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1 Biology 1611 Lab, Human Anatomy & Physiology I Term: Summer 2016 Rev: 05/06/16 Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Phone: 678-891-3779 Email: E-mail within iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only). Dr. Hollier will only respond to emails from iCollege or your student college email. Emails from other addresses (such as gmail) will be ignored. Course Abbreviation: BIOL 1611L-146 CRN: 10174 Course Hours: 1 Class times: MW 14:00-16:45 (2:00pm-4:45pm) Class location: CC-2120 Tutoring and Advising times: M 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTC M 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120 T 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100 T 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100 W 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTC W 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120 R 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100 R 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100 Feel free to come and see me when you need help, outside of tutoring and advising times I may or may not be in my office. Appointments are not necessary, but if you wish to make an appointment then your time slot is guaranteed (appointments may be made outside of tutoring and advising times if necessary). Office location: CC-1126 (Suite C-1120, Rm. 1126 Office is at the back on the right) Miscellaneous: Students should feel free to contact me with any questions at any time. I am here to help you as much as you require, but I cannot help you if you leave it until the last minute. This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However, any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Dr Hollier takes cheating and plagiarism very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism, so do not do it (or suffer the consequences). Ignorance is not an excuse.

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Biology 1611 Lab, Human Anatomy & Physiology I

Term: Summer 2016 Rev: 05/06/16

Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Phone: 678-891-3779 Email: E-mail within iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only). Dr. Hollier will only respond to emails from iCollege or your student college email. Emails from other addresses (such as gmail) will be ignored. Course Abbreviation: BIOL 1611L-146 CRN: 10174 Course Hours: 1 Class times: MW 14:00-16:45 (2:00pm-4:45pm) Class location: CC-2120 Tutoring and Advising times: M 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTC M 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120 T 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100 T 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100 W 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTC W 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120 R 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100 R 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100 Feel free to come and see me when you need help, outside of tutoring and advising times I may or may not be in my office. Appointments are not necessary, but if you wish to make an appointment then your time slot is guaranteed (appointments may be made outside of tutoring and advising times if necessary). Office location: CC-1126 (Suite C-1120, Rm. 1126 – Office is at the back on the right) Miscellaneous:

Students should feel free to contact me with any questions at any time. I am here to help you as much as you require, but I cannot help you if you leave it until the last minute.

This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However,

any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Dr Hollier takes cheating and plagiarism very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism, so do not do it (or suffer the consequences). Ignorance is not an excuse.

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Contents Pre-requisite ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Co-requisite ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Required text .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Required material ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Course description ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Expected Educational Results .......................................................................................................................... 3 General Education Outcomes ........................................................................................................................... 4 Course Content ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Assessment of Outcome Objectives ................................................................................................................. 4 Class preparation .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Important Dates ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Course Grade ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Earning your grade ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Querying graded work ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Make-ups / extensions for online assignments ................................................................................................. 7 Tests ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Histology drawings for A&P 1 ........................................................................................................................... 8 A&P Laboratory reports .................................................................................................................................. 10 Laboratory notebook ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Mastering Anatomy & Physiology website ...................................................................................................... 14 Quizzes ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Extra credit work ............................................................................................................................................. 14

Extra credit assignment for the mid-term exam .......................................................................................... 14 Presentation file .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Copyright of Course Materials ........................................................................................................................ 19 Attendance Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Assessed work ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Plagiarism ....................................................................................................................................................... 22 References ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Scientific Research Paper References ........................................................................................................... 23 Turnitin.com .................................................................................................................................................... 23 iCollege ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 Academic support ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Letters of Recommendation ............................................................................................................................ 25 Class Withdrawal ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Incomplete ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 Expectations of the students ........................................................................................................................... 27 Electronic devices ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Dress attire ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy ..................................................................................................... 28 Children in class / at college ........................................................................................................................... 28 Disruptive behavior ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Important statements ...................................................................................................................................... 29

1. GSU statement ................................................................................................................................. 29 2. GSU statement ................................................................................................................................. 29 3. Title IX ............................................................................................................................................... 29 4. American Disability Act Statement .................................................................................................... 29 5. Equal Opportunity Statement ............................................................................................................ 29 6. Affirmative Action Statement ............................................................................................................ 29 7. Cheating and Plagiarism ................................................................................................................... 29

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Pre-requisite None. If you have not passed a survey of chemistry class or the foundation of chemistry classes then you will be severely disadvantaged if you choose to take this course. The information learned though the chemistry course(s) is/are applied to this course with the assumption that you already understand that material. Concepts and material covered in the chemistry course(s) will either be covered in summary (a small amount of the information) or not covered at all. In this course you are expected to know, understand, and apply that material. You will be tested on it with how it is applied to the content of this course. This course is designed to prepare students entering allied health programs. To understand the human body, you must first understand basic chemistry. All students in the course, whether they took chemistry course(s) or not, will be assessed to the same level and have the same expectations applied to them. That is, to prepare them for allied health careers. Students who decide to take this course without having passed chemistry course(s) should be aware that they are likely to perform poorly in this course. This course will contain significantly more depth and material than a foundation (non-majors) level biology course. The workload / expectations between allied health students and foundation level students in this course will be identical.

Co-requisite BIOL 1611. The lecture and laboratory sections of biology 1611 are co-requisites. Withdrawal from lecture or lab results in automatic withdrawal from the other.

Required text Human A & P: LAB: Cat Vers (w/Mast A&P Access Card); Edition: 12th; Author: Marieb; ISBN: 9780321980878; Copyright Year: 2016; Publisher: Pearson.

Alternative information for the book from non-GPC bookstores:

Marieb, E. N., Smith, Lori., 2015, Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual, Cat Version, 12/E, Pearson. ISBN: 9780321980878. This lab manual comes with a MasteringA&P code for the laboratory manual. Dr Hollier does NOT use the MasteringA&P access code for the laboratory manual (the access code used is one for the lecture class and will work for both classes).

Required material Students are required to bring a red Scantron and a green Scantron sheets (available in bookstore), #2 pencils, and paper to every test / examination.

Course description This is a laboratory course covering microscopic survey of animal cells and tissues, skeletal system, muscle system (animal dissection and muscle identification using human models), nervous system with emphasis on the brain and sense organs.

Expected Educational Results As a consequence of completing this course, the student will be able to: 1. Identify and determine spatial relationships of anatomical structures being studied in BIOL 1611

through the use of practical examples provided by animal dissection, models and microscope slides, and explain the function of certain aspects of the muscular and nervous systems. Video and computer demonstrations may be used to reinforce this learning.

2. Perform physiological experiments, gather and interpret data, and draw conclusions based on those data.

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3. Write a coherent description of the methods, results, and conclusions of the experiment and their findings.

4. Demonstrate laboratory skills and techniques to include - reading and following directions, performing experiments and recording data.

General Education Outcomes 1. Students produce well-organized communication that exhibit logical thinking and organization, use

appropriate style for audience and meet conventional standards of usage. This will be achieved through at least one of the following ways:

I. Listening: note-taking in lab II. Reading: textbook, assignments, instructions for tasks III. Writing: laboratory reports IV. Speaking: oral response to questions as well as group work

2. Students demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information; apply mathematical principles and techniques; and to use mathematical models to solve applied problems. Through class participation, writing assignments, or testing, the student will demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze data. They will be able to produce graphs, analyze data from tables or graphs, use data in mathematical equations, and interpret data obtained during experiments.

Students apply scientific reasoning and methods of inquiry to explain natural phenomena. Through class participation, writing assignments, or testing, the student will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific method. They will be able to form testable hypotheses, explain natural phenomena, interpret experiments, and make conclusions from data. The student should also be able to distinguish between well-supported scientific conclusions and poorly-supported assumptions and beliefs.

Course Content The sequence may be changed by each campus and/or instructor. 1. Introduction - safety procedures and review of the metric system 2. Language of anatomy 3. Cell structures and mitosis 4. Cellular transport mechanisms and cell permeability 5. Classification of tissues 6. Anatomy of the skeletal system, including classification of bones, 7. individual bone components, and articulations 8. Muscle cell physiology 9. Anatomy and physiology of the muscular system 10. Anatomy of brain and cranial nerves 11. Anatomy of spinal cord, nerves and autonomic nervous system 12. Anatomy of special sense organs 13. Nervous system physiology

Assessment of Outcome Objectives Course Grade: 1. Each instructor according to the guidelines presented in the instructor's course syllabus will determine students' grades. There will be at least two practical exams, histology drawings of tissues (at least 10-15% of the overall course grade), and one or more lab reports (at least 10-15% of the overall course grade) based on any of the physiological exercises performed in class. Each student will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and application of the scientific method.

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2. Each student, through one or more laboratory reports, will be expected to demonstrate skills in writing, and knowledge and application of the scientific method. 3. The exams will consist of college-wide course assessment questions that are appropriate for the materials from covered between the previous exam/start of the course and the exam being administered (the final exam is not comprehensive). Exams will consist of at least 20% and no more than 35% of the overall course grade. Course Assessment: 1. This course will be assessed every Fall and Spring semesters. Objective questions assessing

student mastery of the expected educational results for this course will be included in the final exam for this course. Each instructor must include these questions in the appropriate exam. The value of the assessment for the total course grade will be at least 1% of the overall course grade. Each instructor is responsible for reviewing and tabulating the results of these outcome assessment questions and transmitting them to the course coordinator or curriculum committee responsible for this course. Individual instructors should use feedback from assessment in their classes to review and evaluate their own teaching practices.

2. The construction of the assessment questions will be the responsibility of the college-wide Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee.

Use of Assessment Findings: The Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee will meet at least once a year to review the course and to evaluate the results. The review of the course outcome assessment findings will provide information on success in achieving the desired expected educational results for this course on a college-wide basis. If less than 50% of the students perform successfully on questions measuring any particular expected educational result, the committee will examine teaching practices related to that outcome, the assessment instrument, and the desired learning outcomes to determine which, if any, of these need modifying. The committee will share its findings and recommendations with all faculty teaching this course, and may make changes to the desired educational outcomes, teaching practices, or assessment instrument as appropriate.

Class preparation You are expected to read the lab exercises, and have studied the appropriate sections in the co-requisite lecture class before coming to lab.

Important Dates See class schedule on last page of syllabus.

Course Grade Assignment Course weighting A

Midterm exam 25.0%

Final exam 25.0%

Laboratory reports 10.0%

Quizzes 15.0%

Histology 10.0%

Mastering 15.0%

Total 100.0%

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It is the student responsibility to keep track of their grades. In the “Class/Course information and files” folder on iCollege there are two options for to keep track of your grade: (i) an excel file titled “[Course info]-Student Grade calculator” or (ii) a word document with step-by-step directions titled “Grade Calculation - Lecture” so you can calculate it on your own. Dr. Hollier will NOT calculate grade averages. You have the grading system listed above, the files to do the calculations yourself, and your grades are posted on iCollege, the mastering website, and/or www.turnitin.com . Do the math yourself! If you cannot calculate your course grade then you will kill a patient in the future when you calculate the wrong dose. Grades (%): 90 – 100=A; 80 – 89=B; 70 – 79=C; 60 – 69=D; Less than 60 = F

I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get.

Earning your grade You are expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding to earn grades. The grade you earn in class, whether an online class or a face-to-face class, is used to demonstrate your competency in the course. Any form of misrepresenting your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency in any graded test/assignment is considered cheating. This includes, but is not limited to, copying/pasting/typing correct answer feedback from previous attempts of online tests where you have reviewed the questions or googling questions and copying/pasting/typing answers from online. This is not acceptable. If you do this then you have only demonstrated that you can copy and paste, and not that you have understood and learned the course material. A grade of zero will be given for the entire test, and this zero grade will not be dropped when your lowest graded item grade is dropped. These are just two examples, any form of deceiving the instructor about your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency on graded work will result in zero grades for that work and the other penalties listed in the cheating/plagiarism section can and will also be applied. Dr Hollier can ask you to explain the content of any work you submit for a grade and if you fail to be able to explain what you submitted you can face the penalties for cheating / plagiarism. For more information on cheating and plagiarism see the sections in the syllabus referring to each graded assignment, assessed work, plagiarism, and cheating/plagiarism, and any other applicable sections in this syllabus.

Querying graded work If you disagree with the grade on any graded work, then you must send Dr Hollier an email within 2 days of receiving the grade. For the final exam, this has to be done before 11am of the end of the next day from the date of the in class final exam (example: Your final in class exam is Tuesday, you have until 11am on Wednesday to query the in class final exam). The email must be through iCollege and must contain: (i) Assignment title; (ii) Attempt number (if applicable); (iii) Question number; (iv) Why you think it was graded incorrectly; (v) What score you think you should have received. This must be done for each assignment and/or question that you want to query. Dr Hollier will review the assignment / question(s), apply the grading criteria to the assignment / question(s), apply course policies strictly to the letter of the policies in the syllabus, and reply with information as to why it was graded the way it was. This could result in the grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The grade that is applied in regrading will be the final grade for that assignment / question(s) whether it increased, remained the same, or decreased. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade according to the grading criteria after regrading will be used. Dr Hollier does not review graded work in person. If you did not clearly answer the question, then you cannot add clarification or further explanations after the fact. Only the submitted work will be

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considered, not “this is what I meant”. All grade queries must be done through email so there is written documentation of the grade breakdown. Verbal queries will be ignored. All course policies will be strictly applied when any grade query is submitted. This could also result in the overall course grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade after all course policies are strictly applied will be the valid grade.

Make-ups / extensions for online assignments Extensions for missed online assignments (other than extra credit essays in lecture classes, extra

credit presentations in lab classes, and Performance Alert for Student Success (PASS) [core concept] assignments) can be requested by sending an email in iCollege to Dr Hollier.

You can only request extensions for work that has a course grade. Items that have no course grade will not be extended. These must be completed in the designated time frame if you wish to use them studying from.

For online test extensions, you will not be able to review your first MultiSelect attempt. This option is only available during the original test time frame. After the original review period is over (2 days from posting of grades for the original time frame of the test), reviewing is blocked. As such, taking the test with an extension means that reviewing will be blocked. If you wish to review your first attempt before taking the second attempt, then you will have to take the test during the original test time frame.

When requesting an extension, you must list ALL assignments by TITLE, and the due date you want it extending to.

You can always complete tutorial assignments on Mastering before I have extended it, and when the extension is applied it will be regraded for you. This means you don’t have to wait for me to respond. This must be before the last date to request extensions though (see point below).

The last date to request extensions is listed in the class schedule. Extensions will not be given after that date. You cannot request a due date that is more than one week from the last date to request extensions. Extensions will not be given for assignments that are due after the last date to request extensions. You will need to plan your time accordingly and get the work done by the due date.

The deadline for extended work will be sent in a reply email. It will be no more than 1 week after the date of response, but could be shorter. If you wait until close to the last date to request extensions, then you can expect a sooner due date to complete the assignments by. It is your responsibility to check your email for the due date and to ensure that you complete the work before that date.

Each assignment will only be extended a maximum of twice before the last date to request extensions. Not completing assignment(s) within the time(s) that the assignment(s) has been extended for will result in no additional extensions for those assignments.

Dr Hollier will inform you whether you will need to provide documentation or not. If documentation is requested, then examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.).

Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam.

After completing online tests that have been extended, you must email Dr Hollier to let him know that it needs grading. When doing this, you must specify what test Dr Hollier needs to grade for you. Until you send this email and Dr Hollier has graded it, the test will show with a grade of zero.

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If you forget to inform Dr Hollier that it needs grading within a week of submitting the test then you may be stuck with a grade of zero.

Tests There will be no makeup tests / exams given in class. Online tests can be made up by following the rules for requesting extensions as listed in the “Make-ups for online assignments” section. The exception to those rules are for a student who has a special permission for being absent during the exam time (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr. Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Students MUST be ON TIME for their scheduled exam. No students will be allowed to enter the lab after the exam has begun. The mid-term practical exam will cover all material up to the day of the exam, and the final will cover everything from after the midterm exam up to the final A written common course exam (cumulative/comprehensive = covers everything in the entire course) may also be administered in the last lab class before the final exam, or combined into parts of the midterm/final lab exams, and the grade will be incorporated into the final lab practical exam grade or a mixture of the midterm and final lab practical exam grades (a single question from the assessment exam will be equally weighted to a single question from the final practical exam). Course assessment questions will be administered during the midterm and final practical exams, and a single question from the assessment exam will be equally weighted to a single question from the mid-term or final practical exam. Failure to take the mid-term and/or final exams will result in all extra credit work graded being excluded from their final grade (meaning that the extra credit work grades will be zero). Makeup tests, or tests given on a different day and/or time and/or location, for valid and documented reasons, WILL be different to the test given to the rest of the class, and MAY be given in a different format to the test given to the rest of the class (could include, but not limited to, fill in the blank answers, matching questions, diagram questions, mathematical questions, and/or a test composed entirely of paragraph/essay questions). Failure to take a test but taking the extra credit for the test will result in a zero grade for that test. Extra credit for tests is only included if you actually take the test. I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get.

Histology drawings for A&P 1 Biology 1611 students will be required to make drawings of the various slides studied in the histology portion of the lab. Drawings should be done with colored pencils and labeled with the specific name of the tissue, magnification, and labels as listed in the table below. The location of where the tissue is found in the human body must be completed. The overall function of the tissue, and the functions of all the labels listed in the table below must be included in the drawing template (enter the label name next to a number, then complete its function in the box next to the name; be concise with your descriptions of the functions so that they fit into the box; the defining characteristics/differences is how tis tissue looks different from all other tissues = the unique things you can see that tell you it is that specific tissue). A template will be available on iCollege that you need to print to put your drawings on (print one page per histology slide to be drawn). This template MUST be used for your drawings, and it is your responsibility to print them out and bring them to the appropriate lab

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classes (drawings on anything other than the histology drawing template will NOT be accepted). The tissues to be drawn are listed in black font in the table below (the first 9 in the list), the total magnification to be used for that tissue, and the structures to be labeled (400X total magnification requires nuclei and plasma membrane for all cells; 100X total magnification requires nuclei for all cells, but not plasma membranes; 40X total magnification does not require nuclei or plasma membranes; the function of the nucleus and plasma membranes do not need to be listed in the functions section of the template). The 10 tissues listed in red (the last 10 tissues in the list) are NOT to be drawn for histology drawings, but THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED to be able to identify these tissues, identify all of the structures listed, and the location and function of these tissues just as they are for the tissues submitted as histology drawings.

Tissue Total

Magnification Labels to be included in addition to list on template

Simple squamous epithelium (lung epithelium)

400X Air sacs, squamous epithelial cells

Simple cuboidal epithelium

400X Simple cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Simple columnar epithelium

400X Simple columnar epithelial cell, basement membrane, connective tissue, microvilli or cilia, goblet cells, mucus of goblet cells, lumen

Non-keritinized stratified squamous epithelium

400X Stratified squamous epithelium, apical cells, basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

400X Pseudostratified columnar layer, goblet cell, mucus of goblet cell, cilia, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Areolar connective tissue 400X Elastic fibers, collagen fibers, fibroblasts, ground substance

Hyaline cartilage 400X Chondrocytes, lacuna, matrix/ground substance

Compact bone (osseous) 100X Central canal, lacuna, lamella, osteon, canaliculi

Thick skin section 40X Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum basale, papillary layer of dermis, reticular layer of dermis, hypodermis

Transitional epithelium 400X Transitional epithelium, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

400X Stratified cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, lumen, connective tissue

Stratified columnar epithelium

400X Stratified columnar epithelium, columnar apical cells, cuboidal basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Adipose tissue 400X Adipocytes, vacuole containing fat droplet, blood vessel

Dense regular connective tissue (tendon)

400X Collagen fibers, fibroblasts

Elastic cartilage 400X Chondrocytes, matrix, lacuna, ground substance

Spongy bone 400X Trabecula, lacuna, osteoblasts, osteoclasts

Skeletal muscle 400X Muscle fiber, nuclei

Smooth muscle 400X Muscle cell, nulcei

Cardiac muscle 400X Muscle cell, nuclei, intercalated discs

Drawings are due according to the class schedule. Late drawings will NOT be graded. The grading rubric for the histology drawings is on the next page: Drawings will be returned to the students to use for studying for exams, BUT all drawings MUST be returned to Dr. Hollier on the day of the final exam. If drawings are not returned to Dr. Hollier, then the grade for the missing drawing(s) will be replaced with a zero.

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Description Excellent 100%

Good 67%

Poor 33%

Missing 0%

1 point Actual drawing The drawing must resemble the actual histology drawing observed, not copied from the book or internet sites.

1 point Drawing resembles histology slide drawn.

0 points Drawing does not resemble histology slide drawn (looks like image from book or an internet site) or drawing is missing.

3 points Labels on drawings All the labels listed in the histology information must be correctly placed on the drawing.

3 points All required labels are present and correct according to histology list.

2 points All required labels are present but one label is incorrect, or one label is missing.

1 point More than one label is either incorrect or missing.

0 points Labels have not been added to drawings, or drawing is missing.

1 point Description of location(s) The location(s) of the tissue in the human body must be included. If the type of tissue occurs in two or more places, then more than one location must be listed (minimum of 3 locations if multiple locations).

1 point Two or more locations are listed for appropriate histology slides.

0 points Only 1 or No locations are listed for the drawings, or the drawing is missing.

2 points Defining characteristics / differences Description of the defining characteristics for the tissue type, and how this tissue differs from other similar tissues.

2 points Both defining characteristics and differences from similar tissues are included.

1 point Either defining characteristics or differences from similar tissues are missing.

0 points Both defining characteristics and differences fro similar tissues are missing.

3 points Description of functions The overall function of the tissue must be included, along with a description of the function for each label in the list of labels for the tissue.

3 points Overall function of the tissue is and the function of all labels from the list of labels are included.

2 points The function of one of the labels from the label list for that tissue is missing.

1 point Overall function of the tissue is missing, or two or more functions of the labels from the label list for that tissue are missing.

0 points No functions are listed, or the overall function of the tissue and two or more functions of the labels from the label list for that tissue are missing.

10 points per drawing maximum

A&P Laboratory reports Students are required to submit one or more lab reports on a laboratory exercise in which the scientific method is used. The lab reports must be word processed. The lab reports will be based on the physiological exercises performed in class as directed by Dr. Hollier. Experiments are performed in groups, but reports are written up individually (see cheating and plagiarism section). Late reports will not be graded. A laboratory report requires that you record, interpret and communicate information about an experiment that you performed in the lab. It does not require extensive library research. You will be reporting about an experiment that you will be doing, and the information in the report should be given in enough detail that another person could go into the lab and perform the same experiment. The scientific method will be used in planning and executing the experiment and the write-up will reflect this in the format that is used in the report. The report must demonstrate the correct use of English including grammar and spelling. Laboratory reports are

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designed so that you have to analyze data, critically think about what the data means and explain it, and understand how it is important in a clinical situation/the real world. Outlined below are the sections that MUST be included in your report, write the titles for each section in capital letters and bold at the start of that section as a heading (only for the sections in capitals and bold below; do not include the grammar and spelling section). The page formatting is single line spacing (1.0), font = arial, text size = 12, and margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper. The bold blue percentages shown after the section title represent how much that section is worth of the grade for the lab report. 1. Your NAME (with your lab partner’s names in parentheses). 2. TITLE: The name of the experiment in bold. 3. INTRODUCTION (15%): This section should include background (theoretical) information

specifically related to the topic. This information should provide a basis for understanding the experiment. The source for this information can be your laboratory manual and/or textbook. This information has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

4. OBJECTIVE (5%): Write a statement that gives a reason for doing the experiment. In other words state the problem that is to be solved. Write in complete sentences and be concise.

5. HYPOTHESIS (10%): This is an educated guess or possible answer to the problem based on the available information. A hypothesis' must be testable. A hypothesis MUST be stated as an "If---------------then ------------statement. There will be one hypothesis per question you are asking, and again be concise. Hypotheses do NOT include any explanation for the prediction. The prediction must be a physical, testable prediction (meaning what you expect to observe).

6. MATERIALS AND PROCEDURE (5%): List the materials used as the first paragraph. The second paragraph is the start of the procedure. Give a 4-5 line summary of the exercise, unless the procedure was changed. If the procedure was changed, then give a detailed account of how the experiment was performed. Be sure to include every step. Always write the procedure in the past tense and not in the direction format. Do not use personal pronouns (such as I, we, he, she, it, or they), or refer to names of people. The procedure is not a recipe, so no numbered or bullet point lists.

7. RESULTS (15%): Record all observations that you made in the lab as you conduct the experiment. Observations are called data and could be qualitative or quantitative. Record the data in tables, charts, or as labeled illustrations. All tables and charts must have an appropriate title. Any measurements that you report must have the appropriate units. You can also analyze data in this section by graphing or applying statistics. For results that are drawings and/or graphs done in class, then these must be submitted to Dr. Hollier at the end of the class (and a copy entered into your laboratory notebook). For results that are tables and calculations, then these must be entered into the electronically word processed file (not done by hand). There is no text description here, so do not discuss or interpret results in this section. Labeled drawings by themselves are also fine, where appropriate (after the results heading enter “see drawings”).

8. DISCUSSION (20%): This is the final section of your report where you will interpret the results obtained. For each hypothesis you must include: If the hypothesis was supported (without re-quoting the hypothesis), describe what you observed, and then explain in detail what you observed. What conclusions can be made based on the results. Discuss any problems experienced with the procedure, experimental design or data collection that could be the source of experimental errors. Give ideas for improving the experimental design or modifying the procedure, and suggest further experimentation. This section requires DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of your results. This section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

9. REAL WORLD IMPORTANCE/CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE (10%): Discuss any “real world” importance/clinical significance of the experiment. Only a single example can be used (if more

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than one example is used then you will not have the sufficient depth of explanation that is required). This section must be related to the course (cell biology students must relate this to cell biology or genetics and organisms; anatomy & physiology students must relate to a clinical situation and pathophysiology/disease; microbiology students must relate this to micro-organisms and pathophysiology/disease). This section requires DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of the real world importance. This section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text. In this section YOU have to critically think and apply YOUR knowledge, not copy from someone else’s knowledge.

10. REFERENCES (5%): See “References” section of the syllabus. Grammar and spelling (10%): The paper must be written in correct grammar, with correct spelling, including scientific words. Page formatting (5%): single line spacing (1.0), font = Arial, text size = 12, and margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper. Dr Hollier will review laboratory reports either in person from a printed copy of your report or via email. With printed copies, Dr Hollier review them up to, and including, the day that the report is due either in class or in tutoring hours. When sending it via email, it must be sent a minimum of 3 days before the due date. There is no guarantee of a response to an emailed copy of the laboratory report if emailed less than 3 days before the deadline. Even without a response, you are still expected to meet the deadline of submitting the laboratory report. The grading rubric for the laboratory report is on the next page.

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Excellent Above average Average Below average Poor Section missing

100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

Introduction (15 pts): This section should include background

(theoretical) information specifically related to the topic. This

information should provide a basis for understanding the experiment.

The source for this information can be your laboratory manual and/or

textbook. This information has to be relevant, concise, and easy to

read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line

spaced text.

15 pts: Introduction

is accurate and

complete

12 pts: Introduction

is accurate, but

missing some

minor information

9 pts: Introduction is

accurate, but

missing some

major information,

or is slightly too

short or long

6 pts: Introduction is

slightly inaccurate,

or is grossly too

short or long

3 pts: Introduction is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Introduction is

not in the paper15

Objective (5 pts): Write a statement that gives a reason for doing the

experiment. In other words state the problem that is to be solved. Write

in complete sentences and be concise.

5 pts: Objective is

accurate and

complete

4 pts: Objective is

accurate, but

missing some

minor information

3 pts: Objective is

accurate, but

missing some

major information

2 pts: Objective is

slightly inaccurate

1 pt: Objective is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Objective is

not in the paper5

Hypothesis (10 pts): This is an educated guess or possible answer

to the problem based on the available information. A hypothesis' must

be testable. A hypothesis MUST be stated as an "If---------------then -------

-----statement. There will be one hypothesis per question you are

asking, and again be concise. Hypotheses do NOT include any

explanation for the prediction. The prediction must be a physical,

testable prediction (meaning what you expect to observe).

10 pts: Hypothesis

is accurate and

complete

8 pts: Hypothesis is

accurate, but

missing some

minor information

6 pts: Hypothesis is

accurate, but

missing some

major information

4 pts: Hypothesis is

slightly inaccurate

2 pts: Hypothesis is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Hypothesis is

not in the paper10

Materials and procedure (5 pts): List the materials used as the first

paragraph. The second paragraph is the start of the procedure. Give a

4-5 line summary of the exercise, unless the procedure was changed. If

the procedure was changed, then give a detailed account of how the

experiment was performed. Be sure to include every step. Always write

the procedure in the past tense and not in the direction format. Do not

use personal pronouns (such as I, we, he, she, it, or they), or refer to

names of people. The procedure is not a recipe, so no numbered or

bullet point lists.

5 pts: Materials and

Procedures are

accurate and

complete

4 pts: Materials and

procedure are

accurate, but

missing some

minor information

3 pts: Materials and

procedure are

accurate, but

missing some

major information

2 pts: Materials and

procedure are

slightly inaccurate

1 pt: Materials and

prcedure are

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Materials and

procedure are not

in the paper

5

Results (15 pts): Record all observations that you made in the lab as

you conduct the experiment. Observations are called data and could be

qualitative or quantitative. Record the data in tables, charts, or as

labeled illustrations. All tables and charts must have an appropriate

title. Any measurements that you report must have the appropriate

units. You can also analyze data in this section by graphing or applying

statistics. For results that are drawings and/or graphs done in class,

then these must be submitted to Dr Hollier at the end of the class (and

a copy entered into your laboratory notebook). For results that are

tables and calculations, then these must be entered into the

electronically word processed file (not done by hand). There is no text

description here, so do not discuss or interpret results in this section.

Labeled drawings by themselves are also fine, where appropriate

(after the results heading enter “see drawings”).

15 pts: Results are

accurate and

complete

12 pts: Results are

accurate, but

missing some

minor information

9 pts: Results are

accurate, but

missing some

major information

6 pts: Results are

slightly inaccurate

3 pts: Results are

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Results are

not in the paper15

Discussion (20 pts): This is the final section of your report where you

will interpret the results obtained. For each hypothesis you must

include: If the hypothesis was supported (without re-quoting the

hypothesis), describe what you observed, and then explain in detail

what you observed. What conclusions can be made based on the

results. Discuss any problems experienced with the procedure,

experimental design or data collection that could be the source of

experimental errors. Give ideas for improving the experimental design

or modifying the procedure, and suggest further experimentation. This

section requires DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of your results. This

section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section

MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

20 pts: Discussion

is accurate and

complete

16 pts: Discussion

is accurate, but

missing some

minor information

12 pts: Discussion

is accurate, but

missing some

major information,

or is slightly too

short or long

8 pts: Discussion is

slightly inaccurate,

or is grossly too

short or long

4 pts: Discussion is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Discussion is

not in the paper20

Real world importance/ Clinical significance (10 pts): Discuss any

“real world” importance/clinical significance of the experiment. Only a

single example can be used (if more than one example is used then

you will not have the sufficient depth of explanation that is required).

This section must be related to the course (cell biology students must

relate this to cell biology or genetics and organisms; anatomy &

physiology students must relate to a clinical situation and

pathophysiology/disease; microbiology students must relate this to

micro-organisms and pathophysiology/disease). This section requires

DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of the real world importance. This

section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section

MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text. In this

section YOU have to critically think and apply YOUR knowledge, not

copy from someone else’s knowledge.

10 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate and

complete

8 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate, but

missing some

minor information

6 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate, but

missing some

major information,

or is slightly too

short or long

4 pts: Real world

importance is

slightly inaccurate,

or is grossly too

short or long

2 pts: Real world

importance is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Real world

importance is not in

the paper

10

References (5 pts): See “References” section of the syllabus. All

assessed work must be correctly referenced throughout the

assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References”

section. Assignments MUST include at least two references. One

reference MUST be a non-internet based reference and is not the

textbook (lecture or laboratory) for the course (you may use Galileo to

locate a reference for this requirement). Internet references MUST be

an active link to the actual page referenced (if it is not an active link

then it will be considered to be incorrectly referenced). References

MUST be placed within the text to show which parts were referenced

(citing source, page number, paragraph number) and quoted material

MUST be placed within quotation marks, in addition to the reference

list at the end of the assignment.

5 pts: References

are accurate and

complete

4 pts: References

are accurate, but

missing some

minor information

3 pts: References

are accurate, but

missing some

major information

2 pts: References

are slightly

inaccurate

1 pt: References

are grossly

inaccurate

0 pts: References

are not in the paper5

Grammar (10 pts): The paper must be written in correct grammar,

with correct spelling, including scientific words.

10 pts: Grammar is

excellent

8 pts: Grammar is

above average

6 pts: Grammar is

average

4 pts: Grammar is

below average

2 pts: Grammar is

poor

0 pts: Grammar is

terrible10

Page format (5 pts): single line spacing, font = aerial, text size = 12,

and margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper.

5 pts: Page

formatting

requirements are

met.

4 pts: One of the

page formatting

requirements are

not met.

3 pts: Two of the

page formatting

requirements are

not met.

2 pts: Three of the

page formatting

requirements are

not met.

1 pt: Four of the

page formatting

requirements are

not met.

0 pts: All of the

page formatting

requirements are

not met.

5

Total 100

CriterionTota

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Laboratory notebook The laboratory notebook is a composition book (or whatever you want it to be) with your name and student ID number CLEARLY labeled on the front. For Microbiology lab classes, the best thing to do is print the entire “Dr Hollier’s Microbiology Lab Report Guide” file, and use this as your lab notebook. The lab notebook contains any notes that you make during class about the experiment, such as (but not limited to): information relayed to you during the lab introduction, changes in any procedure(s), record of ALL results (for drawings/graphs done in class you MUST turn in a final version to Dr. Hollier at the end of the class, in addition to the ones made in your notebook), any thought about the conclusions of the experiments and the real world importance. Each exercise MUST be clearly labeled with exercise number, title, and date, and be started on a new page. You MUST bring your laboratory notebook with you to each class, and it may be inspected by Dr. Hollier at any time to ensure accuracy of the results submitted and the ones recorded in your notebook, or for any other reason given by Dr. Hollier. If paper quizzes are given in class, then these must be carefully stored in the back of your notebook and ALL quizzes must be turned into Dr. Hollier at the end of the semester (stapled together in order). The laboratory notebook will be kept by the student at the end of the semester.

Mastering Anatomy & Physiology website This website ( www.masteringaandp.com ) is designed to help you learn and master the subject material. This website is run by the publishers of your textbook, and will be used to complete online quizzes, homework, and to allow you to study through online tutorials. All grades displayed in the MasteringA&P website will be percentages for the assignments. These assignments are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered by testing your understanding, offering you hints, and giving explanations, of the material covered. Hints are provided to assist you, and the correct answer will be shown to you if you get it incorrect. Using hints has no penalty. Not using hints will give you a 5% bonus for getting the question correct. Exhausting all attempts and not getting the question correct, or giving up and asking to see the answer, will result in a zero grade for the question. Each incorrect answer submitted will result in a deduction per incorrect answer of 25%. There is no time limit on homework assignments, except that it must be completed within the quiz availability time frame (see schedule).

Quizzes Unannounced quizzes will be given on most or all class days (unless class meets more than once a week, then it will be less often). These quizzes will cover what was performed the previous week, or is going to be covered during the day’s lab session. Normal quizzes will have 10 questions. Special quizzes will have 20 questions. Quizzes will be graded as one point per question. Quizzes are given at the start, during, or at the end of the lab session. Late arrivals will not be allowed to take the quiz, so make sure you arrive on time. If you miss a laboratory class then you will NOT be allowed to make up that quiz at a later time. The lowest scoring quiz grade from normal quizzes (does NOT include special quizzes) will be dropped from the calculation of your overall quiz score at the end of the semester. Quizzes may be given by Clicker (if stated as a required component in the syllabus and course notes), by iCollege or Mastering (at instructors decision), and/or on paper at the start, during, or the end of the class.

Extra credit work Extra credit assignment for the mid-term exam This is to gain points back on a test. One assignment will be available for the mid-term exam only,

this is NOT available for the final. The assignment will be composed of questions from the same

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pool of questions used for the laboratory quizzes / mastering assignments. The online test will consist of 50 multiple choice questions (one minute per question). You will only have one attempt at this extra credit assignment, and it will be available as listed in the schedule. You will NOT be allowed to complete this extra credit assignment after that time, no exceptions. If you meet the requirements for a make-up test, then the extra credit must still be completed within the time frame listed in the schedule. You will NOT be allowed to take the extra credit for the test after a make-up test (if you qualify for a make-up test), only during the time frame that the rest of the class has to take it. The extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of 10 points to be added to your test score, and is based on how well you perform on the extra credit assignment. Example, if you score 100% on the extra credit assignment, then 10 points will be added to your test score. If you score 50% on the extra credit assignment, then only 5 points will be added to your test score. It is possible to score a maximum of 110% on your test by completing the extra credit assignment. Extra credit for the tests only counts if you take the test. Failure to take the test will result in any points from the extra credit test being reduced to zero.

Presentation file This extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of between 2.5% and 5% to be added to your

final overall grade, but the precise amount you get is determined by the grade you receive for the extra credit work (e.g. a grade of 80% for the extra credit assignment is equivalent to 4% from a total of 5% towards your overall class grade). The submission of the presentation file is worth a maximum of 2.5%, and presenting the file to the class during a lab session is worth an additional 2.5%. You can submit the presentation file without presenting it if you wish (but the maximum you can get is 2.5% towards your overall class grade if you do this). The rules for the extra credit assignment are listed below, and the choice of topics and grading rubric will be provided on a separate handout:

o Two parts (upload both files in iCollege using the Assessments, Dropbox option; also upload the scientific paper evaluation to Turnitin):

A presentation file: create a presentation (in something like Microsoft PowerPoint) on the topics listed below to present the disease overall to the class. This must be about the specific organism listed for the disease in the table.

A scientific research paper evaluation (in something like Microsoft Word): Find an original scientific research paper on the disease you signed up and answer the 5 questions in the scientific research paper evaluation about that paper. It cannot be a review paper, they must actually o lab work, present data, and discuss the data.

o The work must be your own, anyone who cheats (either allows their work to be copied, or copies someone else’s work) will receive a grade of zero. This also includes (but is not limited to) copying from text books, the internet (with the exception of using images from the internet which must be correctly referenced), or having someone else do the work for you. See Cheating and Plagiarism section of the syllabus.

o It is recommended to do this presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint. If you do not have powerpoint on your computer then come and talk to Dr. Hollier and he will show you other ways to do this in other computer programs. The file must be able to be opened on a PC using either Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader (especially if using a MAC computer when creating your presentation). If you do not have these, you can download Open Office for free and use the presentation software contained in this program. Make sure you save the open Office file as Microsoft Powerpoint compatible version before submitting.

o The first slide needs to contain your name and iCollege username, and the title of the disease. You must include a minimum of 10 additional slides to the title and reference slides.

o You may use images from the text book, but you may not resubmit any of Dr. Hollier’s lecture or lab material as your own.

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o You MUST include at least two references for your assignment, and at least one MUST be from a Scientific Research Paper. See “References” and “Scientific Research Paper References” sections of the syllabus for more information. This must be about the topic you select and you must incorporate information from this source in your assignment.

Violation of this rule WILL instantly earn you a grade of zero. o The titles of each section (General description, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, , Diagnostic

Tests, Treatment, Prognosis, and Conclusion) MUST be included on the top of the slide. General description: This should include a brief summary of what the disease is,

what part(s) of the body it affects, the prevalence of the disease, and if it affects any specific population group more than others. Consider USA and globally.

Pathophysiology: Detailed explanation of the disease. This includes cause(s), how they affect the body/cell, how that affects the functioning of the body system and the body as a whole.

Symptoms: Symptoms of the disease. Diagnostics Tests: Tests performed to clinically diagnose a person with the disease. Treatment: This section lists the treatments for the disease, and if they treat the

disease or symptoms of the disease. Prognosis: This section identifies the predicted outcomes of the disease over time

(survival/mortality rate expressed as percentages over time, time for recovery). This section does require actual statistics! Good sources are CDC and WHO.

Conclusion: Summary of the disease (what you think are the most important things you learned about the disease from this paper).

o Your topic selected from the list cannot be used to discuss how microorganisms cause the disease. The purpose of this extra credit is to get you to critically think about how the human body goes wrong and the outcomes from that. If you submit a topic and discuss microorganisms, then your assignment will not be graded.

o The assignment due date is listed in the class schedule at the end of the syllabus. The work must be submitted electronically via iCollege. Late submissions will NOT be graded. You can submit the presentation file anytime before the due date, starting from day 1 of the semester.

o Once the presentation file is submitted, the presentation will be scheduled for any time after the submission date (Dr. Hollier will inform you of your presentation date). The presentation will last between 5-7 minutes, and you will have to answer questions from the class. If the class does not ask questions, then Dr. Hollier will ask questions.

o If you are in more than one of my classes that offers the extra credit paper/presentation then you MUST choose a different disease for each class. You cannot submit the same topic twice in different classes (or future classes). A grade of zero will be given if you violate this rule for BOTH the essay (lecture class) and presentation (laboratory class). This can be retroactively applied to the class grade.

o Signing up for extra credit topics will be done within iCollege on the discussion board “Extra Credit Assignment”. Only one person can sign up for a specific title. To sign up for the title, reply to the discussion thread for that title with your name and iCollege username. Once you have signed up for a topic you cannot change your topic. You can only sign up for one topic. If someone has already signed up for that topic, pick a different topic. Only after ALL topics have one person signed up can someone sign up for the same topic as someone else. Anyone who signs up for a discussion topic that is already taken when a topic is available that no one has signed up for WILL receive a grade of zero for the assignment. The date and time of the reply for signing up on the discussion post will be used to determine who signed up first.

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o By submitting a presentation file and presenting it to the class you are agreeing to the above rules and regulations. Violation of any of these rules WILL earn you a grade of zero.

o Create a powerpoint presentation that will enable the reader to learn one of the following diseases (microbiology students must pick a specific disease in one of the headed columns):

Pleurisy / Peritonitis Parkinson’s disease Osteogenesis imperfect

Tay-Sachs disease Cerebral palsy Scoliosis

Male pattern baldness Raynaud’s disease Carpal tunnel syndrome

Hypercalcemia Rheumatoid arthritis Myotonic dystrophy

Osteomalacia / Rickets Osteoarthritis Neuroblastoma

Osteoporosis Gouty arthritis Narcolepsy

Paget’s disease Basal cell carcinoma Hydrocephalus

Mastoiditis Squamous cell carcinoma Cerebrovascular accidents

Herniated (prolapsed) disc Melanoma Spina bifida

Cleft palate Seborrhea Tabes dorsalis

Myasthenia gravis Albinism Dysarthria

Duchenne muscular dystrophy Contact dermatitis Autonomic dysreflexia

Multiple sclerosis Eczema Glaucoma

Epilepsy Epidermolysis bullosa Meniere’s syndrome

Sleep apnea Psoriasis Age-related macular degeneration

Alzheimer’s disease Rosacea Nyctalopia (night blindness)

Huntington’s disease Osteosarcoma

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Grading rubric for presentation file: Category (maximum points) Description of parts that you will be graded on (numbers in parentheses

indicate maximum number of points per sub-part)

File

Content (max=50) You will be graded on the accuracy and depth of content for each section individually (General Description (5), Life cycle (5), Pathophysiology (5), Symptoms (5), Diagnostic tests (5), Treatment (5), Prognosis (5), Conclusion (5), References(5)).

You will also be graded on whether you meet the required number of sliders or not (5).

Effectiveness (max=35) The teaching effectiveness of your file will be graded the following criteria:

Titles on each page (no title on a page = loss of points) (5)

Use of images (images should be used instead of text wherever possible) (5)

Image size (images should be clear and readable) (5)

Font size (should be readable form the back of the room, Arial size 24 is the minimum size you should use) (5)

Amount of text per page (if you put too much text on one page then the audience will just read it and ignore you, not good teaching) (5)

Complete sentences/bullet points (you should write short bullet points and describe these in more detail when presenting, using complete sentences will result in the loss of points) (5)

Content blocked/off screen (all content should be visible and not obstructing other content on the same slide, such as picture covering up text or text disappearing off the slide) (5)

Spelling & grammar (max=15)

The file will be graded for spelling (5), grammar (5), and continuity (this is how the content flows within slides, from one slide to the next, and from the start to the end of the presentation) (5)

Pre

senta

tion

Quality (max=60) The quality of the presentation will be graded on the following:

Reading from notes/slides (not good, you should know the topic and the information) (5)

Clearly spoken (if the audience cannot hear/understand you then that is bad) (5)

Eye contact (you should maintain eye contact with the audience as much as possible) (5)

Knowledge of topic (you should know the topic well to give good explanations) (5)

Explanations (these should be clear and understandable) (5)

Adds additional information (you should be adding additional information during your presentation to what is presented on the slides, such as explaining what you put on the slides) (5)

Speed through sections (individual sections should not be too short, make sure you explain them well) (5)

Content/material errors (if you know the topic then you should not make errors about it during the presentation) (5)

Pauses between topics (you should briefly pause between topics, not just run one topic into the next) (5)

“Ums” and “Ahs” (do not use these sorts of words during the presentation) (5)

Continuity (the presentation should be smooth from start to end) (5)

Presentation time (the total time of the presentation should be 5-10 minutes, not including the questions) (5)

Question (max=40) You will be assessed on the quality of your answers to 2 questions from the class. Planted questions and easy questions will be counted as zero points for that question. (20 points max per question)

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Copyright of Course Materials Copyright: Copyright is a doctrine of federal law that invests the “author” of a creative work of original “expression” with certain exclusive rights, enforceable by law, for a limited period of time, and subject to defined limitations. U.S. copyright law is found in the Copyright Act, Title 17 of the United States Code. These exclusive rights, set forth in Section 106 of Title 17, include the rights to do, and to authorize others to do, the following:

reproduce copies of the work;

distribute copies of the work to the public;

create derivative works based on the work;

perform the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works) and, in the case of sound recordings, to do so by digital transmission; and

display the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works). Violation of any of these rights, by engaging in the activity without authority from the copyright owner or a relevant statutory exception or limitation on the right at issue, is called “infringement” and is subject to potentially significant civil liability and, in certain cases, criminal liability. Infringement and the legal remedies for infringement are discussed in Part I.M. In addition to civil and/or criminal liability, infringement of these rights may also result in a grade reduction/change to an "F" for the course. Copyright can apply to a wide array of different types of works, including those identified in Sections 102(a) and 103:

literary works (including novels, articles, texts, poems, and computer programs);

musical works (the notes and lyrics written by songwriters);

dramatic works (such as plays);

pantomimes and choreographic works;

pictorial, graphic and sculptural works (including photographs and drawings);

motion pictures and other audiovisual works (including television programs and home movies);

sound recordings (the sounds made by the performing artist and record company);

architectural works; and

compilations and databases of the foregoing and of other material (to the extent they reflect original “authorship” in the selection or arrangement of elements).

It is important to distinguish the copyright in a work from the ownership of a particular copy of a work. For example, ownership of a copy of a book does not include ownership of any of the copyright rights, such as the right to make copies of the content of that book. See Section 202. There are, however, specific exceptions and limitations on the copyright rights that allow the owner of a copy of a work to take certain actions with respect to that work that do not violate the exclusive rights of the copyright holder. See Parts I.F-L. A copyrightable original work of creative expression is protected by copyright automatically, from the moment it is fixed in any “tangible medium of expression” (such as paper, film, or a computer disk or memory) from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. For example, copyright attaches to a literary work such as an article or a novel as soon as the author writes it on paper or types it onto a computer hard drive. No other act or process need take place.

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Although registration of a work with the U.S. Copyright Office is not necessary to obtain copyright protection, there are significant benefits to the copyright owner from registration if the owner must go to court to enforce a copyright against an alleged infringer. See discussion of remedies in Part I.M. A work is protected by copyright even if it does not contain a formal copyright notice (the word “copyright,” abbreviation “copr.,” or symbol “©” with the year of first publication and name of the copyright owner), although works first published before March 1, 1989, without notice, may have entered the public domain (see discussion of the public domain in Part I.C). Copyright License Summary

Dr. Mark Hollier's course materials are protected by copyright.

Dr. Mark Hollier is the owner of the copyright.

Under this copyright: o You are NOT free to copy, distribute, display, and/or perform the work. o You may NOT use this work for commercial purposes. o You may NOT alter, transform, and/or build upon this work.

Attendance Policy Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. Because regular participation enhances the learning process, students are expected to adhere to the attendance policy set forth by the College and individual faculty members. Differences in content and teaching styles exist among courses, which can impact students’ learning. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes to better prepare them for assignments, tests, and other course-related activities. Students are accountable for assignments, announcements, and material covered during an absence. You are expected to attend all classes and take all exams. Students’ responsibility for materials covered is unaffected by absence. Arrival to any class 10 minutes after the scheduled class time is counted as absence; similarly an early departure 10 minutes before the class is over is also counted as an absence. Students are advised not to walk in and out of class during lecture since this is distracting and interrupting to other students and the teacher. During the “no show” period, students MUST sign an attendance sheet at the start of class. After that, the attendance will be determined by use of Clickers or a sign in sheet. With Clickers, the attendance question at the start and end of the class for use with Clickers is part of the participation points, not for use with this attendance policy. Attendance as set out in this attendance policy will be determined if necessary by viewing questions that were asked and answered with Clickers after 10 minutes of the class start time and 10 minutes before the class finishes. For classes that have a 1 hour and 15 or 20 minute time length, you are allowed 2 missed classes before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 2% penalty to your overall course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade). For classes that have a 2 hour and 45 minute time length, you are allowed 1 missed class before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 4% penalty to your overall course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade). The only exception is for a student who has special permission for being absent during the exam time (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr. Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Failure to sign the attendance sheet in class will result in you being considered absent.

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Attendance is not based on Dr Hollier’s memory of who is present each day, but will be strictly applied according to signing the attendance sheet(s).

Assessed work Any assessed work that is submitted needs to be correctly referenced. Correct referencing includes correctly citing references during the text, a reference section at the end of the work citing where the information came from, and the correct use of quotations around the quotes that you have referenced

(see reference section for more information). THE ONLY ITEMS YOU CAN QUOTE INCLUDE: OPINIONS, DIRECTIONS OF USE, AND GOVERNMENTAL AND/OR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY A GOVERNMENT OR ORGANIZATION. Examples of what you cannot quote include (but not limited to): factual information, information provided by your instructor, information from text books, the internet, laboratory manuals, journals, periodicals, magazines, any other source of published or web posted information, any other source of media (TV, radio, podcasts, or any other source of media type), other students work (past or present classes), your own work from previous classes (you MUST do new work, and CANNOT submit work you previously submitted in any other class). This is information that you read, learn, and then

process yourself into your own work. Paraphrasing by changing a few words here and there, or changing every other word, is not acceptable. The purpose of assessed work is that you do the work yourself, and it represents your own work and your competency in the subject (not your competency to use a thesaurus, change some words, or cut and paste). You cannot copy from other students, work together to create two different pieces of work, or plagiarize anyone else’s work from the class, different classes, or anywhere else (see cheating and plagiarism section of syllabus). You CANNOT submit any work of your own that you have already submitted in a previous class (either a previous class of mine, with another instructor at GPC, or with another instructor at any other institution). If you do submit previous work of your own, you will be considered to have plagiarized your work and cheated by not doing the work again as is required, and will result in the same consequences as

cheating / plagiarizing from other sources. If you quote material that you are not allowed to quote, then you will be subject to the consequences listed under “Cheating and Plagiarism” in this syllabus. There will be NO exceptions to this rule, there is no valid excuse for plagiarism. All assessed work must be correctly referenced

throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section (see reference section in this syllabus).

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Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and is unacceptable. Graded work is for the instructor to assess how well you are doing in the course by seeing your knowledge and understanding of the material. By submitting work that is not your own, these objectives are not achieved, and you are deceiving the instructor as to your competence in the course. The following are categories of plagiarism as defined by www.turnitin.com. You still must follow the information listed in the “assessed work” section, “references” section, “scientific research paper references” section, “turnitin.com” section, and all other sections of this syllabus.

Clone— An act of submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own..

CTRL-C— A written piece that contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations.

Find-Replace— The act of changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source in a paper.

Remix— An act of paraphrasing from other sources and making the content fit together seamlessly.

Recycle— The act of borrowing generously from one’s own previous work without citation; To self plagiarize.

Hybrid— The act of combining perfectly cited sources with copied passages—without citation—in one paper.

Mashup— A paper that represents a mix of copied material from several different sources without proper citation.

404 Error— A written piece that includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources.

Aggregator— The “Aggregator” includes proper citation, but the paper contains almost no original work.

Re-Tweet— This paper includes proper citation, but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure.

References All assessed work must be correctly referenced throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section. Assignments MUST include at least two references. One reference MUST be a scientific research paper reference (you may use Galileo to locate a reference for this requirement). Internet references MUST be an active link to the actual page referenced (if it is

not an active link then it will be considered to be incorrectly referenced). References MUST be placed within the text to show which parts were referenced (citing source, page number, paragraph number) and quoted material MUST be placed within quotation marks (also see “assessed work” section above for a list of what you can and cannot quote), in addition to the reference list at the end of the assignment. An

example of an in-text reference would be “Welcome to the study of one of the most fascinating subjects possible – your own body” (Marieb, Pg1, Para1). Invalid references are unacceptable, whether intentional or not, and can result in a grade of zero for that assignment and/or be viewed as a form of cheating. The “references” section at the end of your assignment (may also be termed bibliography) MUST use the following style:

For a book or manual: o Title of book, Edition number, Chapter number and title, Section heading, Page numbers,

Paragraph number, Year of publication, Publisher name, ISBN.

For scientific papers: o Author names (Surname, First Initial.), (Year – in parentheses). Title of article. Journal

name, volume number, page numbers (x-y).

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For internet references: o Title of site, Date site was referenced, Title of subheading within site where reference was

made to, web address (as an active link that when clicked will take me directly to that site).

References obtained through Galileo must have “Galileo:” (in bold) at the start of the reference, and then have the correct reference as described above.

Scientific Research Paper References A scientific research paper is a scientific paper (not a review article) from a peer-reviewed journal. An original scientific paper is where the authors actually did some laboratory experiments, presented the data, and made conclusions about their data (these articles must contain an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections). You can access research papers using Galileo or going to a library that contains research papers. This is more than just finding a research paper and citing at the end of the assignment. You are expected to evaluate the accuracy of the methods used in the research and of the conclusions drawn by the authors. The purpose of this is to teach you how to find accurate information (the internet is not always correct!), how to read a scientific research paper, and to develop the skills in assessing the accuracy and conclusions made by others (critical thinking skills). In the assignment you must add an in-line citation next to the information that you obtained from the scientific research paper with the words “Scientific research paper” in bold in front of the citation, example = (Scientific research paper: Hollier, 2007). The citation in the references section must meet all the requirements of the references section in the syllabus.

The original scientific research paper must be about the topic you selected. The answers to the questions below must relate to the original scientific research paper and discuss their abstract, methods, results, and conclusions made in that paper.

You must submit the following section separately as a word document to www.turnitin.com. In this section you must include the following sections in this order with the title of the section in bold as shown):

Section A: the full citation for the paper at the top of the document.

Section B: present your evaluation of the paper by answering the following questions about the original scientific research paper (type the question on one line, answer it on the line beneath it, and leave a single line space between the answer and the next question). The answers require explanations. Simply answering “yes” or “no” is not acceptable. Justify all of your answers. A minimum of 5 lines of text is required for answering each question.

1. What two main points did you understand from the abstract? 2. What methods were used to conduct the research? Why were they appropriate? 3. What key finding did you see in the results? 4. Provide a summary of the author’s conclusions. 5. Were the conclusions accurate for the results presented in the paper?

Turnitin.com This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However, any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Any work submitted in the form of lab reports, essays, etc. (as directed by the instructor) will be submitted online to www.turnitin.com by the

student. ALL WORK SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM WILL BE PLACED INTO THE REPOSITORY AT TURNITIN SO THAT IT CAN BE CHECKED AGAINST OTHER PAPERS/ASSIGNMENTS FOR PLAGIARISM (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE). You will be responsible for creating a student account with

turnitin.com (which is free), and your instructor will provide you with the details of submission (class ID number and password, and assignment number/name). If you forget your password then Dr.

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Hollier cannot retrieve your password, you need to contact the help desk at www.turnitin.com . You upload your assignment to turnitin.com and then you will receive a receipt after submission of an assessment, ensure that you print this receipt as this is proof of your submission in case something

goes wrong. When you upload your work you MUST check your work on the preview (confirmation) page to ensure that the entire work is present (not checking and only part of your work being submitted will be the work that is graded, you will not be allowed to resubmit). The preview removes images and other formatting

(including table format). As such, you are responsible for ensuring all your text is present. You will only be allowed to upload your work once, THE FIRST SUBMISSION IS THE FINAL SUBMISSION (there are NO exceptions to this rule), so make

sure your work is complete and is your final version. This policy is here to ensure you do not plagiarize from the start of the assignment. You CANNOT submit work to see if you would get caught, then change it if a section is highlighted by turntiin, to get around plagiarism. You cannot submit an assignment and then decide that you did not want to submit the assignment as you were caught plagiarizing on that assignment. Any work that is submitted to turnitin.com will be graded using grademark on turnitin. The grade(s) for the assignment(s) and comments from the instructor can be accessed by clicking on the red apple under that assignment on turnitin (if the apple is shaded gray then the work has not been graded). It is your responsibility to check your grade and to read the comments on turnitin.

iCollege iCollege is used to supplement this course. It is used to disseminate course materials (lecture notes, reviews, extra credit work, quizzes, and discussion board questions, etc.), provide the primary communication tools (e-mail and discussion board) for students to contact Dr Hollier and other students in the class, posting of grades for all tests and quizzes, and to provide announcements relevant to the course. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they do not try to take online quizzes during schedule maintenance times for iCollege. The students MUST check the maintenance schedule each week and before taking each quiz. IF YOU TAKE QUIZZES DURING THE MAINTENANCE TIME AND THE QUIZ STOPS OR CLOSES, THEN THE QUIZ WILL NOT BE RESET, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE QUIZ.

Materials posted on iCollege (or any other media type) CANNOT be posted by students in any way or form elsewhere (including, but not limited to: web pages, torrents, on CD/DVD, in paper publications, giving materials to students in other classes or colleges/universities). Violation of this could result in a grade reduction to your overall course grade by 10% per item posted and/or legal action by Dr Hollier or the publisher who owns the copyright of the material.

Support for iCollege:

The support options can be found by visiting the iCollege login page and looking for help or support options.

If problems occur, then you have the following responsibilities: You must get help IMMEDIATELY from the 24/7 technical support, not days later. If the problems are not resolved within 48 hours THEN contact me. Make sure you have an ALTERNATIVE COMPUTER ACCESS PLAN. If your computer (any part!)

or internet connection fails then it is your responsibility to have an alternative access plan (another computer).

Make sure you BACK-UP YOUR WORK REGULARLY (recommended is weekly) to some type of media other than your computer (CD, flash drive, external hard drive, etc.)

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For problems with electronic quizzes / assignments that is due to iCollege failure only (this does not include problems with your computer or internet connection, only problems with iCollege itself), then you must: (i) contact the helpdesk, AND (ii) notify me immediately (by e-mail (iCollege, GPC, or personal), phone, or mail. Failure to perform BOTH of these actions could result in forfeiture of any considerations, time extensions, etc.

Academic support You should always seek assistance from the course instructor first. However, the following are options to obtain further academic support:

Learning and Tutorial Center (LTC): The LTC is a resource for student success. It’s mission is to "enable Georgia Perimeter College's diverse population of students to achieve their educational, personal, and career goals through tutoring and technology-based instruction, empowering them to become successful, independent, lifelong learners." There is a CRLA-certified LTC located on each of GPC's five campuses where we provide academic support in mathematics, reading, writing, science and more. In addition to our face-to-face tutoring services, we provide a variety of other services and resources to accommodate student needs. For more information, locations,

and times, visit http://depts.gpc.edu/~gpcltc/ .

GPC Nursing Tutorial Lab: The Nursing Tutorial Lab was built and designed to provide academic assistance to nursing and pre-nursing students at Georgia Perimeter College. Students may self-refer or be referred to the program by College faculty and staff. Depending on need, students may receive assistance in such areas as medical-math skills, science, and college survival skills: test taking strategies; time management; stress reduction; and general study skills. Review sessions in specific content areas are offered. The Tutorial Lab Director and a Biology tutor are available for individual or small group tutoring sessions. For more information visit

http://depts.gpc.edu/~gpcnurs/tutorpre.html .

Library: The college library is a great resource for finding information, using student computers, media spots to complete online work of a variety of types, a place to study, and a place to obtain general help or find out where to obtain help. For more information visit

http://depts.gpc.edu/library/ .

Disability services: Georgia Perimeter College is committed to providing educational opportunities for all students and assisting them in making their college experience successful and positive. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Center for Disability Services coordinates the provision of reasonable

accommodations for students with disabilities. For more information visit http://depts.gpc.edu/cds/

Letters of Recommendation Dr. Hollier will only provide letters of recommendation to students who get either an A or a B as their overall course grade. To request a letter of recommendation you must give me four weeks notice before the date that you require it. You must also e-mail the following information to my GPC e-mail address ( [email protected] ): (i) Your full name, and the semester and course you took in my class, (ii) The full name and address of the college/university you are applying to, (iii) The name of the program that you are applying for, (iv) Your science class course grades for all science courses taken at GPC, (v) Your current GPA, (vi) a list and brief description of any volunteering / community service you have performed within the last two years, (vii) any information that you are including on your application that I am expected to know, and (viii) the date that you require the letter(s) by.

Class Withdrawal You may withdraw for any reason up to the term mid-point, and will receive a grade of W. You are encouraged, but not required, to discuss withdrawal with the instructor. Forms are available in the Registrar’s office. It is your responsibility to complete withdrawal forms and ensure that the

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withdrawal process is completed. If you are withdrawn after the term mid-point, you will receive a grade of WF. If you withdraw from lecture, you will be withdrawn from lab. The lecture & lab are co-requisites. You cannot withdraw from one without being withdrawn from the other.

Section 1332.10 of the Associate’s level catalog.

Students are allowed to withdraw with a grade of W a maximum of three times in their undergraduate associate level careers at Georgia State.

The limit on withdrawals does not apply if a student withdraws from all classes during a term before the midpoint. However, students are only allowed to withdraw from all classes prior to the midpoint twice without having their withdrawals count against the limit. Students who withdraw from all classes a third or subsequent time will automatically receive a grade of WF in their classes if they have reached their limit of Ws.

It is possible that a student will withdraw from more than one class in a particular semester and not have enough Ws left to use a W in all those classes. In that case, classes will be awarded a W based on the date and time the student initiated the withdrawal from that class. For example, if a student had taken five Ws in their career at Georgia State and then withdrew from three of the four classes in which the student is enrolled, the student’s sixth W allowed would be assigned to the class from which the student withdrew first. The student would receive a WF in the other two classes. In these cases, students may make an appeal to the University Advisement Center or the student’s Office of Academic Advisement to shift the W from one class to another. Such requests must be made no later than the end of the subsequent semester in which the student withdrew from the classes. (Whether a student is enrolled in the semester after the semester in which the student withdrew from the classes does not change this time limit.) Students may not shift Ws between semesters.

The following types of withdrawals do not count against the limit on withdrawals with a grade of W.

Emergency withdrawals (see Section 1332.40). o Grades of WF (withdrawal failing). o Grade of WM (withdrawal military). o Grade notation of – before the grade of W indicating non-attendance documented by the

professor. o Withdrawals for nonpayment. o Withdrawals from courses numbered below 1000. o Withdrawals taken in semesters before Fall Semester 2016. o Withdrawals taken at other institutions.

If a course has a mandatory co-requisite lab or support course taken simultaneously, withdrawing from both courses shall count as a single W with respect to the limit on voluntary Ws.

This policy applies to all degree-seeking undergraduate associate level students. It does not apply to non-degree students (such as post baccalaureate and transient students).

For the undergraduate baccalaureate degree level at Georgia State: Students are allowed to withdraw with a grade of W a maximum of six times in their undergraduate careers at Georgia State. This limit of six is inclusive of any withdrawals taken in courses while enrolled at Perimeter College. If a course has a mandatory co-requisite lab or support course taken simultaneously, withdrawing from both courses shall count as a single W with respect to the limit on voluntary Ws.

Incomplete A grade of incomplete (“I”) may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion if a student 1) is earning a passing grade at the time the incomplete is requested, and 2) has completed most of the major assignments, generally all but one, and 3) cannot complete the remainder of the coursework due to non-academic reasons beyond the student’s control. If an instructor denies a student’s request for an

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incomplete, the student may appeal to the department chair. The decision of the department chair is final.

Expectations of the students Students are responsible for all material covered and announcements made in class. Students are expected to complete all assignments on time, come to all classes, participate in classroom activities in groups/individually (depending on the activity), check iCollege daily, and communicate/participate in a professional manner. Students should conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner that respects the rights of other students and the instructor. Because entering and exiting the room during class can be distracting to other students (as well as the instructor), refrain from such movements except as physiologically necessary. Any unnecessary or loud talking during class should be avoided. Eating and drinking is prohibited in the classroom. Students that do not conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner may be dismissed from class and receive a zero for any assignments, quizzes, or test for that class time. Depending on the seriousness of the first incident of disruptive behavior, Dr Hollier can and will transfer the student immediately to grading option B and reduce all extra credit for the entire semester to a grade of zero. Continued noncompliance of these expectations will result in severe grade reductions for one or more tests from the course (as decided by the instructor).

Electronic devices 1. Students are responsible for their electronic devices if they bring to class. The college and/or Dr.

Hollier are not responsible/liable for any damage or loss of electronic devices. 2. Electronic devices are allowed during class times. The electronic devices must not disrupt the

class, and sound(s) must be turned off. 3. Electronic devices of any kind (except devices for the hard of hearing) are NOT allowed

during tests, exams, quizzes, etc. and when going over the tests, exams, quizzes, etc. once they have been graded. The first violation of this part of the policy will result in an immediate grade of zero for that test. A second violation will result in an F for the entire course. This includes, but is not limited to, phones, smart watches, smart glasses, and programmable calculators. If you have smart glasses, you will need to have a pair of regular glasses to wear during tests, exams, quizzes, etc.

4. Cell phone use (or ringing) in class will not be tolerated. 5. Voice recorders are to be used to aid in note taking during class only, and have the following

constraints: a. The recorder must be placed next to the student (not at the front of the class next to the

instructor). b. The instructor and/or GPC cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss of the

recording device. c. It is understood that such recordings are to be utilized only for the student's personal use

as a study supplement. d. Recorders are not to be operated in playback mode or otherwise operated in a manner

such as to cause disruption to the class. e. Recordings may not be posted for dissemination anywhere in any form.

6. Laptops can only be used to allow students to type notes instead of writing them, or to look at the class material instead of printing it out. Laptops are not to be used for surfing the internet, doing work for other classes, or playing games. Laptops cannot be used to record the class through a webcam in any way or form. Typing must be kept to a quiet level, if your keyboard is too noisy (as determined by the instructor), then you will not be allowed to use your laptop during class. Violation of any part of this policy will result in the forfeiture of your right to use your laptop.

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7. Use of imaging devices of any kind (cameras, video recorders, etc.) is strictly prohibited in the class.

Dress attire The instructor reserves the right to identify attire which is inappropriate for a classroom setting, including (but not limited to): attire with curse words, attire depicting nudity, and attire with minimal coverage. Please use discretion and be courteous to those around you when choosing attire.

Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy In accordance with the Georgia Smoke Free Air Act of 2005, Title 31 Chapter 12A, this policy reinforces the USG commitment to provide a safe and amicable workplace for all employees. The goal of the policy is to preserve and improve the health, comfort and environment of students, employees and any persons occupying our campuses. The use of all forms of tobacco products on property owned, leased, rented, in the possession of, or in any way used by the USG or its affiliates is expressly prohibited. “Tobacco Products” is defined as cigarettes, cigars, pipes, all forms of smokeless tobacco, clove cigarettes and any other smoking devices that use tobacco such as hookahs or simulate the use of tobacco such as electronic cigarettes. Further, this policy prohibits any advertising, sale, or free sampling of tobacco products on USG properties unless specifically stated for research purposes. This prohibition includes but is not limited to all areas indoors and outdoors, buildings and parking lots owned, leased, rented or otherwise used by the USG or its affiliates. The use of tobacco products is prohibited in all vehicles – private or public vehicles - located on USG properties. This policy applies to all persons who enter the areas described above, including but not limited to students, faculty, staff, contractors and subcontractors, spectators, and visitors. All events hosted by a USG entity shall be tobacco-free. All events hosted by outside groups on behalf of the USG shall also be tobacco-free. Resources for Tobacco Cessation can be found on the USG Workplace Wellness website at http://www.usg.edu/wellness/ or http://www.usg.edu/wellness/initiatives/tobacco_cessation .

Children in class / at college The college has a policy that prohibits children from sitting in or being left in the hallway during class. If you come to class with a child, then you will be asked to leave the class. If you bring a child to a test then you will not be allowed to take the test, and the policy of no make-up tests for missed tests WILL apply to this situation (no exceptions).

Disruptive behavior College wide policy “Disruptive Student Behavior in an Academic Setting” (http://www.gpc.edu/governance/policymanualintroduction.html then open the policy manual and find the policy): Disruptive behavior is defined as any behavior that interferes with teaching, administration, college activities, and the collegiate learning process. Determination of a behavior as disruptive is at the discretion of faculty or staff and can be dependent upon many factors. Behavior which college personnel may declare disruptive includes, but is not limited to, the following: Entering class late or leaving early (without permission), Eating/drinking in class without permission, Sleeping in class, Persistent speaking without permission, Inappropriate use of electronic devices, Disputing the authority of faculty or staff, Arguing with faculty, staff or other students, Electronic communications which are abusive, harassing, or excessive, Threats of any kind and/or harassment, or Physical or verbal disruptions or assault. Disruptive behavior occurring outside of an academic setting will be reported to the Dean of Student Services and will be handled according to the Student Code of Conduct (See Policy 406.034, Student Code of Conduct, Section B). Disruptive behavior occurring during academic activities will be addressed using the following procedure. The instructor will inform

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a student if he or she is disruptive. If the behavior continues or escalates, the instructor will ask the student to leave the class for the day, possibly resulting in grade penalties for work missed or being considered absent for the entire class. If the student does not leave, the instructor will call Public Safety to remove the student. Any time a student is dismissed from class, the instructor will complete the Disruptive Behavior Form. Multiple violations may result in expulsion. Refer to college policy 113 “Disruptive Student Behavior in an Academic Setting” (http://www.gpc.edu/governance/policymanualintroduction.html then open the policy manual and find the policy) for more information.

Important statements 1. GSU statement: The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may

be necessary.

2. GSU statement: Your constructive assessment of this course plays an indispensable role in

shaping education at Georgia State. Upon completing the course, please take the time to fill out the online course evaluation.

3. Title IX: Perimeter College seeks to provide an environment that is free of bias, discrimination,

and harassment. If you have been the victim of sexual harassment/misconduct/assault, we encourage you to report this. If you report this to a faculty member, he or she must notify one of our college’s Assistant Title IX Coordinators / Student Deans about the basic facts of the incident (you may choose whether you or anyone involved is identified by name). For more information please refer to our sexual misconduct website – http://depts.gpc.edu/gpcmisconduct/index.html

4. American Disability Act Statement: Students who wish to request accommodation for a

disability may do so by registering with the Office of Disability Services. Students may only be accommodated upon issuance by the Office of Disability Services of a signed Accommodation Plan and are responsible for providing a copy of that plan to instructors of all classes in which accommodations are sought.

5. Equal Opportunity Statement: No person shall, on the basis of age, race, religion, color,

gender, sexual orientation, national origin or disability, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of Perimeter College.

6. Affirmative Action Statement: Perimeter College adheres to affirmative action policies

designed to promote diversity and equal opportunity for all faculty and students.

7. Cheating and Plagiarism: Cheating is contrary to the policy of Perimeter College

(http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/2014-2015-Section-II-Academic-Conduct-Student-Code-of-Conduct.pdf). College wide policy on cheating and plagiarism (Academic Honesty) (http://www.gpc.edu/governance/policymanualintroduction.html then open the policy manual and find the policy): Any attempt to defraud, deceive, or mislead constitutes cheating. Cheating of any kind may result in a penalty ranging from a grade of zero for the work in question to expulsion from the college. The following are examples of cheating unless they have been specifically authorized by the instructor. This is not an exhaustive list. On tests and quizzes: 1. Looking at or copying from another student's work. 2. Allowing another student to look at or copy work. 3. Having a copy of the test before actually taking the test. 4. Sharing a calculator. 5. Communicating with anyone except the student's instructor using any form of communication including all forms of electronic communication. 6. Accessing unauthorized material whether it be student notes, printed material, or material accessed electronically or any other way. B. On homework, papers, and other out-of-class assignments: 1. Copying work or answers from any source. 2. Having a person do another student’s work. 3. Allowing a student to use another student’s work as his or her own. 4. Presenting one student’s work as the work of another. 5. Submitting false results of an experiment, data collection, a computer program, or any other assignment. 6. Plagiarism. 7.

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Submitting work that has been previously submitted in another course. C. For late work, tests, or grades: 1. Providing false information or documents in order to be allowed to make up a missed exam, quiz, class work, or homework. 2. Providing false information or documents in an attempt to obtain a grade change. D. While using any GPC computer system or educational system: 1. Logging in with someone else's identification. 2. Allowing an individual to log in with another student’s identification.

Dr. Hollier’s policies on cheating and/or plagiarism (in addition to the college wide policies): Students who allow their work to be copied receive the same penalty as

the student who copied the work (no exceptions). Cheating and plagiarism also includes (but is not limited to): quoting or copying material you are not allowed to quote (see assessed work section of syllabus), submitting false references (see referencing section of the syllabus), attempting to copy answers during tests/exams from other students/individuals, using ANY electronic devices during tests/exams (regardless of the reason; with the exception of a simple calculator that would be provided by Dr. Hollier if it is required), copying answers/work between students/individuals, copying answers/work from the internet, copying answers/work from any source that gives the same question, having another student/individual take quizzes/do the work for you, and/or working in groups (of students or other individuals) to complete gradable work in any format (unless specifically directed by Dr. Hollier as constituting gradable group work). When an instructor believes there has been a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy (AHP), the student may accept the instructor’s decision or appeal it to the department chair. If the student chooses, he or she may appeal the decision of the department chair to the campus academic dean. The decision of the dean is final. Multiple violations may result in expulsion. Process for cheating and/or plagiarism incidents: When a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy occurs, the instructor will inform the student of a suspected violation by completing and delivering Form A (“Academic Honesty” policy at http://www.gpc.edu/governance/policymanualintroduction.html then open the policy manual and find the policy) to the student and obtaining the student’s signature on the form. Failure to sign the form will result in the form being submitted to the department chair with a note that the student refused to sign the form. These are the possible courses of action for the student: A. The student proves to the instructor that there was no violation. In this event, the instructor should destroy his or her copies of Form A. B. The student chooses to accept the instructor’s decision. In this case, the instructor should keep his or her copy of Form A, signed by the student, and assign the grade as described in Section 2 of Form A. A copy of Form A should be delivered to the department chair. C. The student chooses to appeal the instructor’s decision. 1. The student must inform the instructor and department chair of this decision by completing 2 copies of Form B, one each for the instructor and the department chair. The student must deliver Form B to the department chair and the instructor within five college instructional days of receiving Form A. A “college instructional day” is a weekday on which classes meet or final exams are scheduled. 2. The department chair will schedule a meeting with the instructor and the student. The meeting will be within five college instructional days of the date by which the department chair received Form B from the student. 3. The department chair will inform the student, the instructor, and the campus academic dean of his or her decision, in writing, within five college instructional days of the meeting. 4. The student may appeal the decision of the department chair. To do so, the student must complete 3 copies of Form C, one each for the campus academic dean, the department chair, and the instructor. The student must deliver these forms to the dean within five college instructional days of receiving the department chair’s decision. 5. The academic dean will schedule a meeting with the instructor and

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the student. The meeting will be within five college instructional days of the date by which the dean received Form C from the student. 6. The academic dean will inform the student of his or her decision in writing within five college instructional days of the meeting. The decision of the dean will be final. This dean may choose to confer with a group of his/her peers while making this decision. If this decision results in a second incident being recorded in the data base of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the academic dean’s notification to the student will include a warning that future violations could result in expulsion from the college. If this decision results in a third incident being recorded in the Vice President’s data base, the Vice President will direct the Expulsion Panel to convene to decide if the student should be expelled (Policy 100 “Academic Expulsion” can be located in the Policy Manual (“Academic Honesty” policy at http://www.gpc.edu/governance/policymanualintroduction.html then open the policy manual and find the policy). Records of the incident will be placed on file in the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs in the following cases: 1. The student accepts the instructor’s decision. 2. The student is found guilty by the department chair, and the student does not appeal the decision of the department chair. 3. The student is found guilty by the academic dean.

Penalties/punishments for cheating and/or plagiarism in Dr Hollier’s classes (one or more will be applied):

A grade reduction to ZERO for that work/assignment category.

This will not be dropped if it is part of a grade where the lowest

grade is dropped.

Loss of ALL extra credit for the entire semester.

An “F” in the course.

Dr. Hollier reserves the right to also refer any incident to the expulsion panel and student affairs/Dean of Student Services (which includes the College Court/Judicial board) depending on the seriousness of the violation of Dr. Hollier’s policies. Disclaimer: Dr. Hollier reserves the right to make any changes to any part of this syllabus at any time (students CANNOT change the syllabus). Any changes to be made will be discussed with students, and then the approved changes (by instructor and students) will be written down and ALL students will have to sign for the changes to take effect. If a student fails to sign for the changes, then the changes will NOT apply to that student (and they will not be allowed to sign later) if they change their mind.

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Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Rev: 05/06/16Phone: 678-891-3779Email: Email in iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only)Course Abbreviation: BIOL 1611L-146CRN: 10174Course Hours: 1Class times: MW 14:00 - 16:45 (2:00pm - 4:45pm)Class location: CC-2120

M 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTCM 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120T 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100T 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100W 09:45-10:45 (9:45am-10:45am) Held in LTCW 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2120R 13:00-14:00 (1:00pm-2:00pm) Held in CC-2100R 16:45-17:00 (4:45pm-5:00pm) Held in CC-2100

Office location: CC-1126Date Day Lab Ex # Exercises Work due dates Quizzes MasteringA&P

06/01/16 Wednesday 1 1+3Terminology and Microscope (Exercise 1 and 3)

Introduction to Mastering = 06/01/16-

06/05/16Ex1 & Ex3 = 06/03/16-

06/05/16

06/06/16 Monday 2 4The Cell--Anatomy and Division (Exercise 4)

1Ex4 = 06/07/16-

06/09/16

06/08/16 Wednesday 3 5AThe Cell-- Transport and PermeabilityGoggles required and lab coat recommended.

2Ex5 = 06/09/16-

06/11/16

06/13/16 Monday 4 6AHistology: Epithelial and Connective Tissue (Exercise 6A)

Lab report 1 (RBC osmosis) = 11:59pm on Turnitin.comDrawings = end of class

Simple squamous epithelium, Simple cuboidal epithelium, Simple columnar epithelium

3Ex6 = 06/14/16-

06/16/16

06/15/16 Wednesday 5 7, 9, 10Integumentary System and Axial Skeleton (Exercises 7, 9, and 10)

Extra credit presentation = 11:59pm on dropbox in

iCollegeDrawings = end of classNon-keratinized stratified

squamous epithelium, thick skin, Pseudostratified ciliated

columnar epithelium

4Ex7 & Ex9 & Ex10 = 06/16/16-06/18/16

06/20/16 Monday 6 11, 12Appendicular and Fetal Skeleton (Exercises 11 and 12)

Drawings = end of classAreolar connective tissue, Hyaline cartilage, Compact

bone

5+6Ex11 & Ex12 =

06/21/16-06/23/16

06/22/16 Wednesday 7 MID-TERM EXAM

06/27/16 Monday 813, 14,

15

Skeletal Muscle (Exercises 13, 14, and 15) Skeletal Muscle Physiology (Exercise 16B)

Withdrawal date = 06/28/16Mid-term extra credit

Ex13 & Ex14 & Ex15 = 06/28/16-06/30/16

06/29/16 Wednesday 9 Dis 1Cat Muscle Dissection (Dissection Exercise 1) Goggles required and lab coat recommended.

Lab report 2 (dye diffusion) = 11:59pm on Turnitin.com

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07/04/16 Monday Independence day

07/06/16 Wednesday 10 17, 19

Nervous tissue, Brain, and Cranial Nerves (Exercises 17 and 19) Goggles required and lab coat recommended

Ex17 & Ex19 = 07/07/16-07/09/16

07/11/16 Monday 11 21Spinal Cord and Nerves, ANS (Exercise 21)

8Ex21 = 07/12/16-

07/14/16

07/13/16 Wednesday 12 22-26Human Reflexes (Exercise 22) and Senses (Exercises 23-26) Goggles required and lab coat recommended

9Ex22 & Ex23 & Ex24 = 07/14/16-07/16/16

07/18/16 Monday 13 23-26Continuation of Exercises 23-26 Goggles required and lab coat recommended.

Ex25 & Ex26 = 07/18/16-07/19/16

07/20/16 Wednesday 15 FINAL EXAM

Tutoring and Advising times:

Biology 1611 Laboratory, Anatomy & Physiology ITerm: Summer 2016

Disclaimer: The lecture dates and content are tentative, and as such are subject to change.Work due dates are 11:59pm of the day indicated for turnitin/electronic submissions and end of the lab class indicated for histology drawings

(late submissions will NOT be graded).