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Biological Sciences 10: Introduction to Biology
Summer 2008
Instructor: Jim Wilson
Online Section - Course Code: 11147 (7 week course)
Class Starts: Monday, May 12 and ends June 26, 2008.
This class is completely online - no required in-class sessions.
 Orientation:
There will be no in-class orientation session at the start of the class. The general orientation materials are available here (on this Web page) and the more specific class materials will be found on our specific Bio. Sci. 10 Blackboard site.
I invite you to meet with me during the class. At any time during the class, if you would like to make arrangements to meet in person to discuss the class, your participation, progress or just to talk, I would enjoy doing so. Please contact me to make an appointment.
Instructor's Contact Information:
Instructor: Jim Wilson
Phone: 916-781-0429
Fax: 916-781-0433
College E-mail: jwilson@sierracollege.edu
Office: S118 (Sewell Hall, Science Bld., Rocklin Campus)
Online (Internet) Class:
This section of Bio. Sci. 10 is being taught as an online class. This online class utilizes Sierra College's Blackboard Distance Learning Site with additional support and coordination via this Web site. View the following Web site for general online class information and Sierra College's Blackboard Orientation Requirements: http://lrc.sierra.cc.ca.us/dl/. When you enroll as an online student you MUST complete the Blackboard oreintation materials, if you have not. Without this information you will not be able to access class instructional materials (lectures, labs, announcements, assignments, quizzes, etc.) Don't try to avoid this easy oreintation to online courses offered for your benefit by Sierra College if you have never done this before. You will find this information on the above online link to Sierra College. Enrolled students, your Blackboard Bio. Sci. 10 site is the primary location for finding required class assignments, materials, notices and activities. Weekly Class Schedule, Evaluation and Grading Procedures, Class Evaluation, Student Progress - "Grades" Information, Purpose and Course Objectives, and other class orientation and syllabus materials- will all be located on the class Blackboard site.
Class Syllabus - Introductory Information Only
Additional syllabus materials will be found on the class Blackboard site when you enroll. Enrolled students, your Blackboard Bio. Sci. 10 site is the primary location to find required class assignments, materials, notices and activities. http://sierracollege.blackboard.com/
Are You Ready for an Online Class? - Read this before you enroll in any online class.
Letter to My Students - An invitation to work and learn together.
Information About Your Instructor
Class Announcements - Link to be made active if the Sierra College Blackboard site fails for an extended number of days.
Textbook and Class Content
For this class, there will be no required textbook, although if you wish to have a text as a learning resource, the following one is recommended and used by other Bio. 10 sections. You are not required to buy the book or the CD version. Previous students have successfully completed the class without it. No class assignments will use the CD. All of the class materials that are needed for your success will be provided on the class's blackboard Web site and the selected resources on the Internet. The text listed below may be of value to you for the purposes of background reading and reference. You will not be tested directly out of the text, yet you may find it helpful. There are current and older versions in the library (LRC) - Rocklin Campus. "Essential Biology - 3nd Edition, by the authors: Campbell, Reece & Simon - ISBN # 0805368426. To view an image of the book, visit this Amazon.com link: "Essential Biology" or visit the Sierra College Bookstore.
Sierra College Biological Sciences:
Recommended Study Techniques
Web Links - Biological Sciences Resources
General Course Information: Designed specifically for nonbiology, nonlife science majors, covering organization of life, cellular processes, genetics and evolution, diversity of life, ecology, and the impact of humanity on, and interdependence with, the environment. Will meet life science requirements in most general education programs. Not recommended for students who have taken advanced biology in high school. Does not fulfill laboratory science requirement. Not open to those who have completed Bio.Sci. 1 or Bio.Sci. 11.
Units: 3 (Lecture) - Transfer: CSU/UC*
Advisory: Completion of English 50, or eligibility for English 11, or equivalent strongly recommended
Thank you for your interest in Bio. Sci. 10, Online.
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