Georgia Highlands College
A printable version (MS Word) of the syllabus can be found on the class's VISTA site.
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL 2122K
Instructor Information:
Instructor: Mr. Jason Hitzeman
Office: Walraven 342
Phone Number: 706-368-7525
Email: jhitzema@highlands.edu
Website: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/divisions/scipe/biology/faculty/hitzeman/index.htm
The following items are available on the website for you to print off:
1. Lecture Schedule with lecture topics, chapters, and test dates noted.
2. Study Guides (Word documents) for each exam can be found as links within the Lecture
Schedule.
3. Outlines & Notes (Word documents) and PowerPoints for each lecture can be found on the Lecture Materials page. You
are REQUIRED to print at least one of these out in advance of class. I will lecture at a pace that assumes
you have these.
4. Lab Schedule with laboratory topics and lab practical dates listed.
5. Lab handouts are available as links within the Lab Schedule. You are REQUIRED to have
these printed off and read in advance of lab.
6. Chapter Review questions can be found on the Lecture Materials page. These are
recommended although not required. Some of them will show up on the lecture exams.
Course Description:
Biology 2121 and 2122 constitute a sequence in which the students are reviewed in basic concepts of biology biochemistry (cell theory, cell structure, cell metabolism, and cell reproduction) before proceeding to a detailed study of the normal histology, gross anatomy, and physiology of each body system within the human organism. Emphasis is placed on homeostatic mechanisms as they relate to health and disease. Laboratory study includes examination of life-sized models, prepared tissue slides, and preserved specimens, with analysis of physiological processes within the student’s bodies by EEG and ECG.
The purpose of the sequence is to provide the students with a basic overview of vocabulary, theory, principles, and hands-on experience in the subject matter in order to support the practical, clinical and technical requirements of the programs, which include BIOL 2121 and 2122 in the curriculum.
Text:
The currently required text for success in the BIOL 2121-2122 sequence is Concepts of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 8th Edition by Marieb, from Addison Wesley Longman. This text is marketed with CD-ROM and Internet support, which will be invaluable to you as a study aid. For on-line tutorial materials, register as instructed in the text for The A&P Place. A time-sensitive password is provided on the “Additional Resources” insert in the front of your textbook. This text is also a comprehensive resource that will help you for the rest of your health-related career. For this course the text will provide definitions of terms, detailed discussions of concepts, tables and charts useful to summarize the information.
The laboratory manual, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual, Cat Version, 9th Edition, by Marieb is also required. It includes the PhysioEx CD-ROM, which you may also find helpful. In addition, all laboratory exercises are provided later in this web syllabus. Each section will be posted to the laboratory schedule and students are expected to access the appropriate lab pages and print them as needed.
Also, about 13 hours of additional audiovisual materials are on permanent reserve for this class in the Georgia Highlands College library. Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this extra means of clarifying the subject matter. The library staff keeps a record of audiovisual use. Sign in at the front desk when you review a title.
Prerequisites:
Biology 2121 with a grade of C or better.
Statement of Academic Integrity:
All work presented is expected to be produced by the student's own efforts. Plagiarism (copying of another author's work or written material (even a sentence or two) and then claiming it as your own work) and cheating or attempting to cheat (on a tests, quizzes, assignment, laboratory work, or any other work done for a grade) is ample reason for receiving an F for that assignment. Policies on student conduct and academic integrity are in the College’s “Student Rights & Responsibilities” document. This can be accessed on the following URL: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm
Attendance & Make-Up:
Lecture: Attendance will be recorded for advisory purposes and administrative record keeping. Points are not given or deducted according to a student’s attendance. If a lecture test is missed for an emergency, a make-up test over the material missed may be administered at the discretion of the instructor and in the format of the instructor’s choosing, usually essay form. Only one make-up test is allowed for the entire course. There will be no re-takes. Make-up exams will be taken during the next class period attended by the student. It is the responsibility of the student to get any information missed during that class time.
Lab: Attendance IS recorded. If an emergency causes you to miss a lab, you are responsible for learning any missed material from your lab-mates. If schedule and space permits students are often allowed to attend different lab sections during the same week to make-up a missed lab. If the emergency causes you to miss a lab practical, call as soon as possible so that the practical can be rescheduled. If you fail to call or email, it cannot be made up!
In the event of weather related cancellation of classes, the schedule will pick up the sequence of lectures herein described as classes resume. The semester may then be extended, or double lectures designed as we go. If we have covered all material for a test, the test will be given on the first day back to class.
If there is inclement weather, the college posts necessary announcements on the highlands.edu web site. Cancellation notices for Floyd or Cartersville locations will be reported to radio stations and WXIA-TV in Atlanta. However, please be advised that station regulations may not allow for clarity in location-specific announcements such as “Georgia Highlands, Cartersville only.” Generally speaking, stations simply broadcast something like “Georgia Highlands is closed.” Classes in Acworth, Carrollton, or Marietta will be cancelled when, respectively, North Metro Technical College, University of West Georgia, or Southern Polytechnic State University close.
Grading Scale: 90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D < 60% F
Evaluation Methods and Grading:
Grades are determined by proficiency on lecture and lab exams and quizzes. There are no extra credit or bonus opportunities. Your grade is determined by the percentage of points earned. Approximately 1000 points will be possible during the semester. The breakdown is as follows:
Five lecture exams @ 100pts each = 500pts
Highest lecture exam counted again* = 100pts
Final lecture exam = 200pts
Lab x2 = 200pts
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Total = 1000pts
* The doubling of the highest exam grade is contingent on the student scoring 2 or above on each of the four outcomes standards outlined in the IC project. Failure to do so will result in the highest grade not being doubled and the student’s grade will be calculated out of 900 points.
Your grade is determined by calculating your percentage of the total number of points for each test. That percentage, rounded to one decimal place, becomes your grade out of 100 points.
The lab grade will be derived as the average of three grades: two lab practicals and a grade based on lab participation. Each lab practical is worth 100 points and will be administered during your normally scheduled lab time. The participation grade is worth a total of 100 points and can be earned by the completion of or the student’s performance on a variety of in-class lab exercises. The number, format, and individual value of each lab exercise will be determined by each lab instructor. The exercises may consist of but are not limited to handouts, quizzes, oral questioning, and essays. In addition, it is the instructor’s right not to make prior announcements as to when the exercises will be given. Therefore, attendance to each and every lab is important. The instructor also has the right to administer the exercise at the beginning, middle, or end of the lab so arriving on time and staying the whole time is also important. Failure to attend lab or not being present at the time that an exercise is given will result in loss of all points for that exercise. There are absolutely no make-up opportunities for these exercises.
UNDER GEORGIA LAW, GRADES CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL, OR POSTED BY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
Returned Class Items:
Lecture exams are never returned to the student. They are available for review (15-20min/exam) by appointment for the week following the exam period. During the week preceding finals, exams will be made available during assigned lab times for review.
It is the student’s responsibility to keep all graded materials returned to them (from lecture and lab) until a final grade has been issued for the course and it is determined that there are no errors in that assigned grade (i.e. a miscalculated grade or incorrectly entered grade). Any grade discrepancies can only be rectified with proof of the student’s correct scores, which can only be verified with the original graded items. Therefore, it is very important that these items are retained by the student until final grades are posted.
Information Competency (IC @ GHC):
The Division of Science & Physical Education supports the mission of IC @ GHC. The mission of the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is to create a curriculum-wide culture of information competency (IC) among students, which will be demonstrated through writing or other modes of communication.
More information on IC @ GHC can be found at: http://www.highlands.edu/ic/index.htm
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate competency of one discipline in the sciences in terms of its informational content.
2. Students will demonstrate competency of on discipline in the sciences in terms of its terminology.
3. Students will demonstrate competency of on discipline in the sciences in terms of its commonly used units of measurement.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to operate basic instrumentation, gather data, and generate conclusions in a laboratory or
observational setting.
5. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply discipline content to problem solving.
Course Objectives:
1. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the cardiovascular system.
2. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the lymphatic system.
3. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the immune system.
4. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the respiratory system.
5. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the digestive system.
6. Identify, describe, and apply the basic principles of nutrition and metabolism as they relate to human
anatomy and physiology.
7. Identify, describe, and explain structures and functions of the urinary system.
8. Identify, describe, and apply the basic principles of fluid and acid-base balance as they relate to human
anatomy and physiology.
9. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the endocrine system.
10. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the reproductive system.
11. Identify, describe, and apply the basic principles of embryology and genetics as they apply to human
anatomy and physiology.
Students with Disabilities:
Students who feel they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should make an appointment with the College Access Center (706-802-5003) to coordinate reasonable accommodations. The students are also welcome to contact the instructors privately to discuss one’s specific needs.
Earned F:
This message applies only to students receiving financial aid: Federal regulations state that if a student did not attend classes and received failing grades, then the grades were not earned and financial aid needs to be reduced accordingly. Please be advised that any student receiving a 0.00 GPA will be required to prove that the 0.00 PGA was earned by attending classes or completing requirements for each class. Students who have earned at least one grade for the semester will not be affected by this regulation. If a student has properly withdrawn from all classes, the student’s financial aid should be adjusted from the time they signed the withdrawal form.
Cell Phones:
The use of cell phones, pagers, etc. during lecture or lab time is strictly prohibited. These devices can be very disruptive if they "go off" during class time. Please turn these devices off BEFORE you arrive to class (silent mode/vibrate can still be heard by classmates and therefore is not acceptable). Any students whose cell phone, pager, etc. disrupts class will be asked to leave class immediately and will not be allowed to return until the next class period. Exceptions will only be made if the student is expecting a very important phone call (one that could cause them to leave class early anyway). In these situations, silent mode/vibrate is acceptable and the instructor needs to be informed of this at the beginning of class.
Extended Absence Policy:
Students, who have circumstances that prevent them from continuing to attend classes over an extended period of time, sometimes request that the faculty member permit them to submit work in absentia to receive credit to complete the course.
If the concurrent absences will constitute more than 15% of the class sessions for the term, then written permission from the Division Chair is required before any course assignments can be completed while missing class. The student must be in good academic standing in the course to make the request. All approved coursework must be completed by the end of the semester in which the course was begun.
(Note: If a program has a more stringent absence policy than this, then the program policy prevails.)
Policies & Procedures:
Georgia Highlands College has in place a number of policies and procedures for students. These include the Grievance Policy, Appealing a Grade, Extended Absence Policy, Incomplete Grade Policy, Hardship Withdrawal Policy, Tobacco Free Campus Policy, Sexual Harassment Policy, and a No Weapons Policy. More information on these can be accessed at one of the following websites:
http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/polsandprocedures.htm
http://www.highlands.edu/facultystaff/hr/employee_handbook.htm
Laboratory Risk Statement:
Since this course involves a laboratory component, there are specific safety issues that students need to be aware of (such as use of safety goggles, or any other such example specifically related to that course). It is the student's responsibility to be aware of all such issues and act in an extremely cautious manner to avoid any potential causes for accidents in the laboratory. GHC (including its faculty and staff) is not liable for any accident in the lab due to negligence on the part of any individual. Specific safety issues are discussed in the lab manual and laboratory safety lecture. It is also recommended that if you are pregnant or intend on becoming pregnant during the course, that you not take the course at this time.
Scantron Forms
Exams are all matching & multiple choice. Students must provide their own Scantron grading forms (Form No. 882-E), which are available at the campus bookstore at a small cost. For this reason and because Scantron forms can become damaged in use, students are encouraged to be prepared by coming with multiple forms for every exam. Scantron forms must be clean and uncreased and must be marked clearly to be read properly. Running out of forms, using forms that are in poor condition or marking forms improperly will lead to a student receiving potentially losing points for the corresponding exam. The answers marked on the Scantron form are the ones graded. No credit will be given for answers marked correctly on the examination copy which are marked incorrectly on the Scantron form.