COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture Component (also includes Bio 201 Lab component)
PREFIX/NUMBER: BIO 201 CREDIT HOURS: 4
2. PREREQUISITES: BIO 090 or BIO 105 or 106, REA 090, ENG 090, MAT 060 or equivalent assessment test scores
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: John W. Hole Jr., Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9th edition
SUPPLIES: Dissecting kit & dissecting pins and labels.
4. COURSE GOAL:
To express and demonstrate a working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology from the molecular to the organ system levels.
5. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Focuses on an integrated study of the human body including the histology, anatomy, and physiology of each system. Examines molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization plus integuments, skeletal, articulations, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Includes a mandatory hands-on laboratory experience covering experimentation, microscopy, observations, and dissection. This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses.
6. COURSE COMPETENCIES:
a) Develop a working vocabulary associated with the anatomy and physiology of the human body.
b) Describe the levels of structural organization and their relationships, and develop an appreciation for the complexity of the human body
c) Describe the structure and function of major tissue types
d) Describe the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems.
e) Explain the interrelationships between structure and function, and describe specific examples of the interrelationships for the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems.
f) Explain the concept of homeostasis as the unifying theme of human anatomy and physiology, and describe specific examples of the concept for the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems.
g) Perform basic dissection of human (or mammalian) body in examining gross structure, and use microscopes in examining microstructure
h) Be familiar with the scientific method and the tools commonly used in anatomy and physiology labs (e.g., data acquisition systems, transducers, gas analyzers, etc.).
i) Apply one’s knowledge of human anatomy and physiology to real life examples
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
There will be five (5) examinations consisting of material from lecture and textbook. Examinations are of equal weight and are graded in percentages. There will be 2 case studies & a Reproductive Worksheet. Quizzes may also be given according to instructor discretion.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the final grade in Bio 201 will be from lab.
Summary of Evaluation for Lecture
Chapter 20 worksheet 20 pts
Grading Scale Exam 1 100 pts
Percent Letter Grade Exam 2 100 pts
92% ‑ 100% A Exam 3 100 pts
82% ‑ 91% B Exam 4 100 pts
72% ‑ 81% C Exam 5 100 pts
65% ‑ 71% D 1 Research paper 100 pts
64% ‑ Below F Total points 620 pts
Final grade calculations: ((lecture percentage x 3) + lab percentage)/4
7. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) In the event that the school or building is closed during the semester, it is the student’s responsibility to contact their instructor concerning missed exams, labs or lectures.
b) It is the students’ responsibility to comply with all of the course prerequisites.
c) Teaching and learning require a team effort. The Science Department expects students to show up for class on time and be prepared for lecture (i.e. you’ve read the assigned chapters and be prepared with questions over the material). We strongly encourage cooperation among students to help each other understand the course material. The Science Faculty greatly appreciates specific feedback on any aspects of the course, both positive and negative.
d) Respect and common courtesy to your peers, staff and instructors is expected.
e) There will be no extra credit (point) projects for individuals.
f) Submitted assignments must be your own work even though you may have worked on it as a group (in your own words & handwriting). Plagiarizing other students’ work is cheating and will result in a zero for that assignment. Repeat offenders will not only lose points for the assignment, they will lose points for participating in the lab/project and are subject to disciplinary actions.
8. LECTURES:
a) Attendance is required. The lecture material is supplemental to the text. Your exams will cover both lecture and text materials. To reap your investment of time and money, please attend class. In the event that you cannot possibly attend, make arrangements with a classmate to obtained missed lecture notes or watch the appropriate videos.
9. EXAM RULES:
a) With instructor’s approval and appropriate documentation, a make up exam may be given for a missed exam. Failure to take a scheduled examination at the appointed time will result in a 10% reduction in the score of any make-up examination. A second missed exam will result in an automatic 20% reduction. Being unprepared is not a legitimate reason!!
If an emergency arises the day of the exam, appropriate documentation such as an ER admit form, police report of the accident/ticket or a doctor's excuse is required and there will be a 10% reduction of exam score. Documentation is only necessary to make up a missed exam. All make-up exams must be taken within 5 days of the original exam date and may be an essay exam.
If you have a prior obligation the day of the exam you must arrange with your instructor to take the exam prior to the scheduled date.
There are no retakes of exams if a student should fail an exam.
b) Research paper is to be handed in on the assigned due date. Students need to abide by the school's policy on plagiarism. Remember that plagiarism includes other student's work. Research paper is to be typed and not to exceed 4 pages; include a bibliography and cover page on a separate page. Research paper will be accepted up to 24 hours late. Grading will be begin at 1/2 point value for the assignment and will not be accepted after 24 hours.
c) Cell phones, pagers, and electronic devices with sound are to be turned off, and put away during class times, unless otherwise documented. If you must use your electronic devices, please leave the classroom. This includes text messages (“txting” and “pix”) during any class time.
d) Cheating on an exam will result in a zero for that exam. No make up exam will be given.
e) On exam days, students arriving 20 minutes or more late, will not be allowed to take the exam.
10. SPECIAL REMARKS:
a) There are no extra credit (point) projects for individuals.
b) If after 20% of classes are missed, the student can be dropped from the class.
c) If a student has not met the course prerequisites, the student should not be in the class.
d) Students are expected and encouraged to spend two to three hours outside of class for every contact hour in class and in lab. This is essential in lab.
e) In the event a student receives a failing grade in this course, the student will be required to repeat BOTH the lecture and lab components
f) College policy prohibits the use of tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, snuff, and chewing tobacco, in all College buildings and facilities.
g) Lecture and lab cover the same biological concepts but often from different perspectives.
h) In the event that a problem occurs between students or students and faculty, the appropriate process for addressing student concerns is as follows
· First, address concern with course instructor.
· If your concerns are not rectified, then schedule an appointment with Department Chair.
· If your concerns are still unresolved then schedule an appointment with the appropriate divisional dean.
11. ADA Notice: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
12. Academic Integrity:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor
13. Knowledge Prerequisites (Note: * questions to be included on pre and post-tests):
Bio 201 (A & P I) students should have a minimum of a C in Bio 105/106. All Bio 201 students are responsible for the following:
Know:
*Parts of an atom
*Electron shells, shapes of s & p, and order of filling
*Chemical bonding, pH and buffers
*Cell structures and their functions
*Mitosis and meiosis
*Diffusion, osmosis, active transport and sodium-potassium pump
*Osmolarity (hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic)
*Body planes (dorsal, ventral, and medial lateral, etc.)
Microscope usage (video)
Dissection
Be familiar with:
*Glycolysis and Krebs cycle
*DNA & RNA
*Protein Synthesis
Human reproduction
Lab Practicums
Be able to:
Take notes
Learn new vocabulary
Study
Think logically
Review Worksheets:
If you can answer all the questions on the worksheets in your Bio 201 packet, then you do not need to watch the review video tapes
14. Chapter Review Objectives:
*After each chapter lecture and studying the chapter, the student should be able to answer the following objectives.
Chapter 1 Objectives pg. 2: # 1,2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 & 13
Chapter 2 Objectives pg. 30: # 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, & 8
Chapter 3 Objectives pg. 49: # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8
Chapter 4 Objectives pg. 74: # 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
Chapter 5.Objectives pg. 91: # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9
Chapter 6 Objectives pg. 112: # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
Chapter 7 Objectives pg. 125: # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Chapter 8 Objectives pg. 168: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 12 (opt: 13)
Chapter 9 Objectives pg. 202: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Chapter 10 Objectives pg. 248: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14
Chapter 11 Objectives pg. 276: # 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11
Chapter 15 Objectives pg. 385: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, (opt: 12, 13, 14)
Chapter 16 Objectives pg. 428: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, & 9 (opt: 5)
Chapter 12 Objectives pg. 302: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,& 8 (opt: 9)
Chapter 13 Objectives pg. 323-324: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 (opt: 11)
Chapter 14 Objectives pg. 360-361: # 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 12 (opt: 11)
Chapter 17 Objectives pg. 453: # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, & 10 (opt: 11)
Chapter 19 Objectives pg. 490: # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & 8 (opt: 3 & 7)
Chapter 20 Objectives Work Sheet Questions (in Bio 201 lab supplement)
*Note: Complete the review activities at the end of each chapter.
15. Available study resources:
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Lecture tapes - contents of each tape are listed at the end of the syllabus. May be checked out from Library
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Review questions from BIO files are in the lab supplement manual
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Essentials of Biology tapes review Chapters 2 - 4. May be checked out from the Library
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Study mate tools (challenge quizzes, jeopardy, flash cards, pick-a-letter, fill-in-the-blank) log into webct under BIO 201 Labs Web Ct
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Study Partner CDs available with your book