Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Hello! My name is Megan, and I will be teaching this section of Bi112. This course will explore cell biology with an emphasis on health-related issues. We will be covering topics such as the scientific method, cellular function, and cellular division. Bi112 is designed to prepare you for anatomy and physiology by helping you build a foundation of biological concepts and vocabulary.

 

Class Meetings

This course meets fully in person for two weekly lecture meetings and one weekly laboratory meeting.

 

During the lecture, we will discuss the weekly material along with some in-class practice. Lecture slides, study guides, and practice questions will be provided on the class website to help guide your review of the material. Assessments will include three exams, weekly quizzes, and weekly homework assignments.

 

For the lab, you will learn lab and microscope skills, plus reinforce our lecture material with hands-on experiments. Weekly lab assessments include a pre-lab, post-lab, microscope practice, and an in-person quiz.

 

Attendance

Exams and quizzes are in-person and taken during the lecture class. Attendance at non-exam lectures is expected, and it is the responsibility of non-attending students to find out what they have missed.

 

Bi112 laboratory attendance is required, and students who miss more than two labs cannot pass Bi112 regardless of their grade in the lecture portion of the course.

 

Course Materials

Textbook: We use Campbell Biology in Focus textbook available through the bookstore. Mastering Biology is not required. You may find older editions at more affordable prices which are also acceptable.

Alternatively, you may use an Open Educational Resource biology textbook, which is available for free. However, the Campbell Biology textbook is preferred as it is more detailed and contains more information than the OER textbook. My lectures and materials will be based on the information from the Campbell Biology textbook.

 

Lab Manual: Cell Biology for Health Occupations Lab Manual (Fall, 2019)- PCC Rock Creek.  You will be printing this manual from our D2L page.

 

Scantrons: You will need 3 Scantron sheets (882-E, which have 50 questions per side). These are available at the bookstore.

 

Preparations for this Course

For a 5-credit science class, you should plan to spend 2-3 hours per unit (10-15 hours) outside of class per week at home reading, working on assignments, studying for quizzes and exams, etc.

 

This course covers a lot of material in a short time- 13 chapters in 10 weeks. Please do not overload your schedule. Do not take more than 12 credits at a time.

 

Contact

Please reach out if you have any questions: megan.anduriflynn@pcc.edu