Syllabus: Biology 2010/2011 Lecture & Lab, Fall 2008

Instructors

Dr. Eleanor Jator, SSC D213, 221-6498, jatore@apsu.edu, Office Hours: MWF 0900-1000 and by appointment.

Dr. Sarah Lundin-Schiller, SSC B217, 221-6335, schillers@apsu.edu, Office Hours: W 1115-1210, R 1115-1210, and by appointment.

Dr. Sergei Markov, SSC A225, 221-7440, markovs@apsu.edu, Office Hours: T 1100-1400.

Dr. Gilbert Pitts, SSC C210, 221-7777, pittsg@apsu.edu, Office Hours: MWF 1115-1200, and by appointment.

Dr. Joe Schiller, SSC C103, 221-7249, schillerj@apsu.edu, Office Hours: MF 1030-1130, TR 0900-1000, and by appointment. 

Dr. Cindy Taylor, SSC C203, 221-7784, taylorc@apsu.edu, Office Hours: M 10-11 am and TTh 11:30-12:30 pm, and by appointment.

Dr. Amy Thompson, SSC A211, 221-7796, thompsona@apsu.edu, Office Hours: ?, and by appointment.

Dr. James F. Thompson, SSC B210, 221-6286, thompsonj@apsu.edu, Office Hours: ?, and by appointment.

Dr. Elizabeth Wormley, Dunn Center 256, 221-7188, wormleye@apsu.edu, Office Hours: ?, and by appointment.

Course Info

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.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures and laboratories.  Information that is not in the text or lab manuals may be introduced in class for which students will be responsible on exams.  Laboratory instruction may include material that augments lecture that is not explicitly required by your lecture instructor. No one may be present in the classroom who is not enrolled in the course.

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 Texts: Marieb, E. N. 2007. Human Anatomy and Physiology, 7^th ed. Benjamin/Cummins Publishing Company, Inc.

Marieb, E. N. 2008. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, 9^th ed. Update, 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.

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.

 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

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. Taylor's, Dr. Schillers', and Dr. Pitts' web 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 to register and/or login to use these resources.

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 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 ), Marks building,  Rm 122, phone # 221-6553. 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.