Fall 2014 Syllabus

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Course ID: MAPTRIFILO47937

COURSE WEBSITE: A course website has been established on WBU’s Blackboard server. Each student is REQUIRED to establish an active account for this website and to log on to BB regularly for posted lecture notes, messages, assignments, handouts, and quizzes.

COURSE COMMUNICATION POLICY: Wayland’s email address is the official method of communication between instructors and students taking courses through Wayland Baptist University. Students are REQUIRED to establish and activate their Wayland email account. Instructors reserve the right to deny email from other sources.

COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES: The students will be able to:

1. Explain the integrated function of the interdependent organ system as well as the operation of these systems independently.

2. Use correct and useful, working vocabulary within the disciplines of anatomy and physiology.

3. Identify through integrated lectures and laboratory exercises, the basic structures mechanisms in homeostasis and to have a knowledge base of how disturbances in homeostatic mechanisms produce disease(s).

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: “The University expects students to make class attendance a priority.” You should note that failure to attend class will affect your ability to perform well on exams. Students must have good class attendance to be successful in this course.

1. The student is required to attend class online. This is a physical presence in the Blackboard classroom or Mastering classroom. This is recorded and date/time stamped in Blackboard. Discussions, quizzes, supplemental material review, and class activities all count towards attendance. You should be in the classroom a minimum of 4 hours for attendance purposes.

2. Students missing more than 25% of scheduled classes may be dropped from the course.

3. The lab component of this course is one full credit hour. Students failing to complete the lab component of the course will automatically fail the course.

4. ALL absences (including for University sponsored events) must be discussed with the instructor BEFORE the absence or they will be unexcused.

5. No make-up Lecture Exams will be given, unless arrangements are made in advance of foreseen absences and emergencies will be accepted if it can be clearly documented (e.g.: Dr’s note).

6. Unexcused absences can NOT be made-up and a grade of 0% will be recorded for that activity.

7. Students are responsible for all material covered in class (lecture and laboratory), as well as all assigned work (textbook reading, study problems, homework exercises, etc…).

DISABILITY STATEMENT: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.”

ACADEMIC HONESTY: “University students are required to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty.” Any student guilty of cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty may be penalized at the instructor’s discretion by one or more of the following:

1. Assigning a grade of F (0%) to the work in question.

2. Assigning a grade of F for the entire course.

3. Recommendation for more severe punishment; including probation, suspension, or expulsion from the University (see student handbook for further information)

COURSE REQUIREMENT AND GRADING CRITERIA: Students should allow a very minimum of 4-8 hours per week for reading, reviewing, studying, and homework exercising. Your course grade will be determined based on the number of points you earn on lecture exams, laboratory reports, laboratory exams, discussions and quizzes:

COURSE EVALUATION AND GRADING:

The final grade in the course will be derived as follows:

Quizzes - 8%

4 Lecture exams (~every two weeks) 24%

4 laboratory exams 24%

Lab reports and class activities 24%

Discussion Boards 8%

Final Comprehensive exam 12%

University grading system:

A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F below 60 I incomplete W withdrawal

Quizzes and Lecture exams will cover reading material and supplemental resource materials. Labs will be used to identify anatomical structures and explore the physiological concepts associated with the topic of the week.

Lab exams will cover lab materials and activities. They will include labeling, problem solving, case studies, and application of concepts.

Discussion boards are places for expanding concepts, exploring tangents of topics, and asking and answering questions.

The comprehensive final will include all lecture and lab materials from the course. There is no review given, but quizzes, discussions, and Mastering A&P review materials should help in preparation. Anatomy builds on previous foundation of materials. Materials are constantly reviewed as we proceed through the course.

Essentially each week of work will include readings from the text, viewing supplemental materials, doing in class activities, Mastering A&P lab activity and exercises (some with a report), and quiz on text material.

Important Dates

May 23 Summer term begins

May 30 Memorial Day Holiday

June 8 Census Date (Last day to drop without record) (25% tuition refund)

July 4 Independence Day Holiday

July 14 Last day to drop course w/ "W" (no tuition refund)
July 22 Last day to drop course w/ "WP/WF"

August 6 Last day of the term

Tentative Schedule

Date	Topic	Chapters	Assignments/Labs	Due Dates
Week 1	Blood	Chapter 10	Mastering A&P Quiz	May 29
Week 2	Cardiovascular	Chapter 11	Quiz	June 6
Week 3	Lymphatic System and Body Defenses	Chapter 12	Dr. T videos Quiz	Monday June 13^th 11:59pm
June 12	Lecture Exam 1	Chapters 10,11,12	Opens Sunday at noon.	Monday June 13^th ^11:59pm
	Lab Exam 1	Blood, Cardio, Lymph	Opens Sunday at noon	Tuesday June 13^th 11:59pm
Week 4	Respiratory	Chapter 13	Dr. T’s videos Mastering PAL Quiz	Monday June 20th
Week 5	Endocrine	Chapter 9	Dr. T’s Video’ Mastering PAL 3.0 Quiz	Monday June 27^th
June 26-27	Lecture Exam 2	Chapters 13, and 9	Opens Saturday at midnight	Monday June 27 11:59pm
	Lab Exam 2	Repiratory and Endocrine	Opens Saturday at midnight	Monday June 27 11:59pm
Week 6	Digestive System	Chapter 14	Dr. T’s videos Mastering PAL 3.0	Tuesday July 5^th
July 4th	Happy Independence Day
Week 7	Nutrition Urinary System	Chapter 14 Chapter 15		Monday July 11
Week 8	Urinary	Chapter 15		Monday July 18
July 18-19	Lecture Exam 3	Chapters 14, 15	Opens Sunday at noon	Monday July 18 11:59pm
	Lab Exam 3	Digestive, Urinary	Opens Sunday at noon	Monday July 18 11:59pm
Week 9	Male Reproductive	Chapter 16
Week 10	Female Reproductive	Chapter 17
	Lecture Exam 4	Chapters 16 and 17	Opens Sunday at noon	Monday August 1 11:59pm
	Lab Exam 4	Male and Female Reproductive System	Opens Sunday at noon	Monday August 1 11:59pm
Week 11		Final Proctored Exam – Comprehensive	August 2-6	August 6 11:59pm