Bio 142
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Any information in this syllabus is subject to change according to the needs of the class, the construction schedule for the CS building, and at the discretion of the instructor
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MATERIAL AND COURSE DIRECTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SYLLABUS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
This course is an introductory college transfer level offering designed to meet the anatomy and physiology needs of students pursuing programs in a medical or paramedical career, or a degree in physical education.

E-mail: lmiller@nvcc.edu e-mail is checked daily and questions, concerns, etc will be answered. Here's some requests about email:

1: Put your LAST name as the first entry in your emails, followed by 142. Be concise in adding anything else you think is relevant. I am likely to delete WITHOUT READING emails that have blank subject lines or subject lines are not specific (e.g. Hello, test, etc.) or that have attachments. Sorry, but there's been too much trouble with viruses and worms!

2: Sign your emails by typing your full name in the message box.

3: It is a requirement of NVCC that you use VCCS email account for this course. It is the only way that we can initiate emails to you and it is you user name for the course. Be aware, however, that you may go into your VCCS account and authorize a forwarding of your emails to a different account. However you must initiate emails to me from your VCCS account.
Phone: 703 323 2157
Office CS 116 Annandale/ MEC Classroom 152
Office Hours

Blackboard Site: Portions of this course are on Blackboard. All announcements, class notes, quizzes, discussion forums and your grades are on your course Blackboard site so it is necessary for you to use it routinely. To access Blackboard course site, go to http://learn.vccs.edu/ and follow the directions from there. Help with this can be obtained at http://tac.nvcc.edu/blackboard . If you do not have a computer at home, you may use one in the library or in any of the computer labs on campus. There is an open computer lab CT 105.

Materials required

Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology, 11th Edition by David Shier et al.
Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual 10th Edition by David Shier et al
Sachkeim, Chemistry for Biology Students. Any recent edition.
A small (no larger than 1”) loose-leaf notebook

Study guides are not provided for the exams. If you wish to make your own, you can do so by listing the bold print words from the class notes.

Attendance is expected by me and by the college. If you do not attend class (including labs) for 4 consecutive sessions and have not contacted me, then I will withdraw you if this occurs before the last day to withdraw without grade penalty. After that date, I will assign a final grade based on the work you have completed in the class. I will not contact you.
Tardiness is not expected, but sometimes unavoidable. Please do your best to be on time, and if you need to be late, then please exercise common courtesy when you do enter. (Refer to learning statement below)
Student Considerations: If there are any students in this class who have special needs because of learning or any other kind of disability, please feel free to come and discuss your situation with me. Sometimes special accommodations can be extended only to students who have documented disabilities.
Please Read and heed this Learning Environment Statement. This is a statement of expectations developed by the Annandale Campus Council for all Members of the campus community.

My policy on cell phones: Turn them off! If I hear one ring you will be ‘required’ to bring in cookies for the class at the following class meeting.J Please do not leave class during lecture to answer a cell phone that is vibrating. This behavior is equally disturbing to me and to the rest of the class, and will not be tolerated.
Academic Integrity. Any cheating will be rewarded by a failing grade for the course. Cheating can extend to plagiarism, copying, improper collaboration, etc. Please familiarize yourself with the NVCC Student Handbook, page 63, Section VI: Academic Dishonesty. You can find an on line version of the handbook at http//:nvcc.edu or by clicking on the external links button of your Blackboard site.
Evacuation Procedures: In case of emergency please follow the emergency procedure as discussed on the first day of class and as posted in this classroom. We are to have a meeting point outside should an evacuation become necessary, and that will be the bench by the bus stop that is across the main access road and in front of the lake. Please do go there so that I can be sure everyone has evacuated the building.

Lecture Requirements

Exams: There are 4 non-cumulative lecture exams worth 100 points each. Exams are given in class and are untimed. However it is necessary to finish them within the class time. They will be of mixed formats. Missed Exams: One exam that is missed because of an excused absence with prior notification can be made up in the testing center within one week of the date of the original exam. Additional missed exams will not be excused. Unexcused exams or quizzes cannot be made up.

Quizzes: There are regularly scheduled quizzes worth 20 points each taken through your course Blackboard site. The quizzes are usually assigned on a Wednesday and will be available to you until the beginning of class on Monday. If you miss a class you still must cover the material and take the quiz. They will not be available after the beginning of the next class.

The computer will allow you 30 minutes to take the quiz. Quizzes can be taken only once. Once you open the quiz you must take the quiz, and finish it within 30 minutes. The computer will not allow you a second try or more time.

Quizzes are to be taken on your honor with no outside assistance of any kind. You may not copy or print the quiz. Doing so constitutes an honor code violation.

Lecture Paper: We will explore disease processes this semester via group writing projects. A group ideally consists of 4 to 5 students, each of whom writes a paper of approximately 4 pages plus the bibliography (no larger the 12 font). Together the papers from the group comprise an entire project. You will be graded individually based on your own paper as well as your participation in the oral presentation of the project. If you really prefer to work alone, you may, but it will be a lot more work). This presentation will occur on the last day of regular classes.
Choose a disease, syndrome, or pathological condition related to any topic covered in either BIO 141 or 142. I especially encourage you to opt for something applicable to your career goal. Then you must thoroughly cover the following aspects of the disease:
1. Normal anatomy and physiology related to the disease.
Do not ‘skimp’ on this. This is a normal anatomy and physiology class—I am really interested in this portion of the paper!
2. What goes wrong with the normal anatomy and physiology: i.e. etiology (cause) or if that's unknown, a description of the pathology. A description of the current research is appropriate.
3. Symptomatology must be described.
4. Treatment in terms of pharmacology (your local pharmacist is often a good source for this information) and other treatments.
Other treatments for the disease may include surgery or the work of allied health professionals—e.g. physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, etc. It is appropriate to include chiropractic, acupuncture, ‘alternative’ and naturopathic treatments in addition to ‘standard’ treatments.

A bibliography of at least 5 sources must be included. These must be cited in the body of your paper, and included in a bibliography attached to the paper. All sources listed in the bibliography must be cited in the body of the paper. We will devote one lab session to a visit to the library to learn about the VCCS data bases, how to cite sources, what constitutes plagiarism, etc.,

Please use one primary source. A primary source in one in which the author has actually done the work reported—these will be difficult for you

You must arrange an interview with people who either have or treat the disease. Please plan to spend about half a day doing this—shadowing someone who treats the disease; volunteering in a treatment facility or community service organization, etc. You will be required to document your time by having the director or coordinator of the facility or program sign a sheet attesting to your work; this must be included with your bibliography.

Other Sources
The internet may be one of these, but remember that information on the internet, while usually accurate, is not medical literature. You will find a good tutorial on evaluating sources on the Purdue University on line Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/. You will find a link for this on our Blackboard site. VCCS and NVCC subscribe to medical data bases that may be accessed through the college website. We will spend one lab time at the library learning how to access these data bases, how to cite internet sources, etc.

Text books, including our own, which are recently published are a good source.

Scientific American Magazine and the Washington Post often have excellent articles on specific diseases. These you can get online, and will be counted separately from above.

Lab Requirements

LAB SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. If you do not meet these requirements you will not be allowed to stay in the lab. If you are late for lab, you will not be allowed to stay in lab. Safety directions are given at the beginning.
You must wear closed toed shoes to the lab. Clogs are OK, but most sneakers are not—they are often made of a mesh material.
You must not wear contact lenses when we are dissecting. The fumes from the preservative can find its way between your contacts and your cornea, permanently damaging your cornea. You must wear glasses.
You must tie your hair back if it is long. No eating or drinking is allowed in the lab.
There are 4 non-cumulative lab exams worth 50 points each. Lab exams are given with the lecture exams. Missed Lab exams are not possible to make up. Additionally you are required to maintain a Lab Notebook. Your lab notebook will contain lab work that I assign as the course progresses. Assignments from the lab book will be included, and these will need to be neatly removed from the lab book, punched and inserted into your lab notebook. Drawings will be assigned, and these also must be inserted into your lab notebook. The written assignments are to be done legibly and correctly. The drawings are to be a learning experience. I’m not looking for art, just labeled ‘good-enough’ sketches. However, you certainly may add reproductions from the text if it helps you understand relationships better, but no credit will be given if you revise your ‘not-so-perfect’ drawings by redoing them from the textbook diagrams. You will learn anatomy well only in 3-D, and you need to be able to understand the relationships between different structures. To know that you can do this I want to see your originals!

Your lab book must be completed and handed in at the beginning of each lecture exam. Work in the notebook must be in the order in which the work was assigned. . DO NOT USE THE SAME NOTEBOOK AS YOUR CLASS NOTES. DO NOT HAND IN THE LAB MANUAL ITSELF. I WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE LAB BOOKS, Failure to follow these directions will result in a 5 point deduction from your score. If the book is in complete disarray it will not be graded at all; you will receive a zero.

Course Grading—You will receive one grade based on the total points for lecture and lab. A: 900 points or above. B: 800 to 899 points, C: 700 to 799 points, D 600 to 699 points; and F: Fewer than 600 points. A grade of I (Incomplete) will not be assigned.

You can check your grades in Blackboard at any time. Click on Tools on the left side of your screen and then on My Grades.

The Extra Credit Challenge: If you ask a question during lecture or lab that I cannot answer I may offer it for extra credit. If you accept it, then you must turn in a one page (completely filled, no larger than 12 point font) paper in well constructed English that answers the question and relates the question to the appropriate lecture or lab material. You must have at least 2 sources cited. You will receive a maximum of 5 points for this. You will receive no points for a print out of a web page.

Additional Extra Credit: You will be offered additional opportunities for extra credit. You may accumulate up to 50 points of extra credit during the semester.