BIOL-1406 Cellular and Molecular Biology

Charles Bernhard

Credit Summer 2024

Section(s)

BIOL-1406-010 (79684)
LEC DIL ONL DIL

LAB DIL ONL DIL

Course Requirements

Required Texts and Materials

 

  1. A Computer for taking proctored exams on.  Technical requirements include:
    1. Windows (7,8,10), Mac (OS X 10.10 or higher)
    2. web camera (internal or external)
    3. microphone
    4. broadband internet connection

Info about ACC Drive Up Wi-Fi can be found here.

You may borrow an iPad from ACC (However, note that exams cannot be taken on a tablet

  1. Choose 1 of the 2 textbook options below (pick a or b):
    1. Free Biology 2e from OpenStax™
    2. Biology (10th, 11th, or 12th edition), Campbell et al. Pearson publishing Co. Available in Online bookstores, ACC/ University Co-Op or other bookstores. Latest edition or additional materials from this book are not needed. Cheaper used, electronic, and international edition books are encouraged.
  2. Free BIOL 1406 Lab Manual is available on Blackboard. Please use the version I post on Blackboard. There are multiple versions we will NOT use.

Readings

BIOL 1406 ONLINE Course Schedule - Bernhard – Summer 2024

Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.

Unit

Week

Date

Day

Lecture*

Reading**

Lab

1

1

28-May

Tues - Sat

Syllabus, intros, and Q&A

Mod 1 – Intro to Biology

Mod 2 – Chemical Context of Life

Campbell Biology (C): 1, 2, 3, 4

OpenStax Biology 2e

(OS): 1, 18.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Lab Safety

Lab 0 - Spreadsheets

Lab 1 - Collecting & Analyzing Data + Recommended spreadsheet activities

Lab 2 - Preparing Solutions

1

1

1-Jun

1

1

2-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday***:

1) Orientation assignment (see beginning of syllabus)

2) Schedule Unit 1 Lecture Exam with DE proctoring

3) Discussion board post #1 (with 2 thoughtful replies)

4) Discussion board post #2

5) Discussion board post #3 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

6) Lab Safety Training Quiz

7)       Lab 0 Report

8) Lab 1 Report

9) Lab 2 Report

10) Ch 1 Homework

11)          Ch 18.1 Homework

12)          Ch 2 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

1)   Study for upcoming Exams

1

2

3-Jun

Mon - Sat

(June 4: Last day to drop without a W on transcript)

Mod 3 – Macromolecules (Biomolecules)

C: 5

OS: 3

Lab 3 - pH & buffers

1

2

8-Jun

1

2

9-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 3 Report

2) Ch 3 Homework

3) Discussion board post #4 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

4) Unit 1 Lecture Exam (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

5) Begin work on the special topic project

2

3

10-Jun

Mon - Sat

Mod 4 – The Cell

Mod 5 – Cell Transport & Communication

C: 6, 7, 11

OS: 4, 5, 9

Lab 4 - Cell Structure

Lab 5 - Diffusion & Osmosis

2

3

15-Jun

2

3

16-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 4 Report

2) Lab 5 Report

3) Ch 4 Homework

4) Ch 5 Homework

5) No Ch 9 Homework

6) Discussion board post #5 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

7) Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

8) Continue work on the special topic project

2

4

17-Jun

Mon - Sat

Juneteenth (June 19 – Holiday, ACC closed)

Mod 6 – Enzymes & Metabolism

Mod 7 – Respiration & Photosynthesis

C: 8, 9, 10

OS: 6, 7, 8

Lab 6 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity (on Lab exam 1)

Lab 7 - Thin Layer Chromatography

(on Lab exam 2)

2

4

22-Jun

2

4

23-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 6 Report

2) Lab 7 Report (not covered on lab exam 1)

3) Ch 6 Homework

4) Ch 7 Homework

5) Ch 8 Homework

6) Discussion board post #6 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

7) Discussion board post #7 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

8) Discussion board post #8 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

9) Unit 2 Lecture Exam (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

10) Lab Exam 1 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

11) Continue work on the special topic project

3

5

24-Jun

Mon - Sat

Mod 8 – Cell Division Mod 9 – Heredity

C: 12, 13, 14, 15

OS: 10, 11, 12, 13

Lab 8 – Cell Division

Lab 9 – Patterns of Inheritance

 

3

5

29-Jun

3

5

30-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 8 Report

2) Lab 9 Report

3) Discussion board post #9 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

4) Discussion board post #10 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

5) Discussion board post #11 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

6) Ch 10 Homework

7) Ch 11 Homework

8) Ch 12 Homework

9) Ch 13 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

10) Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

11) Continue work on the special topic project

3

6

1-Jul

Mon - Sat

Independence Day (July 4 – Holiday, ACC closed)

Mod 10 – DNA Biology

C: 16

OS: 14

Lab 10 – GMO Detection with PCR

 

3

6

6-Jul

3

6

7-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 10 Report

2) Discussion board post #12 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

3) Ch 14 Homework

4) Early Submission for Bonus on Special Topic Presentations

5) Lecture Exam 3 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

6) Continue work on the special topic project

4

7

8-Jul

Mon - Sat

Mod 11 – Gene Expression

Mod 12 – Biotechnology

C: 17, 18, 19, 20

OS: 15, 16, 21, 17

Lab 11 – Size Exclusion Chromatography

Lab 12 – DNA Fingerprinting

4

7

13-Jul

4

7

14-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 11 Report

2) Lab 12 Report

3) Ch 15 Homework

4) Ch 16 Homework

5) Ch 21 Homework

6) Ch 17 Homework

7) Discussion board post #13 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

8) Special Topic Presentations

Additionally, successful students will:

9)   Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

4

8

15-Jul

Mon - Sat

(July 15: Last day to drop WITH a W on transcript)

Review

 

Lab 13 – Genetic Engineering (Optional)

4

8

20-Jul

4

8

21-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Comprehensive Lecture Exam 4 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

2) Lab Exam 2 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

*This schedule is tentative.  Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

**C = Campbell Biology, OS = OpenStax Biology 2e

***Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in each week.

****DE Proctoring Hours of operation (All times are Central (CST/CDT)

  • Monday – Thursday: 9 am to 10:00 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 5:30 pm

Course Subjects

BIOL 1406 ONLINE Course Schedule - Bernhard – Summer 2024

Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.

Unit

Week

Date

Day

Lecture*

Reading**

Lab

1

1

28-May

Tues - Sat

Syllabus, intros, and Q&A

Mod 1 – Intro to Biology

Mod 2 – Chemical Context of Life

Campbell Biology (C): 1, 2, 3, 4

OpenStax Biology 2e

(OS): 1, 18.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Lab Safety

Lab 0 - Spreadsheets

Lab 1 - Collecting & Analyzing Data + Recommended spreadsheet activities

Lab 2 - Preparing Solutions

1

1

1-Jun

1

1

2-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday***:

1) Orientation assignment (see beginning of syllabus)

2) Schedule Unit 1 Lecture Exam with DE proctoring

3) Discussion board post #1 (with 2 thoughtful replies)

4) Discussion board post #2

5) Discussion board post #3 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

6) Lab Safety Training Quiz

7)       Lab 0 Report

8) Lab 1 Report

9) Lab 2 Report

10) Ch 1 Homework

11)          Ch 18.1 Homework

12)          Ch 2 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

1)   Study for upcoming Exams

1

2

3-Jun

Mon - Sat

(June 4: Last day to drop without a W on transcript)

Mod 3 – Macromolecules (Biomolecules)

C: 5

OS: 3

Lab 3 - pH & buffers

1

2

8-Jun

1

2

9-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 3 Report

2) Ch 3 Homework

3) Discussion board post #4 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

4) Unit 1 Lecture Exam (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

5) Begin work on the special topic project

2

3

10-Jun

Mon - Sat

Mod 4 – The Cell

Mod 5 – Cell Transport & Communication

C: 6, 7, 11

OS: 4, 5, 9

Lab 4 - Cell Structure

Lab 5 - Diffusion & Osmosis

2

3

15-Jun

2

3

16-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 4 Report

2) Lab 5 Report

3) Ch 4 Homework

4) Ch 5 Homework

5) No Ch 9 Homework

6) Discussion board post #5 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

7) Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

8) Continue work on the special topic project

2

4

17-Jun

Mon - Sat

Juneteenth (June 19 – Holiday, ACC closed)

Mod 6 – Enzymes & Metabolism

Mod 7 – Respiration & Photosynthesis

C: 8, 9, 10

OS: 6, 7, 8

Lab 6 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity (on Lab exam 1)

Lab 7 - Thin Layer Chromatography

(on Lab exam 2)

2

4

22-Jun

2

4

23-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 6 Report

2) Lab 7 Report (not covered on lab exam 1)

3) Ch 6 Homework

4) Ch 7 Homework

5) Ch 8 Homework

6) Discussion board post #6 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

7) Discussion board post #7 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

8) Discussion board post #8 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

9) Unit 2 Lecture Exam (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

10) Lab Exam 1 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

11) Continue work on the special topic project

3

5

24-Jun

Mon - Sat

Mod 8 – Cell Division Mod 9 – Heredity

C: 12, 13, 14, 15

OS: 10, 11, 12, 13

Lab 8 – Cell Division

Lab 9 – Patterns of Inheritance

 

3

5

29-Jun

3

5

30-Jun

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 8 Report

2) Lab 9 Report

3) Discussion board post #9 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

4) Discussion board post #10 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

5) Discussion board post #11 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

6) Ch 10 Homework

7) Ch 11 Homework

8) Ch 12 Homework

9) Ch 13 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

10) Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

11) Continue work on the special topic project

3

6

1-Jul

Mon - Sat

Independence Day (July 4 – Holiday, ACC closed)

Mod 10 – DNA Biology

C: 16

OS: 14

Lab 10 – GMO Detection with PCR

 

3

6

6-Jul

3

6

7-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 10 Report

2) Discussion board post #12 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

3) Ch 14 Homework

4) Early Submission for Bonus on Special Topic Presentations

5) Lecture Exam 3 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

Additionally, successful students will:

6) Continue work on the special topic project

4

7

8-Jul

Mon - Sat

Mod 11 – Gene Expression

Mod 12 – Biotechnology

C: 17, 18, 19, 20

OS: 15, 16, 21, 17

Lab 11 – Size Exclusion Chromatography

Lab 12 – DNA Fingerprinting

4

7

13-Jul

4

7

14-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Lab 11 Report

2) Lab 12 Report

3) Ch 15 Homework

4) Ch 16 Homework

5) Ch 21 Homework

6) Ch 17 Homework

7) Discussion board post #13 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

8) Special Topic Presentations

Additionally, successful students will:

9)   Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam

4

8

15-Jul

Mon - Sat

(July 15: Last day to drop WITH a W on transcript)

Review

 

Lab 13 – Genetic Engineering (Optional)

4

8

20-Jul

4

8

21-Jul

Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

1) Comprehensive Lecture Exam 4 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

2) Lab Exam 2 (Available on Wed; note exam proctoring hours****)

*This schedule is tentative.  Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

**C = Campbell Biology, OS = OpenStax Biology 2e

***Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in each week.

****DE Proctoring Hours of operation (All times are Central (CST/CDT)

  • Monday – Thursday: 9 am to 10:00 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 5:30 pm

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Student Learning Outcomes / Course-Level

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to 

  • Identify the 4 classes of macromolecules, their monomers, and their functions in cells.
  • Describe the structures and functions of cell organelles.
  • Discuss energy transfer, enzyme function and the pathways of cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
  • Describe prokaryotic binary fission, the eukaryotic cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis.
  • Identify DNA structure and replication, transcription, translation and gene expression.
  • Solve problems in Mendelian genetics, including multiple alleles and X-linkage along with the Laws of Segregation and Independent Assortment.
  • Describe modern biotechnological techniques and their impacts on society.

Program-Level Outcomes

As a required course for an Associate of Science in Biology, students will be able to:

  • Compare the structure and function of cells.
  • Describe the chemical basis of life including the importance of water, gases and macromolecules.
  • Explain energy movement, enzyme structure and function, respiration and photosynthesis.
  • Illustrate DNA structure and replication, protein synthesis, mutations and genetic analysis.

General Education Objectives

As a Core Curriculum course, students completing this course will demonstrate competence in:

  • Critical Thinking - Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information. 
  • Interpersonal Skills - Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.
  • Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning - Applying mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods.
  • Written, Oral and Visual Communication - Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. 

Office Hours

W 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Zoom

NOTE Also by appointment, with at least 24 hours notice.

Office Hours

W 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Zoom

NOTE Also by appointment, with at least 24 hours notice.

Published: 05/19/2024 16:11:57