Course Syllabus

Study of structure and function of the human body. Topics include cells, tissues, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system.
Prerequisites: High school biology, or chemistry, or college equivalent, or permission of instructor.

I. WileyPlus Online e-Text/Resources
No hardcopy textbook is required. HOWEVER, mandatory course materials are purchased from a publisher's website through a product called WileyPlus. If you have not done so as yet, click this link to WileyPlus to purchase your access code. (Note: This initial purchase price saves over 50% the traditional hardcopy textbook from the bookstore. IF, however, you wish to purchase a hardcopy of a textbook, we suggest searching for a used 12th or 13th edition online. Understand, WileyPLUS is required, adding a hardcopy text to that is optional. Combining the two expenditures STILL saves money. If you are concerned AT ALL about working exclusively from digital resources, we suggest you get a hardcopy in addition to the WileyPLUS website.

Once you have purchased an access code, follow the link to our WileyPLUS e-Text/Resources from the course menu in the teal area in the left margin. Your first trip there, click the "Register" button to set up your username and password.

II. CD Provided during Week 5 (more info later):

• Visable Human Dissector v.4.5

After completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe and apply anatomical terminology.
2. Describe multicellular organization.
3. Distinguish and describe major tissue types.
4. Describe the structure and function of the integumentary system.
5. Describe the structure and function of the skeletal system.
6. Describe the structure and function of the muscular system.
7. Describe the structure and function of the nervous system.
8. Define homeostasis and describe specific examples for the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.

Grading & Attendance

Grading procedures are administered equally to all students in the course. Do not expect to receive a grade higher than that earned by your scored work. There will be no point adjustments made for such things as class participation or other subjective factors.

You may proceed through the course faster than the prescribed calendar, but you cannot fall behind. You must make all deadlines and proceed through the course no slower than indicated on the schedule. As stated below, tests may be taken within a week after the deadline with the indicated deduction. Beyond that, a withdrawal MAY be issued for excessive absence. This same policy applies if a student fails to access and participate in the course for more than a 10 day period. Two or more missed deadlines may also result in withdrawal for excessive absence. Combining missed deadlines with 10+ days offline will USUALLY result in withdrawal for excessive absence.

Instructor submitted "W"ithdrawals will not be issued for students below 60% after the student inititated withdrawal period has ended which is usually 2/3rds of the way through the course. Check the college calendar for the exact date. The college allows students to "petition" for low grades to be removed from transcripts once they have been repeated successfully for a higher grade.

Lesson Quizzes

• 50% of total grade
• "LQ#mc" = multiple choice (1 point / item) and "LQ#e" = short essay responses (5 points / item)
  • Multiple choice items are written from the critical focus points and questions in the lesson Instructional sections. Text research, Interactions multimedia (accessed on WileyPlus), and VH Dissector are emphasized equally.
  • Short essay response items are taken from the Expressing Your Learning section of the lessons. You MUST have responses pre-written in Word.doc form so they are ready to cut/paste into the test answer box since only 5 minutes is typically given for this task.
• Multiple Choice LQs are TIME LIMITED, too, which varies by test length. It is expected that you have the content mastered from the weekly lesson work so the time limit is INTENTIONALLY too short to research individual test answers. -1 Point per minute (or part thereof) is deducted for time taken beyond ANY test time limit.
• LQs can be taken for one week following the deadline.
  • 15% will be deducted from the score
  • Time "extensions" are never granted
  • A zero will be recorded for any test not taken a week following the deadline.

Four Unit Exams

• 50% of total grade
• multiple choice (1 point per item) and short essay response (5 points per item)
  • Multiple choice items are written from the critical focus points and questions in the lesson Instructional sections. e-Text research, Interactions multimedia, and VH Dissector work are emphasized equally.
  • Short essay response items are taken from the Expressing Your Learning section of the lessons (Items selected WILL NOT be repetitive of those selected for the LQs.)
  • Exam items are randomly selected from a question database. Each test will contain a unique mix and arrangement of questions.
• UEs are TIME LIMITED which varies by tst length. Time starts the moment the test is opened and continues regardless of whether the test remains open or is closed. If an online connection to one of these tests is interrupted, log back on to the course immediately and continue your test. All SAVED answers will still appear. The test timer will continue to count down to the limit whether you are online or not. -1 point per minute (or part thereof) will be deducted for time taken beyond the time limit.
• UEs can be taken up to a week after the deadline.
  • 15% will be deducted from the score
  • Time "extensions" are never granted
  • A zero will be recorded for any exam not taken a week following the deadline.

Grade Scale:

100%-90%= A
89%-80% = B
79%-70% = C
69%-60% = D
59% - 0% = F

I = Incomplete
W = Withdraw passing (w/ grade of "D" or better)
Y = Withdraw failing
P/Z = Pass/Fail - Not Available

Extra Credit

Extra credit is not available in this course. If its worth knowing then its worth regular credit.

Backup Copies: Always keep a backup copy of all work. This electronic medium is very reliable and convenient, however, as with all computer systems, problems can occur. Back up your work and keep copies of everything. This is your responsibility. "Computer error" is not an acceptable excuse.

Rules & Regulations: Students are responsible for the contents of this syllabus, the college catalog, and the student handbook.

Copying any work is plagiarism and shall result in loss of credit and/or removal from the class. This includes another student's work or writing from the text. Short essays must be your original work. Information may be taken from your resources, but the writing must be yours. Text copied from the book is plagiarism.