BB 332 Schedule (tentative) for Winter Term, 2009
January 6 - Introductions, Plans, History - HERE
January 8 – News of the Week, Intro Lecture #1 HERE
January 13 – Intro Lecture #2 HERE, Discussion - The Scientific Method
January 15 – Intro Lecture #3 HERE, News of the Week - Notes for Exam 1 HERE
January 20 – Exam #1, Movie “GATTACA”, part 1. Cards due from Thursday / Exam I Key HERE
January 22 – “GATTACA”, part 2. News of the Week
January 27 – Lecture (Tools of Biotechnology) Discussion #1 (Genetic Privacy questions HERE) Cards due from Thursday
January 29 – Lecture (Genetic Screening). News of the Week
February 3 – Lecture (Oxygen and Diseases of the Blood) Discussion #2 (From Stem Cells to Assisted Suicide questions HERE) Cards due from Thursday
February 5 – Lecture (Hormones and Cellular Signaling). News of the Week
February 10 – Lecture (Genes That Kill) Discussion #3 (Testing for Cancer) Cards due from Thursday
February 12 – Lecture (Genes That Kill). News of the Week
February 17 – Lecture (A Molecular Basis for Aging) Discussion #4 (Medical Economics) Cards due from Thursday
February 19 – News of the Week. Take-home mid-term - available HERE. Due by beginning of class - 10:00 a.m. February 24
February 24 – Lecture (Cholesterol/Obesity) Discussion #5 (Testing and Approval of Drugs) Cards due from Thursday
February 26 – Lecture (Cholesterol/Obesity). News of the Week
March 3 – Lecture (New Approaches to Antibiotics) Discussion #6 (Life Extension and its Implications) Cards due from Thursday
March 5 – Lecture (Genetic Disease and Therapy). News of the Week
March 10 – Video - Accidental Advocate, Cards due from Thursday
March 12 – Tying up loose ends HERE
March 18, 2:00 p.m. - FINAL EXAM
Grades to March 12 HERE
News of the Week links posted at - http://delicious.com/bb332
Grading Scheme HERE
The Scientific Method
1. http://faculty.fmcc.edu/mcdarby/Majors101Book/Chapter_01-The_Basics/02-Scientific_Method.htm
2. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Courses/bio104/sci_meth.htm
3. (Humorous) http://skepchick.org/teen/?p=558
