COURSE SYLLABUS
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
BOT 1010C & BOT 1010L Total Credit Hours - 4
Lecture on Tuesday, Laboratory on Thursday
6 PM to 8:50 PM
LECTURER: Don Spence, M.S. 785-2000 or 506-3000 ext. 1354
email: donald_spence@falconmail.dbc.edu
www.nativefloridalandscapes.com/botany/
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
There are three principle areas of concentration in this course:
1) The structural organization of plants.
2) The functional activities of plants.
3) The diversity of plants.
Considering the recent expansion of botanical knowledge as a result of studies in electron microscopy and extensive biochemical research,
this course attempts to maintain a balance between the molecular approach, which is concerned with form and function at the cellular level,
and the traditional approach, which is basically descriptive and morphological. Both aspects are interrelated and considered to be equally
important to give the student a total understanding of plant science.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this course are reached through lectures, visual aids, and laboratory study. Laboratory studies include the use of the
compound and stereo microscopes, live and preserved plant material, microscopes slides, charts, models, demonstrations, and herbarium
specimens.
MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student will be able to:
1. Discuss the scope and importance of the science of botany.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the plant cell, its unique structure, physiology and reproduction; the
development of cells into tissues, and the function of the several types of tissues in the overall life of the
plant.
3. Describe the structure and functions of the several parts or organs of the vascular plant.
4. Discuss the photosynthetic, respiratory and other physiological processes as they occur in plant and the
functions of the parts or organs of the plant as these processes are affected.
5. Describe asexual and sexual reproduction in vascular plants. Explain structures that have been modified or
adapted for reproductive purposes.
6. Outline the life cycle of the typical land plant, comparing the form and function of the sporophyte and
gametophyte phases.
7. Describe the seed of a dicotyledonous plant (structure, development and physiology).
8. Demonstrate and understanding of the mechanisms of inheritance, both Mendelian and molecular.
9. Identify and describe the major divisions of the plant kingdom.
10. Discuss and compare the three major groups of land plants.
11. Discuss the uses of plants in human life.
COURSE POLICY:
It is the policy of the Science Department that students wishing to withdraw from this course must do so by the date listed in the catalog.
The instructor is not responsible for dropping students from this course. A grade of “F” will have to be issued if the student fails to
withdraw in time.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students must attend all lectures and laboratory sessions. An absence requires a legitimate excuse. Laboratory quizzes missed can not be
made up. Lecture exams missed will have to be made up in an expedient manner. More than three unexcused lectures and/or one unexcused
lab will result in a lowering of a half a letter grade in the entire course. E.G. if your grade is an A it will be lowered to a B+. Students are
expected to be on time for class. Lateness will not be tolerated and may be considered an absence. Upon arrival to call please turn off all
cell phones and pagers.
GRADING:
Your final grade average will be calculated in the following manner:
1. Lecture: 60% of the total grade.
Lecture grade will be comprise 6 lecture exams - 100 points each
There will be one take home exam. Your lowest test grade will be dropped.
**Missed exams will have to be made up within the week
MAXIMUM TOTAL LECTURE POINTS AVAILABLE - 600 pts
2. Laboratory: 40% of the total grade
There will be weekly quizzes after each lab, worth a total of 100 points over the entire semester. Missed quizzes cannot be made up
whether they are excused or not. Project and oral report - 100 points. There will be a final, cumulative lab practical worth 200 points.
You will not pass the class if you earn an “F” the lab practical. A grade of incomplete (I) will be issued until the work is mastered.
MAXIMUM TOTAL LAB POINTS AVAILBLE - 400 pts
Total points available in the course - 1000 pts.
STUDENTS SUPPLIES: (to be purchased at the bookstore)
Textbook: Stern, Kingsley. Introductory Plant Biology, McGraw/Hill Publishers,
9th Edition, 2002.
Supplies: 1. Notebook for lecture notes
2. 1 loose-leaf binder and paper for lab notes
3. Dissecting equipment, microscope slides and cover glasses
(Will be supplied)
Lab Book: Stern, Kingsley, Introduction to Plant Biology Lab manual
SUPPORT:
Student Disability Services at Daytona Beach Community College provides
comprehensive services to students with documented disabilities in a friendly, fully
staffed setting which includes a testing center, as well as an adaptive computer lab.
The staff is comprised of the director, student disability specialist (intake),
vocational specialist, student disability specialist, West Campus (student) disability
specialist, technical specialist, a senior administrative assistant, and an intake
specialist at the Flagler/Palm Coast Campus.
We offer services and reasonable accommodations to all students who have
documented disabilities, in accordance to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). To be eligible for
services, students must have "a substantial limitation to a major life function."
Our goal is to ensure that all students have equal access to DBCC classes,
educational programs and activities. If you have a disability, we encourage you to
participate fully in the college experience. DBCC provides an environment that
fosters opportunities for all students to develop skills, autonomy and independence.
Tutoring
You are welcome to email me with questions about the course. But, if you need or want
tutoring you may contact one of the DBCC Learning Centers. In Flagler call, 445-4030
ext. 4529. In the Daytona area call, 255-8131 ext. 3673
| Points and Grades A 850 - 1000 B+ 775 - 849 B 700 - 774 C+ 625 - 699 C 550 - 624 D+ 475 - 549 D 400 - 474 F 499 and below |
| Grading Scales Test Grade Scale A 90 - 100 B+ 85 - 89 B 80 - 84 C+ 75 - 79 C 70 - 74 D+ 65 - 69 D 60 - 64 F 59 and below |
DBCC Botany, 1010L & 1010C
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