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Marine Biology Laboratory SYLLABUS |
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Fall 2009 |
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INSTRUCTOR: Elzbet Diaz de Leon |
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OFFICE LOCATION: |
SCI 347 (shared ) |
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OFFICE HOURS: |
By appointment |
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E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
elzbet@vcccd.edu (always type vcbio in subject to avoid being rejected by junk mail filter) |
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MAILBOX: |
Math & Science office (NOT in admin Bldg) Just give it to a staff person; they can even date-stamp item for you. |
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INSTRUCTOR WEB PAGE: |
academic.venturacollege.edu/people/elzbet |
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CLASS HOURS: |
11:30
- 12:50 Mon, Wed |
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CLASS CRN: |
BIOL
029L 70931 |
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PREREQUISITE(S): |
none |
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A. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course includes laboratory and field studies to illustrate the ecology and natural history of local marine organisms. B. METHOD OF INSTRUCTION We will divide our
time between field work and laboratory work. You will also use computers for
some of your assignments. Often you will work in groups. You will frequently
be expected to follow written and oral instructions carefully. Most field
trips have prior assignments which you are required to do at home in
preparation and turn in when you arrive at the field site. Class will not
always meet on the main campus. We
sometimes meet at a beach or elsewhere off campus. Check your schedule carefully every week! FIELD WORK Field work requires warm layered
clothing which will be gotten wet & muddy, a hat, sunscreen,
and shoes (no flip-flops: they are not safe). A trip to a thrift store can provide
appropriate field togs if you don't have them. REMEMBER YOUR CLIP BOARDS. You are responsible for your own
transportation. You are responsible
for your own safety and for your belongings. You are prohibited from collecting or
molesting organisms except as expressly instructed. (Littering is obviously forbidden.) If you have any disabilities or health
problems, which may interfere with intertidal work please, discuss them with
your doctor and with me so we can make appropriate accommodations. Alcohol and other recreational drugs are
inappropriate during field work. BE ALERT FOR OTHER DIRECTIONS & CAUTIONS FROM ME AT ALL TIMES. Please don't drop
without talking to me. Often things
are not as grim as you may fear. But
if you do drop, don't miss the deadlines printed in the college schedule. Student Learning
Outcomes . As a result of this class you will be able to: 1. Utilize interpretive tools and identify local marine communities and their dominant members. 2. Create hypotheses, design experiments, collect data, and interpret results. 3.
Recognize the impacts of human activities on the marine environment and describe
various local study and mitigation efforts. E. TEXTBOOK Text= I
provide the lab manual as a free online manual which you can download from my
web page, you only have to buy the little blue field guide. Some of the
material is on the internet so you might want to download it onto a flash
drive for easy acccess to the referenced web pages. other
pages you will need to print out for use in class or to turn in. There are
other fields guides available in the bookstore which
are optional. Supplies: You will need a clipboard. Bring it every week. You will also need a hand towel. On the days we meet in the classroom you
will need a flash drive (USB). F. GRADING PLAN Grading: 90% =
A 80% = B 70% = C 60% = D 100 pts = attendance &
participation (Absences can't be
made-up) 80 = lab reports and quizzes(If you are absent for the lab make an appointment
to make up the lab report when possible. It won’t always be possible.) If you
are late to class and miss a quiz there is no make up. 20 pts = Oral report on a
Marine Environmental Issue G. COURSE COMPONENT SPECIFICS The oral report on a
marine environmental issue should be 5-7 minutes long and requires a
minimum of 3 references. Only one of these can be from a general publication
such as Time, Newsweek or a newspaper. Only one can be from the internet. The rest
should be from more specialized periodicals, such as Oceanus, Sea
Frontiers, an environmental magazine or a journal. You must be prepared
to turn in your notes. You must turn in a typed bibliography and
abstract. This class involves a
two-day trip to the H. CLASSROOM RULES OF CONDUCT . Cell phones and MP3 players are not to be used during
class. Please be aware that plagiarism
on assignments is an offense which can result in suspension from college and
be noted on your permanent records.
Tolerating cheating by your peers hurts your grade by raising curves
and instructor expectations. ‘Nuff
said! I. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 1. Emergency: Dial #9 from any campus pay phone. 2. on campus phones: 9-911 3.
School nurse: x6346 on duty during the day.
When the Student Health center is closed called 642-7000. First Aid is
available from Campus Police then. All student injuries should be reported to
Student Health and a written report filed for insurance purposes. Forms are available from the 4. Campus security: off campus (cell phones) 642-7000 5. Campus police non-emergency number x6486 K. PLANNED SCHEDULE (note: this can change at any time) Notice that we often meet off campus. Make sure you have arranged transportation and how to find the meeting sites prior to the day of the lab. You are responsible for locating the field sites. The GPS data are from Google Earth. Take them as estimates and don’t trust them over common sense. Bring your clipboard and hand towel to all class meetings. Wear field clothing and reliable shoes. You may want a change of clothes and a bag for wet/muddy/sandy items. Date topic 8/19 Using a Dichotomous Key 8/26 Fouling Community 9/2 Animal Behavior 9/9 Algae & Invertebrate overview—bring completed invertebrate
assignment. 9/16 9/23 Streamteam : Meet at Surfrider, 239 W. Main St, 9/30 TBA 10/7 Ormond Beach: Meet at the south end of
Perkins Rd, 10/14 Sandy Beach: Meet at Faria Beach, at
the cove just past the Faria Beach sign on the old coast highway NW of
Ventura, in the direction of “State Beaches”.
It is near a small RR bridge over a gully. You will be knelling in
surf and getting totally wet. (34◦ 19’16”N, 110◦22’32”W) 10/17&18 weekend field trip Rocky
intertidal:12:30pm Sat 10/17 Meet at Hazard Canyon parking lot in Montana de
Oro State Park. Dress for wet, slippery, and very cold. Bring clip boards and
field guides. (35◦17’07”N,120◦52’52”W) 7:30 evening
campfire program. at Spooner’s Campground. Mudflats: 1:30pm
Sun 10/18 Meet at 10/21 Aquaculture, Proteus Sea Farms: Meet at the power plant gate,
10/28 Microbiology I 11/4 Microbiology II 11/11 Microbiology III (sandy beach report due) 11/18 Ecology I 11/25 Ecology II (report due from last week) (Micro report also due) 12/2 Sharks & Marine Mammals virtual Lab 12/9 Marine Environmental Issues Seminar (oral report, typed bibliography & abstract due) Note: Things change. I try to keep you notified. If you miss a class or come in a bit late make sure you find out BEFORE the next class if you missed any announcements. Make sure your current email is listed with the college. ********************************************************************************** Identify
L. AFFIDAVIT
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