WELCOME TO BIOLOGY 1A03

WELCOME TO MCMASTER & BIOLOGY 1A03 Your Instructional Team Alastair Tracey, Lab Coordinator/Instructional Assistant Dr. da Silva Dr. Kajiura Lecture Teaching Assistant (Lecture TA) Lab Teaching Assistant (Lab TA)

Who is the Lab Coordinator/Instructional Assistant? Alastair Tracey

Who is Dr. Da Silva?

Who is Dr. Kajiura?

Who is the Lecture TA? Alex Hooper, Lecture TA

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What do I do? Alastair Tracey Grades Avenue Coordinate TA’s Coordinate labs Administer tests Missed work issues Scheduling issues Hold office hours

What does the Lecture TA do? Alex Hooper, Lecture TA 1st person that should be contacted if there are questions about lecture material Help students with lecture material Holds office hours Answer questions online within a discussion forum

What does the Lab TA do? Lab TA Teach/lead labs Answer lab related questions via an online discussion forum

Where can you find me? Alastair Tracey Office: BSB 201A/C Office hours: M – F, 11:00 am to 12:00pm or anytime when my door is open Email: bio1a03@mcmaster.ca

Where can you find me? How do I get there? BSB 201A (Burke Science Building) Find this door on the 2nd floor of BSB Walk in if the door is unlocked This is not my office door, there is no need to knock

Inside BSB 201A This is the 1st year Biology Resource room This room is available for any 1st year biology student to use Please do not sit in the hallway outside BSB 201A. Use this room if you need to finish assignments before submission My office is also located within this room

Inside BSB 201A My office door BSB 201A/C

Where can you find the Lecture TA? Alex Hooper, Lecture TA Office hours in BSB 201A: Thursdays, 9:30am to 11:00pm, and Fridays, 2:00pm to 3:30pm Online discussion forum

The textbook for this course is BIOLOGY HOW LIFE WORKS, Volume 1: Cells, Genetics, and Evolution, with eBook and Launchpad

Clarification of the Bookstore Textbook Listing This option is the soft cover textbook (chapters 1 – 24), full eBook (all chapters), and Launchpad. This option is full eBook (all chapters), and Launchpad. Purchase one or the other depending on your own personal preference. You do not need to purchase both. Launchpad is not optional!

Biology How Life Works LaunchPad

Biology How Life Works LaunchPad

Biology How Life Works LaunchPad http://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/morris1e/860148

Volume 1 contains chapters 1 – 24. The textbook for this course is BIOLOGY HOW LIFE WORKS, Volume 1: Cells, Genetics, and Evolution Volume 1 contains chapters 1 – 24. The reading list as posted on AVENUE and includes chapters outside of the volume 1 textbook. Use the e-Book to find information outside of chapters 1 - 24

The structure of the cell Module 1: The textbook for this course is BIOLOGY HOW LIFE WORKS, Volume 1: Cells, Genetics, and Evolution THEME 1: The structure of the cell Module 1: The composition and structure of membranes Organization of cells: Pgs. 5-12 to 5-15 Microbiomes: Pgs. 26-22 (LaunchPad/Ebook) Lipids, membranes and transport: Pgs. 2-15 to 2-17 & 5-1 to 5-12

What is AVENUE? McMaster’s Learning Management System http://avenue.mcmaster.ca

Accessing AVENUE Use your MacID & password to login to AVENUE Your MacID is not your Student Number. Your MacID is the beginning of your McMaster email address For example, if your McMaster email address is johnny10@mcmaster.ca, you MacID is johnny10

Accessing AVENUE Choose Biology 1A03 from your course menu This will bring you to the Biology 1A03 homepage You will see course announcements posted on this page

Accessing AVENUE All web modules, lecture, and lab related files can be found within the content tab

Accessing AVENUE Contact Lab TA or Lecture TA Complete Quizzes and View Grades

About the Course

Lecture Content Web Modules (online content) Web Module Quizzes Review lectures (Thursdays) Applied Lectures (Fridays)

5 THEMES 4 MODULES PER THEME MANY UNITS PER MODULE Web Modules Content 5 THEMES 4 MODULES PER THEME MANY UNITS PER MODULE

Web Modules Each Friday, two web modules will be released. Tomorrow, Theme 1, Modules 1 and 2 will be released. The web modules can be reviewed as many times as you wish and will be available for the entirety of the term.

Web Modules Quizzes The web modules that are released each Friday will have an associated Web Modules Quiz. These quizzes will be available on LaunchPad. The quizzes will be due at 6:00am on the Wednesday following the previous Friday’s web modules released. You will have two attempts to complete each quiz.

Web Modules

Review Lectures (Thursdays) Thursday lectures will review the web module content that was released on the previous Friday. Review lectures will include videos

Applied Lectures (Fridays) Applied lecture content will explore current research and current discoveries that are associated with the web module content that was released on the previous Friday. Applied lecture content will compose approximately 33% of the questions on your midterms and final exam.

Labs Laboratory attendance is mandatory Check your solar schedule for your lab section time and place Please contact me in person by September 12th if you have a timetable conflict You must read the student lab manual and complete the pre-lab quiz before attending lab each week Where will you hand in your lab reports?

Biology 1A03 Lab Manual The Biology 1A03 lab manual can be purchased from the Undergraduate Biology Society in LSB 112 (Life Sciences Building).

Biology 1A03 Lab Manual Purchase – LSB 112 Thursday Sept. 4, 12:00pm to 4:00pm Friday Sept. 5, 12:00pm Monday Sept. 8, 12:00pm Tuesday Sept. 9 – Friday Sept. 13, 12:00pm – 2:00pm $10 Please bring exact change. No debit or credit accepted. Please bring your student card.

Labs You need a lab notebook, lab coat, goggles (or protective eyewear), and closed toed shoes to attend labs All of these items are available at The Campus Store

When do labs begin? Labs begin next week. Please refer to the lab manual and the course calendar for lab information and due dates.

When do labs begin? Please complete WHMIS 1A00 and HLH SCI 1BS0 before attending labs. WHMIS 1A00 and HLH SCI 1BS0 are health and safety courses that will be listed in your AVENUE course list.

Lab Reports Where are these boxes located? In the hallway outside of BSB 201A Please ensure that you submit your assignments to the CORRECT COURSE DROPBOX (look up) Failure to do so may will result in a deduction of 10% per day until the assignment is found

Pre-lab Quizzes Each lab will have a pre-lab quiz that will be available approximately 1 week before your scheduled lab and must be completed by 6:00am on the day before lab You will have 2 attempts to complete each quiz. The highest grade achieved will be the grade you receive. Please contact Alastair Tracey if you have problems with your online quizzes

Scheduling Please see Alastair Tracey in his office if you have schedule conflicts Do not contact the professors if you have missed a lab, quiz, or midterm, or know ahead to time that you are going to miss any of the aforementioned course work

Missed Work IF YOU MISS ANY WORK (LABS, QUIZZES, MIDTERMS, ETC.) YOU MUST COMPLETE A MSAF FORM ONLINE. PLEASE REPORT MISSED WORK USING THE ONLINE STUDENT ABSENCE FORM. YOU MUST REPORT MISSED WORK WITHIN 5 DAYS OF THE DATE OF ABSENCE. THE ONLINE FORM IS LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://mcmaster.ca/msaf/ YOU MUST SEE ALASTAIR TRACEY AFTER REPORTING ANY MISSED WORK.

**********IMPORTANT********** Missed Work **********IMPORTANT********** THE ONLINE SYSTEM WILL ASK YOU FOR AN INSTRUCTOR'S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE ENTER ALASTAIR TRACEY AND bio1a03@mcmaster.ca AS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION. DR. DA SILVA AND DR. KAJIURA DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROCESS. STUDENT ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM A MAXIMUM OF ONCE PER TERM. YOU MAY NOT USE THE ONLINE SYSTEM TO REPORT AN ABSENCE FROM A FINAL EXAMINATION.

When do labs begin? Next week

If I have problem with my grades I should contact? Alastair Tracey

If I have a problem with my schedule I should contact (by September 12th)? Alastair Tracey

If I have missed a lab/quiz/midterm/etc. who should I contact? Complete an MSAF form online and then contact Alastair Tracey. Do not contact the professors if you have missed or know that you are going to miss any lab/quiz/midterm/etc.

Who should I contact if I am having problems with my online quizzes (before the last minute)? Alastair Tracey

How can you contact me? Email: bio1a03@mcmaster.ca You must email Dr. Da Silva, Dr. Kajiura, and me from your McMaster email account! Please include your full name, student number, MacID, and lab section in your email BSB 201A/C, M – F, 11:00am – 12:00pm or anytime when my door is open

Course Calendar (Full Calendar Posted on AVENUE)