Biology

Which of the following statements is correct?

Approximately 50% of the questions on the exams will be taken from the study questions.

Which of the following statements is correct?

100% of the quiz questions will be taken from the study questions.

According to University policy, how many total hours of effort should an average student need to spend each week during the semester to earn a grade of "C" in a 4 credit course, such as BIOL 1009?

12 hours per week

There will be assigned readings from the textbook for most or all of the course topics.

A list of the readings for each topic can be found in the course syllabus.

There will be a number of online quizzes throughout the semester.

All of these answers are correct.

Why is it very important to spend some time answering study questions a few days after listening to the recordings for a topic?

Going over the material again after a few days is very important to getting the material into your long-term memory

Why is it very important to spend some time answering study questions a few days after listening to the recordings for a topic?

Going over the material again after a few days is very important to getting the material into your long-term memory.

Why is it important to spend some time answering study questions within a few hours of listening to the recordings for a topic?

Going over the material within a few hours is very important to getting the material into your long-term memory.

Regarding the online quizzes:

Quizzes must be completed on time. For that reason, each student's three lowest quiz scores will automatically be dropped. That way, if you forget a quiz or your internet quits or something, you will not have to take a zero on a quiz

Regarding the online quizzes:

Quizzes must be completed on time. For that reason, each student's three lowest quiz scores will automatically be dropped. That way, if you forget a quiz or your internet quits or something, you will not have to take a zero on a quiz.

Why is it a good idea to spend a few minutes reviewing the handout and your notes within a few hours of listening to the recordings for each topic?

Reviewing the material within a few hours is important to getting the material into your long-term memory.

Each online quiz must be completed by a certain date.

The deadlines for each quiz are listed in the course syllabus.

Regarding exams and online quizzes

There is NO penalty for answering a question incorrectly, so you should answer every question, even if you have to randomly guess what the correct answer might be

Is the professor teaching the course available in real time to help you with the course material?

There will be an online help session every Tuesday, beginning at 1 pm. Additional help is available by appointment.

There will be a number of online quizzes throughout the semester.

You may work together with other students from the course on these quizzes.

Which of the following is a true statement regarding recommend priorities in studying for BIOL 1009?

Your primary focus should be on the material covered in the recordings and handouts. For most students, the best way to master this material is to spend a large percentage of their study time on answering the study questions.

If some of the course material is unclear,

all of these answers are correct

How final course grades will be determined

is described in the course syllabus. The course syllabus describes the number of points that may be earned for each course activity and lists the number of points that need to be earned in order to earn different final course grades.

Repetition is essential to storing information and concepts in you long-term memory. Therefore,

it is recommended that you do the assigned reading shortly before watching the recordings. Then, begin answering study questions and reviewing the handouts and your notes within a few hours after watching the recordings, answer more study questions a few days later and again before each exam.