SEMINAR: ISLAND BIOLOGY
PBIO 405 (#04606), PBIO 693 (#04618)
Spring Quarter, 2003
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Professors: |
Dr. Harvey Ballard |
Dr. Kim Brown |
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Office: |
406 Porter Hall |
405 Porter Hall |
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Phone: |
593-4659 |
593-1122 |
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E-mail: |
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Office Hours: |
By appointment or immediately after class |
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Meeting Times: |
T, 7-9 pm, Rm. 417 Porter Hall |
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Text: |
"Hawaii: A Natural History" by Sherwin Carlquist (ISBN 0-915809-2) required; order through "Amazon.com" or "Barnes & Noble" |
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Grading: |
15% |
Attendance |
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15% |
Discussion |
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50% |
Presentation (45% for the presentation & 5% for the outline + Bibliography turned in on time, one week before your presentation) |
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20% |
Exam |
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100% Total |
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Grading Scale: |
93-100% |
A |
90-92% |
A- |
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87-89% |
B+ |
83-86% |
B |
80-82% |
B- |
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77-79% |
C+ |
73-76% |
C |
70-72% |
C- |
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67-69% |
D+ |
63-66% |
D |
60-62% |
D- |
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<60% |
We'll send you flowers, but we won't attend your funeral |
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Final Exam Content |
2-3 questions chosen from each student seminar |
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Final Exam Date: |
Tuesday June 10th at 7 pm, Porter 417 |
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Dishonesty: |
University policy will be followed and violations will result in a lowered or failing grade. |
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Absences: |
University policy will be followed. Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Missed work may not be made up without adequate proof of legitimate absence as defined by Ohio University. |
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Website: |
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ballardh/globalstudies/hawaii2003/hawaiiseminar2003/ |
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Course Calendar (subject to change)
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Activities & Seminar Topics |
Presentor |
Reading |
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1 |
1 April |
Syllabus synopsis Choose topics for student presentations |
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2 |
8 April |
Quick Powerpoint lesson |
Dr. Brown |
pp. 63-81 |
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3 |
15 April |
Overview on Volcanoes & Their Importance |
Dr. Royal Mapes |
Ch. 1 (pp. 1-63) |
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4 |
22 April
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Community Dynamics on Oceanic Islands |
Dr. Brown Dr. Ballard |
NO READINGS NO READINGS |
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5 |
29 April |
Island Syndromes in Animals |
Chs. 6, 8-9 (pp. 139-157,
163-179) | |
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6 |
6 May |
Dispersal to the Hawaiian Islands |
Ch. 3 (pp. 81-111) | |
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7 |
13 May |
NO CLASS!! | ||
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8 |
20 May |
Patty Nally |
Ch. 12 (pp. 222-249) |
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9 |
27 May |
Status and Problems of Conservation in Hawaii Special Hawaiian Groups: Silverswords [6pm workshop: Research Methods] |
Zeenath Sheikh Kurt Hartman |
Review Article (??) Ch. 13 (pp. 250-266) |
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10 |
3 June |
Adaptive Radiations on Islands, and Evolutionary Change Biological Regions: Dry and Wet Forests [6pm workshop: Packing] |
Andrew Bishop Diana Roberts
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Ch. 4 (pp. 111-122) Ch. 5 (pp. 122-138)
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Finals |
SEE BELOW |
Final Exam |
FINAL EXAM IS NOW LINKED HERE , FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED STUDYING--IT'S "CLOSED BOOK". IDEALLY COMPLETE THE WORD DOCUMENT ON COMPUTER AND EMAIL IT BACK, OR PRINT IT OUT AND WRITE ON IT, THEN SHOVE IT UNDER HARVEY'S DOOR OR IN HIS FACULTY MAILBOX. IT MUST BE TURNED IN BY WEDNESDAY (6/11), 5:00PM.
Prepared by Morgan Vis 8 April, 2001; revised by H. Ballard and K. Brown on 7 June, 2003.
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