Syllabus for BIOL 223 Human Anatomy and Physiology- Fall 2013

Course Syllabus Syllabus for BIOL 223 – Human Anatomy and Physiology- Fall 2013 Professor: Dr. Rita Bagwe Office: 101B Email: [email protected] Phone: 775-727-2005 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 12.00 – 4.00 p.m. or by appointment. Course Objectives and Outcomes: • Comprehension of the processes and structures of the human Histology, Integumentary system, Bone tissue, Skeletal system, joints, Muscular system and tissue, Nervous system, Spinal cord, Spinal Nerves, Somatic Reflexes, Brain, Cranial nerves, Autonomic Nervous system, Visual Reflexes, Sense organs. • Analytic use of observation and critical thinking to arrive at informed conclusions concerning scientific data. • Proficiency in the use and understanding of scientific terminology. Study of the Structure and function of cells, organ and organ system. Major molecules of life; composition and physiology of human organs and their system. Prerequisite: BIOL 190. Corequisite: Corresponding lab class. Texts: Text: Anatomy and Physiology. 6th ed. Saladin. ISBN 978-0-07-337825-1. Lab manual: Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual. 6th ed. Wise. ISBN 978-0-07-735114-4 Method of instruction: lecture and laboratory. Goals of this course: Students taking this course will have an understanding of cells, tissue, organ, composition and physiology of organs or organ system. The GBC General Education Objectives are addressed at the end of this syllabus. Use of computers in this course: WebCampus: This course will make use of WebCampus. To log in, go to webcampus.gbcnv.edu. Your WebCampus ID is your Great Basin College email address ID. If you don't have a GBC email address or don't remember your address go to swami.scsr.nevada.edu or the Technology Help Desk [email protected], or 753-2167. Passwords will be sent by mail to students who register for their course(s) 5 days before the semester begins. If you register after this time or did not receive a letter by mail, contact the Help Desk as soon as possible. Grading system: The grade for this course will be based on two components: performance in lecture; and laboratory. There will be Total points of 725 this course. The lecture grade will be based on four, one hour exams, worth 100 points each. The lab grade will be based on three practical exams worth 50 points each. There will be 10 lab or lecture quizzes. Quizzes will be given randomly throughout the semester during the lab or lecture part of the class. They will be based on the previous lecture or lab’s material. Lab quizzes will be based on previous lab material with a few questions from the lab that will be done on the current day. These quizzes cannot be made up. The quizzes will be scheduled at random throughout the semester. There will be Homework assignments worth 50 points and presentation worth 25 points. Home work will be due in the next class and has to be submitted on my desk in the class without any reminders. Late homework assignments will not be accepted. Presentation is mandatory and has to be based on any topic related to the topics covered in the course. Topic and date of presentation has to be given within 15 days of starting of the semester. It will be entirely your responsibility to make sure that you have a date for presentation. I am not responsible if you do not get dates for your presentation. Topics can be changed latter on also but not the date of the presentation. If you need any help in deciding topic please feel free to approach me. Lab notebook has to been maintained by everyone and it will be graded at the end of the semester and use of color pencils is mandatory Score Letter grade 97 – 100 A+ 94- 96.99 A 90-93.99 A- 87-89.99 B+ 84-86.99 B 80-83.99 B- 77-79.99 C+ 74-76.99 C 70-73.99 C- 67-69.99 D+ 64-67.99 D 60-63.99 D- 00-59.99 F Your “up to the minute” grade for the lecture portion of the course will be posted on Web Campus in an anonymous spreadsheet. Log on to the WebCampus course and follow the instructions (filed permanently in the announcement area) to view your grade. Instructions for dropping the course: If you do not complete the course and do not formally withdraw by the drop deadline, your instructor will automatically assign you a grade of "F". And, of course, it would be lovely for you to include the drop deadline for each of your courses. For full semester courses in the fall, the drop deadline is Monday, October 28, 2013.One-day courses must be dropped no later than the day before the course occurs. For all other non-regular courses, a student must drop before 60% of the course has elapsed. Support staff and Admissions & Records staff can give you the specific drop date for any of your courses; just ask. Congruent with this policy, "Incompletes" assigned for Fall 2013 courses and beyond, will no longer automatically become W's when the March 15 deadline hits. Instead, if you have not submitted an alternate grade before March 15 (or Oct 15 for spring courses), the "I" will become and "F". Attendance policy: Attendance in lecture is mandatory. Attendance will be taken in lecture and Labs. Students remaining absent for more than three lecture or lab classes will be given a letter grade down. Even if you come to class late or leave early it will count as half attendance. That means if you do it twice it will be counted as one complete absence. Regular attendance is the single most important thing you can do to get and maintain a good grade. Do not forget to sign attendance sheet for every class and lab separately. Six unexcused absence will automatically result in being expelled from the class. Student support information: The Student Support and Retention office provides individualized coaching to students who are struggling in college, either academically or personally. The office houses both professional staff and peer mentors to help students navigate obstacles in their college experience and reach their academic goals. For more information visit http://www.gbcnv.edu/retention/ or call the Retention Coordinator at 775-753-2255. Lecture exam makeup policy: In order to be fair to students taking the exams on the assigned days I am extremely restrictive with makeups. You will only be allowed to take a makeup if you present a written approved excuse before the next time the class meets. You must take the makeup exam before the exam is passed back to the rest of the class, which is usually the next class meeting. There are also other ways of doing makeup exams that are sometimes allowed such as assigning more points to later exams or the final. These options are only available for approved written excuses at my discretion. If you have missed an exam or know that you are going to miss one see me ASAP. Lab practical exam makeup policy: Since the lab practical are very difficult to set up, makeups will only be given in exceptional circumstances with an approved written excuse. Lab quizzes: There will be few Lab quizzes to be given at the beginning of each lab period when there is not a lab practical exam. You will be informed a week in advance of impending lab quiz. They will be based on the previous lab’s material with a few questions from the lab that will be done on the current day. These quizzes cannot be made up. Always read the lab exercise ahead of time. Knowing the procedure allows the excise to go more smoothly and quickly.LAB: 3D HUMAN ANATOMY ATLAS 2 is available with instructor Kindly request for the same to be used only on the campus.

Other policies: Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and may result in a failing grade and/or reporting to GBC Administration. The students conduct policy in the current GBC catalog will be enforced. This syllabus is not a contract and is subject to change, without warning or notification, at any time. Schedule: This is a preliminary schedule. I reserve the right to change any part of it. Exam dates will likely not change. But if they do, I will attempt to announce the change one week ahead of time in class.

Chapter Topic 1 Major themes of Anatomy and Physiology 5 Atlas A / Histology 6 The Integumentary System 7 Bone Tissue 8 The Skeletal System Exam I, Monday, September 23 (100 points) 9 Joints 10 The Muscular System 11 Muscular Tissue Exam II, Monday, October 14 (100 points) 21 Nervous Tissue 22 The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves and Somatic Reflexes 23 The Brain and Cranial Nerves Exam III, Wednesday, November 13 (100 points) 25 The Brain and Cranial Nerves 27 The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Reflexes 28 Sense Organ Exam IV, December 9 (100 points) Laboratory Schedule

9/26 #2, #6

9/9 #7, #8, #27

9/16 #9, #10

9/23 Practical #1 (50 points)

9/30 #11, #12

10/7 #13, #15 (models)

10/14 #16 , #17,

10/21 #18, #19,

10 /28 Practical #2 (50 points)

11/4 #20, #21, #22

11/11 #23, #24

11/18 #25, #26

11/25 #27

12/2 Practical #3 (50 points) Student Outcomes Communications Skills Objective: Students will have several opportunities to exercise written and oral communication skills throughout this course. They will complete laboratory reports and written assignments accessing scientific information as well as written exams. Oral communication skills will also be utilized during discussions involved in completing laboratory assignments. Measurement of this objective: lecture exams (students will be able to read and answer exam questions in written form), lab practical exams (students will read and answer exam questions in written form) and class discussions and presentation (students will be able to communicate scientific ideas orally, graded) Critical Thinking Objective: Quantitative Ability- Students will use dissection methods to complete the laboratory assignments. They will also learn how to quantitatively measure human organ function. Reasoning and Independent Thought- Students will use reasoning and independent thought to complete laboratory experiments and answer exam questions. Scientific Understanding- Students will comprehend workings of molecular-biological and cellular systems and the process by which the scientific knowledge is discovered. They will also develop the ability to understand molecular-biological and cellular information and how it relates to them. Personal and Cultural Awareness Objective: Sense of the Individual in Society- Students will gain an understanding of Human biology and how this affects them and society. Sense of the Past- Students will gain an understanding of how biological knowledge was discovered and how this knowledge has changed society and their lives. Sense of Accountability- Students will comprehend the consequences of human discoveries in Human biology and their implications. Appreciation of Fine Arts- Students will develop an understanding of the value of biological working of organ system and individual curiosity and creative thought. Measurement of this objective: Course learning objectives will be assessed with two distinct tools. Lecture exams will consist of multiple choice questions and essay type questions that will test three types of knowledge: recall of factual information; definitions of terminology; and conceptual integrative and analytic thinking. Laboratory exercises will include obvious aspects of learning details of human anatomy, as well the conceptual and technical skills necessary to understand function. Laboratory practicals will emphasize recall of the various manipulative, study objects, and dissection specimens used in the exercises, as well as testing that the students understand the concepts and principles that were generated with these devices. All the students are expected to do sketches of the models/ slides or any other information in an artist sketch dairy. You may be asked to submit it during your final lab exam for evaluation. Personal Wellness Objective: Students will develop skills in determining the consequences of their actions in relation to the environment and their personal health. They will gain knowledge needed to make important decisions involving personal health. Measurement of this objective: lecture exams (students will be able to answer exam questions based on the human system), lab practical exams (students will be able to answer lab practical exam questions on the human biology) and class discussions (students will discuss the various aspects of human organ, diseases and health care, graded) Technological Understanding: Students will gain knowledge of how advancing technology in the field of biology will affect their lives and their personal health. Measurement of this objective: lecture exams (students will be able to answer exam questions on human biology), lab practical exams (students will demonstrate the ability to use technological lab equipment used in biology and relate the use of this equipment to human body functioning and human health.) Summary of the Assessment of Objectives: Learning and general education objectives will be assessed with three distinct tools. Lecture exams will consist of multiple choice questions that will test three types of knowledge: recall of factual information; definitions of terminology; and conceptual and integrative thinking. Laboratory practical will emphasize recall of the various manipulative and study objects used in the exercises, as well as testing that the students understand the concepts and principles that were generated with these devices. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: Great Basin College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to qualified students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A qualified student must furnish current verification of disability. The Director of Services for Students with Disabilities (Julie G. Byrnes) will assist qualified students with disabilities in securing the appropriate and reasonable accommodations, auxiliary aids and services. For more information or further assistance, please call 775.753.2271. Phone Policies: Mobile phones should be switched off during lecture and lab classes. Anyone found using will lead to confiscation of mobile. This syllabus does not in any way represent a contract. It is a reflection of the intent of the instructor, but do recognize that it is an organic construct that may change as the semester progresses. Any changes will be announced in class.