Upon completion of the course, students will:

• have a theoretical and a practical understanding of the 
process of science, including scientific inquiry, reasoning, 
and collaboration
• have gained content knowledge of enzyme functions, bacterial
drug-resistance, water quality assessment, and genetic patterns 
of inheritance
• have used acquired content and competency knowledge to engage 
in the process of science
• understand how to interpret and present scientific findings
using various forms of communication, including popular media
• understand several ways that science affects current society

Week,Lab Topic
1, 1	 Nature of Science
1, 2	 How Enzymes Work, Standard Curves, Graphing
2, 3	 Enzymes Part I
2, 4	 Enzymes Part II
3, 4	 Finish Enzymes Part II 
3, 5	 Antibiotic Resistance, Part I
4, 6	 Antibiotic Resistance, Part II
	 Mid-term Presentation Products
4, 7	 Water Quality Part I
5, 8	 Water Quality Part II
5, 9	 Mendelian Genetics Part I – Patterns of Inheritance
6, 10	 Mendelian Genetics Part II – Patterns of Inheritance
6, 11	 Mendelian Genetics Part III - Patterns of Inheritance
	 Final Presentations

ACADEMIC HONESTY: All academic work must meet the standards
contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” Students are responsible 
for informing themselves about those standards before performing 
any academic work. This includes using social media to share 
answers to course assignments (example of Unauthorized 
assistance). This information is available online: 
http://honesty.uga.edu. Any form of possible academic dishonesty 
will be reported to the UGA Office of the Vice President for 
Instruction.

GROUP WORK: Much of your laboratory experiences in BIOL 1113L
will be based upon work completed in small groups. We encourage 
you to interact with your instructor and your classmates when 
completing all work for this course. However, you are expected 
to complete all written assignments by yourself (i.e. showing
independent thought) unless otherwise directed by your 
instructor. 

In the sciences, all co-authors on papers are held accountable
for the accuracy and originality of the published work. 
Similarly, in lab assignments, when a student’s name is on a
group project, this implies that s/he takes responsibility for
the accuracy and originality of the entire assignment (and 
also for any academic dishonesty that may have been involved).

Students often have difficulties determining how to demonstrate
independent effort when they turn in a group assignment (i.e., 
“We all did the same thing so shouldn’t the work that we turn in 
be the same?”). Please carefully read Expectations about Group 
Work and Plagiarism, located on eLC, under the ink “Plagiarism.” 
You are responsible for being familiar with this document. If you
ever have a question about whether or not you have crossed the
fine line between group work and independent work, ask your
instructor for assistance before you hand in an assignment.