Textbook:  McKinley, M., & Dean O’Loughlin, V.  2008.  Human Anatomy (2nd ed.).  McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.

Lab Manual:  Martin, T.R., Shier, D., Butler, J., & Lewis, R 2009.  Hole’s Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology (10^th ed.).  McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.  

This course is a comprehensive study of the microscopic and macroscopic structure of all the human body systems.  In lecture, gross anatomy is incorporated with functional anatomy and clinically-related topics.  Laboratory work includes the study of slides, human skeletons, anatomical models, and a prosected cadaver.  Some animal organs are dissected and compared with those of humans.

Prerequisite: BIO 110 or BIO 114 or BIO 161

The design of this course is to introduce to the student the anatomy of the human body.   For a comprehensive understanding, students will be exposed to various levels of microscopic and macroscopic anatomy.  Topics include histology, systemic anatomy, regional anatomy, developmental anatomy, and gross anatomy.  Collectively, these different areas will provide a broad and fundamental overview as to how the human body is organized.  The lab is designed to give students experience working with anatomical models, animal organ specimens, and a human cadaver.  After successfully completing this course, students will have a comprehensive knowledge of human structure and how structure is related to function.  This working knowledge can then be applied to other specialized fields of study that are related to human anatomy and physiology.

This course contributes to the development of the following core competencies for associate degree students:

How to learn effectively:  Students are exposed to methods that encourage learning as a life-long     process.

How to communicate effectively:  Students often work in pairs or groups to prepare for quizzes and exams.

How to interact with the world:  Students are exposed to various aspects of the human body which compares normal conditions to pathological conditions.  This provides students with an awareness and fundamental understanding of health-related issues in our society.

Lecture Grade:  In lecture there will be four regular exams and one comprehensive final exam.  Each exam accounts for 12% of the course grade.  

Makeup Policy for Lecture Exams:  Students cannot makeup scheduled regular exams that have been missed. Missed exams receive a zero score.  As compensation for this policy, students will be allowed to drop their lowest regular exam score from the calculation of the final grade.  As a second option, pending instructor approval, a student might be able to take the exam prior to the scheduled time for the rest of the class.

    Note: The comprehensive final exam is mandatory and cannot be dropped.

Pre-Exam Bonus Points:  Before each scheduled exam, students will have the opportunity to earn up to 5 extra bonus points by taking short quizzes (2-5 questions; 0.5 points/question) during various lecture periods leading up to the exam.  Each quiz will include only topics that were covered in the lecture period just prior to the quiz.  These quizzes will be unannounced and cannot be madeup.

Any points earned will be added to the final score for that upcoming exam.  For instance, if you originally score 79% on an exam (59 out of 75), 2.5 bonus points would result in an exam score of 82%, or 5 points would boost it to 85%.

Lab Grade:  The lab grade will be based on weekly quizzes which account for 40% of the course grade.  

Missed Lab Quizzes:  Any quiz that is missed cannot be made up.  All missed quizzes receive a zero score.   Students who complete the course will be allowed to drop their two lowest quiz scores from the calculation of the final grade.

Final Course Grade:  Sixty percent of the final course grade will be based from lecture, whereas the remaining forty percent will be derived from lab.  The breakdown is summarized below.

             *  One lowest score is dropped from this category

            ** Two lowest scores are dropped from this category

The following grading scale will be used to assign the letter grade for the course. 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES MATERIALS AND AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE:
Tutors:  If you need additional assistance in anatomy beyond the classroom, The Learning Center located in Van Lare Hall can arrange for you to meet with tutors.

To successfully complete this course with the best possible grade, students are expected to  attend all scheduled lecture and lab times.  Poor attendance almost always correlates to poorer grades.  Tardiness is unacceptable and contributes to late assignments or missed quizzes that receive zero scores.

Besides regularly scheduled labs, it is anticipated that students will need additional laboratory study time to fully prepare for quizzes.  Open labs are scheduled for those students requiring additional time to work with laboratory slides, models, and specimens. 

Students may withdraw from this course with a W up through the 10^th week of the semester.  This semester the last date to withdraw is Friday, October 29th.

Student behavior that is detrimental to an environment conducive to learning or to the maintenance of a reasonable level of order on the campus or in the classroom shall be considered disruptive behavior. Students involved in disruptive conduct will be subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the student handbook and which includes suspension or dismissal. 

Dishonest scholarly practices include, but are not necessarily limited to taking, using, or copying another’s work and submitting it as one’s own, intentionally falsifying information or taking another’s ideas with the intention of passing ideas in class as one’s own.  These types of practices will not be condoned in this course.  Individuals caught cheating will be assigned a failing grade for that assignment.  Subsequent offenses could result in the student being assigned a failing grade for the course.  The instructor will report all incidents of dishonest academic conduct to the dean and department chairperson.

A copy of this syllabus is distributed to each student enrolled in this course, the department chairperson, and the Vice President of Academic Instruction.

Note:  Throughout the semester the instructor will do his best to follow the lecture and lab schedule outlined in this syllabus.  However, events like snow days, holidays, instructor illness,... often necessitates changes.  Students will be notified of any modifications or revisions to this schedule.

HUMAN ANATOMY LECTURE SCHEDULE (Fall 2010) 

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