Biol-L105 - Introduction to Biology - Fall 2021

To begin the course

Read the syllabus - located in the left navigation menu.
Make sure you can access the textbook:
- Clark, Douglas, and Choi. (2021). Biology 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e or via the Textbook link to the left. More information can found here: Textbook & Additional Resources
Set up your TopHat account via the Top Hat link to the left. Instructions can be found here.

Syllabus

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Modules

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Meet your instructor

Email: Canvas e-mail is my preferred means of contact. You can also email me at tjsull@iuk.edu.

Phone: 765-455-9433

Office: SM 139c

Office Hours: In person and by Zoom, M 10:30 - 11:30, W 2:30 - 3:30, and by appointment

Office hours Zoom Room: Sullivan Office Hours Room

How we'll learn in this course

This course is offered as an “In Person Course” (fully in person). To optimize the learning experience, all students are expected to attend all lectures and/or lab sessions. Attending the class by Zoom will not be permitted except for rare extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the course instructor.

This policy, approved by the faculty of the School of Sciences, does not replace the IU Kokomo policy, which allow for students to miss a limited number of classes in order to participate in university sponsored activities (such as KEY trips, athletic competitions, etc.) without being penalized.

This course is divided into themed sections in the Modules tool. Each module will include:

links to the assigned reading
links to assignments, quizzes, etc...

Tools we'll be using

Please note: As we progress through the semester, this list may change. Learn about these tools at Keep Learning.

Resources

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