Biology 2010

Syllabus: Biology 2010/2011 Lecture & Lab, Spring 2011

Course Information

Credit Hours: Biology 2010 (lecture) = 3, Biology 2011 (lab) = 1. Students who have previously completed this course with a passing grade may register for lecture without registering for lab and vice versa, but if this is the first time you are taking the course, you must register for both.

Course Description: Designed for students in health and human performance, psychology, nursing, and allied health programs. Structure and function of the human body with emphasis on cellular structure and function, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems.

Course Objectives/Goals

1. To learn basic human anatomy and physiology in preparation for careers in various health professions

2. To provide clinical material required for predicting and understanding problems that arise when normal anatomy and physiology fail

3. To present and identify the concept of health and wellness

4. To stimulate skills of inquiry and logical thinking

5. To develop literacy in writing, reading, listening, and arithmetic skills

6. To develop the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics

7. To understand the scientific method

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lecture and laboratory sessions. Punctuality will be appreciated. Any material missed will be the responsibility of the student. It is the responsibility of the student to report absences and the reasons for any absences, before the fact when possible, when they occur. No one may be present in the classroom or lab who is not enrolled in the course. Dr. Pitts will track attendance using i>clicker responses. He will award one (1) point to your daily i>clicker score if you answer all questions posed during a class period. If you don't purchase an i>clicker, be sure to sign the roll sheet at each class period.

Academic and Classroom Misconduct: Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately at all times. Academic and classroom misconduct will not be tolerated. Students must read the Code of Student Conduct in the new Student Handbook for an understanding of what will be expected of them within the academic setting.

Communication Devices: All beepers, cell phones, and other outside communication devices must be turned off during class. Their intrusion and use during class are disruptive to the course activities and to the learning process for your fellow students. You may have a laptop computer in class, but if so, it may only be used for purposes associated with the course. No other computing activities are permitted.

Students with Disabilities: Any Student who has a condition that may affect his/her academic performance is encouraged to make an appointment with the coordinator of Disability Services, Beulah Oldham, CL 140, 221-6230 or (V/TTY) 221-6278 to discuss this matter.

Policy on Minors: According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms. While I recognize that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, I must enforce University policy and thus will deny any request for a child in my classroom. You should also be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library. Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors. For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

Laboratory rules:

1) Consuming of food or drinks in the labs is prohibited.

2) Dispose of all contaminated or dangerous materials in the appropriate safety disposal containers. The red biohazard containers and the sharps containers (red or clear) around the labs are not for disposal of ordinary trash.

3) The lab printing facilities are only to print the Anatomy and Physiology laboratory guides and assignments. Printing lecture or lab slides in the laboratories is not allowed.

Textbooks & Required Equipment

Required Textbook: Marieb, E. N. & Hoehn K. 2010. Human Anatomy and Physiology, 8th ed. Benjamin/Cummins Publishing Company, Inc.

Required Laboratory Manual: Marieb, E. N. 2010. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, 10th ed., Benjamin/Cummins Publishing Company, Inc.

Note: Copies of the text purchased new at the APSU bookstore are "bundled" with a package of computer software, Interactive Physiology, that provides an excellent tutorial to several of the body systems covered in the course. Students are encouraged to purchase this option because of its great economic and learning value.

i>clickers: i>clickers will be required for classes taught by Dr. Pitts.

The i>clicker is a response system that allows students to respond to questions posed during class. Students will be graded on that feedback. i>clickers can be purchased from the bookstore. The i>clickers will be used to determine your course grade (see the section on grading). Do not register your i>clicker on-line! You must register it during class. Your instructor will project a registration screen with 3 steps to follow (look for your name, which will alphabetically scroll down the screen). Once your remote is registered, your name will no longer appear on that scrolling list and you are registered for the entire semester. If for some reason, you cannot follow these steps, I will need to register you manually. Just send me your name and i>clicker ID (located under the bar code on the back of the i>clicker. i>clickers will be used every day in class, and you are responsible for bringing your remote daily.

Optional Texts: Marieb: E. N. Human Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide; Van De Graaff, K.M. and Crawley, J. L. A Photographic Atlas for the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory; Eroschenko, V. P. Difiore's Atlas of Histology; and Rust, T. G. A Guide to the Anatomy and Physiology Lab. Leboffe, M. J. 2003. A Photographic Atlas of Histology.

Computer Assisted Learning

The Human Anatomy and Physiology courses at APSU provide computers and numerous computer based tools to help students learn the central concepts of this discipline. You will find additional course review material and useful links elsewhere on Dr. Thompson's, Dr. Schillers', and Dr. Pitts' web sites and their D2L sites. I urge you to explore those links.

Use the on-line lab syllabus accessed through "Desire to Learn" (D2L) which provides links to the weekly lab guides you will need to read prior to attending each week's lab.

In addition, compact discs are included in the purchase of new textbooks (Interactive Physiology) and lab manual (PhysioEx) that provide useful study material (such as practice quizzes, computer simulations, etc.). This material provides an excellent coverage of some of the most difficult concepts in the subject. All of the computer software purchased for A&P may be run on computers in the A&P labs during open lab times. See the schedule of open labs on the bulletin board between SSC C105 and SSC C108.

You should have received a Student Access Kit bundled with the purchase of a new textbook. It contains your access code to "The Anatomy and Physiology Place" on the publisher's web site that allows you to access many study tools on-line such as Interactive Physiology, quizzes, reviews, case studies, etc. Students often find these resources to be helpful. Go to http://www.anatomyandphysiology.com or http://www.myaandp.com to register and/or login to use these resources. If you are enrolled in Dr. Pitts' class, the ID is: cm891678

Remember that you have access to printing at all university computer labs. You may also print Lab Guides in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223. However, you are not to use the computers in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223 to print anything unrelated to Human A&P labs. This means you may not print Human A&P lecture Power Point presentations in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223 because the laboratory budget does not cover that type of expense (use of paper and ink cartridges).

Desire to Learn: You will need to use the D2L course management software at APSU. You can access it at this web address: http://elearn.apsu.edu. Your username is composed of your "A" number. The password is the same one that you use for APMAIL. Your full SSN serves as your initial password. Please type this, with no spaces, hyphens or slashes. There is an orientation program for on-line courses that you might find useful. It is at: http://www.apsu.edu/online/orientation/. Note: You will not be given credit for answers spelled incorrectly!

Tutoring: Free tutoring is available for all students for a variety of classes including Anatomy and Physiology in the Academic Support Center ( www.apsu.edu/academic_support ), University Center - Room 114, Ph. (931) 221-6550. Call to check tutoring schedules. Some students may also meet eligibility requirements to receive academic assistance from Student Support Services ( http://www.apsu.edu/sss/ ). For more information contact: Student Support Services Program, Ellington, Room 337, (931) 221-6142.

Grading

Grading Scale: A = or > 90%, B = or > 80%, C = or > 70%, D = or > 60%, F = < 60%

Lecture Grade

There will be 5 exams that make up 100% of your grade. In addition, there will be an optional comprehensive exam that will encompass everything in the course. This exam score will be substituted for the lowest exam grade. However, if the optional exam score is the lowest grade, it will be disregarded.

For classes taught by Dr. Pitts.

Your i>clicker score will be used to give you extra credit points. i>clickers will be used to quiz students during lecture, perform case studies, and to take attendance. Students will be awarded one (1) i>clicker point each question they answer correctly. In addition, the will be awarded one (1) point for attendance if they answer all i>clicker questions for that class period. At the end of the semester, I will increase your total score by 2% if your i>clicker score is greater than 70% or by 1% if your i>clicker score is between 50 and 70%. I will not penalize students for missing up to 3 days of lecture.

Lab Grade = (average of weekly lab reports + Mid-term lab practical + Final lab practical)/3

Notes:

1. Some instructors may include additional assignments or quizzes in calculating your lecture or laboratory grade.

2. Laboratory assignments must be completed and submitted within one week of the laboratory class for full credit. A 10% penalty will be applied to assignments that are submitted during the second week following the lab. Assignments will not be accepted that are more than two weeks late and zero points will be earned.

3. A mid-term grade will be reported for all students in this course. The grade awarded may not necessarily be based on 50% of the course requirements and may or may not differ from the final grade. Your mid-term grade will be posted on AP Web.

Make-Up Exams: All lecture test dates are listed in this syllabus. Notice must be given in advance with a valid reason for missing an exam to qualify for a make-up exam.

Make-Up Laboratories: All laboratory activities must be performed within the week following the scheduled laboratory.

Your responsibilities as a student in the Biology 2011 Laboratory include three duties to be performed before coming to lab:

1)    Print out the Lab Guide for the week from the Lab Syllabus.  Follow the link in the table below.

2)    Read the contents of the Lab Guide to familiarize yourself with the activities that you will perform in the lab.

3)    Read the portions of the Lab Manual as directed in the Lab Guides to learn additional details about the activities you will perform in lab.

Caveat

The above schedule and procedures are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.