INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY
(BS 130)
Lecture Syllabus
Exam I (lectures 1-6 plus readings)
Introduction
What is Biology?
(Case study 1)

Text Chapter
1
1

Cell Chemistry-inorganic
Water
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
case study 2

2

3
Exam II (lectures 7-10 plus readings)
Cell Structure and Function
Membrane (http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/cmb/cells/pmemb/osmosis_eg.html)
Enzymes (energy, activation energy)
4
5

6

Exam III (lectures 11-18 plus readings)
Energetics
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Cell Division
7
7
8
9
Exam IV (lectures 19-23 plus readings)
Mendelian Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Gene Regulation
10
11, 12
13
Exam questions will assess students at various cognitive levels as outlined below:

TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN (Bloom, B. (ed.) 1956. Taxonomy of educational objectives, Handbook 1: Cognitive domain. New York:McKay.)

Level One: Basic Knowledge
Definition: Students know specific facts, terms,
and methods. Assessment: Direct questions and
multiple choice tests.

Level two: Comprehension
Definition: Students must show they understand
the materials, ideas, facts, and theories.
Assessment: Students restate the material in
their own words, reorder or extrapolate ideas, interpret, predict or estimate. Multiple choice questions can be used, but they would be of a different order.

Level Three: Application
Definition: Students must be able to apply their knowledge to real situations. Putting knowledge into action.Assessment: Students will use information practically.

Level Four: Analysis
Definition: Students must be able to classify to break material down into its components, understand the relationship between the components, and recognize the principle that organizes the structure or the system. Assessment: Students will be asked to identify the basic assumptions of material presented, to take the material apart and examine the pieces.

Level Five: Synthesis
Definition: Students bring ideas together to form new ideas. Assessment: Students will be asked to combine information to produce new ideas, methods, or procedures.

Level Six: Evaluation
Definition: Students will be able to evaluate information and ideas describing the standards used. Assessment: Students will be asked to judge ideas according to established or created standards of judgement.