Faculty of Science Course Syllabus
Department of Biology
Biol 2004
Diversity of Life II: Diversity of Plants and Microorganisms
Winter 2016
Instructor(s):
Dr. Arunika Gunawardena (Plants) [email protected] LSC- Biology 6076 B,
Office hours: Tues & Thurs 2:30-3:30 or by appointment
Dr. Alastair Simpson (Microorganisms) [email protected] LSC-Biology 5088
Office hours: By appointment
Lara Gibson (Lab Instructor) [email protected]
LSC- Biology 5014
Office hours: When my door is open, or by appointment
Course Description: Introduces the main domains of plant, fungal and microbial life, based on
modern phylogenetic taxonomy. Examines the diversity, structure, physiology and ecology of
non – animal life forms. Reviews the origins of the main lineages of living things - Archaea,
Eubacteria and Eukaryota, as well as the main groups of eukaryotes
Course Prerequisites: A grade of C+ or higher in BIOL 1010.03 or (BIOL 1020.03, or BIOA 1002.03
or BIOL 1030.03) and BIOL 1011.03 or (BIOL 1021.03, BIOA 1003.03, or BIOL 1031.03); or SCIE
1505.18. Students who took any of these course prior to Fall 2013 and earned a C- or C should
consult an advisor.
Lectures:
Lectures are held in the ROWE Management Building 1028
Tuesday & Thursdays 1:35- 2:25
See schedule below
Table 1: Schedule of Lecture date, topic and laboratory topic for Winter term 2016. Please note,
lecture topics may vary slightly by date but test dates are fixed.
Date
Jan5
Jan7
Jan12
Jan14
LectureTopic
IntroductiontoPlants
Bryophytes(i)
Bryophytes(ii),Seedlessvascularplants(i)
Seedlessvascularplants(ii)
LaboratoryTopic
Jan19
Jan21
Jan26
Jan28
Feb2
Feb4
Feb9
Feb11
Feb16
Feb18
Feb23
Feb25
Gymnosperms(i)
Gymnospersm(ii)
Angiosperms(i)
Angiosperms(ii)
Diversityoffloweringplants(i)
Diversityoffloweringplants(ii)
Primaryplantbody:roots,leaves,stems
Theprivatelifeofplants
StudyBreak:NoClass
StudyBreak:NoClass
TopicTBA
Introductiontomicroorganisms:The
prokaryotecell
**Planttestoutsideofregularclasstime
Theprokaryotecellcontinued
Metabolicdiversityinprokaryotes
Bacterialdiversity1
Bacterialdiversity2
Bacterialdiversity3
Archaea
Introductiontomicrobialeukaryotes(cells
andevolution)
Microbialeukaryotesdiversity1:Mostly
microalgae
Microbialeukaryotesdiversity2:Mostly
protozoa
Macroalgae
Fungi
Bryophytes
Feb26
March1
March3
March8
March10
March15
March17
March22
March24
March29
March31
April5
NoLabs
Introduction
SeedlessVascularPlants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
NoLabs
PlantLabExam
Techniquepractice,teeth
(1),Sporestains,Fungi(1)
Teeth(2),Unknowns
Fungi(2),Bacteriophage(1)
Fungi(3),Bacteriophage(2)
Protists,cyanobacteriaand
algae
Laboratories:
Laboratory sessions occur weekly in rooms 5009 & 5014 of the biology
tower. Laboratory sessions start on January 12th. You are expected to attend each lab session in
your own lab period. If you know you are going to miss a session, please contact Lara Gibson
prior to your regular date. The date and time of each lab are as follows:
Table 2: Laboratory sessions for Diversity of Plants and Microorganism by lab section,
indicating time and teaching staff.
Lab Section
Room
Day and Time
TA
B01
5009
Monday 1:35 pm- 4:25 pm
Chloe
B02
5012
Monday 1:35 pm- 4:25 pm
Gabrielle
B03
5009
Tuesday 2:35- 5:25 pm
Travis
B05
5012
Tuesday 2:35- 5:25 pm
Ellen
B04
5009
Wednesday 2:35 pm- 5:25 pm
Rebecca
B06
5012
Wednesday 2:35 pm- 5:25 pm
Heba
B07
5009
Thursday 10:05- 12:55
Catherine
B08
5012
Thursday 10:05- 12:55
Kaitlyn
B09
5009
Thursday 2:35 pm- 5:25 pm
Jacob
B10
5012
Thursday 2:35 pm- 5:25 pm
Kira
Laboratory session are held weekly for 11 weeks of the term on the following dates: 1) January
11-14, 2) January 18-22, 3) January 25-28, 4) February 1-4, 5) February 8-11, 6) February 22-25
(Plant lab exam), 7) February 29- March 3rd, 8) March 7th- 10th, 9) March 14th- 17th, 10) March
21- 24th, 11) March 28- 31st.
Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes
The biology department has created a curriculum map of the courses it offers. If you are
interested in seeing the map, you can find it at: https://biology.academics.cs.dal.ca/
On that page if you click on the courses link, you will come to a list of all the courses
offered by the biology department. Clicking on any of the individual classes, leads to a class
page, with a map for the class, illustrating what classes are needed to take the class and what
subsequent classes require the class of interest.
Below the map, you’ll find a list of assumed learning outcomes, these are the skills and
topics a student is expected to know at the start of the class. Following this list is a second list of
student learning outcomes, these are the topics and skills a student is expected to learn during the
class of interest.
The assumed learning outcomes, the list of skills and topics we expect you to be familiar
with at the start of Biology 2004, include:
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Compareandcontrastthefundamentalfeaturesofmitosisandmeiosiswithemphasisonthe
movementofhomologouschromosomesduringthesecellularreproductiveprocesses.
Createscientificquestions,proposeawrittenhypothesisasatentativeanswertothatquestion
andgenerateobservablepredictionsconsistentwiththathypothesisinthecontextofa
particularexperiment.
Demonstrateanunderstandingofmolecularphylogenetics,includingtheconceptoftracingthe
evolutionhistoryofgenes(e.g.geneduplication,horizontalgenetransfer).
Describethebasicstructureandfunctionoforganelles.
Describethecomponentsofphotosynthesisandthemainstepsandproductsofeach
component.
DescribethemostbasicsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenBacteria,ArchaeaandEukaryotes,
andtheevolutionaryrelationshipsbetween‘protists’andanimals,plantsandfungi.
Describethephenomenonof(primary)endosymbiosisanditsroleintheoriginsofmitochondria
andplastids(chloroplasts).
Knowbasicfeaturesofthemajorgroupsoffungi,includingstructure,growthandlifecycles
Knowthelifecyclesofmajorplantgroups.
Observediversityofform,aswellaskeysharedstructures,acrossarangeofcellandorganism
types.
Recallbasicchemicalconcepts:bonding,formulas,concentration,theprincipleofbalancing
chemicalequations,radiometricdating/radioactivedecay.
Recallbasicmathematicalconceptsandtechniques:logarithms,exponentials,solvingsimple
algebraicequations,slopesandintercepts,graphingandinterpretingsimplegraphs
Understandthefeaturesthatallowedtransitionfromaquatictoterrestrialenvironments.
Useandknowwhentomakeuseofcommonbiologicalresearchtoolssuchascompound
microscopes,gelelectrophoresisunits,pipettorsandmicropipettors,bioinformaticstools,and
enzymeassays.
Describethebasicstructureandfunctionofbiologicalmembranes.
Describethedifferentmacromolecules.
Describethemajorplantcell,tissueandorgantypes.
RecallhowcellsproduceandutilizeATP.
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The student learning outcomes, the list of skills and topics we expect you to learn during Biology
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Applystandardmicrobiologicaltechniques(streakplates,bacteriophageplaqueassays)
Arrangeplantspecimensintothecorrectphyla
Assessthecredibilityofsourcematerial
Beabletouseadichotomouskeytoidentifygymnosperms
Collectandprepareafungalsampleforidentification
Comparereproductivestructures,dominance,sporetype,andvasculartissuebetweenplant
phyla(includingovarypositionandracemetype)
Describethediversityofsomemajorgroupsofprokaryotes:focusonProteobacteria;Grampositives;Cyanobacteria.
Describethefourmajorplantgroups
Describethemicrobialfoodweb(intheocean):dominanceandroleofBacteria;bacterivory
andmicrobialpredation;mixotrophy;viruses
Explainthedifferencesbetweenthethreemajorgroupsofmacroalgae(reds,greens,browns),
triphasiclifecycleofredalgaeandcomplexthallusorganizationinsomebrownalgae
Explainthekeyfeaturesofthemajorplantlineages(Non-vascularlandplants,seedless
vascularplants,gymnosperms,angiosperms,monocotyledons,eudicotiyledons)
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Familiaritywithdiagnosticbacterialidentification(catalasetest,differentialmedia,antibiotic
sustainability)
Identifyalgalgroupsbasedonpigmentation
Learnandapplyaseptictechniquestocultureworkandsteriletransfers
Prepareaformallabreportonaselecttopic
Compareplantandanimalorganism
Constructscientificdrawingswithscalebars
Contrastgenerationaldominance,sporetype,dependenceonwater,independencefrom
water,andreproductionbetweenthefourmajorplantlineages.
DescribetheArchaea:SharedfeatureswithEukaryotes;ThermophilyandMethanogenesis.
Describethebacterialspecies‘concept’,phylogenetictreeofprokaryotes(includingtheroleof
genetransfer)
DescribetheFungaldiversity:natureofhyphae;basicdifferencesbetweenzygomycotes,
ascomycotes,andbasidiomycotes;Mycorrhizae
DescribetheNitrogencyclefromamicrobialperspective(examplesofanaerobicrespiration,
lithotrophy,nitrogenfixation)
Describetheplastiddiversityineukaryotes,includingprimaryvssecondaryendosymbiosis
Determineatestablequestionandalternatehypotheses
Explaintheimportanceofplantstohumansandotherorganisms(oxygenproduction,crops,
primaryproducers)
Prepareslidesforusewithacompoundmicroscope(wetmounts,Gramstains,bacterialspore
stains,andfungalhyphaecultureslides)
Understandstructuresandfunctionsofmajorcomponentsof,andreplicationof,prokaryotic
cells
UseacompoundmicroscopewithKohlerillumination,includingimmersionoil
Contrastplantlifecyclesbetweenphyla(Hepatophyta,Anthocerophyta,Bryophyta,
Lycopodiophyta,Pteriodophyta,Cycadophyta,Ginkogophyta,Coniferophyta,Genetophyta,
Anthophyta)
Contrastthebenefitsandchallengesofmovingontoland
Contrastthetissuearrangementofrootsandstemsbetweenmonocotsanddicots
Describethedifferenttypesofpollinators,seeddispersalmethods,inflorences,andflowers.
Describetheimportanceanddiversityofvascularplantsandsuccessofterrestrialplantlife
Describetheprimaryplantbody(Root,Shootsandflowers)
DescribetheprotistcellsandsomemajorgroupsofProtists;focusonHaptophytes,Diatoms,
Apicomplexanparasites,Ciliates,Cellularslimemolds(includinglife/sexualcyclesforthelatter
four)
Differentiatebetweenthedifferentclassificationsoffruits
Differentiatebetweenthedifferentgerminationtypes
Explaintheenvironmentalfactorswhichlimitbryophyteandseedlessvascularplant
distribution
GiveexamplesofFermentation,Anaerobicrespiration,Lithotrophy,andAnoxygenic
photosynthesis(vsoxygenicphotosynthesis)
Relateevolutionaryadaptationstoplantdevelopmentandreproduction
Course Materials
Required:
1) Introduction to Botany, Custom Edition for Dalhousie University. Pearson.
Available at the bookstore
2) Slonczewski & Foster 2013; Microbiology: An Evolving Science; Third
Edition. An electronic copy can be purchased through:
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad-detail-editions.aspx?id=4294990210
Old copies of Microbiology: An Evolving Science; Second Edition, or the
'custom edition for Dalhousie' excerpts from the Second Edition will also
work.
3) Biology 2004 Laboratory Manual. These will be available through the
bookstore.
4) A lab coat is required. Dalhousie university policy states that all students will
wear a lab coat when attending a laboratory session with potential hazards. Lab
coats can be transported to and from lab in a plastic bag.
5) Supplementary course notes: There are supplementary course notes for parts of
the microorganisms section. These will be made available to you later in the term.
6) A clicker response system is required for the plant laboratory sessions and the
microorganism section.
Recommended: For a writing reference we recommend: Kinsely K. 2005. A student handbook
for writing in biology. 2nd ed. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates. 237 p. [Dalhousie Killam call
number QL 605 P68 1996]
On course reserve at the Killiam Library: The following items will be placed on course reserve:
• One copy of Introduction to Botany (2hr loan)
• One copy of Microbiology (2 hr loan)
WEB SITES: The course maintains an Online Web Learning (OWL) site at
https://dalhousie.blackboard.com/webapps/login/
You can also access this logon from the main Dalhousie page by clicking on the OWL link
on the upper right page banner. Once you log in you should be able to see pages for any of your
classes that have OWL pages.
The class maintains a class twitter feed @DalBiodiversity. You are not obliged to sign up
to twitter or follow this feed. However this feed is for you if want articles on biodiversity,
animals, plants, and the occasional picture. As a general rule we will not follow student accounts
(we’re sure there are things you want to tell your friends and not us).
The Dalhousie University Science Librarian, Michelle Paon, has put together a subject
guide for biology. On this page you will find links to the key databases, relevant books, writing
guides, and other useful research tools. You can find the subject guide here:
http://dal.ca.libguides.com/content.php?pid=453&hs=a, and as a link on the OWL page.
Course Assessment
Test 1, based on plant diversity lecture material, **February 26**
Test 1 is outside of regular class time. Please let us know if you have a conflict
Test 2, based on microbial diversity lecture material
Test 2 is scheduled by the registrar in regular exam period
Lab mark =
27.5%
Note: Lab exam held in lab week of Feb 22-25
45.0%
Total =
100.0%
27.5%
Table 3: Laboratory assessment components
Assignment
PlantsintheNews
Microscopesetup
WeeklyPlantQuizzes
OWLbasedgymnospermquiz
Unknownfruitassignment
LabBook
LabExam
LabQuizzes
Drawings
Unknownassignment
Macroalgaeassignment
Bacteriophagequestionsheet
Microscopeset-up
Fungispeciesreport
Cultureplates
Slidepreparation
OverallLabMarks
Numberto
MarkperNumber
Complete
PlantSection
1
0.5
1
0.5
4
1.5
1
1
1
1.5
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2
1
11
MicroorganismSection
3
1
3
1
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3
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2
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2.5
1
0.5
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7
0.25
6
0.25
TotalValue
0.5
0.5
6
1
1.5
2
11
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3
3
2
2.75
0.5
5
1.75
1.5
45
Conversion of numerical grades to Final Letter Grades follows the Dalhousie Common
Grade Scale
A+ (90-100)
A (85-89)
A- (80-84)
B+ (77-79)
B (73-76)
B- (70-72)
C+ (65-69)
C (60-64)
C- (55-59)
D
F
(50-54)
(<50)
Note: As the Dalhousie common grade scale specifies grades as a whole number, we will
consider the first decimal place when assigning grades and use standard rounding rules.
Course Policies
1) Lecture Recordings: It is not permissible to make video or audio recordings of the lectures.
The PowerPoint slides of the lectures will be made available to you.
2) Absences: It is likely that at some point during the term you will have to miss some
instructional time due to illness or other exceptional circumstances. It is your responsibility to
contact us as soon as you know you will miss a lab or test.
For labs, the ideal situation would be to cover the material at a later lab session. However, it will
not always be possible to accommodate requests to attend an alternate lab. The appropriate
accommodation will be decided on a case by case basis. In all cases you are responsible for the
missed material.
Make-up examinations will be scheduled to accommodate students who miss an exam through
illness and other legitimate reasons. Times, dates and locations will be determined closer to the
examination time. Appropriate documentation (Doctors note, official letter from Dalhousie
Sports Coach, etc.) WILL be required to receive permission to sit a make-up exam.
If you know of your absence prior to the exam or are ill on the day of the exam please contact the
appropriate lecture.
3) Assignments: All work submitted for credit must be completed independently, unless
designated as a group project. Group work should be peer-reviewed prior to submission and all
members of the group will be assigned the same grade.
4) Late Assignments:Unless otherwise stated all assignments are due at the start of your regular
lab period, during the appropriate week.
Grace Period: Because we understand that life gets busy, we have a grace period FOR SELECT
ASSIGNMENTS. Where the grace period is in effect, you may always have until 1:30 pm the
Monday following the official due date. However past this grace period, NO late assignments
will be accepted. To be excused from an assignment past this grace period, you will have to
provide documentation of a valid excuse.
The grace period applies to the 1) Cyanobacteria & Protists drawings 2) The bacteriophage
question sheet, 3) The fungi species report.
5) Referencing Style: In your work, ANY and ALL statements that were not empirically derived
for yourself as part of an experiment or study, for that assignment, must be credited to a source.
When crediting other people’s work please use the Name-Date system of the Council for Science
Editors (CSE) style. There is a link to the style guide on the OWL website.
All sources should be collected into a list at the end of your work and presented in CSE style.
Your source list should be in alphabetical order.
Referencing & Photo Credits (Con’t):
A skill you should be cultivating throughout your academic career is to determine the
credibility of your sources. The peer review process, where the methodology, results and broader
context of an experiment are written up and submitted to other researchers in the same field of
study are the most credible forms published work. Books and documentaries often draw their
evidence from the peer-reviewed literature and as such would be considered credible sources.
New articles may or may not be based on peer-reviewed sources and so have varying degrees of
credibility. Web sources can be very confusing, some are based on the peer reviewed literature,
some are based on people’s unsupported opinion or current working theories.
There is a credible checklist flowchart to help you determine the credibility of web sources.
A PDF copy of the flowchart document is located on OWL, under the lab folder. The flow chart
was developed based on the criteria outlined by Dalhousie University Librarians.
Please use the flowchart in conjunction with the following table (This will also be posted
on OWL as a word document). As you move through the flowchart add “+” or “-“ to your table.
As you increase the number of “-“ signs the credibility of your site decreases. After you have
gone through all criteria you can determine if you site is credible, less credible or not credible.
Table 4 Summary of online source credibility
Web
Site
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Authority
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Purpose/
Objectivity
3.
Currency
4.
Accuracy
Overall
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If you are using websites as a references, please include the table as an appendix to your report.
Photos: Not all photos presented on the internet are available for use. Some were developed for
specific companies or sites and require permission or payments for use. However, if you look
around you can often find photos that are published with creative commons or educational use
licenses. A good source for useable photos is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Referencing & Photo Credits (Con’t):
If it unclear under which type of license the photo was posted, you must contact the creator
of work to ask permission to use it for your project.
When you present a photo you should place the name of the photographer and the license
under which the photo is being used beside the photo. The full reference for where the photo was
taken from should be included in your reference list.
For example if you wanted to use this super cute photo of a Tardigrada in a presentation
you could include the tag “Bob Goldstein & Vicky Madden, Creative Commons license”, either
underneath or beside the photo.
Then in your reference list you would include the full reference of:
Goldstein B, Madden V. 2008. Wikimedia commons [Internet]. USA: UNC Chapel Hill; [2008
May; cited July 30, 2015]. Available from:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waterbear.jpg
At some point you may want to use video in your work. YouTube is a good source, but
again you need to watch what type of license the video is published under. If it is the standard
YouTube license, you can play the video from the YouTube platform, but cannot download it or
embed in your presentation. If it is under a creative commons license, you can download and
embed it. One thing to watch for is pirated video, ie, clips from shows like The Blue Planet or
Shape of Life. If the clips are hosted on the production companies YouTube channel, chances are
you may use them. However, if the clips have been posted by a private individual who has taken
the clips from a video, it is not likely posted under fair use.
If you use photos/ video in your work, you must 1) ensure the photo is licensed under a
creative commons, public domain, or educational use license, and 2) on or near the photo
indicate who the photographer is and the type of license it is used under.
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY POLICIES
1) Accommodation Policy for Students
Students may request accommodation as a result of barriers related to disability, religious
obligation, or any characteristic protected under Canadian Human Rights legislation. The full
text of Dalhousie’s Student Accommodation Policy can be accessed here:
http://www.dal.ca/dept/university_secretariat/policies/academic/student-accommodation-policywef-sep--1--2014.html
Students who require accommodation for classroom participation or the writing of tests and
exams should make their request to the Advising and Access Services Centre (AASC) prior to
or at the outset of the regular academic year. More information and the Request for
Accommodation form are available at www.dal.ca/access.
2) Academic Integrity
Academic integrity, with its embodied values, is seen as a foundation of Dalhousie University. It
is the responsibility of all students to be familiar with behaviours and practices associated with
academic integrity. Instructors are required to forward any suspected cases of plagiarism or other
forms of academic cheating to the Academic Integrity Officer for their Faculty.
The Academic Integrity website (http://academicintegrity.dal.ca) provides students and faculty
with information on plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty, and has resources to
help students succeed honestly. The full text of Dalhousie’s Policy on Intellectual Honesty and
Faculty Discipline Procedures is available here:
http://www.dal.ca/dept/university_secretariat/academic-integrity/academic-policies.html
Course note on academic integrity: The process of studying science is iterative; meaning that
experimentation leads to new questions which in turn lead to new experiments. As such, any
research you do is going to be built on the ideas of others, and you need to acknowledge their
contribution to your thoughts. This is why we reference our work. This basic skill is the
foundation on which scholarly careers are built.
Throughout the term you will work both individually, in pairs and in small groups. In all cases it
is expected that the work you turn in is your own and that it complies with Dalhousie’s academic
integrity policy.
In response to an increase in Academic offences in the Faculty of Science, and as a result
we have been asked to remind you that it is up to YOU to ensure that you are fulfilling your
responsibilities as academic scholars. You should be aware of two common offenses:
1. If you share your work with someone else and they copy it and submit it. BOTH parties,
the person who shared the work and the person who copied the work will be held
responsible and given a severe penalty. If someone asked to ‘borrow’ your work as an
example, say no. Instead ask them what part of the assignment they are struggling with
and see if you can answer their questions on that part. If you can’t remind them of our
very extensive discussion board.
You should also think about this in the context of a class you have already taken and your
friend is currently in. If you pass on your assignment and they copy it, you can lose your
mark for your completed class.
2. A fair number of classes encourage collaborative learning, we want you to work together
to make the best answer possible. However, this does not mean that you can write one
answer and each turn it in as your own. You still must turn in original writing to receive
credit. Shared writing will be treated as plagiarism.
It is my sincere hope that you recognize that the assignments in any particular class are
designed to help you master the course content and other skills needed to be a professional in
your field. The more you practice a skill, the better you become at it and eventually it becomes a
marketable skill, which can only serve you well in the long run.
3) Student Code of Conduct
Dalhousie University has a student code of conduct, and it is expected that students will adhere
to the code during their participation in lectures and other activities associated with this course.
In general:
“The University treats students as adults free to organize their own personal lives, behaviour and
associations subject only to the law, and to University regulations that are necessary to protect
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theintegrityandproperfunctioningoftheacademicandnon–academicprogramsand
activitiesoftheUniversityoritsfaculties,schoolsordepartments;
thepeacefulandsafeenjoymentofUniversityfacilitiesbyothermembersoftheUniversityand
thepublic;
thefreedomofmembersoftheUniversitytoparticipatereasonablyintheprogramsofthe
UniversityandinactivitiesontheUniversity'spremises;
thepropertyoftheUniversityoritsmembers.”
The full text of the code can be found here:
http://www.dal.ca/dept/university_secretariat/policies/student-life/code-of-student-conduct.html
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS
The following campus services are available to help students develop skills in library research,
scientific writing, and effective study habits. The services are available to all Dalhousie students
and, unless noted otherwise, are free.
Service
General
Academic
Advising
Dalhousie
Libraries
Studying
for
Success
(SFS)
Writing
Centre
Support Provided
Location
Help with
- understanding degree
requirements and
academic regulations
- choosing your major
- achieving your
educational or career
goals
- dealing with academic or
other difficulties
Help to find books and
articles for assignments
Help with citing sources in
the text of your paper and
preparation of bibliography
Killam
Library
Ground floor
Rm G28
Bissett Centre
for Academic
Success
In person: Killam Library Rm G28
By appointment:
- e-mail: [email protected]
- Phone: (902) 494-3077
- Book online through MyDal
Killam
Library
Ground floor
In person: Service Point (Ground floor)
Help to develop essential
study skills through small
group workshops or oneon-one coaching sessions
Match to a tutor for help in
course-specific content (for
a reasonable fee)
Meet with coach/tutor to
discuss writing
assignments (e.g., lab
report, research paper,
thesis, poster)
- Learn to integrate source
material into your own
work appropriately
- Learn about disciplinary
writing from a peer or staff
member in your field
Librarian
offices
Killam
Library 3rd
floor
Coordinator
Rm 3104
Study Coaches
Rm 3103
Killam
Library
Ground floor
Learning
Commons &
Rm G25
Contact
By appointment:
Identify your subject librarian (URL below) and contact
by email or phone to arrange a time:
http://dal.beta.libguides.com/sb.php?subject_id=34328
To make an appointment:
- Visit main office (Killam Library main floor, Rm G28)
- Call (902) 494-3077
- email Coordinator at: [email protected] or
- Simply drop in to see us during posted office hours
All information can be found on our website:
www.dal.ca/sfs
To make an appointment:
- Visit the Centre (Rm G25) and book an appointment
- Call (902) 494-1963
- email [email protected]
- Book online through MyDal
We are open six days a week
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