Introduction to Biological Methods (Biol 1000)

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 http://www.tntech.edu/biology/ http://www.tntech.edu/current_students.html
4 Sept	2- College Student Inventory - No Links this week
11 Sept.	3- Know Your Faculty http://www.tntech.edu/biology/faculty_staff.html http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/ 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/ http://www.tntech.edu/career/student_coop_info.html 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
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 http://www.tntech.edu/biology/biology_degree.html http://www.tntech.edu/biology/wfs_degree.html
30 Oct.	10- Advisement http://www.tntech.edu/biology/ http://www.tntech.edu/biology/faculty_staff.html 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
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 http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Education/EDF600/Mod3/index.htm http://www.usd306.k12.ks.us/classroom/pptacek/Sci%20Method%20Dating.doc
13 Nov.	12- Student Research http://www.tntech.edu/biology/ http://www.tntech.edu/graduatestudies/
20 Nov.	13- Library (Thanksgiving) **
27 Nov.	14- Career Opportunities in Biology http://www.tntech.edu/career/ http://www.tntech.edu/career/student_calendar.html http://www.healthecareers.com/ http://web.fisheries.org/ http://wfscnet.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm http://biologyjobs.com/ http://www.botany.org/ http://www.ecojobs.com/index.php http://aaas.sciencecareers.org/js.php?q=biology http://aaas.sciencecareers.org/ 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

Assignments Forms http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/dates/BIOL_1000_Time_Management_Form_F05.htm http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/Time_Management/Biol_1000_Time_Commit_F05.htm http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/Research/Biol_1000_Seminar_Evaluation.htm http://iweb.tntech.edu/elmorgan/biol1000/Student_Resources/