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PSIO 201: HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2009 Course instructors: Steve Wright, Ph.D. Eldon Braun, Ph.D. Department of Physiology Department of Physiology Office: Medical Research Building 4426 Office: Arizona Health Sciences Center 4121 Phone: 626-4253 Phone: 626-7134 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Course coordinator: Laboratory Teaching Assistants*: Claudia Stanescu, Ph.D. Claire Anthony Kimberly Hostetter Department of Physiology Cody Brechtel James Hoy Office: Gittings 108 Jennifer Vranish Charles Piermarini Phone: 621-2795 Meghan Dickerson Deanna Shutt-Wood Email: [email protected] Brittney Holt *TA contact information available on D2L Adding/Switching sections If you need to add, or switch lab sections, please contact Dr. Stanescu. Adding and/or switching laboratory sections will be permitted during the first two weeks of classes if open seats are available. Attendance: Regular lecture and laboratory attendance is essential to student success in this course. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting missed material from a classmate. Course instructors and teaching assistants will not give out lecture or lab notes, as they are not intended to supplement your notes or replace notes from missed classes. Make up labs will not be allowed except for school holidays. Monday, September 7 is Labor Day and no labs will be scheduled on this holiday. Students registered in a Monday lab (sections 1, 2, 3, 4) will be required to attend another lab section during the same week. Wednesday, November 11 is Veterans Day and no labs will be scheduled on this holiday. Students registered in a Wednesday lab (sections 9, 10, 11, 12) will be required to attend another lab section during the same week. A sign up sheet will be available in lecture the week prior to each holiday. Lecture Exams: Lecture exams will be closed-book and will cover material presented in lecture as well as reading assignments specified in the class notes or by the instructor. Lecture exams are not cumulative, and will therefore only cover material since the last lecture exam. There will be four lecture examinations valued at 150 points each. Lecture exams will consist of 50 multiple choice questions; students will mark their answers on a scantron form. Make-up exams will consist of essay questions and will only be given under extreme circumstances, and only if the course coordinator is notified prior to the exam or immediately after the missed exam (the same day). Written documentation must be provided to explain the circumstances for the missed exam. If you fail to contact the course coordinator about the missed exam, a grade of zero will be recorded and not changed. Making personal travel plans that coincide with an exam date is not considered an extreme circumstance and will not be considered for make up exams. If you fail to take the final exam without notifying the course coordinator in advance, you will not be permitted to make up the exam. Students who arrive late for any exam may not be allowed to take the exam. NOTE: It is an inevitable fact that there will be mistakes in any textbook. If you discover an error, please point it out to the instructor. The instructor will serve as the primary authority. If the information in the book differs from what you hear in lecture, you are responsible for what is presented in lecture. Laboratory Practicals: The laboratory practicals will be given on the dates indicated in the lab schedule. Practicals will be based upon lab material studied, i.e. lab exercises, review sheets, microscope slides, dissection material and TA lecture. Each practical will be worth 50 points and will consist of fill in the blank and short answer type questions. Making up amissed lab practical will only be permitted under extreme circumstances, and only if you have contacted your TA or course coordinator prior to or immediately after the missed practical (the same day). Written documentation must be provided to explain the circumstances for the missed practical. NOTE: In order to facilitate a hands-on learning experience in the laboratory we will be using some preserved specimens like sheep brains and cow eyes. Quizzes: There will be six quizzes worth 10 points each, the five best of which will factor into a student’s grade. All quizzes will be given in lab and will cover both the material from the previous laboratory session (8 pts), and an overview of the lab to be conducted in the present session (2 pts). Because quizzes are generally given at the beginning of lab, it is essential that you not be late for lab. In addition, if the student misses a lab for any reason a make up quiz will not be permitted. Case Study: A case study will be presented in the laboratory over the course of the semester to introduce students to problem solving and integration of concepts across the systems covered in PSIO 201. Students will generate hypotheses based on the initial case presentation and will complete a problem set that will help them resolve the case. Special Note Concerning Course Examinations: All cell phones must be turned off and placed out of sight while taking any lecture examination, laboratory practical, or laboratory quiz. All baseball caps must have the visor turned around and all sun-protective head gear (e.g., straw hats) should be removed and placed beneath your seat. All class notes, books, and review materials must also be placed beneath your seat and be inaccessible to view during the examination, practical, or quiz. Bathroom breaks are not allowed during the exam. Academic Integrity: The U of A Code of Academic Integrity places full responsibility on the student for the content and integrity of all academic work submitted in the form of quizzes, examinations, laboratory practicals, etc. The student is responsible for following the guidelines listed in the syllabus and those presented by the instructor at the beginning of the exam. The following are examples of unacceptable behavior: looking at another student’s exam, leaving course materials out instead of putting them out of sight, having any electronic devices on during the exam, removing an exam from the classroom. If a student is involved in unacceptable behavior that is


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