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COURSE SYLLABUS

MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

 

COURSE:  General Anatomy and Physiology                COURSE NUMBER: BIO 110

 

CREDIT HOURS: 3.0                              CONTACT HOURS: 3.0

                           

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

This course is a general introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of the human body.  Emphasis is placed on the organ systems, which comprise the human body and their interrelationships.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 

The purpose of this general education core course is to enable the student to gain an appreciation and working knowledge of basic biological principles.  In order to develop skills to demonstrate scientific principles and the application of these principles, students will be able to analyze and state the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs for each system studied, and describe how these systems function together to allow human organisms to function as an integrated unit.

 

REQUIRED TEXT:

 

Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology, Sylvia Mader, 5th. 2001.

 

OPTIONAL MATERIAL:

 

Lecture notes or other material designated by instructor other than required text listed on this course syllabus are considered optional.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

 

Students will be allowed to miss twice the number of times a lecture or laboratory section meets per week.

 

If the lecture meets 3 times per week, 6 absences are allowed.

If the lecture meets 2 times per week, 4 absences are allowed.

 

If the student misses more than 10 minutes of class by either arriving late or leaving early, then the student will be counted as absent, missing fewer than 10 minutes is a tardy.  Three tardies count as one absence.

 

Students adding courses after classes begin are responsible for work covered from the first day of classes.  All classes missed are counted as absences.

 

When a student exceeds the maximum allowable absences, a grade of “W” will be assigned if the student is passing the course or “WF” if the student is failing after midterm.  A “WF” is calculated into the grade point average as an “F.”

 

ASSIGNMENTS AND MISSED TESTS:

 

Students who are absent from a class are responsible for all of the work that was done during that class period and for all assignments made during the missed class period.

 

One (1) missed lecture exam may be made up if a legitimate excuse is presented to your lecture instructor.  A list of times during which makeup exams for all science courses are given will be posted on bulletin boards in the science classes and labs.

 

ACADEMIC GRADING SCALE: 5 Lecture Exams

 

The final grade for this course will be determined as follows:

 

A (90-100)          B (80-89)                     C (70-79)                     D (60-69)                F (<60)

 

5 Lecture Exams will comprise 90-100% of the final grade; homework and pop quizzes may be used for up to 10% of the grade at the discretion of the instructor.

 

A grade of zero will be recorded for any announced exam (or assignment) which is missed.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 

Learning Objectives are on reserve in the Library on both campuses or available on disks from

your instructor.

 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

 

If special accommodations are needed for students with disabilities, the student should contact the Counseling Services Office for assistance.  Documentation regarding a specific disability is required for special accommodation arrangements.  Confidentiality of the information received will be maintained.

 

The Science Department Chair, Coordinators, and faculty are here to help you.  If you are having any problems in your classes, please contact the person who can help you.  If we don’t know you are having problems, we can’t help you.  Perry Carter is the Department Chair and can be located at 822-3443; Bert Knesel is Beltline Coordinator and can be reached at 738-7660.

 

CHANGES:

 

The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the lecture and laboratory schedule as deemed necessary.

 

TENTATIVE WEEKLY SCHEDULE

BIO 110 GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 

Week

Lecture Topic

Chapter

1

Introduction

1

 

Organization of the Body

1

 

Chemistry of Life

2

 

 

 

2

Cell Structure and Function

3

 

 

 

3

Body Tissue and Membranes

4

 

EXAM 1

1-4

 

 

 

4

The Integumentary System

5