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Course
Requirements
TEXTBOOKS |
| Required: |
| 1. Alcock, J. (2005). Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approch (8th Edition). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc. |
| 2. Wilson, E.O. (1992). The Diversity of Life, College Edition. New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Co. |
Copies of both textbooks are on 2-hr reserve in the library. I've used the same texts now for several years in a row, so you might also be able to get books from another student who has taken this course in the past. Finally, try Powell's on-line used books, or Amazon.com for more ways to get books--sometimes for less than our bookstore sells them!
I also give lots and lots of handouts in this class, as additional reading materials.
You are also expected to subscribe to the class listserv (AnBehav) and to check your email account at least once a day for postings relevant to this class. Class announcements, study guides for quizzes, and news articles appropriate for this course will be posted to the list. Any news articles posted to the list can and will be used in exams and quizzes. You may also use this list to ask questions, form study groups, or post your own animal behavior comments and observations.
To subscribe to the list, click here. or compose a message from your mailreader to anbehav-on@wheatonma.edu. Leave the subject heading and body of your message blank. You should get a message back from the listserv (a listserv is a computer, by the way) that you must reply to in order to be subscribed. Follow the instructions in the message from the listserv, and you should have no trouble getting onto the list!
You will need access to a computer in order to check your email and get messages from the list. You will also need access to a computer in order to submit class assignments. All submitted writing assignments should be word-processed, spell-checked, and double-spaced, with adequate margins for comments. If you send me material to read as an attachment via email, I can only open MS Word documents. Your material must be in MS Word or MS Excel in order for me to open it.
You will also need a Blackboard account through Wheaton College. I will post Powerpoint slides from lecture and occassional additional documents on this site. Check the class listserv for updates on when new items are posted to the class Blackboard site.
On some occassions, you may be asked to collect, summarize, and analyze data using MS Excel.
If my computer skills allow it, some quizzes or other tutorials may appear in the class website. You can also find lecture notes, assignment material, helpful hints for exams and assignments, and similar material here at the course website. So check back here often to see what is new!