Bio 371L – Fall 2017

Biology 371L - Experimental Physiology

INTRODUCTION

This lab could do more to change your thinking about science than any other course you will take at UT.
You will be given wide open opportunities and learn new skills, not just facts. The physiology in the
laboratory experiments may be new or unfamiliar to you, even if you have taken a physiology class in the
past. Regardless of your background, you will find and read primary scientific literature, design and
execute experiments, analyze your data, and present thoughtful and detailed explanations of the entire
process. In the final weeks of the semester each lab team will design and execute its own experiment.
During the last week of classes, each team will present its project in a 10-minute oral presentation and
each individual will submit a full written paper.

Because you will be working in teams to design and execute your own protocols, there will be times when
your experiments do not work perfectly. We don’t expect them all to work perfectly, so don’t worry about
your grade early in the semester. Try to be positive. Troubleshooting and finding solutions are a major
part of what "real science" is all about. For the most part you will not be graded on getting “good” results
unless it is the result of an oversight that you should have already learned about in this course.

This course consists of a weekly one-hour lecture that all lab sections attend together, one four-hour
laboratory session, plus at least 2-3 hours of library or computer work per week. You will also need to
find time to meet with your team to plan protocols and analyses. BIO 371L is a Substantial Writing
Component class and you will be writing and rewriting assignments in the format of scientific papers
submitted for publication. BIO 371L also carries a Quantitative Reasoning flag and an Independent
Inquiry flag: the meanings of all three are detailed below.

Writing
Writing Flag courses are designed to give students experience with writing in an academic
discipline. In this class, you can expect to write regularly during the semester, complete substantial
writing projects, and receive feedback from your instructor to help you improve your writing. You
will also have the opportunity to revise one or more assignments, and to read and discuss your
peers’ work. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your
written work.

Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning courses are designed to equip you with skills that are necessary for
understanding the types of quantitative arguments you will regularly encounter in your adult and
professional life. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from
your use of quantitative skills to analyze real-world problems.

Independent Inquiry
This course carries the Independent Inquiry flag. Independent Inquiry courses are designed to
engage you in the process of inquiry over the course of a semester, providing you with the
opportunity for independent investigation of a question, problem, or project related to your major.
You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from the independent
investigation and presentation of your own work.

We hope that you have fun in this course and we welcome your comments, critiques, and suggestions.
Many of the best modifications of the course have come from conversations with students.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES FOR Biology 371L

Students who complete this class should be able to:

1. describe how model systems demonstrate basic physiology that is shared by humans and other
mammals.
2. search the primary literature to find relevant experiments.
3. read, evaluate, and properly reference the primary literature.
4. design and execute a well thought out experiment.
5. analyze and critique the design of experiments of others.
6. write a protocol for an experiment and execute it.
7. collect appropriate data.
8. analyze data from their own or others' experiments.
9. use simple statistical analysis, including Student t-test and linear regression.
10. interpret a p-value correctly.
11. read and interpret graphs in different formats.
12. present data in the most appropriate form (graph or table).
13. relate their results to what has been found in the past.
14. say where they would go with a project given unlimited time and resources.
15. write a scientific paper, with all parts from abstract to references, in correct format.
16. present an experiment as an oral presentation.
17. use Excel for spreadsheet, data analysis, and graph construction.
18. use a word processing program such as Word to write and import graphics.
19. use basic lab equipment including computer data acquisition systems.
20. make solutions and dilutions using proper glassware and technique
21. cooperate with classmates and work effectively in teams.
22. be able to concisely define all words and concepts used in the course

WHAT DO I NEED FOR BIO 371L?

Lab manual (required): Departmental Lab Manual will be available from Co-op Custom Publishing.
This will include an additional fee for access to AD Instrument’s Lt program.

Texts (suggested): A Short Guide to Writing about Biology 7/e by Pechenik (Longman).
A Pocket Style Manual 5/e by Diana Hacker (Bedford St. Martin)

SUPPLY LIST:
Required:
1. Lab coat or scrubs – required for entry into the lab (UT rules)
2. “iClicker” These will not be used on the first of classes. Please register your clicker through
Canvas unless you don’t want to pay for service, in which case email the ID to Dr. E.
3. Non-memory (ie. super-cheap) calculator

Þ You should bring your clicker and a calculator to lecture each week.

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THINGS TO NOTE:
Electronics: No cell phone or tablet or smartwatch use is allowed in lecture or lab – there is loads of
evidence that you learn less if you use a computer to take notes, so we’re not going to pretend that data
doesn’t exist. The other devices are just a distraction to you and others. Laptop use is not allowed in
lecture but may be allowed in lab if it is specifically necessary for your activity. If you do receive
permission to use your phone, laptop, or other electronics, it is understood that you will only use that
device for course related activities. You are welcomed to leave the room to use your phone for such
things if you need to use them. Each violation of this policy removes 5 points from your semester score.

Attire: Students must wear closed-toe shoes, scrubs or lab coat, and have legs protected at all times in
lab (no shorts). Safety goggles, gloves, and other protective equipment may also be required at times
depending upon the activity. You may not participate in lab if you are not wearing appropriate clothing.

WHO IS HELPING ME SUCCEED IN THIS COURSE?

BIO 371L is a course that will teach you how to approach problems and how to solve them. It is taught
in an inquiry-based manner, meaning that we will often not tell you the answer to your question if we
believe that you have the evidence before you to sort it out yourself. This type of learning environment
has been shown to create far deeper learning and understanding, but is not always easy. We appreciate
that it is hard work and we appreciate your effort. Our goal is to have you learn the maximum amount of
useful understanding that we can manage in one semester and we view ourselves as facilitators and
enablers, not encyclopedias or content delivery vectors. It may be helpful to know that this course is
frequently cited by UT graduates as the most important course of their undergraduate education.

Course Director: Dr. Peter English. I first started teaching this course as a grad student in 1992, so I
am pretty familiar with the material and hope to make it worthwhile for you. My office is across the hall
from the lab in PAI 3.10B and you are welcomed to stop by. I prefer email, but you may also call my
office phone at 512-471-6560. I am in lab all the time, and that is likely the best time to talk unless you
have something personal to discuss. I also have office hours by appointment and occasionally online.

Kaylyn Barrett is the graduate TA for this course. You are lucky to be taking 371 this semester,
Kaylyn has been a TA for this course in the past an understands how to help. Kaylyn also took this
course when she was an undergraduate at UT, so she can tell you exactly what you need to do to succeed
from the point of view of someone who made it happen. You can reach Kaylyn through Canvas to
schedule an appointment, or just talk to her in lab.

Because of the nature of the conversations that occur with TAs in this course, we do not have scheduled
TA office hours. If you need to meet with your TA, write her with a few times that you (and your team if
appropriate) are available and she or he will schedule a time to meet. Recall that TAs will never
pre-grade any assignments for this course – you need to ask direct, specific, answerable questions.

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HOW ARE GRADES CALCULATED IN BIO 371L?

This class is not graded on a strict 90-80-70 scale. As Course Director, I standardize the grading among
the different lab sections if that is necessary. I am in lab quite a bit and tend to get to know every student
in the course. Students whose performance is below that of their classmates are likely to make a C or
lower for the semester. We will use the +/- grading system.

Please note that the workload in this class is distributed so that there is a lot of work on the front end
(first 3-4 weeks) but that the points are weighted to the end of the semester, with nearly a third of your
grade based on your final project. Early scores are usually not predictive of final grades unless they are
very low or very high. There are two full-period tests in lecture but no final exam. If you miss a test for an
unexcused absence you will earn a score of zero on the test. The lecture hour is an important part of the
course, and lecture activities are 15% of your grade. Clicker points are often an overlooked opportunity.

Lecture components:
2 lecture tests 10%
iClicker points, lecture homework 5%

Lab components
Design scores
protocol design (5) 5%
results and discussion design (5) 5%

Writing scores
protocols (2) 15%
results and discussion (2) 15%

Final project
oral presentation 10%
full write-up 20%

Lab performance
Daily performance scores 10%
Peer evaluations, homework, quizzes 5%

Daily performance: The daily performance score for each individual will be assigned by your TA and/or
instructor at the end of each day for the labs for which we have defined learning goals and for the final
project proposal day (weeks 4-11). Scores will be one of three possible options:

10 points – Well prepared for lab, able to clearly answer questions about the lab. Good attitude,
cheerful, interested in the lab, cooperating with teammates and instructors, etc.

5 points – Not completely unprepared for lab, but not fully prepared either. Able to answer
some questions about the day’s activities, but some poor answers as well. Unclear on that day’s
activities. Late to arrive or early to leave, poor score on that day’s quiz, wasting lab time, etc.

0 points – Unprepared for success in lab. Unable or unwilling to answer questions correctly
during the lab, poor understanding of lab goals, techniques, and/or background. Safety
violations such as not wearing appropriate protective gear. Not disposing of material correctly,
abuse of equipment, late to arrive or early to leave, not cleaning up correctly, poor score on that
day’s quiz, bringing food or drink into lab, using phone/computer inappropriately, etc.

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Lab section identities and how they can help or hurt you: Lab sections often settle in on collective
identities over the course of the semester. Some sections decide everything is great and find meaning and
fun in the challenges. Other sections decide that everything is terrible, that challenges are just hidden
insults, and come up with any number of complaints. This collective identity can have a serious impact on
your semester grade. It is up to you to keep it positive and see the upside of learning new things.

It is important for you to know that these different sections are taught by the same people doing the same
things, asking the same questions, and holding the same high expectations. We have 14 weeks of lab this
semester, and if you decide that getting 80% of the information from each lab is good enough, you will
have the engagement equivalent of skipping three weeks of labs. That is devastating to your grade and
will earn you less than the B- you might be expecting. Conversely, if you make your section into a
positive place you may well see every person in your section earn a semester grade of A through your
self-reinforcing positivity. Negativity happens one grouchy comment at a time and you can decide to stop
it. If you do stop it, you will learn more than you thought possible and get a GPA bump as well.

Team vs. individual work: You will be working in teams of three or four students for most labs. After
the first few labs, your teams will be assigned for the remainder of the semester. If you have a problem
with at lab partner, find a way to work through it. You are expected to work together with your lab
partners during the semester. Peer evaluation scores are monitored during the semester and may lead to
interventions. Failure to complete peer evaluations by the due dates will result in scores of zero.

Use of iClicker: Clickers have been shown to increase retention and participation in lecture-based
environments, so we are going to use them. You must arrive at lecture each day with a functioning
iClicker. Points will be earned for (a) answering any question earns one point, whether answered
correctly or incorrectly, (b) correct answers earn an additional 0.5 points, but not all questions have
correct answers and (c) answering all questions in a given day earns and additional three points for that
day. If your iClicker is not functioning you obviously cannot participate in these points, so please be sure
that it works.

SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING:

Writing assignments in this class will consist of:
(1) protocols with background research from the scientific literature and detailed methods
(2) results with data analysis, statistics, and appropriate data presentation and an appropriate
discussion of the results that compares the obtained results with the predicted results and with
the journal articles that helped generate the expected results
(3) one full write up of your final project, including all sections of a scientific paper

Protocols are the background research and step-by-step plans for your experiments. ALL students are
expected to contribute to EVERY protocol by doing some of the background reading/literature search.
A good rule is each person should bring one unique article to each pre-lab planning meeting. Team
members then pool findings and decide on a plan of action. In most cases all team members receive the
same grade for the protocol design, and this accounts for five percent of your semester score. If someone
on the team is not doing his/her share of the background research, you should report it in the confidential
peer evaluations and talk to your TA.

Each student must write at least two protocols, not including the final project protocol. The person who
writes the protocol gets the writing grade for that protocol. Who does the writing each time is assigned in
a method that will be explained in lab. Everyone in the team receives a design score for the protocol, and
if writing is poor enough it may impact the design score – there is simply no way to evaluate a design if
its presentation is unintelligible. If that happens we will figure it out in a fair way, so talk to your TA or
instructor if you find yourself with a poor performing partner – do not rewrite the protocol!

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Results-Discussion (R&D) ALL team members are expected to contribute to EVERY R&D by doing
some of the background reading/literature search, sharing search results, and working on the data analysis
and interpretation. One team member will be responsible for writing up the team’s results and
discussion and making graphs, but everyone on the team will receive a grade for the design quality of the
data analysis and discussion. R&D design scores account for five percent of your semester score. If you
find yourself with a poor performing partner – do not rewrite the R&D!

As with protocols, who writes each results and discussion section is assigned in a method that will be
explained in lab.

Next-week Rewrites: The quality of work in 371L varies widely, with some assignments being
publication-quality work and other not meeting basic grammar and spelling norms. Extremely sloppy or
well below college-level work will receive a zero. Work that falls below our expectations (typically
below a score of 80%) will have required re-writes due one week from the date that your graded
assignment is made available to you. Your scores for the original and the rewrite will be AVERAGED
for that assignment’s final score. If you do not complete the rewrite, your initial score will be averaged
with a score of zero.

24-hour Protocol Rewrites: Protocols that demonstrate obvious hard work may be given an additional
24-hour rewrite period at the discretion of your TA and instructor. These rewritten protocols will
COMPLETELY REPLACE the initial protocol, allowing you to be evaluated on a protocol that includes
your in-lab adjustments. Any attempt to game this policy, however, will result in this not being an
option for you. Do not come to class with a poor protocol and expect to be able to rewrite it, because
you will not be offered that opportunity. Poor quality work gets low scores.

ALL WRITING IS TO BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

Writing: Clear writing is an extremely important skill. Your TA is available to answer specific questions
before your assignment is due, but will not “pre-grade” your assignment. We will work with you as much
as possible but we cannot be expected to correct long-standing writing deficiencies. For writing help you
are encouraged to take your papers to the Writing Center for assistance with writing skills - see the
Canvas site for additional information.

Writing Center: We encourage you to use the University Writing Center if you feel you need writing
help (PCL 2.330, 471-6222, uwc.utexas.edu). The University Writing Center offers free, individualized
help with writing for any UT undergraduate. They work with students from every department on campus,
for both academic and non-academic writing. This service is not just for writing with "problems." Getting
feedback from an informed audience is a normal part of a successful writing project. The UWC
consultants are trained to work with you on your writing in ways that preserve the integrity of your work
and help you become a stronger, more independent writer.

Attendance: UT policy is to expect registered students to attend all scheduled meetings of the courses to
which they are registered. Students who miss quizzes or tests or other scored activities (announced or
unannounced) without an excused absence will receive a zero. Students with an excused absence will
have their next (or previous) equivalent quiz or test grade counted double or be graded out of fewer total
points, at the instructor’s discretion. If you miss lab, it is likely that you will be unable to produce the
assignments tied to that lab (so your design score would be zero, for example).

The only excuse for missing lab will be documented illness or death/major illness in the family, or other
health emergencies recognized by UT-Austin and approved by the course director. When you miss a lab,
your absence also affects your team. It is inappropriate to schedule non-emergency doctor/vet/car/other

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appointments during your assigned lab or lecture time (these are examples of unexcused absences).

Weekly quizzes: Quizzes may be given haphazardly in lecture and lab – any section can have a quiz
independent of any other section. The quizzes can include any material covered in the course up to that
point, including the prep you should have done to get ready for today’s lab. Quizzes may include in-class
writing assignments. You may use non-programmable calculators and should always have one with you.

Quizzes often begin at the start of class. If, in the opinion of your instructor or TA, you arrive too late to
take the quiz or have an unexcused absence, you will receive a grade of zero for the quiz. Late arrivals
do not receive extra time to take a quiz.

Preparation: During the beginning of the course we will be working on skills that are necessary for the
rest of the semester such as library graphing, making dilutions, writing protocols, and proper data analysis.
Learn these skills while they are the focus of the assignment, because later in the semester we will assume
that you have mastered them. Uncorrected problems in these crucial areas can make this class a painful
experience, so PLEASE ASK FOR HELP. Try to remember that our goal is to have you master the
material and succeed – we will work with you to help you achieve the goals of the course. That said, no
amount of effort on our part can make up for a lack of effort or poor decision making from a student.

It is important that you come to lab fully prepared to do the exercise assigned for that week. You should
know not only what equipment you will be using, but how to use it, what you will be measuring, and why.
You should have sufficient depth of knowledge about your system to solve the problems that will arise.
You should arrive at lab prepared to begin immediately, knowing the all aspects of the experiment well
enough to ace a quiz over it! Your daily performance score dependents on you being prepared and is ten
percent of your semester score – a string of zeros typically translates into an undesirable letter grade.

Getting assistance: This is an upper division course and it is your responsibility to ask for help if you are
having difficulty. Your TAs and I are both available to assist you or suggest another source of assistance.
If you have personal problems that interfere with your performance, please let us know in a timely fashion
so that we can help. If you experience problems with team members, you will be able to tell us about
them in your confidential peer evaluation forms, but also tell us verbally if the problem is acute.

Homework: Homework, lab reports, protocols, and any other assignments are due at the beginning of the
period or as scheduled in Canvas. Papers turned in late will be penalized 10% of the initial point value
for each day or partial day the report is late. For some assignments, like protocols, no late assignments
are accepted. Extensions, when possible, will be granted only for exceptional circumstances, such as a
documented illness, death in the family, or your apartment complex burning down. The usual load of
coursework is not grounds for an extension.

All lab reports must be computer-generated, double-spaced, and printed on white paper if printed. This
includes graphs (you cannot just pencil these in later). Most assignments are turned in via Canvas, so
that must be done before coming to lab. Technical difficulties using the official UT course management
system is not an acceptable reason for a late assignment.
Grading issues and resolution: We believe that grading is a multi-part event. First we assign values to
assignments or quiz/test responses and then you review those values to understand (a) what you did
incorrectly and (b) what you will need to do differently in the future to earn higher values. Sometimes
graders make errors, more often students make errors as they work to understand new material and
thought processes. We absolutely want to correct any grading errors and also help you understand student
errors, so just ask. We are less interested in debating the point values of wrong answers. Any
disagreements between students and TAs will be resolved by the course director.

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Regardless of the type of assignment, you have ONE WEEK from the time the assignment is MADE
AVAILABLE to students to have any grade modifications considered. If you skip a lab or lecture
during which an assignment is returned, the clock is still ticking for you.

Examinations: There will be two full-period tests in lecture. There is no final examination.

Oral presentations: The last week of the semester each team will present a ~10-minute talk on its final
project. The presentation and the experimental design/results will be evaluated by students as well as TAs
and the course director. Often all members of a team receive the same score on the oral presentation, but
just as often not. Students unable to answer questions about their project that other team members can
answer can expect a lower score. Both content and presentation of that content are evaluated, so even an
amazing presentation of a deeply flawed project will receive low scores.

Use of Canvas: The UT Canvas site will be used extensively during the semester to disseminate
information, administer quizzes, receive assignments, etc. You should plan to check this frequently and/or
set up notifications. The calendar view is often a great way to stay organized, so check it out.

Use of Class Materials – Copyright Concerns: The materials used in this class, including, but not
limited to, exams, quizzes, handouts, the lab manual, and homework assignments are all copyright
protected works. Any unauthorized copying of the class materials is a violation of federal law and may
result in disciplinary actions being taken against the student. Additionally, the sharing of class materials
without the specific, express, written approval of the instructor may be a violation of the University's
Student Honor Code and an act of academic dishonesty, which could result in further disciplinary
action. This includes, among other things, uploading class materials to websites for any purpose,
including sharing those materials with other current or future students. Please read the section below
about our approach to academic dishonesty in 371L.

Use of Electronics: No laptop, phone, or other electronics aside from a clicker unit is allowed in lecture
or lab. You should read the article posted in Canvas under “Files” if you think that computer use is
helpful to you – study after study has shown that it is devastating to comprehension.

Students who ignore this and choose to use an electronic device in lecture will have a 5-point reduction of
their semester scores for each instance. Using electronics for recording any portion of a lecture incurs an
additional 5-point reduction in semester score for each instance and this may also be an honor code
violation (so 10 points per violation for recording plus a trip to Student Judicial Services with a
recommendation of an F for the semester).

Under no circumstances may lectures be recorded using any recording technology

other than your hand and a pen or pencil writing on paper. Modified lecture slides
will be available in Canvas before lecture and it is a good idea to print them and take
notes directly on the slides.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any form. We do not care why you did it. We will
always recommend an F in the course as the consequence. If you are a senior, you will likely not
graduate and your plans for the future will begin to unravel.

The penalties for academic dishonesty at UT can range from a zero on the assignment or test to an "F" in
the course. In BIO 371L we believe that you have spent enough time in higher education to know better,
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dishonesty includes (but is not limited to) cheating on tests and quizzes, altering tests and assignments
after they have been returned, lying in order to get an extension, failing to cite references, plagiarizing,
and uploading course material to anywhere other than the course Canvas site. Basically, any dishonest
thing you do that earns any points is included.

Copying or paraphrasing someone else's work, whether a published paper, web page, lab report, drawing,
or anything, in whole or in part without attribution to the author, is considered academic dishonesty. So is
falsifying data. So is “cutting and pasting” from other sources, including any of your own assignments
that you have previously submitted for a grade at UT. If you use outside materials, you must paraphrase
them and cite them in the text and include them in the references at the end of the lab report.
Word-for-word quotations placed in quotation marks are very rarely used in scientific writing and
therefore are not appropriate in this class. We recommend that you read the site on plagiarism published
by the Dean of Students – there is a link on the course Canvas site.

You cannot edit or rewrite your team member’s protocol or R&D or anything else before he/she turns it in
– talking to your TA or instructor is the way to handle issues involving poor writing from other team
members.

Students who violate any of the above, or any other type of academic misconduct not specifically
addressed above, will be referred to Student Judicial Services (SJS). Your instructor will recommend a
grade of F for the semester. We never consider any mitigating circumstances, claims of confusion, or
other attempts by a student to not take responsibility for his or her decisions and actions. We have zero
patience, understanding, or tolerance for cheating. Zero.

We want to help you succeed. If you ever have a question about what constitutes academic dishonesty,
just ask. The UT Honor Code (or statement of ethics) is here and linked on the Canvas site:

Academic accommodations: Students with disabilities may request appropriate academic

accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with
Disabilities, 471-6259

Planned absences for religion: UT Austin policy states that you must notify your instructor of your
pending absence at least fourteen days prior to the date of observance of a religious holy day. If you
must miss a class, an examination, a work assignment, or a project in order to observe a religious holy
day, you will be given an opportunity to complete the missed work within a reasonable time before or
after the absence. In a lab course with team work such as this it may be impossible to complete missed
work for a number of reasons, in which case you will be evaluated out of fewer total points so that you are
not penalized for the absence.

Safety notice: The following recommendations regarding emergency evacuation from the Office of
Campus Safety and Security, 512-471-5767.
 Occupants of buildings on The University of Texas at
Austin campus are required to evacuate buildings when a fire alarm is activated. Alarm activation or
announcement requires exiting and assembling outside.
 Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of each
classroom and building you may occupy. Remember that the nearest exit door may not be the one you
used when entering the building.
 Students requiring assistance in evacuation shall inform their instructor
in writing during the first week of class.
 In the event of an evacuation, follow the instruction of faculty
or class instructors.
 Do not re-enter a building unless given instructions by the following: Austin Fire
Department, The University of Texas at Austin Police Department, or Fire Prevention Services office.

Link to information regarding emergency evacuation routes and emergency procedures can be found at:
www.utexas.edu/emergency


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Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL): 512-232-5050


Campus Carry and BIO 371L: Students can now legally carry concealed handguns. If you plan to do
so you should consider that your backpack or purse and other items will be out of reach during every lab
and also many lectures. If you plan to carry your handgun in your backpack or purse or in any way that
it will not be attached to your body, there are many times when this will not be legally possible in both
lecture and lab. Dr. English will provide all students with oral notice in class, but know that handguns
are not permitted in his office (PAI 3.10B).

Notice for all students regarding guns: If you ever see a gun anywhere on campus carried by anyone
other than a police officer, immediately call 911 and report “a person with a gun.” Any person with a
concealed carry license must keep his or her gun concealed at all times.

12th Class day: September 15, 2017 : Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare
and extenuating circumstances. Last Drop or Change Status Date: November 7, 2017.

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Wee Lecture is on Miscellaneous due this week

Lecture topic Lab activity Writing Due in lab this week
k Wednesday (lecture and lab – check Canvas)

1 30 Aug Design experiments - - no lab - -

Statistics and Your first protocol.
2 6 Sept Syllabus quiz on Canvas All: First protocol assignment (see Canvas)
problem solving Reading assessment.

Safety & MSDS. Graphing Compliance training proof.
3 13 Sept Photosynthesis All: Solutions on top of page 31
and Excel. Solutions. Annotated bibliography.

Photosynthesis All: Solutions and Variability homework.
4 20 Sept Osmolarity Fake knee data.
experiments All: Intro + protocol for today

All: Photosynthesis results & discussion,
5 27 Sept Tonicity Osmolarity experiments Osmolarity calculations
C :Intro + protocol for today

A: Osmolarity results & discussion;
6 4 Oct Epithelial transport Tonicity experiments Tonicity calculations
D: Intro + protocol for today

Tubule design questions
7 11 Oct **Lecture Test** Epithelial Transport 1 C: Tonicity results & discussion
Cricket saline calculations

8 18 Oct Smooth Muscle Epithelial Transport 2 B: Intro + protocol for today


Kuracloud online quiz
9 25 Oct Final project Smooth Muscle 1 D: Tubule results & discussion
Worm saline calculations

10 1 Nov Analyzing data Smooth Muscle 2 A: Intro+ protocol for today

Project proposals Written Proposal,
11 8 Nov Samples B: Smooth muscle results & discussion
(essentially an oral exam) equipment/materials list

12 15 Nov **Lecture Test** Individual projects - - Final project protocol (ask TA about this)


13 22 Nov - - no lecture - - Individual projects - - - -

14 29 Nov Presentations Individual projects - - - -


All: Intro, materials & methods, results,
15 6 Dec - - no lecture - - Presentations Sensible presentation
discussion due 1 week after presentation

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THIS SCHEDULE:

Lecture homework assignments will be assigned weekly in lecture and/or via Canvas – there are a flurry
at the beginning of the semester and then they STOP. Lecture tests on October 11 and November 15 are
full-period tests on solutions, calculations, and experimental design – bring a simple, non-programmable
calculator and a pencil or pen.

Writing assignment due dates above are intended as a guide and do not include assignment rewrites,
which are due one week after graded assignments are made available to students. The reality of how the
semester plays out for each section, particularly regarding any unplanned craziness, may lead to some
modification of the due dates above which you can find on the assignments in Canvas. We will do our
best to accommodate inconveniences should due dates shift. Talk to us if you anticipate a problem.

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