Silabus General Biology Jurusan Pendidikan Biologi Semester 1 / I

Faculty                                   : Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Study Program                        : Biology Education

Course/Code                           : General Biology

Credit Unit                              : 2/1 sks

Semester                               : 1

Pre-requisite                           : -

Lecturer                                 : Dr. Slamet Suyanto, M. Ed.

Course desciption                  :

            General Biology deals with the structure of biological science, including the objects, the method, and the themes of query, the product, and the careers of biology. This course also provides students with wide overview of BSCS (Biological Science Curriculum Study) and the works of biologists.

Standard of Competence      :

1. To define biology as a science, including the objects, the method, the product, and the careers in biology.
2. To be able to use a scientific method and scientific process skills, including observation, measurement, using apparatus, constructing hypotheses, design an experiment, control variables, organizing data, and making conclusions.
3. To seach and to use important information related to biology by using ICT.

Activity:

MEETING #	BASIC COMPETENCE	TOPIC	REFERENCE
I	Learning Contract Course outline	Learning Contract Grouping Assignment Distribution
II	Draw a structure of Biology as a science according to BSCS	Biology as a science	C
III	Observe living things, identify their characteristics, and classify into catagories	The objects, classification, and themes of biology	A, B
IV-V	Design an observation and an experiment	Scientific Methods	D

VI-VII	Do a scientific process skill and present the results	Science Process Skills: Observing, Compare and contrast, Classifying, measuring, searching information, Making hypotheses, design an experiment, Controling variables, organizing data, analysing data, drawing conclusions	D
VIII	Midterm Exam
IX-X	Identify the characteristics of Biologists, attitudes, and their contribution	The work of a biologist and his/her contribution to society	A, B
XII-XIII	Make a list of brances of biology and the object of study	Brances of Biology and the object of study	A, B
XIII	Identify careers in biology	Careers in Biology	A, B
XIV-XV	Draw the advancement of Biology	New discoveries in biology	A, B
XVI	Final exam

Reference:

A. Watkins, Patricia A. et al. 1994. Life Science: Annotated Teacher’s edition. Austin, TX.: Holt Rinehart & Winston.

B. Campbell, Neil A., Jane B. Reece, & Lawrence G. Mitchell. 1999. Biology. The Fifth edition. New York: Addison Wesly, Inc.

C. BSCS: A science curriculum study. 2009. Biological Perspectives. http://www.bscs.org/curriculumdevelopment/

D. Rezba, RJ. Et al. 1995. Learning and Assessing Science Process Skills. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Coimpany.

Evaluation                  :

Assignment                 30%

Midterm Exam            20%

Final Exam                  20%

Participation                10%