Nationwide Syllabi: ENVS 105 VETX1 - Columbia College

Effective: Early Fall 8-Week, 2020/2021

ENVS 105 : *Essentials Of Science

Location:Fort WorthAddress:1564 Headquarters Ave., NAS Fort Worth JRB Fort Worth, TX 76127Section:20FALL1/ENVS/105/VETX1

Semester Credit Hours:3Class Day(s) and Time(s):Tuesday 5:30 PM - 8:10 PM from September 01, 2020 to October 24, 2020

Textbooks

As part of Truition , students will receive their course materials automatically as described below.

Wise Bauer. (2015). The Story of Western Science From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory.W.W. Norton& Co.. eText

Bookstore Information

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Syllabus Contents

Course InformationTextbooksTechnology RequirementsCourse Learning OutcomesGradingSchedule of Due DatesAssignment OverviewCourse OutlineAdditional ResourcesColumbia College Policies & Procedures

Course Information

Catalog Description

Students will explore concepts related to natural science, including interpreting and drawing inferences from scientific results andmodels. They will generate, evaluate and interpret different types of data, and will use this knowledge to solve problemsempirically in a variety of contexts. The course will be a three hour lecture/lab combination and not intended for students majoringin Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Forensic Science. Crosslisted with CHEM 105 and BIOL 105.

Prerequisite: MATH 106 or equivalent.

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Physical Course Materials Information

Students enrolled in courses that require physical materials will receive these materials automatically at the shipping addresson file with Columbia College. Delivery date of physical materials is dependent on registration date and shipping location.Please refer to confirmation emails sent from Columbia College for more details on shipping status.

Returns: Students who drop a class are responsible for returning any physical course materials that were shipped. Toinitiate a return, visit Ingram Returns to generate a pre-paid return label. Materials from dropped courses must be returnedwithin 30-days of receipt. Failure to return physical items from a dropped course will result in a charge to the studentaccount for all unreturned items.

Note: Students who opt-out of having their books provided as part of Truition are responsible for purchasing their own coursematerials.

Technology Requirements

THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY-ENRICHED COURSE WHICH COMBINES IN-SEAT INSTRUCTION WITH ONLINE LEARNING.

Participation in this course will require the basic technology for all classes at Columbia College:

Computer with reliable internet access, broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)Speakers and a microphone – built-in or USB plug-in, wireless Bluetooth, or SmartphoneA webcam or HD webcam – built-in, USB plug-in, or SmartphoneA web browser, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox preferredAcrobat ReaderMicrosoft Office or another word processor such as Open Office

For more information, see technical requirements.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain historical perspectives in science, including how scientific theories and laws are formed and tested.2. Understand and apply scientific terminology pertaining to the nature and conduct of science.3. Apply methods of reasoning used by scientists, such as hypothesis-testing.4. Learn key concepts and theories from different scientific disciplines.5. Demonstrate how to distinguish science from pseudoscience through critical thinking.6. Design and implement a study following the scientific method.

Grading

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Grading Scale

GradeGrade PointsPoints PercentPercentA 900 - 1000 90-100%B 800 - 899 80-89%C 700 - 799 70-79%D 600 - 699 60-69%F 0 - 599 0-59%

Grade Weights

Assignment CategoryAssignment Category PointsPoints PercentPercentPostlabs and Case Studies (10) 340 34%Quizzes (8) 360 36%

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Schedule of Due Dates

Reading Notes (8) 200 20%Pseudoscience Class Presentation 100 10%Total 1000 100%

Week 1

AssignmentAssignment PointsPoints DueDueReading Notes 1 25 TBAScience Lab Safety ReinforcementAgreement

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Postlab 1A 34 SundayPostlab 1B 34 SundayQuiz 1 45 TBA

Week 2

AssignmentAssignment PointsPoints DueDueReading Notes 2 25 TBAPostlab 2 34 SundayQuiz 2 45 TBA

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Week 5

AssignmentAssignment PointsPoints DueDueReading Notes 5 25 TBAPostlab 5 34 SundayCase Study 1 34 SundayQuiz 5 45 TBAPseudoscience Class PresentationTopic

-- Sunday

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Week 7


Week 8

Assignment Overview

Lab Kit

This course uses a Hands-on Labs home lab kit. In addition, you are responsible for gathering weekly household supplies forsome of the labs.

Postlabs and Case Studies

You will complete 10 labs and case studies in the course during Weeks 1 – 8. Prior to accessing the labs you must downloadand complete a Science Lab Safety Reinforcement Agreement and submit it to the appropriate Dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Fridayof Week 1. A safety contract is a requirement of all lab courses at Columbia College, and you will not be able to access the labsuntil you have submitted this document. You will complete 1 – 2 labs each week that are provided as part of a kit by Hands-onLabs, Inc. (HOL), or created specifically for the purposes for this course.

Your post lab data, and review questions, and required graphs and/or photos will be submitted after the completion of each lab.You will be provided a post lab review document that contains data tables and review questions. Data tables will contain theresults of your procedures. Review questions will apply your knowledge of concepts, reflect on your data and conclusions, andwill sometimes require additional research outside of what is supplied in the lab reading. Postlabs are worth 34 points, andaccuracy and thoroughness of responses will be considered. Postlabs are due by 11:59 pm CT Sunday in the appropriateDropbox.

Case studies will be used to reinforce lecture and lab topics. Case studies will be assigned during Weeks 5 and 8. Each will havea set of questions to be completed. Case studies are worth 35 points. Points are based on the thoroughness and accuracy ofthe responses to questions. These are due in the appropriate Dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday of Week 5 and by 11:59 pm CTSaturday during Week 8.

Reading Notes

The purpose of the Reading Notes assignments is to encourage your careful and thoughtful reading of the textbook. For eachweek’s reading assignment in the textbook, you must submit a paper documenting:

5 specific things you learned (backed up by page # and specific examples from the text), and5 questions you have (these can be concepts you didn’t understand, or questions you have about another topic related tothe reading, or proposed quiz questions).

These 25-point assignments have a minimum word count of 500 words each. All outside sources used to support your work onthese assignments must be cited using APA format.

Quizzes

In Weeks 1 - 8 you will complete a review quiz that covers topics in the assigned chapter readings, the lab readings, and thelecture notes. One attempt will be allowed for each 45-point quiz, and will contain 25 multiple choice/ true false/multi-select typequestions.

Pseudoscience Class Presentation

In Week 8 you will choose a specific example of pseudoscience to present in class during Week 8. Your topic needs to beselected and approved by your instructor by the end of Week 5. You will:

1. Prepare a 1-page summary of your example, including how it qualifies as pseudoscience.2. Prepare a brief class powerpoint presentation (approximately 10 minutes in length).3. Present your example to the class.

AssignmentAssignment PointsPoints DueDueReading Notes 8 25 TBACase Study 2 34 SaturdayQuiz 8 45 TBAPseudoscience Class Presentation 100 TBA

Total Points: 1000

This assignment is worth a total of 100 points. You will need to make sure that any outside sources used to support your work onthese assignments are cited using APA format.

Course Outline

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ReadingsTextbook: Preface, Chapters 1 – 3, and Chapters 6 – 7

LabsHOL Hypotheses, Laws, and TheoriesHOL Introduction to the Solar System

Reading Notes 1Please submit this week's reading assignment.

Science Lab Safety Reinforcement AgreementSubmit your Science Lab Safety Reinforcement Agreement to the appropriate dropbox. This contract is necessary toparticipate in a Columbia College lab course. You will be unable to access your Postlab dropbox assignments until you doso.

Postlab 1AAfter you have finished the Hypotheses, Laws and Theories Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with anyrequired graphs and/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.

Postlab 1BAfter you have finished the Introduction to the Solar System Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with anyrequired graphs and/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.

Quiz 1This quiz covers class notes, laboratory content, and chapter readings from Week 1. You will have 1 attempt to completethis 25-item quiz.

ReadingsTextbook: Chapters 8 – 10

LabsUsing Effervescent Tablets to Explore the Scientific Method


Postlab 2After you have finished the Using Effervescent Tablets to Explore the Scientific Method Lab, complete its Postlab Reviewdocument along with any required graphs and/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.


ReadingsTextbook: Chapter 11

Week 1: The Beginnings of Modern Science

Week 2: The Scientific Method, History and Application

Week 3: Boyle (1661) and Hooke (1665): Improving the Scientific Method throughTechnology

LabsHOL Introduction to Chemical Compounds


Postlab 3After you have finished the Introduction to Chemical Compounds Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with anyrequired graphs and/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.


ReadingsTextbook: Chapters 12 – 18

LabsHOL Newton’s Laws


Postlab 4After you have finished the Newton’s Laws Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with any required graphsand/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.



HOL Pouring Agar Plates

NCCSTS Case Study: A Simple Plan: E.L. Trudeau, the Rabbit Island Experiment, and Tuberculosis Treatment

LabsHOL Ubiquity of Microorganisms


Postlab 5After you have finished the Ubiquity of Microorganisms Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with any requiredgraphs and/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.

Case Study 1This case study introduces you to Dr. E.L. Trudeau, who performed a seminal early experiment validating the germ theory ofinfection. Part I introduces Trudeau's Rabbit Island experiment. Its results provided rational bases for the tuberculosissanatorium movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. In Part I, you will learn about tuberculosis and some of therudiments of experimental design and graphic analysis. Part II focuses on tuberculosis in its social context.

You are to read through the case study and answer the questions as directed in the course. You must submit your work tothe appropriate dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.


Week 4: Physics and the Physical World Through the Eyes of Newton and EarlyGeologists

Week 5: Biological Sciences - Development of Early Theories including Cell Theoryand Germ Theory

Pseudoscience Class Presentation TopicPlease submit your Pseudoscience Class Presentation Topic for approval by the end of Week 5.


LabsHHMI Evolution in Action: Graphing and Statistics


Postlab 6After you have finished the Evolution in Action Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with any required graphsand/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.


ReadingsTextbook: Chapters 21 and 23

LabsHOL Extraction of DNA


Postlab 7After you have finished the Extraction of DNA Lab, complete its Postlab Review document along with any required graphsand/or photos and submit them to the dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Sunday.


ReadingsTextbook: Chapters 25 - 28


Case Study 2This case study challenges you to differentiate between anecdotal (i.e. pseudoscience) evidence and science-basedevidence related to human health.

You are to read through the case study and answer the questions as directed in the course. You must submit your work tothe appropriate dropbox by 11:59 pm CT Saturday.

Quiz 8This quiz covers class notes and chapter readings from Week 8. You will have 1 attempt to complete this 25-item quiz.

Pseudoscience Class PresentationThis week you will present a specific example of pseudoscience to the class. You are to 1) prepare a 1-page summary ofyour example, including how it qualifies as pseudoscience and 2) a brief class powerpoint presentation (approximately 10minutes in length), and then 3) present your example to the class.

Week 6: Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection

Week 7: The Discovery of DNA and Genetic Inheritance

Week 8: Modern Science and Pseudoscience

Additional Resources

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Technical Support

If you have problems accessing the course or posting your assignments, contact your instructor, the Columbia CollegeTechnology Solutions Center, or the D2L Helpdesk for assistance. If you have technical problems with the VitalSource eTextreader, please contact VitalSource. Contact information is also available within the online course environment.

Columbia College Technology Solutions Center: [email protected], 800-231-2391 ex. 4357D2L Helpdesk: [email protected], 877-325-7778VitalSource: [email protected], 1-855-200-4146

Online Tutoring

Smarthinking is a free online tutoring service available to all Columbia College students. Smarthinking provides real-time onlinetutoring and homework help for Math, English, and Writing. Smarthinking also provides access to live tutorials in writing and math,as well as a full range of study resources, including writing manuals, sample problems, and study skills manuals. You canaccess the service from wherever you have a connection to the Internet. I encourage you to take advantage of this free serviceprovided by the college.

Access Smarthinking through CougarTrack at Students -> Academics -> Resources.

Columbia College Policies and Procedures

The policies set forth in the Policy Library are the current official versions of College policies and supersede and replace anyother existing or conflicting policies covering the same subject matter. For more information on policies applicable to students,see Student Policies. For more information on policies applicable to the entire Columbia College community, see College-Wide Policies.

Students are expected to read and abide by the College policies. Policies of particular interest to students include, but not limitedto the following:

Graduate Grading PolicyUndergraduate Grading PolicyRegistration Policy and ProceduresWithdrawal PolicyAlcohol and Other Drugs PolicyFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Additional Policies:Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Academic integrity is a cumulative process that begins with the first college learning opportunity. Students are responsible forknowing and abiding by the Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures and may not use ignorance of either as an excuse foracademic misconduct. Additionally, all required papers may be submitted for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for thedetection of plagiarism. All submitted papers may be included in the Turnitin.com reference database for the purpose of detectingplagiarism. This service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.

Disability Resources

If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, please speak with the instructor and consult the Student AccessibilityResources office. Student Accessibility Resources staff will determine appropriate accommodations and will work with yourinstructor to make sure these are available to you. To find additional information, see our ADA and Section 504 Policy forStudents.

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Students are directly responsible to instructors for class attendance and work missed during an absence for any cause. Ifabsences jeopardize progress in a course, the College reserves the right to drop or withdraw students from classes. Foradditional information, see the Administrative Withdrawal for Non-Attendance heading in the Withdrawal Policy.

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