BIOL 2306

THE LIVING PLANET

Dr. Sal Tavormina

Dr. Sal's Homepage for BIOL 2306

BIOL 2306 provides a survey of the major biomes of the world with an emphasis on the environmental interactions of species, population and community dynamics, and the impact of humans on the world around them.  It is a 3 credit course without a lab.  For an official description of this and all other biology courses at ACC, along with a list of course prerequisites, please consult the ACC Course Catalog.

Course Syllabus

bullet BIOL 2306 Course Syllabus for Spring 2012

Orientation

If you registered for BIOL 2306, you MUST complete an online course orientation.  For Spring 2012, orientation begins on Jan 14th and ends on Jan 21st. If you do not complete the orientation by Jan 21st, you will be dropped from the class.  Please note that your orientation is NOT considered complete until you have completed the orientation quiz with a score of 100%.

To complete the orientation, carefully read the course syllabus (link above.) After you have read the syllabus, login to Blackboard (see next section), click on the link for BIOL 2306 (this link will not appear until Jan 14th), and then follow the instructions on the BIOL 2306 Announcements page.
 

Blackboard

Blackboard is an ACC Web site where you can find course information and a variety of instructional aids.  An electronic Discussion Board and a Virtual Classroom allow you to communicate with other members of the class. The Discussion Board has a forum that you can use to look for a study partner or study group. You can also use Blackboard to check your grades in the class. 

bullet Blackboard Support Site - information, user's manuals, and support
bullet Log-in to Blackboard

Smarthinking

ACC provides Distance Learning students with free access to Smarthinking, an online tutoring service that offers help in several college-level subjects. You are required to use Smarthinking as part of the Internet Assignment for this class.  To access free tutoring help from Smarthinking, you must log onto Blackboard (see section above), click on the link for BIOL 2306, and then follow the instructions on the BIOL 2306 Announcements page.

Other Study Aids and Resources

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How to Improve your Grade - if you want to know how you can improve your grade in BIOL 2306, then this is the site for you
bullet ACC Homepage - numerous links to resources for all ACC students
bullet Academic Testing Centers  - policies and procedures for using the ACC Testing Centers
bullet ACC Learning Labs (Tutoring Labs and Computer Centers) - free on-campus tutoring and computer access
bullet ACC Distance Learning - information and help for distance learning students
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ACC Library Homepage - search library catalogs, the Internet, journals, reference sources, and more!
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Biology Resources on the World Wide Web - an list of biology resources on the Web, maintained by the ACC library
bullet Evolution on the Web for Biology Students - links to high quality sites dealing with evolution
bullet On-line Biology Book - one of the better on-line general biology textbooks

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