UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE NUMBER: BI 412-412L COLLEGE(OR SPONSORING UNIT): CAS/MARINE LAB

COURSE TITLE: BIOMETRICS & CREDIT HOURS: 3/1

BIOMETRICS LAB

DATE OF FINAL APPROVAL: SEMESTER OFFERED: FALL

Course counts as General Education Requirement

Part of Major Program

Elective

1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

This is a basic course in the design and analysis of biological experiments. Emphasis is given to analysis of biological and medical data. The course consists of three hours of lecture weekly. The lab, BI 412L, MUST be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: College Algebra, BI 157-157L and BI 158-158L or equivalent.

Corequisite: BI 412L

BI 412L is the laboratory portion of BI 412 and MUST be taken concurrently. The course consists of one three-hour laboratory period per week. Corequisite: BI 412

2. COURSE CONTENT

See attached LECTURE SCHEDULE

3. RATIONALE FOR THE COURSE

This is a required course for all graduate students in Biology because the ability to design and analyze the data of biological experiments is essential for any thesis or professional research work.

4. SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED OR EXPECTED

College Algebra

5. TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND ANTICIPATED CLASS SIZE

Fifty-four (54) 80-minute lectures and one field trip; often computer-work in class

Anticipate 10-15 students

6. ADDITIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTORS

7. LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS

The students should be able to design scientific studies and analyze data by the time they finish the course.

8. METHODS OF EVALUATION

Three take-home exams, allowed 2 weeks for each

9. REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR STUDY GUIDES

Sokal, R.R., and F.J. Rohlf. 1981. Biometrics. W.H. Freeman, N.Y. 881 p.

Rohlf, F.J., and R.R. Sokal. 1981. Statistical Tables. W.H. Freeman. 219p.

10. SUBSEQUENT COURSES

THE CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS, ATTENDANCE AND GRADING POLICIES ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS. See attached LECTURE SCHEDULE