Judy Lehmberg (FLC I) - Lee College

have an A average before the final exam you will be exempt from the comprehensive final, but will still be
required to take a fourth lecture test.
3. Critical Thinking and Active Learning Exercises. Learning occurs best when you are actively engaged
with the subject matter. Consequently, several critical thinking and hands-on exercises are built in to the
course. Some will be conducted in class and some will be take-home assignments. Points will be earned for
both. Points earned for the in class activities CANNOT BE MADE UP if you are absent or late to class. The
take-home assignments must be turned in by their due dates. Late assignments will not be accepted. I will
give you a set of questions for every topic we cover this semester.
These critical thinking exercises will take two forms: Question and daily Quizzes - I will give you a set of
questions for every topic we cover this semester. Please note you must complete the assignment for each topic
before we discuss that topic in class. If you do not complete the exercises before they are covered in class you
will not get credit for them. I will also give you a quiz over the question sets during the first 5 minutes of every
class period. You must be present at the beginning of each class period to take the quiz.
4. Attendance, Tardiness, and Withdrawal - Class attendance is an important part of your learning experience
and is therefore expected. Research shows that one of the best predictors of grades is regular class attendance.
In addition to missing out on lectures and labs, your grade may also be affected by excessive absences and
tardies. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to inquire about any assignments that were given on that day.
Attendance is required and you may be dropped if you have more than 3 absences. If I drop you for
nonattendance you will have a F in this course. If you have perfect attendance you will be exempt from the
comprehensive final exam.
If you decide to drop the course, it is your responsibility to complete a drop form and turn it in at the Lee
College records office prior to the drop deadline of Thursday, April 12, 2007. If you simply quit coming to
class and do not complete the drop form, a grade of “F” will be received. At the instructor’s discretion, you
may be dropped for nonattendance after three unexcused absences. If you arrive late to class, it is your
responsibility to let me know at the end of class that you are present. Otherwise, you will be counted as being
absent.
5. Academic Integrity - Honest, mature, and ethical behaviors are expected in this class. Cheating on exams,
plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
It is important for you to realize that you cannot memorize your way through this course. You have to be able
to not only understand the concepts, you must also be able to apply them and to see the relationships between
them. In other words, you will not do well on tests if you just memorize the definitions of a bunch of terms, you
must also be able to see how they fit in to "the big picture" of biology, how they relate to each other.
There are a number of things you can do to assure your success in Bio. 1406. One of the most important is
actively participating in a lab/study group. You will form small support "study groups" to work in lab and study
together.
Use the following to determine your grade if you take the comprehensive final. You must take the
comprehensive final if you have an 89 average or below on May 2, 2007.
Lecture Test # 1 = 14%
89.5 - 100% = A
Lecture Test # 2 = 14%
79.5 - 89.49% = B
Lecture Test # 3 = 14%
68.5 - 79.49% = C
Lab Test # 1 = 12% 55.5 - 68.49% = D
Lab Test # 2 = 12% 0 - 55.49% = F
Question Sets = 10%
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