COURSE AND TITLE 

ANATOMY  LECTURE, BIO 241.0, , 4 credits 
ANATOMY  LAB, BIO 241.1, 2 CREDITS

Class meets four hours a week. Lab meets  a total of four hours per week.

Students should plan for 16 or more hours a week for reading and studying outside class.

INSTRUCTOR: SHARON HARRIS
OFFICE: S222
OFFICE HOURS: To be announced

PHONE: 547 0511 EXT 2284  

I do not have voice mail so your best bet is to contact me at the address below
e-MAIL Address: sharris@columbiabasin.edu

Cheating will lead to your failing that particular assignment or test and your referral to the Dean of Math and Sciences and the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

The academic honesty policy is available on the CBC website.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

LECTURE ATTENDANCE:

Attendance is necessary to succeed in this class. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS CLASS IF YOU DECIDE TO STOP ATTENDING!!!!   However, you may be administratively withdrawn after five hours of absence from lecture.   YOU CANNOT DEPEND ON BEING DROPPED WHEN YOU STOP ATTENDING. 

  If you are going to miss class, please send me an email (sharris@columbiabasin.edu)  to explain the reason you are going to be absent.

YOU MUST BE PRESENT FOR AT LEAST 40 MINUTES OF LECTURE TO BE RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDANCE.

LAB ATTENDANCE:

There is no opportunity to make up missed labs or the points received for these labs. If you anticipate missing a number of classes due to vacation, athletics, musical performances or other reasons, you may want to take this course during a quarter that you do not have those activities.     If you are going to be absent from lab, please send me an email (sharris@columbiabasin.edu) to explain why you are going to be absent.

YOU MUST BE PRESENT FOR AT LEAST 40 MINUTES OF LAB TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDANCE.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WITHDRAW FROM THE LAB IF YOU DECIDE TO STOP ATTENDING.  HOWEVER, YOU MAY BE WITHDRAWN AFTER MISSING 4 HOURS OF LAB.

FINANCIAL AID

WITHDRAWING FROM A CLASS CAN HAVE MAJOR EFFECTS ON YOUR FINANCIAL AID.  YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE BEFORE WITHDRAWING FROM THIS CLASS.

AUDITS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCIENCE CLASSES WITH LABS!!

EXAM POLICY

I WILL DROP YOUR LOWEST EXAM OR PRACTICAL SCORE FROM THOSE TESTS WORTH 100 POINTS.  Students missing more than one exam will receive a zero for each additional test they miss.  Please do not ask for an exception to this policy. 

You must put a statement in your folder stating why you missed the exam or you will not be able to drop the exam.

MISSED QUIZZES AND ASSIGNMENTS

In class assignments and quizzes may not be made up.

MISSED HANDOUTS

Missed handouts can be picked up during regularly scheduled office hours. Ask your classmates to collect them for you if you are going to be absent.

CHARTING YOUR PROGRESS IN THE CLASS

BE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SCORES ON EACH ASSIGNMENT, TEST, LAB ACTIVITY

EDUCATIONAL ACCESS STUDENTS

You must make arrangements to take your exams during the same scheduled exam time as the rest of the class. If you miss this time, you will not be allowed to make up the test later and it will be considered your dropped test.  

STUDENT COURTESY

If you need to converse others during class please do it in the hallway.  You may feel free to ask student who are disturbing your education process to either be quiet or to leave the room. 

Cell phones, pagers and other communication devices must either set on vibrate or turned off during class.

If you have placed your phone or pager on vibrate and need to return a call, please leave the class room before answering or making your call.

If you must arrive to class late, come in quietly and take your place.

If you have questions that do not pertain to cell biology, please ask them after class or during office hours.

I do not give extra credit for pointing out errors, so please do not disrupt class asking for points.  Unless the errors affect the accuracy of the lecture, please let me know after class or during office hours.

Children are not allowed to be in classrooms or in the hallways.  

You can find an explanation of your rights and responsibilities at the following web site:

            http://www.columbiabasin.edu/home/

EVALUATION 

Your class grade will be based on the following possible activities: lecture exams,  assignments, quizzes, article summaries, or other activities.

Your lab grade will be based on the following possible activities:  lab exams,  assignments, quizzes, practical exams, performance exams, article summaries or other activities.  A portion of your lab evaluation may be included in the lecture exams.

Your final percentage grade will be figured by dividing the score you receive in both lab and lecture by the total points possible.   I do not round up.  You will receive the same grade for class and lab. 

The final percentage grade that will be converted to a G.P.A according to the following:

0.48=0.0         0.49= .07        0.50=0.8         0.51= 0.9        0.52=1.0         0.53=1.10      0.54=1.2            0.55=1.3        

0.56= 1.4        0.57= 1.4        0.58= 1.5        0.59= 1.5       

0.60= 1.5        0.61= 1.6        0.62= 1.7        0.63= 1.8       

0.64= 1.9        0.65=2.0         0.66=2.0         0.67=2.0

068=2.1          0.69=2.1         0.70=2.1         0.71=2.1        

0.72= 2.2        0.73= 2.3        0.7 4=2.4        0.75-2.5         

0.76= 2.6        0.77= 2.7        0.78=2.8         0.79= 2.9        0.80=3.0         0.81= 3.1        0.82= 3.2          0.83= 3.3       

0.84= 3.4        0.85= 3.5        0.86-0.87= 3.6       

0.88-0.89= 3.7        0.90-0.91= 3.8       

0.92-0.93= 3.9        0.94-100=4.0         

At the end of the quarter you can find your G.P.A. by consulting this chart.  PLEASE CONSULT THIS CHART BEFORE QUESTIONING YOUR GRADE.