Invert Zoo Description:

COURSE MATERIALS: Required: One Quadrille ruled lab notebook, about 100 pages. No spiral bindings!

Websites: ecollege.rutgers.edu , http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the diversity of non-vertebrate animals from evolutionary, ecological, and physiological perspectives.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

q       Express understanding of the fundamental differences among invertebrate taxa.

q       Demonstrate knowledge of the relationships among taxa.

q       Demonstrate the ability to make careful observations of specimens.

q       Demonstrate skills in identifying invertebrate animals.

q       Gain an appreciation for the diversity of animals.

COURSE POLICIES:

Attendance:  Lecture and lab attendance will be taken into account in final grade.  Prior arrangement must be made for absence from an exam.

Grading: 90-100%: A. 86.7-90%: B+. 80-86.6%: B 76.7-80%: C+. 70-76.6%: C.

Projected assignments and their valuation:  (subject to revision)

q       3 exams: 100 pts. each.  Will be held in lab and will cover material from lecture, lab, and reading. Third exam is not cumulative.

q       Weekly quizzes, total 50 pts: 2 lowest scores will be dropped.

q       Group project:  Species page contribution to Animal Diversity Web: 50 pts.

q       Lab: 100 pts.— notebook, other assignments, and as determined by the TA.

q       Discretionary: 20 pts. — Participation, group activities, attendance, attitude

q      Peer Evaluation: 5 pts. — Contribution to group project

Late Assignment Policy: 5% will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.