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1Biology 241: Human Anatomy and Physiology 1Instructor: Joel DahmsInstructor: Joel DahmsIntroductions Note cards Name Year you graduated HS and where Career goalg List of classes you have taken that may help prepare you for A&P and WHEN you took them (e.g. BIO 101, Fall’09) List any other relevant experience you’ve had (job, internship, taking care of relatives, etc.). Your preferred email addressSyllabus Highlights Class meets:Sat 8:30AM - 3:00PM in AS 1615 Quarter ends Thursday, December 17 so no class the final week.Contact Info Email: [email protected] email is the best way to contact me Office Phone: 206.526.2004 (Voice mail only) Office hours: by appointmentCourse WebsiteThe website has: Syllabus Lecture notesObjectives (learning goals/study aids) for each unitObjectives (learning goals/study aids) for each unit Resources to help you studyCourse WebsiteCourse Website:http://facweb.northseattle.edu/jdahms/biol241/2Required Texts: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009.HAt&PhilLbtHuman Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Main Version, Ninth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Susan J. Mitchell, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2010.Required Texts:Optional Texts: An Atlas of Histology. Shu-Xin Zhang, Springer, 1999. A Brief Atlas of the Human Body, Second Ed., Matt Hutchinson et al., Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2007g Study Guide for Human Anatomy and Physiology,Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009. The Anatomy Coloring Book, Third Ed., Wynn Kapitand Lawrence M. Elson, Benjamin Cummings, 2001. The Physiology Coloring Book, Wynn Kapit, Robert I. Macey, and Lawrence Meisami, Second Ed., Benjamin Cummings, 2000.Recommended Texts:GradingBreakdown: Exams 400 points Lab Practical Quizzes 200 points Lab Reports& Assigns 200 pointsTotal 800 pointsGrades Your grade = points you earn800 points3Grade Percentages4.0 - 3.5 A / A- 90 - 100%3.4 - 2.9 B+/ B 80 - 89%2.8 - 2.2 B-/ C+ 70 - 79%21-15 C/C-60-692.1 -1.5 C / C-60 -691.4 - 0.7 D+/ D 50 - 59%0.0 E below 50% Commitment This is a very difficult class that requires learning what is essentially a new language Because it is a prerequisite, the class is designed by the college as anoverview:lotsdesigned by the college as an overview: lots of breadth, little depth Expect 20+ hours of reading and studying each week in addition to class sessions The pace is a little frantic so missing class is not recommended. Saturday class especially!Exams First 4 exams taken during class 75 points each 1 hour+1 hour+ Final (Exam 5): NOT cumulative 100 points Due on Thursday of finals week (Dec 16)ExamsFive exams:10/16 Exam 1 (Chaps 1-3)10/23 Exam 2 (Chaps 4, 5)11/6 Exam 3 (Chaps 6, 7)11/20 Exam 4 (Chaps 8 -10)12/16 Thurs Exam 5 due (Chaps 11 - 15)In Class Exams A little more than half objective questions: multiple-choice, matching, true/false The rest: fill-in-the-blank, short answer, short essay and diagram labelingessay, and diagram labeling You will need a Scantron form and a #2 pencil for each exam.  Not cumulative per seIn Class Exams Exams may not be rescheduled or made-up due to tardiness or absence. Students with extraordinary circumstances should discuss them with the instructor as soon as thethem with the instructor as soon as the situation occurs. If you know ahead of time that you will miss an exam for a valid reason, I may be able to accommodate you but let me know as far ahead of time as possible.4Take Home Exam 5 Covers chapters 11-15 (NOT cumulative) 100 points Some multiple choice and fill in but mostly ht dshort answer and essay Assigned at the last class meeting (12/11) Due via email at midnight on Thursday, 12/16Labs Many laboratory exercises must be completed in the laboratory. Students who miss a laboratory exercise should come in during open lab time to make up that exerciseduring open lab time to make up that exercise Lab exercises will be due the following week Lab activities are designed to help prepare you for the practical quizzes, but lab material is also fair game on exams Lab Practical Quizzes Four , each worth 50 points Cover the material on the “Lab Practical Study Guide” in the syllabusTh ill i l id tif i lid j t dThey will involve identifying slides, projected pictures of slides, bones, muscle models, brain models, or diagrams Because of the time required to set up these quizzes, they cannot be made up. If you miss it, you are out of luck.Lab Practical Quizzes10/30 Practical 1: Histology11/13 Practical 2: Bones 11/27 Practical 3: Muscles 12/11 Practical 4: NervousLab Reports and Assignments Total of 200 pointsLab Reports For each lab assigned, complete all the questions on the lab manual “Review Sheet” at the end of each lab entitled and turn it in to me the week following each labNOTE: youme the week following each lab. NOTE: you must turn in the actual pages torn out of a laboratory manual; no photocopies will be accepted. You must also include any data obtained from the lab exercise or drawings of microscope slides.5Assignments In class group work or individual take-home  Case studies or in-depth look at a topic 2-4 assigned depending on timingLectures Lecture slides available on course website before lecture (all are posted now) Lecture material (slides, plus what I say in class) will be what I ask about on examsclass) will be what I ask about on exams “Objectives” for each unit will be posted on the website at the beginning of each unit. These are a general idea of what you should know for the exams.Saturday Class The Saturday class is one week shorter than the other classes This causes some scheduling issues that mean that the timing of the exams and gpracticals is not always optimal Also as a result, we will have to skip through some portions of the lecture slides; you will still be responsible for the material on the exam Use the objectives as your guide for studying the notesSaturday Class About half lecture and half lab (usually a little more lecture) In addition to short breaks every hour or so, there will be a lunch break each classthere will be a lunch break each class session of 30-45 minutes. Often it works best to


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