Medical Terminology for the Health Professions HLTH 354 599 Web Based Division of Health Education Texas A M University Instructor Graduate Assistant Office Office Hours Telephone Fax Email Susan Ward Ph D Assistant Professor Division of Health Education Department of Health and Kinesiology College of Education and Human Development Texas A M University George Tanaruno Blocker 327 Monday 10 00am 12 00pm 1 00pm 3 00pm Wednesday 1 00pm 4 00pm Friday 10 00am 12 00pm 1 00pm 2 00pm 979 458 2217 979 862 2672 hlth354 hlkn tamu edu Note Emails pertaining to the course will only be answered if they are sent to this email and will be answered during office hours as indicated above and on the course website Course Overview and Objectives This is a student centered interactive online computer based course This course gives each student the opportunity to study and replay the actual audio visual classroom lectures This provides each student with the necessary word part and compound term memorization repetition and reinforcement to assure mastery of this unique language By the end of the course the student will be able to 1 Use the on line medical terminology program to develop Medical English language skills 2 Spell and define prefixes suffixes and stem words for selected medical words 3 Identify and explain the function of specific word parts 4 Describe how medical compound terms words are constructed 5 Build medical compound terms using multiple word parts in a combining form 6 Fracture and analyze key compound medical terms found on the Word Part Flashcards Multiple Choice Questions and Lecture Slides 7 Define key compound medical terms found on the flashcards both literally and actually 8 Spell and define medical equipment treatment disease and diagnostic compound terms 9 Identify visually and describe verbally some of the medical problems disorders and diseases presented in the lectures Prerequisites None Course Materials The course is based upon a customized version of the textbook Medical Language Immerse Yourself by Susan Turley from Pearson Publishing ISBN 1323013911 It is not necessary for you to purchase a hard copy of the textbook but you must purchase the access code to Pearson s MyMedicalTerminologyLab An e copy of the textbook is included in the price of the access code Two options are available to you to purchase the access code 1 a hard copy of the text that includes an access code can be purchased in the university bookstore for 93 35 2 access code only that can be purchased directly from Pearson for 85 00 The link to Pearson s website will be embedded within the course on e Campus You may also get temporary access for 15 days to the Pearson website if you are waiting on financial aid or the bookstore s package is delayed On the fifteenth day you will be prompted to enter your access code or purchase an access code to continue the course You will not lose any work but be sure to use the same username and password The course can be accessed through the Howdy portal Once you log on to Howdy click on the eCampus icon that is at the top right corner of the webpage Once you are in eCampus click on the link for the course Required Software Internet Browser o Google Chrome is recommended for the course management system Flash Plug in NEO Email Account o ALL course emails will be sent to your NEO TAMU account Adobe Reader Technical Support See the information below if you experience any technical problems with Pearson s MyMedicalTerminologyLab Phone 877 864 8847 This is an unlisted number that gives you 24 7 priority access to tech support Email lara wygle pearson com Useful Links Most of your technical issues will revolve around your browser Using Google Chrome will minimize those problems The following is a link to provides helpful information about configuring your browser for MyMedicalTerminologyLab http 247pearsoned custhelp com app answers detail a id 7557 Course Grades Your grades are composed of the following 20 Assignment Activities worth 200 points 10 points each 2 Quizzes worth 20 points 10 points each Exam 1 worth 50 Points Exam 2 worth 50 points No assignments will be accepted late and no extensions for quizzes will be given unless you have a university excuse If you have a university excuse you will have 1 business day from the date of your excuse to complete any missed assignments or exams Assignment Activities These assignments are designed to help assess mastery of chapter materials They may contain activities games such as Labelling Word surgery and or Matching In order to access these assignments for each chapter you must watch the guided lecture for the chapter before the assignments are due Before attempting any of the assignment activities for the first time it is highly recommended you view the tutorial titled how to play each Medical Terminology Game under How to Succeed in MyMedicalTerminologyLab tab Quizzes The quizzes are multiple choice questions designed to help assess your mastery of the chapter materials and expose you to the type of questions you may expect to see on the exams o Quiz 1 cover the material from chapters 1 3 4 5 and 7 while Quiz 2 cover material from chapter 8 13 Each quiz is composed of randomly selected questions from the chapters it covers The quizzes have 10 questions and a three minute time limit o Quiz Rules The quizzes will be accessible once you have completed the necessary guided lectures for quiz 1 chapter1 3 4 5 7 Quiz 2 chapter 8 13 and you may take the quizzes any time before their due dates The quizzes will be open book and you may use any material to help you answer the questions but you may not use another person to help you with them You are expected to follow the Aggie Code of Honor A time limit will be placed on the quizzes so once you start a computer tracks the time When a quiz is not taken prior to its scheduled closing dates a grade of 0 will be given Once you click on the link you will be redirected to the quiz please read the directions and begin the quiz when you are ready You only have 1 attempt to complete each quiz Once you complete each quiz you will see your quiz score Once closed you will be able to view the quiz questions and your response If you have any questions about the quiz please wait until after the quiz has closed You will be responsible for completing each quiz by the assigned due date you may take any quiz at any time before its respective due date No assignments will be accepted late unless