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BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES
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BIOS
103 - Human
Biology
Five Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
None; the course is designed for
non-science majors.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: The course considers humans
as living organisms, describing major systems and processes.
Some discussion of ecology and the dynamics of human population
is also included.
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
E-PRINT
OPTION
Students
may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail
provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments
that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to
the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be
sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format.
Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal
mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with
the course guide.
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TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN
0130460206 Goodenough, Judith, et al., Biology of Humans:
Concepts, Applications, and Issues, Prentice-Hall, 2005
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| NUMBER
OF LESSONS:
The course has fourteen lessons, including two supervised examinations.
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| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Each
lesson has a submitted assignment consisting of four short-essay
questions covering the reading of the lesson. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has two supervised examinations, each covering approximately
half of the course content. The examinations consist of 100
multiple-choice questions (a sample test is included before
the midcourse examination to give students practice with the
format).
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take
your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to
have their examinations proctored at another accredited college
or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited
local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject
a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about
examination procedures will be included with your enrollment
material. Examinations may not be taken
online nor by e-mail. |
GRADING
CRITERIA: Lessons
will be scored on a possible 100 points each. The average of
the individual lessons plus the average on each exam (100 points
possible for each) will be the basis of the final grade.
Exams, lessons, and final average will be scored on a numerical
basis with an A equal to a range of 100 to 85, B equal to a
range of 84 to 75, C equal to 74 to 65, D equal to 64 to 50,
and 49 or below would not be a passing score. All final scores
will be reported by the letter value. Plus and minus grades
may also be given at the discretion of the instructor. |
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call
Independent
and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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