday - No Classes
   5/30	Features of Ecosystems	26: Ecology

   Date	Lecture Topic	Text Reference	Laboratory Reference
   3/27	Introduction	1: Introduction
   	Diversity of Life	18: Classification
   3/28	Plant Propagation		Plant Propagation Handout
   3/29	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells	1: The Microscope
   3/30	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells
   4/3	Cells and Cell Structure	3: Cells	4: The Cell
   4/4	Plant Metabolism	4: Metabolism	4: The Cell
   4/5			Greenhouse Propagation Projects
   4/6			Greenhouse Propagation Projects
   4/10	Plant Metabolism	4: Metabolism	9: Photosynthesis
   			Procedures 9-1 and 9-4 --> 9-7
   4/11	Exam I	1, 3, 4 and 18	1, 4 and 9
   	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues
   4/12	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	14: Plant Tissues
   4/13	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	14: Plant Tissues
   4/17	The Vascular Plant Body	5: Tissues	Shooting Idioblasts Handout
   	Root Systems	6: Roots	14: Plant Tissues
   			16: Roots
   4/18	Root Systems	6: Roots	16: Roots
   4/19	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   4/20	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   4/24	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   			Wood Patterns Handout
   4/25	Shoot Systems: Stems	7: Stems	17: Stems
   			Modified Structures Handout
   4/26	Shoot Systems: Leaves	8: Leaves	18: Leaves
   4/27	Shoot Systems: Leaves	8: Leaves	18: Leaves
   5/1	Exam II	5, 6, 7 and 8	14, 16, 17 and 18
   	Flowering Plants
   5/2	Flowering Plants	9: Flowers, Fruits & Seeds	30: Angiosperms
   		25: Flowering Plants	19: Embryo and Seed Development
   		pp 409-416
   5/3	Flowering Plant Reproduction	9 and 25: pp 409-416	30: Angiosperms
   			19: Embryo and Seed Development
   5/4	Flowering Plant Development	9 and 25: pp 409-416	30: Angiosperms
   			19: Embryo and Seed Development
   5/8	Plant Transport	10: Mineral Nutrition and Plant Transport
   5/9	Regulation of Growth	11: Growth	22: Procedures 22-1 and 22-2
   5/10	Regulation of Growth	11: Growth
   5/11	Exam III	9, 10, 11 and 25	19, 22 and 30
   5/15	Plant Life History Review:	22: Plant Kingdom
   	The Plant Kingdom
   	Mosses and Liverworts	22: Bryophytes	27: Bryophytes
   5/16	Mosses and Liverworts	22: Bryophytes	27: Bryophytes
   5/17	Ferns and their "Allies"	23: Seedless Vascular Plants	28: Seedless Vascular Plants
   5/18	Ferns and their "Allies"	23: Seedless Vascular Plants	28: Seedless Vascular Plants
   5/22	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/23	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/24	Conifers and their "Allies"	24: Gymnosperms	29: Gymnosperms
   5/25	Exam IV	22, 23 and 24	27, 28 and 29
   5/29	Holiday - No Classes
   5/30	Features of Ecosystems	26: Ecology
   5/31	Features of Ecosystems	26: Ecology
   	Biomes: Kinds of Ecosystems	27: Biomes
   6/1	Biomes: Kinds of Ecosystems	27: Biomes
   6/5	Biomes: Kinds of Ecosystems	27: Biomes
   6/6	Greenhouse Reports
   	Propagation Project Due
   6/7	Final Exam 11:30 - 1:30	All References	All References

   
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