Biology 109 Lecture 

          Section #55709

           Syllabus

Course Syllabus: 

- Bio 109 55709 Syllabus Fall 2018 Final.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:   

Daria Estrada-Smith PhD has been teaching at SAC for 5 years. She holds a doctorate from UCLA in Human Genetics and her field of research is obesity. She graduated from SAC an 1994 and transferred to CSUDH where she earned her BS in Biology. From there she entered the graduate program in Human Genetics at UCLA and finished her doctorate in 2006. She then completed post doctoral training at UNC Chapel Hill in 2010  as a SPIRE postdoctoral fellow. The SPIRE fellowship gave her additional training in teaching at historically minority universities for 1 year. 

Now she is back where she started and is glad to be home. 

Course Description:  

This course covers the principles of biology stressing the relationship of all organisms from anatomical, physiological, and ecological points of view. Includes cell machinery, genetics, reproduction, embryology, animal behavior, botany, ecology, evolution, and human physiology. This course is designed for non-biology majors.

Designed for non-biology majors. Credits are transferable to CSU/UC. 

Textbook Information: 

Textbook - Concepts of Biology : , ISBN 1938168119 by Samantha Fowler, Clayton State University, Rebecca Roush, Sandhills Community College, James Wise, Hampton University.   

Good news: your textbook for this class is available for free online! 

Go to:

www.openstax.org/details/concepts-biology

and download either the web view or a pdf format. I suggest the web view. If you really want a hard copy of this book follow the directions in the Syllabus to purchase one. 

Student Learning Objectives:  

By the end of the semester students should become proficient in:

Communication Skills

1. Reading and Writing - Students will learn the basics of the technical vocabulary

    of biology. 


2. Reading and Writing - Students will develop their ability to comprehend

   readings on biological subjects. 


Thinking and Reasoning

1. Critical Thinking - Students will develop their critical thinking skills by evaluating scientific evidence to reach valid conclusions.