Introductions. BIOL 242: Human Anatomy and Physiology II. Contact info. Syllabus highlights. Course website. Course Website. Instructor: Joel Dahms

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1 BIOL 242: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Instructor: Joel Dahms Introductions Note cards Name Year you graduated HS and where Career goal When you took BIOL 241 (and if you took it at NSCC, who was your instructor). List any other relevant experience you ve had (job, internship, taking care of relatives, etc.). Preferred address if its different than the one NSCC has on file for you Syllabus highlights Class meets: Sat 8:30PM 3:00PM in AS 1615 Winter quarter ends Wednesday, March 21 st so the last class is March 17 th Contact info is the best way to contact me Office hours: by appointment Course Website The website has: Syllabus Lecture and lab notes Objectives (learning goals/study aids) for each unit Resources to help you study Lab assignments Course website Course Website: Also linked from the Bio 241 Website which FYI is 1

2 Required Texts: Required Texts: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Main Version, Ninth Ed. Update, Elaine N. Marieb & Susan J. Mitchell, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, Optional Texts: Optional Texts: An Atlas of Histology. Shu-Xin Zhang, Springer, A Brief Atlas of the Human Body, Second Ed., Matt Hutchinson et al., Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2007 Study Guide for Human Anatomy and Physiology, Eighth Ed., Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, The Anatomy Coloring Book, Third Ed., Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, Benjamin Cummings, The Physiology Coloring Book, Wynn Kapit, Robert I. Macey, and Lawrence Meisami, Second Ed., Benjamin Cummings, Grading Breakdown: Exams 400 points Lab Practical Quizzes 200 points Lab Reports& Assigns 200 points Total 800 points Grades Your grade = points you earn 800 points 2

3 Grade percentages A / A % B+/ B 80-89% B-/ C % C / C D+/ D 50-59% 0.0 E below 50% Commitment Like BIOL 241, this is a very difficult class that requires learning what is essentially a new language Less memorizing, more processes The class is designed by the college as an overview: lots of breadth, little depth Expect 25+ hours of reading and studying each week in addition to class sessions The pace is a little frantic so missing class is not recommended. Exams First 4 exams taken during class 75 points each 1 hour 20 minutes to complete Final (Exam 5): NOT cumulative Take home 100 points Due on the last day of the quarter (March 21) Exams Five exams, one every two weeks 1/21 Exam 1 (Chaps 16,17) 2/4 Exam 2 (Chaps 18,19) 2/18 Exam 3 (Chaps 20-22) 3/3 Exam 4 (Chaps 23,24) 3/21 (Wed) Exam 5* (Chaps 25-27) Due *Take home In Class Exams A little more than half objective questions: multiple-choice, matching, true/false The rest: fill-in-the-blank, short answer, short essay, and diagram labeling You will need a Scantron form and a #2 pencil for each exam. Not cumulative per se In Class Exams 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 for a valid reason, I may be able to accommodate you but let me know as far ahead of time as possible. 3

4 Take Home Exam 5 Covers chapters (NOT cumulative) 100 points Some multiple choice and fill in but mostly short answer and essay Assigned at the last class meeting (3/17) Due via at midnight on Wednesday, 3/21 You will have Sat Wed to complete it Labs In 242, most laboratory require your presence in the laboratory. Students who miss a laboratory exercise should come in during open lab time to make up that exercise. Wet lab activities like dissections cannot be made up. Lab exercises will be due the following week Lab activities are designed to help prepare you for the practical quizzes, but lab material is also fair game on exams Lab Practicals Two, each worth 100 points Cover the material on the Lab Practical Study Guide in the syllabus They will involve identifying slides, models, or diagrams, and answering related questions Because of the time required to set up these quizzes, they cannot be made up. If you miss it, you are out of luck. Lab Practicals 2/11 Practical 1: Chaps /17 Practical 2: Chaps Consult the Lab Practical Test Study Guide in the syllabus for details on what you are expected to know for each. Labs 150 points total For each lab assigned, complete all the questions on the lab manual Review Sheet at the end of each lab entitled 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. Lab Assignments In addition to the Review Sheet, this quarter most labs will have a lab assignment sheet that goes with each lab. These are available on the website and it is your responsibility to print out the relevant ones to bring with you to class each Saturday. Most of the material for the practical tests will come from these assignments. 4

5 Class Assignments 50 points In class group work or individual take-home Case study or in-depth look at a topic 2-4 will be assigned, depending on timing Lectures Lecture slides available on course website before lecture (all are posted now) Lecture material (slides, plus what I say in class) will be primarily what I ask about on exams Objectives List of learning goals that need to be achieved for you to do well in this class Contain what the I and other teachers at NSCC have deemed to be the most important things for you to know to go on in a healthrelated career These are a general overview of what you should know for the exams. Available on the course website Saturday Class The Saturday class is one week shorter than the other classes This causes some scheduling issues that mean that the timing of labs is not always optimal with respect to the lecture Also as a result, we will have to skip through some portions of the lecture slides; you will still be responsible for the material on the exam Use notes to study for exams and use the objectives as your guide for studying the notes Saturday Class Both lecture and lab (usually a little more lecture than lab) In addition to short breaks every hour or so, there will be a lunch break each class session. Often it works best to combine this break with lab time and have a long break in the middle of the day for both lunch and lab. Example Day: Lecture 8:30-9:30 Break 9:30-9:40 Lecture 9:40-10:40 Break 10:40-10:50 Lecture 10:50-12:15 Lunch and Lab 12:15-2:15 Lecture or activity 2:15-3:00 5

6 Attendance Schedule of Lectures and Readings (Approximate) Students should try to attend every class session. If you miss a class session, it is your responsibility to obtain the lecture notes, to make up laboratory experiments and to obtain handouts, assignments or other materials distributed in class. ESPECIALLY because we meet only once a week. Questions? 6