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BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES
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BIOS
390H
- Biology
and the Future of Man
Five Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
Five
quarter hours of biological sciences and permission of the
instructor.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: The
course covers human sexual behavior and various sorts of drugs
used by humans. It is intended to provide a basic scientific
understanding of these issues and help students make informed
decisions.
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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
1561340626 Kelly, Gary F., Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective,
3rd ed., Dushkin Publishing Group, 1992 (special reprint
for IDLP)
ISBN
0131773216 Liska, Ken, Drugs and the Human Body with Implications
for Society, 7th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2004
...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 consists of twenty lessons, including two supervised
examinations. |
| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Each
lesson has 3-5 short essay questions based on the reading assignments. |
EXAMINATIONS:
This
course has two supervised examinations, each covering one-half
of the course material. The examinations consist of multiple-choice
questions covering terms and concepts discussed in the textbooks
and in the lesson discussions. Sample question sets are provided
in the course guide before each examination. Two hours is allowed
for each examination; all materials are provided, and no books,
notes, or supplementary aids are permitted.
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: The
average grade on lesson assignments, the midcourse examination,
and the final examination each count one-third in determining
the final grade. Percentage grades are converted to letter grades
on the following scale:
85 -100 percent = A
75 - 84 percent = B
65 - 74 percent = C
50 - 64 percent = D
Below 50 percent = F |
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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