ORNITHOLOGY
4 - SEMESTER HOURS:
(3 - LECTURE HOURS, 3 -
LABORATORY HOURS)
Tentative Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. John G. Bartlett
Office: Room 211, L.H. Campbell Hall
of Science
Phone: 910-893-1731
E-mail:
bartlettj@campbell.edu
Office Hours: TBA;
open-door policy
Textbook: Proctor, N.S. 1993: Manual of Ornithology.
Yale University Press, CT.
Course
Description: This course provides an
introduction to the study of avian behavior, morphology,
conservation and identification. Special emphasis is placed on identification
of birds native to North Carolina.
Attendance
Policy: Campbell University
institutes an attendance policy that may influence the final grade you receive
in this course. Refer to your student handbook for details. Any student absent from more than six
lecture or two laboratory classes will receive a grade of WF or F for the
course. Be warned: I do take
attendance!
Student
Evaluation: The final grade will be based
on the student’s performance on four exams and 13 laboratory quizzes. Students are expected to participate in
outdoor exercises regardless of weather and to attend all class and
laboratory sessions. Each student's
performance will be graded according to the following tentative outline:
|
Type of Exercise |
# of events |
% of your final grade |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
12, 12, 12, 12 = 48 |
|
|
Lab. Quizzes: |
13 |
4 points each = 52 |
|
Total |
|
100 % |
Class Participation: Your reading assignments are designed to help you keep up
with the class. My lectures are simply
designed to highlight the most important material that you have already read
and to facilitate further discussion about important concepts in the text.
Emergency Situations: Attendance for scheduled exam dates is expected. Documented exceptions are
permitted.
Student Conduct:
I
expect students to be respectful and courteous during class time. Please turn off cell phones and beepers
during class. Please do not talk during
class. Please be on time for class, but
if you come in late, please do not walk in front of the class – simply find a
seat in one of the side rows.
Grading Scale: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69% = D; < 60
% = F
Special Needs:
Please let me know if you
have special needs. This course is
field-intensive (hiking, walking, paddling, etc…) and requires some physical
exertion.
Lecture Format:
Students will be given
chapter outlines prior to the beginning of each new section. These outlines should be used as a study
guide for the exams. Also,
I usually provide a study guide for each exam.
Field Exercises:
Most of our labs will be
outdoors in the cold - please dress appropriately! Raven Rock State Park will host most of our
field exercises. Please be on-time
for all labs or you will get left behind!
Can You Swim? :
We
will have several opportunities to go canoeing when the temperature warms
up. This includes a trip to the
Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, a paddle
down the Cape Fear River and possibly a paddle down the Blackwater River near
Lumberton. YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO SWIM IN
ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EXERCISES.
Documentation stating that you can swim (written or verbal from a
lifeguard or swim instructor) will be required. Have
a great semester! J