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1 Course Title: Medical Terminology Course Number: BUS 116 Number of Credits: 4 Dates: 01/16/ /12/2017 Instructor: Angela Kortemeier, MS, RHIA, CHTS-TR, CCMA Gogebic Community College Solin Center for Business Education E4745 Jackson Road angela.macleod@gogebic.edu Ironwood, MI Phone: (906) extension 245 Tech Support: Barry Nelson, Technology Specialist Gogebic Community College Solin Center for Business Education E4745 Jackson Road barry@gogebic.edu Ironwood, MI Phone: (906) extension 255 Prerequisites: None Course Description: This is an online course which involves development of medical vocabulary and skill in spelling, pronouncing, and defining medical terms. Students learn to divide words into their component parts recognizing the basic combining forms. They learn suffixes and prefixes and their meanings. Emphasis is placed on learning the pathology of the nine body s. Course Objectives: The goal of this course is for the student to develop a medical vocabulary encompassing disease processes, diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, abbreviations, drugs and treatment modalities. The student will be able to read and write medical terms accurately and use them appropriately. Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Break medical terms down into their component parts and define them. Write medical terms when given a medical definition. Generate a basic medical document using medical terms accurately. Use and define medical abbreviations. Define/briefly describe major disease conditions. Describe diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests and be able to correlate them to a disease condition.

2 AHIMA: This course supports the body of knowledge for medical terminology as defined by the Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP). Required Textbooks/Materials: The Language of Medicine, 11 th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner. Publisher: Saunders Access to a working computer with Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, speakers/headphones, and printing capability. Technology Requirements and Proficiency: 1. The learner will be able to access the course materials using an Internet connection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 2. Some documents that will be used in the course are in the Adobe Acrobat, pdf file format. If you do not already have the Acrobat Reader installed on your machine, or you do not know if you do, go to to download the free Acrobat Reader. 3. Make sure you have the latest version of JAVA installed on your machine. If you do not, go to to download the free software. 4. Never Panic! If you are having a problem, or something is not clear, it is safe to assume others are facing similar challenges, and together we can solve it. Learning with technology can be empowering but it can also be extremely frustrating when it doesn t work as it should or you cannot get an immediate answer. Keep phone numbers of tech support handy and do not wait until you are extremely frustrated! Grading Policy: In order for the learner to prove competency in the objectives of the course, he or she must receive a passing grade of C (75%) or higher for the course. The grading scale is as follows: 100% - 94% A 93% - 90% A- 89%-88% B+ 87% - 83% B 82% - 80% B- 79% - 78% C+ 77% - 75% C Minimum accepted passing score 74% - 70% C- 69% - 67% D+ 66% - 63% D 62% - 60% D- 59% - 0% F

3 Assessment Areas/Composition of Final Grade: Calculation of the final grade is as follows: Assignments/Discussion Board 10% of overall grade for the course Quizzes 10% of overall grade for the course First Online Quarter Exam 20% of overall grade for the course Proctored Midterm Examination 20% of overall grade for the course Second Online Quarter Exam 20% of overall grade for the course Proctored Final Examination 20% of overall grade for the course Total 100% Extra Credit: There is no extra credit for this course. Late Work: No assignment will be accepted more than two weeks past the announced deadline or after the last day of the current semester. Assignments received past the due date but before two weeks will only receive half credit. Quizzes/Exams are posted over a week time period allowing ample time to complete. Quizzes/Exams cannot be made up at a later date. Attendance Policy: This is not a self-paced course. Reasonable deadlines have been set to insure that you have adequate time to complete all assignments, quizzes, exams within the current semester. Active participating in this class is an essential, unmistakably important aspect of this online course. The expectation of the instructor is that students will log on a minimum of four times every seven days and spend at least 8-10 hours a week on the course. Your full participation on a weekly basis is not only a requirement; it is an essential aspect of the online course process. Participation is defined as not only reading and doing course materials, but making substantial, thoughtful posts through the discussion board. Academic Honesty/Plagiarism: Any student caught cheating on a test or assignment will fail that assignment or test. This includes the student doing the cheating and any other student who is found to be willingly sharing information. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in failing the assignment or test in which it took place. Instructor Availability: Instructor availability will be posted in the course website under Instructor. Students can expect return of messages and phone calls within 24 hours (this excludes holidays and weekends). However, ALL communication should take place inside the course under the Discussion Board in the Virtual Office and not through (unless it is confidential, an emergency or has nothing to do with the course at hand).

4 Academic Support/Advisement: Available to all student through the services provided in the ACES Center; extension 209. Inquire the center regarding hours of operations and specific subjects for which tutors are available. In addition, some subject area specialist tutors are available for courses through specific departments. Ask your instructor if specialized tutors are available for your individual course. ADA Accommodation Statement for Students with Disabilities If you believe that you need academic accommodations for a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, please contact the Office of Disability Services, located in office T105C of the ACES Center, call (906) x 237, or jessicaln@gogebic.edu to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. This office is responsible for coordinating disability-related academic accommodations and will issue students with verification letters as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact the office as soon as possible. Tentative Schedule: The following schedule is tentative. It is your responsibility to be aware of any announced changes made during the semester. Week 1 January 16 Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for this course. Demonstrate the ability to use the Discussion Board as a tool to communicate with fellow classmates as well as the instructor. Demonstrate an understanding of basic word structure. Read the syllabus Submit syllabus assignment Introduce yourself in Town Square and respond to a fellow classmate Ask a question in Virtual Office Read Week 1 Lecture Read Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Complete and submit Chapter 1 Assignment Week 2 January 23 Demonstrate an understanding of terms related to the body

5 Demonstrate an understanding of plurals Compose and submit a MP3 recording Read Week 2 Lecture Read Chapter 2: Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Review Appendix I Review Exercises Complete Chapter 2 & Appendix I Quiz Read MP3 Lecture and Download player Submit MP3 TEST Week 3 January 30 Demonstrate an understanding of suffixes Demonstrate an understanding of prefixes Read Week 3 Lecture Read Chapter 3: Suffixes and Chapter 4: Prefixes Complete Chapter 3 Assignment Week 4 February 6 Demonstrate your understanding of Weeks 1 4 Complete 1 st Quarter Exam (Chapters 1 4 in text) Discussion Board Check In! Week 5 February 13 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the musculoskeletal Read Week 5 Lecture Read Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System Complete Chapter 15 Assignment Submit Chapter 15 Recording Week 6 February 20 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the blood and skin

6 Read Week 6 Lectures Read Chapter 13: Blood Read Chapter 16: Skin Complete Chapter 13 & 16 Quiz Midterm Proctor Information Submit Proctor Information Week 7 February 27 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the cardiovascular Read Week 7 Lecture Read Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System Submit Chapter 11 Recording Complete Chapter 11 Assignment Discussion Board Check In! Week 8 March 6 Demonstrate your understanding of Weeks 5 7 Complete a Proctored Midterm Examination (Chapters 11, 13, 15, 16 in text) Week 9 March 20 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the respiratory Read Week 9 Lecture Read Chapter 12: Respiratory System Complete Chapter 12 Assignment Submit Chapter 12 Recording Week 10 March 27 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the digestive Read Week 10 Lectures Read Chapter 5 Digestive System

7 Read Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Complete Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz Week 11 April 3 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology in the female and male reproductive s Read Week 11 Lectures Read Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System Read Chapter 9: Male Reproductive System Complete Chapter 8 & 9 Assignment Submit Chapter 8 & 9 Recording Discussion Board Check In! Week 12 April 10 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the nervous Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of psychiatry Demonstrate your understanding of Weeks 9-12 Read Week 12 Lectures Read Chapter 10: Nervous System Read Chapter 22: Psychiatry Complete 2 nd Quarter Exam (Chapters 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 22 in text) Week 13 April 17 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the urinary Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the eyes and ears Read Week 13 Lectures Read Chapter 7: Urinary System Read Chapter 17: Sense Organs: The Eye and The Ear Complete Chapter 7 & 17 Assignment Submit Chapter 7 & 17 Recording Week 14 April 24

8 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of the endocrine Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of pharmacology Read Week 14 Lectures Read Chapter 18: Endocrine System Read Chapter 21: Pharmacology Complete Chapter 18 & 21 Quiz Final Exam Proctor Information Submit Proctor Information Week 15 May 1 Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of cancer medicine Demonstrate your understanding of the terminology of radiology and nuclear medicine Read Week 15 Lectures Read Chapter 19: Cancer Medicine (Oncology) Read Chapter 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Submit Chapter 19 & 20 Recording Complete Chapter 19 and 20 Assignment Discussion Board Check In! Week 16 May 8 Demonstrate your understanding of Weeks Complete a Proctored Final Examination (Chapters 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 in text) Syllabus Assignment: Please ask questions regarding this syllabus should you have any in order to deter misunderstandings. After reviewing the syllabus, submit the following statement under the Syllabus Assignment link: I have read and understand the syllabus for (class name) and agree to comply with its policies and procedures. This will give you an easy 10 points. The instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus at any time during the course. Such changes, if any, will be announced in blackboard. Students are responsible for all changes made during the course which will be announced on the course website. This syllabus will not be updated.