Human Ecology
Biol 104 - Fall 2007
Dr. Jerilyn Jewett-Smith
Moore Rm 101
Phone: 3868
Email: jjsmith@po-box.esu.edu
Webpage: www.esu.edu/~jjewett
I. What is Human Ecology?
An ecological study of the human impact
on the environment
how past and present practices by man will influence the planet's future
discussion of population, pollution, and attitudes affecting ecosystem
balance and stability.
II. What you will need to bring to class:
Text: Environmental Science: 11th
Edition by Enger & Smith
<>CPS Pad: You must activate your
response pad online before you use it in class.
<>Get it done before the start of class, week 2, Monday next.
<>Webpage for registration: http://www.einstruction.com
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III. Success Strategies for Biol 104 for you and the class
- Please, silence your cell phone before this and every class!
- Attend at all lectures.
- Notes should always be taken regardless of their availability
online
- Come to class prepared with notebook and pen.
- Students who don’t take notes in class are putting their
performance at risk.
- Be considerate of others.
- Don’t talk unless answering a question or taking part in a
discussion.
- If you come in late, sit at the back of the room.
- No magic bullets: studying is the way to succeed!
- What works? - 2 -3 hours for each hour in class: This is
a 3 hour class, you should study 6 - 9 hours per week, each week.
- What doesn’t work
- cramming
- last-minute group sessions
- the book under your pillow at night
- recopying your notes
- “just reading the book”
- writing cheat notes on hats, water bottles or text messaging
during the exam.
- If you need a tutor... sign up early. Tutors are limited
and if you wait until after midterms... you won't get one.
- For first time Freshman, This isn’t highschool!
IV. EVALUATION
Task
|
Weight (points) |
Exams: 4 at 100 points
each
|
400 |
Final (as make-up or to replace
lowest grade)
|
(100) |
A.Grades Assigned as % of total points
- A: 90% and above
- B: 80 - 89.9%
- C: 70 - 79.9%
- D: 60 - 69.9 %
- E: below 60%
B. Other grade
considerations
- Student Response systems will be used for attendance
- Missing classes reduces your grade
- Miss 5 - lower by 1 letter grade
- Miss 10 - lower by 2 letter grades
- Get your CPS system and log-on by next Monday (1 week)
- Exam Format - Multiple Choice on Scantron
- You will need to bring a #2 pencil to the test
- The only
make-up is the final
- If you miss more than 1 test, the second is a zero
- The final exam is cumulative
- If you take all 4 exams and the final, the best 4 grades will be
used to calculate your grade
- No excuses policy: I
don’t need to see a doctor’s excuse, funeral notice, field trip,
athletic, or any other excuse
- Cheating (copying, notes in exam, cell phone texting during exam)
will result in your going to the Judicial Board and your exam will
count as zero. Don’t do it!
- All material covered in the text and lecture should be considered
for the exams, even if it is not specifically reviewed in a study guide.