Introduction to Biological Methods

Welcome to Biology 1000. The course has been designed to introduce new students to the Biology Department at Tennessee Tech., the biology faculty, the different choices of majors, the current research being performed, and the different student organizations within the Biology Department. In meeting the requirements of the course the student will exercise basic computer skills that are essential in advanced biology courses and in professional biology positions. Course Assignments - For each of the weekly items below, link to the appropriate assignments.

Week	Item
28 Aug	1- Welcome to the Biology Department Biology **Current Students: http://www.tntech.edu/current_students.html (need new link)
4 Sept	2- College Student Inventory - No Links this week
11 Sept.	3- Know Your Faculty Faculty & Staff **http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/ (link doesn't work) http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/LS/Teaching/ClassEtiquette.html http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/college_success/41072
18 Sept.	4- Internships, Special Topics, and Coops http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/ Co-op Education http://www.thesca.org/
25 Sept.	5- Time Management - No links this week
2 Oct.	6- Student Resources **http://www.tntech.edu/current_students.html (need new link)
9 Oct.	7- Biology Professional Organizations and Clubs http://orgs.tntech.edu/bbb/ http://www.orgs.tntech.edu/sfa/ http://uccscb.tripod.com/
16 Oct.	8- Fall Break (Library)**
23 Oct.	9- Biology Concentrations http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/concentration/concentrations.htm Biology Degree Wildlife & Fisheries Degree
30 Oct.	10- Advisement Biology Faculty & Staff http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/concentration/concentrations.htm http://www.tntech.edu/ugcat/2004/html/general_ed_core.asp **http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/Advising/Biol_1000_Advising_S04.htm (link doesn't work)
6 Nov.	11- Scientific Method and Critical Thinking http://school.discovery.com/ http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/ http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node5.html http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/scimeth.html (link doesn't work) http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Education/EDF600/Mod3/index.htm http://www.usd306.k12.ks.us/classroom/pptacek/Sci%20Method%20Dating.doc (ERROR)
13 Nov.	12- Student Research Biology Graduate Studies
20 Nov.	13- Library (Thanksgiving) **
27 Nov.	14- Career Opportunities in Biology Career Services Student Calendar http://www.healthecareers.com/ http://web.fisheries.org/ (link doesn't work) http://biologyjobs.com/ http://www.botany.org/ http://www.ecojobs.com/index.php http://aaas.sciencecareers.org/js.php?q=biology (link doesn't work) **http://aaas.sciencecareers.org/ (link doesn't work) http://www-marine.stanford.edu/HMSweb/careers.html http://wfscnet.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm
4 Dec.	15- Course Evaluation and Scientific Method Survey
** Library session will occur in classes meeting these weeks