HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Biology 2010 - 08

Fall 2011 - Syllabus

Instructor: James F. Thompson, Ph.D., MT(ASCP)

Office Hours:            Tu-W-Th              10:00 AM - 10:50 AM                
                                                               And by appointment

Office: Sundquist SC B210         Phone: 931-221-6286

E-mail: thompsonj@apsu.edu

Class Periods:

Lectures:

2010-08    Tu-Th,   11:10 AM  to 12:35 PM,  Sundquist SC E106A

Labs with JFT:   2011-12 Tuesdays:          2:20 PM   to 5:05 PM    Sundquist SC C105
                            2011-12 Thursdays:         2:20 PM   to 5:05 PM    Sundquist SC C108
                            2011-13 Wednesdays:    2:20 PM   to 5:05 PM    Sundquist SC C108
 

Course Information:

Please ask questions whenever you have any problems with the material of the course. If you need extra help or have a question outside of class, please send an E-mail or make a phone call or an appointment.  Be proactive; don't wait until the week of the exam to discover you need assistance.

Information which is not in the text or lab manuals may be introduced in lectures or laboratories.  Students will be responsible for this information on exams.  Laboratory instruction may include material which augments lecture but which may not be explicitly required by your lecture instructor.

Credit Hours: Biology 2010 (lecture) = 3, Biology 2011 (lab) = 1.  Students who have previously completed this course with a passing grade may register for lecture without registering for lab and vice versa, but if this is the first time you are taking the course you must register for both.    If you are registering for the evening sections you must register for both the lecture and lab.

Course Description: Designed for students in health and human performance, psychology, nursing, and allied health programs.  Structure and function of the human body with emphasis on cellular structure and function, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems. 

Course Objectives/Goals

1. To learn basic human anatomy and physiology in preparation for careers in various health professions.

2. To provide clinical material required for predicting and understanding problems which arise when normal anatomy and physiology fail.

3. To present and identify the concept of health and wellness.

4. To stimulate skills of inquiry and logical thinking.

5. To develop literacy in writing, reading, listening, and arithmetic skills.

6. To develop the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics

7. To understand the scientific method.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lecture and laboratory sessions. Punctuality will be appreciated. Any material missed will be the responsibility of the student. It is the responsibility of the student to report absences and the reasons for any absences, before the fact when possible, when they occur.  No one may be present in the classroom or lab who is not enrolled in the course.

Academic and Classroom Misconduct:  Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately at all times.  Academic and classroom misconduct will not be tolerated.  Students must read the Code of Student Conduct in the new Student Handbook for an understanding of what will be expected of them within the academic setting. 

Electronic Devices: All beepers, cell phones, and other outside communication devices MUST be turned off during class.  Their intrusion and use during class are disruptive to the course activities and to the learning process for your fellow students.  You may have a laptop computer in class, but if so, it may only be used for purposes associated with the course.  No other computing activities are permitted.

Students with Disabilities: Any student who has a condition that may affect his/her academic performance is encouraged to make an appointment with the coordinator of Disability Services, Clement 140, 221-6230 or (V/TTY) 221-6278 to discuss this matter.

APSU Policy on Minors on Campus:  According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms.  While I recognize that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, I must enforce University policy and thus will deny any request for a child in my classroom.  You should also be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library.  Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors.  For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

Textbooks

Required Texts: Marieb and Hoehn. 2010. Human Anatomy and Physiology, 8^th ed. Benjamin/ Cummins Publishing Company, Inc.

Marieb and Mitchell. 2011. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, 10^th ed., Benjamin/Cummins Publishing Company, Inc.

Note: Copies of the text purchased new at the APSU bookstore are "bundled" with a package of computer software, Interactive Physiology, that provides an excellent tutorial to several of the body systems covered in the course.  Students are encouraged to purchase this option because of its great economic and learning value.

Optional Texts: Marieb: E. N. Human Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide; Van De Graaff, K.M. and Crawley, J. L. A Photographic Atlas for the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory; Eroschenko, V. P. Difiore's Atlas of Histology; Rust, T. G. A Guide to the Anatomy and Physiology Lab and A Photographic Atlas of Histology, M.J. Leboffe.

Computer Assisted Learning

The Human Anatomy and Physiology courses at APSU provide computers and numerous computer based tools to help students learn the central concepts of this discipline.  You will find additional course review material and useful links elsewhere on Dr. Thompson's, Dr. Taylor's, Dr. Schillers', and Dr. Pitts' web sites.  I urge you to explore those links. 

Use the on-line lab syllabus accessed through Desire to Learn (APSU D2L) which provides links to the weekly lab guides you will need to read prior to attending each week's lab. 

In addition, compact discs are included in the purchase of new textbooks (Interactive Physiology) and lab manual (PhysioEx) that provide useful study material (such as practice quizzes, computer simulations, etc.).  This material provides an excellent coverage of some of the most difficult concepts in the subject.  All of the computer software purchased for A&P may be run on computers in the A&P labs during open lab times.  See the schedule of open labs on the bulletin board between SSC C105 and SSC C108.

You should have received a Student Access Kit bundled with the purchase of a new textbook.  It contains your access code to “The Anatomy and Physiology Place” on the publisher's web site that allows you to access many study tools on-line such as Interactive Physiology, quizzes, reviews, case studies, etc.  Students often find these resources to be helpful.  Go to http://www.anatomyandphysiology.com or http://www.myaandp.com to register and/or login to use these resources. If you are enrolled in Dr. Thompson's class, the ID is: cm891678

Remember that you have access to printing at all university computer labs.  You may also print Lab Guides in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223.  However, you are not to use the computers in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223 to print anything unrelated to Human A&P labs.  This means you may not print Human A&P lecture or lab Power Point presentations in the Human A&P labs, C105, C108, & B223 because the laboratory budget does not cover that type of expense (use of paper and ink cartridges).

APSU's Desire to Learn (D2L) System

You will need to use the D2L course management software at APSU.   You can access it at this web address:  http://elearn.apsu.edu.  Your username is composed of your “A” number.  The password is the same one that you use for APMAIL.  Your full SSN serves as your initial password. Please type this, with no spaces, hyphens or slashes.  There is an orientation program for on-line courses that you might find useful.  It is at:  http://www.apsu.edu/online/orientation/.  Note: You will not be given credit for answers spelled incorrectly!

Tutoring

Free tutoring is available for all students for a variety of classes including Human Anatomy & Physiology in the Academic Support Center, ( http://www.apsu.edu/academic_support/ ) - University Center - Room 114, Ph. (931) 221-6550. Call to check tutoring schedules. Some students may also meet eligibility requirements to receive academic assistance from Student Support Services ( http://www.apsu.edu/sss/ )  . For more information contact: Student Support Services Program, Ellington, Room 337, (931) 221-6142.

Grading

Grading Scale: A = or > 90%, B = or  > 80%, C = or > 70%, D = or > 60%, F = < 60%

There will be 5 scheduled regular exams and 4 optional extra exams that will determine your grade.  Optional extra exams will be discussed in lecture during week 3 of the course.  

Lecture Grade = numerical average of 5 (up to 9) exams

(Note: Lecture exams will include approximately 10% additional "bonus points.")

All 5 regular lecture exam dates are scheduled in this syllabus.  Make-up lecture exams will be permitted for only those students with excused absences. It is the student's obligation to arrange for make-up exams within 48 hours. Make-up exams will not receive the benefit of bonus points. Part of your obligation in this course is "to be prepared" to take the exam on the assigned day. Absence from an exam must be covered by appropriate documentation or it will be counted as unexcused. It is the student's responsibility to complete the appropriate paperwork to obtain excused absence status. Failure "to be prepared" is not a valid excuse.

Lab Grade = (average of weekly lab reports + weekly laboratory quizzes + mid-term lab practical + final lab practical) / 4

Notes: 1.  Some instructors may include additional assignments or omit the weekly laboratory quizzes in calculating your grade.

   2.  If Dr. Thompson is your laboratory instructor, then your laboratory assignments must be completed and submitted within one week of the laboratory class for full credit.  A 10% penalty will be applied to assignments that are submitted during the second week following the lab.  Assignments will not be accepted that are more than two weeks late and zero points will be earned.  Other instructors may have different policies.

Make-Up Laboratories: All laboratory activities must be performed within the week following the scheduled laboratory.  Contact the Lab manager, Ms. Leida Perez, MS, at perezl@apsu.edu or in SSC 110 and 221-7677 for a make-up opportunity after you have approval from your instructor.

Withdrawals will be handled in the manner outlined in the APSU Undergraduate Bulletin. 

Each Student is Expected to Read the Assignment in the Text Before it is Presented in Class.

Biology 2010-08 Lecture Schedule, Fall 2011

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:10 AM to 12:35 PM, Sundquist SC E106A

[The above schedule and procedures are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.]

2)   Dispose of all contaminated or dangerous materials in the appropriate safety disposal containers. The red biohazard containers and 

      the sharps containers (red or clear) around the labs are not for disposal of ordinary trash.

3)   The A&P lab printers are only to be used to print the Anatomy and Physiology laboratory guides and your lab assignments.

The End

Last Updated:  August 26, 2011.