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HIGHLIGHTS - FALL 2008BIOLOGY 3317/02 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. 3-0-3
This is an online section of Pathophysiology for Nursing and Biology majors who have met the catalog prerequisites. All materials, assignments and discussions will be conducted online. Consequently, all students enrolling in the course MUST meet the following requirements without exception: (1) a knowledge of computers and internet navigation; (2) a computer with an adequate modem and ISP with an active e-mail account; (3) sufficient memory and storage to handle large numbers of online discussions and document downloads; (4) must complete the “online orientation” (including orientation to IZIO) at http://www.kennesaw.edu/chhs/schoolofnursing/DLNewOnlineStudents.htm prior to 8/17/07; (5) all enrolled students must be available for “an on campus final” exam from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Friday October 24, 2008 (Location TBA). Sample “preview” lectures can be viewed anytime by prospective students online at http://science.kennesaw.edu/~bodavis.
PREREQUISITES: BIOL 2222 & LAB or BIOL 4431 with a “C” or better.
BIOL 4490/01 Conservation Genetics. 3-3-4
PREREQUISITES: BIOL 3300 “C” or betterConservation Genetics encompasses the fields of ecology and genetics as they apply to the conservation and management of natural resources. This course will focus on issues pertaining to the measurement and management of genetic diversity in wild and captive populations.
______________________________________________________________BIOL 4490/02 Plant Ecology. 3-3-4
Prerequisites: BIOL 2107 & BIOL 2108 with a “C” or betterIn this course we will look at relationships among plants and their environments at the individual, population, and community levels. We will investigate features of plants that make them unique. The course includes both a lecture and lab. We will cover aspects of physiological responses of plants to their environment, methods to determine plant population growth and plant distribution patterns, as well as interactions among plants and other organisms. … Plants, as we know, determine the distributions of many other terrestrial organisms; so, understanding plants and their patterns of distribution may give us an answer to many questions…
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BIOL 4490/03 Arguments For Design. 3-0-3
Prerequisite: BIOL 3300 or BIOL 3380.This course will explore the modern Intelligent Design movement. We will look at where the movement came from, its modern adherents, and the reasons for their current policies. The bulk of the course will be devoted to exploring the arguments that Design Theorists have presented and whether they survive the crucible of modern science. Topics will mostly focus on biological evolution; however the discussion will reach into chemistry, information theory, and maybe even astrophysics.
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BIOL 4490/04 Plant Systematics. 3-3-4
Prerequisites: BIOL 2107 & 2108. Recommended: BIOL 3320.
An introduction to the study of plant taxonomy and systematics. Topics include nomenclature, evolutionary relationships of plants and current classification systems as well as a survey of characteristics of major plant families. The laboratory portion of course will include training in field and herbarium identification of plants, proper collection techniques of plants, preservation in biological collections, and management of collection data._____________________________________________________________
BTEC 4490/01 Biological Chemistry 3-0-3
PREREQUISITES: BIOL 3300 AND CHEM 3361Biochemistry is designed to be a general biochemistry course appropriate for students in biological sciences curricula including biotechnology and biology. There will be four areas of emphasis. The first area covers macromolecular structure and function, including protein structure, basic enzymology, allosterism and control, and membrane structure and function. The second includes metabolic systems related to energy production, including gycolysis, TCA cycle, respiration and oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis. The third area covers biosynythetic pathways, and the fourth information flow and transformation in biology. Topics in these areas will be relate to molecular disease, molecular evolution, and cell physiology.
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SCI 1102/08 Science, Society and the Environment II. ONLINE COURSE .
3-0-3
PREREQUISITE: SCI 1101
This is an online section of Sci 1102. Materials, assignments, and quizzes will be provided online and students enrolled in the course must possess a working knowledge of computers, the Internet, common software applications, and WebCT Vista. Students will be required to come to campus for a midterm exam and a final exam. Exams will be conducted on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm and students must be able to take the exams at their scheduled times. The dates for the two exams will be available at http://science.kennesaw.edu/~mlaposat/online1102 prior to the start of the semester. Wondering if an online course is right for you? Visit http://erkki.kennesaw.edu/skills/ to see if your work habits and learning style(s) are compatible with online learning. Contact Dr. Matthew Laposata at mlaposat@kennesaw.edu with questions.
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