BIOL 241 Syllabus- Part 1BIOL 241 Spr10 Sced12 34BIOL 241 Spr09 Practical Study GuideBIOL 241: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Syllabus Spring 2010 Instructor: Joel Dahms Email*: [email protected] Office hours: By appointment Office phone: 206.526.7004 (Voice mail only) Class meeting times: Sat 8:30PM- 3:00PM in: AS1615 (lecture & lab) Course website: http://facweb.northseattle.edu/jdahms/biol241/ Required texts • Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009. • Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Main Version, Update Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Susan J. Mitchell, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2008. • A Brief Atlas of the Human Body, Second Ed., Matt Hutchinson et al., Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2007. Optional Texts • 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 Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, Benjamin Cummings, 2001. • The Physiology Coloring Book, Wynn Kapit, Robert I. Macey, and Lawrence Meisami, Second Ed., Benjamin Cummings, 2000. Grading Exams (400 points) Lab Practical Quizzes (200 points) Lab Reports and Assignments (200 points) Total (800 points) Grades will be assigned as follows: Percent Grade Decimal Grade 95 - 100% A 3.9 - 4.0 65 - 69 C 1.9-2.1 Percent Grade Decimal Grade 90 – 95 A- 3.5 - 3.8 60 - 64 C- 1.5-1.8 85 - 89 B+ 3.2 - 3.4 57 - 59 D+ 1.2-1.4 80 - 84 B 2.9 - 3.1 53 - 56 D 0.9 - 1.1 75 - 79 B- 2.5 - 2.8 50 - 52 D- 0.7 - 0.8 70 - 74 C+ 2.2 - 2.4 < 50% E 0.0 Note: a 4.0 grade requires a 96%Commitment Anatomy and Physiology is a course that requires a strong commitment in order to succeed. It is not an easy course: the subject-matter is difficult and learning the terminology can be like learning a foreign language. To successfully complete this course you must commit to attend all lectures and laboratory sessions and plan on spending at least an additional 20 hours per week of studying time . This will include not only reading the text but also several hours per week studying laboratory materials (e.g. microscope slides, bones, muscles) for practical quizzes. Additional resources such as computerized review programs, audiovisual materials and student tutors are available during the open laboratory sessions (see below). Attendance Students should attend every class session, especially since the class only meets once a week; missing even one class session can leave you way behind. If you miss a class session, it is your responsibility to obtain the lecture notes, handouts, assignments or other materials distributed in class. If you must miss class due to prolonged illness or other unexpected circumstances, you should notify the instructor as soon as possible to make special arrangements. Lectures Due to the amount of information covered in the course, lectures cannot cover all the relevant material. Students will be responsible for all the material in the chapters covered unless otherwise noted. However, in order to help students determine what to focus on, objectives for each unit are available on the course website. Objectives There are five units in BIOL 241, each with an exam at the end. The objectives for each unit are designed to give students a general list of learning outcomes for the unit, and to serve as a study guide for the exams and quizzes. They cover most of the things you need to know; however, they are not exhaustive. Labs Many laboratory exercises must be completed in the laboratory. For each lab assigned, you will need to complete all the questions found in the lab manual at the end of each lab entitled “Review Sheet” and turn it in to me 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. Students who miss a laboratory exercise must make arrangements to complete the activities during open lab time in order to get credit for that exercise. Students who report data obtained from another student will receive the grade of 0 for that exercise. Open laboratory There will be specified times during the week that the laboratory room will be open to students and staffed by student tutors who have taken A&P before; some quarters, there will also be open lab time on Sundays. During these times, you will be able to make upmissed labs (with some exceptions), study the lab materials for upcoming lab practical quizzes and exams, and have your questions answered by the student tutors. The schedule of open lab times should be available during the first week of the quarter and open lab times usually start in the second week of class. Exams There will be five exams, the first four worth 75 points and the final worth 100 points. The exams will be composed of multiple-choice questions, matching, short answer, fill-in-the-blank and short essay questions and may include diagrams for you to label. A new, unwrinkled Scantron form and a #2 pencil will be needed for each exam. These are available at the campus bookstore or at the Munch Mart. The exam will contain questions pertaining to all the objectives listed for the unit. It is assumed that each student will do their own work. Cheating is unacceptable and will be referred to the Vice President of Student Affairs for disciplinary action. NOTE: 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 the situation occurs. If you know ahead of time that you will miss an exam, let the instructor know as far ahead of time as possible. Lab Practical Quizzes There will be four lab practical quizzes, each worth 50 points. These are designed to test your “practical” ability to identify cells, tissues, bones, muscles and other structures from slides, models, or diagrams. Consult the Lab Practical Study Guide (attached) for details on what you are expected to know for each practical. Assignments There will a handful of group and/or individual assignments during as the quarter determined by available time. I will provide more details about these as the quarter progresses.BIOL 241 Lecture & Lab Schedule Week Date