Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus COURSE SYLLABUS BSC2085L: Anatomy and Physiology I Lab Spring 2016: January 6 th April 22 nd

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1 Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus COURSE SYLLABUS BSC2085L: Anatomy and hysiology I Lab Spring 2016: January 6 th April 22 nd Course Code: BSC2085L Course Title: uman Anatomy and hysiology I, Laboratory Course Ref. Number: (Section W 8:00-9:40) / (Section W 10:00-11:40AM) Lab Room: 3207 rofessor: Stephanie Barrientos sbarrie2@mdc.edu Office: Building 3, Room 3348 Office ours: Mondays 2:45-3:45 M / Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00 M, or on Appointment. Co-requisite: BSC2085 Class Website: BSC2085LAB.YOLASITE.COM I. COURSE DESCRITION BSC 2085L is a course of a laboratory sessions and seminars based upon Fundamentals of UMAN ANATOMY & YSIOLOGY by Frederic. Martín textbook (ten edition), and UMAN ANATOMY and YSIOLOGY I (BSC 2085L) Laboratory Manual. In this laboratory course, the student will learn to apply the concepts covered in BSC2085 as it pertains to structure and function of the human body from an experiential approach. The BSC-2085L consists of 1 hour and 40 minutes weekly class session. The first 15 minutes of the class are dedicated to the administration of quizzes, review of previous quizzes, and to answer any of your questions should one arise. During the first 30 min. interval of class, principles of anatomy and physiology that accompany the day s lab exercise will be explained. The course will lean heavily on these references and on the ower oint Lectures/Outlines the instructor will send you via , prior to each lab session. These ower oint lectures/outlines are focused on the course competencies for each topic/chapter and are therefore, a good guide to study the topics and to prepare for your evaluations. Reading/reviewing the Lab Manual is also strongly advised. For the remainder of the class time, you are expected to work in groups with the models, visual aids, and complete given exercises which are located in your lab manuals. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

2 II. COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this course, the students should be able to complete laboratory exercises, practice with models, charts, and other imaging resources to reinforce the topics covered in BSC Students will learn what anatomy deals with and its different divisions, as well as new vocabulary related with this science. 2. Students will be able to describe anatomical position and identify anatomical landmarks of the body, as well as the anatomical planes. 3. Recognition of the regions in which the abdomen is divided for anatomical study and organs related to those regions. 4. Get a general idea about the different systems of the human body and where those organs are located. 5. Learn the division of the skeleton in axial and appendicular, and the bones that form each one, as well as the main bone markings. 6. Identification of isolated bones and bones attached to the skeleton. 7. Study the structure of long, flat, and some irregular bones in a summarized way. 8. Identification of muscles in groups and independently, as well as location and the most general function. 9. The students will review the embryonic development of the nervous system and how it relates to the structures in the adult person. 10. Identification of structures in the brain and the spinal cord, as well as the main functions. 11. At the end of the course, the students will have a more complete and appropriate understanding about how to correlate the structures on models with the real human body. III. CLASS REQUIREMENTS Texbook Requirements - Laboratory Manual for Anatomy & hysiology, Michael G. Wood. 2 nd Custom Edition for Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus. NOTE: YOU MUST BRING TIS MANUAL TO EVERY LAB SESSION. Attendance & articipation Students are expected to attend class sessions regularly. It is the responsibility of the student to obtain notes and handouts from classmates if he/she misses a class session. A student must attend minimum 70% of a class/lab session time (aproximately 95 minutes on summer courses) to be considered present on that day. Attendance may be assessed at the time of class start and at the end of the session. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

3 Once a student accumulates three (3) unexcused absences, at whichever point of the course calendar, he/she will be removed from the class roster and won t be able to complete the course. TIS WILL BE A FINAL DECISION. Absences will be excused only with a signed note from a physician certifying illness on the missed date. Emergencies must be documented in writing and must consist of true major force reasons to miss class, such as sudden illness requiring a doctor s emergency visit or hospitalization, death in the family, or college-excused events (which must be approved ahead of time). Students who are consistently absent and have not made attempts to communicate with the professor will be purged from the class roll in accordance to the academic and administrative calendar. As many of the laboratory exercises are done in large groups, students who show disruptive behavior, leave early, or in any way penalize the group, will be assessed negative points at the discretion of the instructor. These points will be deducted from the attendance and participation grade. Remember, if you are absent, you are not participating. If you are disrupting the class or showing inappropriate behavior among the members or you group, you are not participating. Your performance in this lab course will be dependent on your attendance to all lab sessions scheduled during the semester. erfect attendance, (no absences, no tardies, no early departures): FIVE (5) extra points toward the Final Grade. abitual tardiness and leaving the class session early are considered inappropriate behavior and will have a negative effect in your evaluation. As per the Biology ealth and Wellness Department policy, students are entitled to ONE OVERRIDE ER STUDENT ER CLASS ER SEMESTER, when you have been officially dropped from the class. Assignments & Coursework Lab Worksheets: The completed lab worksheets are worth 10% of your final grade. Many laboratory exercises are done in large groups. Each student in the group is responsible to learn not only the lab activities assigned to him/her, but also those assigned to other members of the group as well because any part of the material studied could be assessed on quizzes or testes. In the case the additional time required for the student to complete specific assignment, one should make an arrangement with the instructor. Obtaining class notes and handouts is your responsibility should you miss a class for any reason. Quizzes: The quizzes will be worth 30% of your final grade. Each quiz is worth 10 points. All quizzes will be administered at the beginning of the regularly scheduled lab periods. Quizzes will be administered as scheduled. Quizzes will be administered during the first minutes of the scheduled lab period. Therefore, if you arrive late to class, you will not be allowed to make up the quiz for that particular date. The quizzes will cover previous lab topics. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

4 lease note: TERE WILL BE NO MAKE-U QUIZZES if the student cannot prove he/she had a strong reason to justify his/her not taking the quiz on the scheduled day. The instructor has the right to decide if a student may or may not make up a quiz. Therefore, attendance to each exam or quiz (on time) is absolutely mandatory. Furthermore, if you leave the classroom early or immediately after the quiz/exam, the instructor will consider you absent for that lab period and your quiz/exam will be graded 0. The quizzes consist of multiple choices, fill in the blanks, matching, and/or diagram questions to identify structures, and they will assess material covered in lab and in the lab manual. Any extra credit points (if assigned by the instructor) will be earned through additional exam questions added to each quiz, or in other written assignments. Any part of the text assigned in the lab manual can be evaluated on quizzes. Students are responsible for studying every day so that they can be ready to take quizzes when scheduled. racticum Exams: There will be three comprehensive practicum exams throughout the course of the semester. Each practicum will be worth 20% of your final grade and will require you to make use of the specimens/models in front of you to answer questions about lab topics and Anatomy & hysiology principles. IV. GRADING OLICY Lab Worksheets: Quizzes: 10% of the Final Grade. 30% of the Final Grade. One grade, the lowest, will be dropped. One (1) missed quiz will be considered the lowest grade to be dropped; all other missed quizzes will be graded zero (0) and will apply for the calculation of the student s quizzes average. racticum Exams (3): 60% of the Final Grade. Each practicum exam represents 20% of the Final Grade. A missed practicum exam will be graded 0. No racticum exam grade will be dropped. Grading Criteria: A: 90 to 100, B: 80 to 89, C: 70 to 79, D: 60 to 69, F: 59 or under. Incomplete Grades: Incomplete (i) grades will be given in consultation with the student and upon agreement of the instructor only when extenuating circumstances have prevented the student from completing the course. In order to be considered for an I, a student must have successfully completed a minimum of one-half the work in the course with a minimum grade of C or better. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

5 Note: The Incomplete (I) grades must be completed in a time agreed upon between the instructor and the student. If not completed by the agreed upon time, the incomplete (I) grade becomes an F. If the student is facing problems that eventually will force him/her to have an incomplete (I) grade, the student MUST talk with the instructor in order to discuss this possibility. The instructor will analyze the situation and will make the final decision. This agreement will be made between both the student and the instructor by signing an official document. Withdrawals: The instructor is not required to withdraw/drop students from the course. It is the student s responsibility to determine his/her status in the course at all time. V. LABORATORY OLICIES Student articipation Students are expected to be prepared before the lab sessions by completing all reading assignments for that particular class date. At the beginning of the laboratory period, the instructor will explain what you are to do so that you can complete the exercise(s) on your own. lease pay attention and ask questions if you are confused. The instructor will not do the exercises assigned on a particular date. Not reading your laboratory manual/test book will waste valuable time for you, fellow students, and the instructor. Do not waste time! The semester will be over before you know it! Laboratory will begin on time. The instructor only has to be here during regularly scheduled laboratory hours. Students will also be responsible for cleaning up after lab. Therefore, make sure your schedule permits for activities occurring outside your regular lab period. This laboratory requires extra time and effort on your part in order to make good progress. Be flexible and able and willing to go the extra mile to do well. Students should bring the lab manuals to class. Laptop computers are allowed only if used to take notes; video recording devices are not permitted in the lab classroom. Disruptive behavior will affect your grade. Resources Every weekend the new oweroint slides for the week s coming lab session will be posted. You should review the slides/other posted sources prior to coming to class so that you are familiar with the topic at hand. Also, please make sure to make use of office hours to come and ask any questions! Academic onesty Cheating/lagiarism or any other form of academic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated and will be dealt with to the fullest extent, according to the college regulations. You can access all the information and regulations concerning student s rights and responsibilities going through the following link: Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

6 Student Conduct Chewing gum, beverages and food are not allowed in the classroom. CELL ONES MUST NOT BE ACTIVE DURING CLASSTIME; YOU MUST NOT MAKE/RECEIVE ONE CALLS NOR SEND/RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES DURING CLASS TIME. NOTE TAT, VIOLATION OF TIS BASIC RULE WILL MOTIVATE TE STUDENT S DISMISSAL FROM TE LAB SESSION. Missed Exams TERE ARE NO MAKE U EXAMS OR SUBSTITUTE EVALUATIONS FOR MISSED SCEDULED EXAMS/QUIZZES. EXAMINATIONS MUST BE TAKEN ON TEIR SCEDULED DATE AND TIME. If the student misses an exam due to a medical or court reason, he/she will provide legal proof of the event that prevented him/her from taking the exam and he/she will need to sign an incomplete form and to take the exam in the next term to obtain a final grade. It is not possible to have an incomplete if the student is not passing the class. racticum exams won t be given on dates different from the ones on which they are scheduled to take place. The instructor is not authorized to change an examination date. Social and family gatherings/events are not valid reasons to miss lab sessions or examinations, absences due to these causes are considered unexcused absences. Check your course schedule and do not plan/schedule these events in conflict with your scheduled evaluations. YOU WON T BE GRANTED A MAKE-U/SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION. You must arrive on time for scheduled exams and quizzes. Arriving after a quiz or exam has already started will, at the instructor s discretion, prevent a student from taking that evaluation. Quizzes and racticum exams are timed evaluations. Quizzes can be given at the start or at the end of the session. During examinations (Quizzes, racticum exams), cell phones and other display or communication devices MUST BE TURNED OFF AND STORED OUT OF TE REAC OF TE EXAMINING STUDENT/OWNER. VI. IMORTANT ISSUES Drop olicy It is of the ABSOLUTE RESONSIBILITY of the student to drop the course. Students who do not attend class on a regular basis will be purged from the class roll. Last day to withdraw from the course with a grade of W is March 16, A student dropped after this date will be graded F. Students who remain in the final grade roll, and have not attended or taken their scheduled examinations will receive a grade of F. lease note: Biology Department Regulation regarding students that are dropped from the class roster: The Biology Department will only allow ONE override ER student, per class per semester. If you have been dropped for non-payment and overridden into the class once, you will NOT be given permission to be overridden a second time. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

7 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: Students who have a disability that might affect their performance in the class are encouraged to contact Access Services, in confidence, as soon as possible. The office will aid in appropriate accommodations for the student. This is in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of VII. STUDY TIS AND GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO SUCCEED: Decide to do well in the course. Spend the time. Be responsible for your own learning. Except to learn more than what is covered in class. Remember this career may be your lifelong profession or at least your permanent professional field. GET EL RIGT AWAY: Do not wait for someone to ask if you need help. Your success in this course depends on how well you understand the concepts covered during the semester. If you have any questions or concerns, come to office hours or schedule appointment. TIE IDEAS AND CONCETS TOGETER: Connect the material to what you already know. Look for the big picture, not just isolated details. Be able to apply information in a new situation. CECK AGE: I will regularly be posting in the class page (BSC2085LAB.YOLASITE.COM). Be sure to check it regularly for the reference slides, plus any information I may feel you may find useful in your studies. REARE FOR LABS BEFORE CLASS: Read and highlight the handouts/powerpoint slides and/or books. Tie this information to the lecture material. Write down questions to ask. Make notes of what to look for. Keep your papers in a binder. COME TO LAB: Attend every class. Remember, attendance is mandatory. Be on time. Bring your textbook and handouts if you have any. Be attentive and take notes. Ask questions. Answer questions. Turn in all the work on time. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS: Read carefully. Listen carefully. Ask questions. Follow this syllabus. Follow instructions given by instructors in the lab. ORGANIZE TE INFORMATION: Make outlines to summarize, organize, and relate key ideas. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

8 uman Anatomy and hysiology Lab BSC2085L Schedule: Spring Term Month M T W R F S Topics January X January January January 18 February 01 February February 16 Syllabus. Anatomical Terms & The Cell Ex. 1, 3 Tissues & Skin Ex. 4, 5, Osseous tissue Ex Axial skeleton Ex February racticum I - FEB 3, Appendicular Skeleton & Joints Ex. 11, Body Movements & Muscle istology Ex. 6, Axial Muscles Ex. 14, 15 9 Feb- March Appendicular Muscles & Movements Ex. 16, March 07 March March racticum II The Neuron Ex. 7, The Neuron, Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves Ex. 19 Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

9 March Brain & Cranial Nerves April Ex. 20 April Special Sense Organs: Eye Ex. 21 April Special Sense Organs: Ear Ex. 22 April racticum III April Final exams week for lectures (April 23- April 29) Important Dates January Last day to withdraw or change course without penalty. March Last day to withdraw with a grade of W. April Last day of classes. ractica olidays () January 16, 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. February 13, 14, residents Day. February 25, College open but there are no classes. Employee Retreat. March 25, 26, Spring Recess. Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab

10 BSC 2085L Miami Dade College Kendall Campus rofessor Stephanie Barrientos COMLETE TE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND INCLUDE YOUR SIGNATURE IT MUST BE AND RINTED. YOU MUST SUBMIT TIS QUESTIONARIE TO BE EVALUATED Name: Major: Telephone: I AVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ROFESSOR BARRIENTOS COURSE OLICY Signature Stephanie Barrientos / BSC 2085L Anatomy & hysiology I Lab