The above
materials are the same as we used for A&P 1.
Important notes:
The syllabus page and
attached pages posted on the web
make up the OFFICIAL syllabus
document for this course.
Check it often for changes or
updates. lionden.com/ap2.htm
Notices
regarding tests, schedule changes, and other important information are posted at
lionden.com/ap2news.htm
This course has a prerequisite of Anatomy &
Physiology 1 (BIO 240) or its equivalent within the last five years. The
purpose of this prerequisite is to make your success in this course more
likely. If you need help with any concepts from A&P 1, then refer to
the Learning Outlines and other helps at
lionden.com/ap1.htm
and your textbook, Chapters 1 through 16.
All
items that do require password security are located here
There is an online version of this syllabus on the internet at
lionden.com/ap2.htm
The online syllabus, which serves as the OFFICIAL document for this course, will occasionally be
updated if necessary. Learning Outlines and other required information is also
located only on the course website. Online tests and the
grade roster
(My Grades)
are available on WebCT (see below). Therefore, all students must have access to the
internet and an internet browser. Your friendly and helpful SCC
help
specialist (636-922-8555) will help you with this, as will
Danielle or Ellen in the
ACE
Center or
the staff of the Science Center (ADM 2411).
WebCT is a separate website that allows us to post online
tests, individual grade records, Preview presentations,
and other resources on the internet. To
login to your course go to
www.stchas.edu and select "WebCT" from the menu. At
the WebCT entry page, carefully note the instructions on how to login. Then
click the "Login to myWebCT" button. You will be prompted to
enter your user name and password. Find Anatomy
& Physiology 2 (Anatomy & Physiology 2
BIO-241-SP08) Instructor: Kevin Patton
and click on the course title.
If you have any problems with logging on or accessing a WebCT course or online
test, call 636-922-8555 for assistance.
For
help in preparing for and taking online tests click
here.
For
WebCT hints and troubleshooting help click here.
The
college website is www.stchas.edu
and includes many helpful resources, including college cancellation
notices (inclement weather). If you need to check course
cancellations from home, go to Class Cancellation Information
from the college home page.
Computers
with high-speed internet access are available to ALL students in the ACE
Center and LRC. Laptop computers with wireless access may be checked
out and used in the LRC. If you do not have home access to these resources,
please make time to be on campus to use them.
The course schedule outlines the proposed topics
for classroom activities. Keep in mind that occasionally we will
move a little ahead or behind this schedule, so stay vigilant.
Before covering each topic in the classroom, please read or skim
the relatedLearning Outline
and the related sections of your textbook
Anatomy & Physiology.
You
should also print out the related
Learning Outline ahead of time and bring it with you to class. Do not
print out all the Learning Outlines at one time, however, because I
will be making changes after class starts but prior to covering the
material in the course.
After
you have printed out each learning outline, but before coming to class,
please watch the related online Preview presentation. Each Preview
presentation gives you information that will be built upon during class
time. The Preview presentations and audio-only
podcasts of the
Previews are located in WebCT. More
information on how to find and operate the presentations is found at the
Preview section in the
Lion Den Study Tips.
In the
classroom, we will be using a student response system called i>clicker.
You must purchase an individual remote unit and bring it with you
to every class meeting. Remote units may not be shared.
Details on how to use the remote unit are found at the
Student Response section in the
Lion Den Study Tips.
When you
respond during class with your i>clicker unit, you will accumulate
"clicker" points that will earn you extra credit points that
will later be added into your course grade.
You will not be scored on whether the responses are correct or
incorrect. For more details see the Extra
Credit page in the Lion Den.
The
think of the clickers as your professional tools . . . you can't do the
job if you don't have your tools with you!
You may
attend other sections of A & P taught by the same instructor to catch up
with classes that you have missed, if possible. See the
Attendance section later in this syllabus for
more on attendance policies.
Suggested preparation:
Skim Learning Outline
Use hyperlinks to explore terms and graphics
Print Learning Outline
Optional: print out related chapter of the
eBook version of the textbook
Skim textbook passages
Watch Preview presentation, taking notes on Outline
Bring marked up Learning Outline to class
Bring textbook (or printed eBook chapters) to class
Bring i>clicker remote unit to class
For more tips on how to prepare
and study in this course,
see the Lion Den Study Tips
Tests, quizzes, or assignments are given at the discretion of
the instructor.
Objective online tests will be given on WebCT seven times during the
semester. In addition, an in-class mid term exam is scheduled in
early March (week 8) and a comprehensive
online final exam are scheduled during the
May exam week (week 16).
Your instructor will explain the format of each test and exam.
Reading and Preview presentation assignments are
not graded and receive no points, but you will find that skipping them will make
it hard to follow the class and hard to perform well on the tests and exams.
The BEST way to improve your performance from test to test is
to regularly perform a test analysis when you
review each test after taking it. You may challenge any question/answer
by using the test item challenge form available
online or from the instructor.
Online Tests are done on WebCT, a program that allows you to
take your test on the internet and receive immediate scoring. You may take
each Online Test up to three times. Your highest grade of all your
attempts will be used for grading, so it is to your advantage to take each one
all three times --even if you do well initially.
When taking an Online
Test you may use your notes and textbook, online resources,
discussions with other students, and previous attempts, but your answers must be your own and entered into the program
only by you (you
may however receive direct help using the computer or WebCT program,
if you need it).
Each test on a single topic is generated individually from a large test bank and
thus each attempt is different. Online tests are available only during the
announced time frame. Any attempts to take an online test before or after
the designated time will be unsuccessful. Therefore, do not wait until the
last minute to take your online exam! (Please note that Online Tests
sometimes
don't appear on WebCT until the time frame begins and they may
disappear at the end
of the time frame.)
Ordinarily, online test dates are
not extended for individual reasons. However, each student may extend one
item during the semester without explanation. This is called a
"free parking" pass and is further explained at
lionden.com/webct16.htm
Additional advice about using WebCT and troubleshooting WebCT is available atlionden.com/webct.htm
Test 0 When
you log on to WebCT, you will notice that there is a "Test
Zero" available. This is a test of information important
for success in A&P 2. Part of it is an overview of A&P 1
and part of it is an overview of important policies, procedures, and
techniques for this course.
Online Test
0 is REQUIRED
of all A&P 2 students.
There is one in-class exam: the Mid Term
Exam.This exam will cover the material covered up to that point in the
course. The Final Exam, on the
other hand, is online and covers the entire course.
During the in-class
midterm
exam you may bring one 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper (both sides) with
notes, but nothing more. Again, you may not receive help from other
students during an exam. In-class exams ordinarily cannot be "made
up" if you miss one. However, you may take the exam with another
class (see schedule) if there is room
available. In extreme circumstances, and only with written documentation
of your reason, you can appeal for consideration for a missed exam.
Grades are assigned at the discretion of each instructor. Because the lab and lecture
sections are administered by different instructors, and you registered for each
separately, the grades will remain separate. You will receive one grade (3 credit hours)
for lecture and one grade (1 credit hour) for lab. Each instructor will give details of
his or her grading style. However, it is the Life Science faculty's usual
practice to use this
plan for assigning letter grades:
A
= 90% or higher
B = 80% or higher
C = 70% or higher
D = 60% or higher
F = 0% to 59.99%
If the total available course points is 600, then 90% of
600
points, which is 540 points, are required for an A in the course.
Extra
credit points will be added to your points but not to the total
available. Thus, if you have 490 points (of a possible
600) and you get 50
points for extra credit, you will now have 540 (of a possible
600) and will
receive an A (instead of the B you would have received before the extra credit).
Here is the proposed breakdown of available
course points for this course:
Online Test 0
50
400
Online Test 1
50
Online Test 2
50
Online Test 3
50
Online Test 4
50
Online Test 5
50
Online Test 6
50
Online Test 7
50
In-class Midterm Exam
100
200
Online Final Exam
100
Total Points
600
It is
your responsibility to keep a running total of your grades.
Grades will be posted in
My Gradesat the WebCT sitefor this course (described below). Grades cannot be given out over the phone or by email in most
circumstances. The official course
grades are posted by the Registrar at SCC Connection (http://www.stchas.edu/scc-connection.php).
Please check SCC Connection and investigate any possible errors or
discrepancies immediately.
The science faculty strives to facilitate each learner's development of critical
thinking skills in the context of each science course. Critical thinking skills include
"higher order" types of thinking abilities such as synthesis, evaluation,
problem-solving, application, and so on (see
Bloom's Taxonomy). That is, using both new and old knowledge beyond
simple memorization of facts. In this course, expect higher
level thinking to be modeled
in lectures, demonstrations, and readings, practiced in classroom discussions, and
self-study activities, and evaluated in the form of quizzes and tests that ask you to
apply these skills.
Additional optional credit toward your grade beyond the expected
assignments, tests, etc., may be
obtained by engaging in the extra credit activities for this
semester and participating in the required online quizzes in WebCT.
Extra credit gives you additional points in your
course grade without raising the course's total points based on required
tests/exams. Depending on your final tally, extra
credit could increase your overall
course grade by a letter grade!
The Lab course and Lecture course differ in style and content. These courses complement
each other; they do not match each other. The lecture course typically involves much more
active direction by the instructor, whereas the lab course is designed for self-directed
learning. The lab instructor is primarily a resource person and grader. Unfortunately
--given the varied schedule of different sections and
different content of the two courses-- it is impossible to make sure that
concepts are introduced at the same time in lab as in lecture.
Everything you learn in
this class is biodegradable.
If you need extra help with the concepts of Anatomy and Physiology, then you may seek
the help of your instructor.
Office hours
for each instructor are available from the division clerk in Room 2442 or on the doors of
individual faculty offices. In addition my office hours are available at
this link Kevin's Schedule. Other instructors in the Life Science department may also be
able to help you. The science tutor,
Danielle Mueller, and others in the
ACE Center can often help you.
For help in general study habits and test
taking, we strongly recommend that you seek help from the regular staff of the
ACE
Center --especially their handouts and lunchtime seminars on study
skills.
If you have any problems with the course or the instructor,
SCC policy dictates that
you must seek help from your instructor
first. If the problem is still not resolved, then you can bring your
problem to the Dean
for Math, Science, and
Health (Dr.
Pat Porterfield,
ADM 1442) for final disposition. If you experience problems right from the start, ask
your instructor about the First
Alert Program.
If you decide to drop the course, PLEASE see the instructor first.
In any event, you
must officially withdraw at the SCC Registration
window by April 4, 2008, to receive a
"W" grade. If you just stop
participating in class without officially withdrawing, you
will receive an "F" grade.
Notes:
All kinds of
things happen in our lives, and it is best to seek help before things get too
far out of hand. If you would like to speak confidentially to a mental health
counselor, SCC offers this as a free service. Simply call
636-288-6533 for more information or
to make an appointment.
St. Charles Community College makes every effort to
accommodate students with disabilities. If a student had a need for
special accommodations, please contact the Office of Accessibility
636-922-8247. Requests for accommodations must first be processed through
this office located in ADM 1206A.
If English is
not your first language, click here for helpful tips.
Please get individual help
outside of
classroom time. This includes forms to be signed by
the instructor.
Participation in class meetings is essential. Absences in excess
of the equivalent of two weeks of class meetings will affect your grade. Students are responsible for
learning material covered in missed or cancelled sessions.
Students
are expected to be prepared for each
class. Check the course schedule
and WebCT frequently for topics and assignments.
Be aware that sometimes we get a little ahead of schedule and sometimes
we get a little behind schedule--so prepare accordingly.
Breakage of equipment or careless handling of lab or
classroom furniture/materials may result in the assessment of a repair/replacement fee.
NO DRINKS OR FOOD ARE PERMITTED IN THE CLASSROOM. This is
a college policy, not mine!
Also banned from the classroom are:
laser pointers
(except when giving
a presentation)
weapons of any kind
(even if legally
carried)
all illegal substances
You may not take
calls or place calls
on a cell phone in the classroom!
You may
not send or read text messages
or attend to your email or voicemail
in the classroom!
This course is founded on the principle that all
who participate will do so with the honesty befitting adult, professional
studies. Without integrity of all students, the integrity of the course,
this school, and your own credentials all suffer. This means that all students
are expected to submit only their own work, whether for assignments, papers,
online tests or quizzes, in-class tests or quizzes, or any other component of
this course. Thus, students may not receive inappropriate help nor give
inappropriate help to other students.
SCC
academic integrity policy outlined in the SCC Student Handbook stipulates a
variety of possible outcomes of violation of principles of basic academic
integrity. In this course, receiving or giving inappropriate help in
online tests, in-class exams, or assignments will ordinarily result in receiving
"F" for the course. Inappropriate help may include having
someone do all or or part of the work for you, providing or receiving copies of
exam items or answers to exam items, and copying someone else's work and
submitting it as your own. Students who witness or have reason to suspect
violations of academic integrity in this course and do not report it promptly,
thus further enabling the dishonestly, will themselves also be subject to
disciplinary action.
You are required to complete the Student Understanding, which outlines
your responsibilities as a learner, on WebCT as soon as possible.
You will not be allowed to take the WebCT online tests until you complete
the Student Understanding by checking "I understand" for each of the
items. Click here for a list of
the items in the Student Understanding.
Please clearly write any questions you have, topics you are interested in,
or
suggestions you have for this course.
Return it to Dr. Patton as soon as possible. You do
not have to sign your name.
Computers
with high-speed internet access are available to ALL students in the ACE
Center and LRC. Laptop computers with wireless access may be checked
out and used in the LRC. If you do not have home access to these resources,
please make time to be on campus to use them.
