Integrative Biology 100 and 101
University of Illinois

Integrative Biology
100 and 101

http://www.life.illinois.edu/bio100

About IB 100 & 101
Fall 2012

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Integrative Biology 100
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Integrative Biology 101
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IB 100 & 101
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Welcome to Integrative Biology 100 and 101

Integrative Biology 100 and 101 are general education courses designed to introduce you to the biology topics that are likely to be meaningful to you during your life. The courses include an in-depth focus on three contemporary issues in modern biology: the environment, genetics and biotechnology, and evolution. You should learn the biological concepts that will help you make informed decisions in the market place, the voting booth, your doctor's office, or a school board meeting.

IB 100 has been redesigned as a blended learning course that includes a one-hour lecture section that will meet at 11:00 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus a one-hour, face-to-face discussion section (20 students) that meets approximately every other week.  Alternate weeks will involve students in individual and collaborative online learning activities that should provide schedule flexibility and improve efficiency of study.  Online learning activities will take advantage of a wide range of biology web resources, including text, video, animations, simulations, blogs, etc.  You will participate in asynchronous online discussions with your instructors and classmates.

IB 101 shares the lecture, exams, and some general assignments with IB 100, but students attend a weekly, face-to-face laboratory section instead of a blended discussion section (20 students).

Credit is not given for both Integrative Biology 100 and 101.

Course Goals

After taking IB 100 or 101, you should be able to:

  • Distinguish scientific hypotheses and theories from pseudoscientific explanations of the biological world.

  • Apply the process of scientific investigation to answer questions about the biological world.

  • Use your knowledge base of biology as a  foundation for life-long learning in the biological sciences.

Course Content Objectives

After taking IB 100 or 101, you should be able to:

  • Explain the physical forces that affect our climate in Illinois and describe the relationships among organisms and the natural and human-influenced environments around you.

  • Describe the availability and use of energy and matter by organisms in the natural environment, including the food you eat yourself.

  • Describe how you got your genetic information from your parents and how you may pass that information on to your children.

  • Explain the role of your genes in the development of a healthy human body and describe how genetic problems can lead to inherited disorders and cancer.

  • List several biotechnology applications and explain how the products or information they provide may be used to change our food sources, affect our reproduction, treat our diseases, and help us understand our relationships with other humans and other species.

  • Describe the ways in which populations of plants, animals and disease organisms evolve in changing natural and human-influenced environments.

  • Distinguish between scientific theories used to explain genetic changes in populations and the evolution of new species and popular pseudo-scientific explanations that attempt to discredit or disprove the process of evolution.

Meeting Times and Places

    IB 100 AND IB 101 Lectures
    11:00-11:50 AM, Tuesdays  & Thursdays, Room 228 Natural History Building
    Lectures begin Tuesday, January 17, 2012

    IB 100 face-to-face Discussion Sections
    Natural History Building, Room 304, Thursdays and Fridays
    (See IB 100 Class Schedule for specific section times.)
    Discussion sections WILL meet Thursday, January 19 and Friday, January 20, 2012

    IB 101 face-to-face Laboratory Sections
    Natural History Building, Room 304,  Wednesdays,
    2:00 - 4:50 PM.
    Laboratory classes WILL meet Wednesday, January 18, 2012

    *Due to construction, enter Natural History Building through the North or East outside doors only.

Lecture Topics

Course Grading Policies

Policy on Academic Integrity

Proficiency Exam, Spring 2012

Text Books

    Please access the textbook link below before purchasing your text book!!!

    Biology: Concepts and Investigations, 2nd edition, 2012, by Marielle Hoefnagels, McGraw-Hill Publisher (Both IB 100 and 101)

    Lab Manual, Integrative Biology 101 Laboratory Manual, Ed Dole ed. Fall 2011 (for Integrative Biology 101 lab students only - available in the textbook stores)

Last modified 19 December 2012
Maintained by Ed Dole
Please send questions or comments to dole@illinois.edu.