Required Reading Index Online & on-campus New -- Summer 2014

Required Reading

This is your Class Orientation

Every single instruction about what to do and how to do it

is here!

Possibly 95% of all your answers to all your questions and

problems are here!

There is no way you can get lost if you read it!

Check the Index with corresponding red arrow showing

where to find it in this document.

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Required Reading: Index Introduction (Please read)-------------------------------- -Slides 6

Lecture and Lab Book information Questions---------Slides 11-12

◦ Class and Lab Book related information (here is the answer to what books you need to use for my class

For the Lecture:

For the Lab

Grade Distribution------------------------------------------Slides 13

Where is all the material ----------------------------------Slides 14-15

◦ Where is all the class information?

◦ Where are the websites located?

◦ Can I leave you a message in Box.net?

◦ Where are the Power Points and the Lecture Notes?

◦ Where is the McGraw Hill Connect Material?

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Required Reading Index (Cont.)

What and how should I study for this class--------Slides 16

◦ What and how I need to study for the lecture exam?

◦ Key points about understanding the RED…Very Important

◦ What should I study for the Lab Exams or Practicum’s?

◦ Power point review questions at the end of each power point

presentation.

◦ You told me to study the red in the Power points, but there was a

few questions that I did not found in the red…what is that all

about?

◦ How should I study, (based on students who have done well

opinions)?

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Required Reading Index (Cont.) Lecture Exams including Final Exam Questions-------Slides 32

◦ When is the deadline for all lecture or lab exam?

◦ Which one is the hardest lecture exam?

◦ Do you offer exam reviews?

◦ Are there essays in the lecture exams?

◦ What did I get in my lecture test or where is my grade?

◦ Can I retake an exam?

◦ I had a true emergency, can you give me more time to take the exam?

◦ Can I get an extra day to take the exam? I need an extra day since: I did not finish studying, I was out of town, I can’t take it because of my work schedule, I don’t have a baby sitter, I’m sick etc.?

◦ Can I print, copy or review my online exams?

◦ What happen if I’m caught cheating during a lecture or lab exam?

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Required Reading Index (Cont.)

◦ I took the exam and I have some questions, can I see the exam

after the fact?

◦ Can I drop the last exam or final exam #5?

◦ The final exam?

◦ Can I get an Incomplete?

Lab Exams & Lab Related Material Questions -------Slides 42

◦ You will have 5 Lab practicum’s worth 40% of your grade.

◦ Can I drop the last lab practicum?

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Introduction Required to Read!

Please…please…please…make sure you are not blocking or

spamming me. Also sometimes your e-mail carriers like: Yahoo,

hotmail, g-mail and others are so full that my e-mails get lost. I e-

mail you guy’s back 100% of the time and never longer than a 24

hour period. If you did not received it within this time something

happened to the e-mail…let me know ASAP. I have one of the best

reputations here at NLC from students for always been on time with

my e-mails.

If you do not read this instructions/introductory material for this

course…trust me you are not going to be able to follow through with

this class, let along do well…so please read carefully.

Our Online classes are almost fully online, why? Because the

student has to take all tests at a Testing Center not at home. 6

Introduction (Cont.) Exams can be taken within any of the DCCCD campuses except

Richland, unfortunately Richland is not currently a choice.

By the way…if you are thinking…alright this an online class,

therefore, I got it made…please re-think your strategy. There is no

difference between this class and a regular on-campus class. The

only difference between an online class and a non-online class is:

the online student does not come to lecture or lab…otherwise the

material in lecture as well as in Lab is exactly the same for both,

no more no less.

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Introduction (Cont.)

Semester after semester I get the same questions…therefore I

wrote this document. Please read it…why? Well, 99.5% of your

questions will be answered either here or in my FAQ (Frequently

Ask Questions). So…please, before you e-mail me with a

question, make sure you have read this document. E-mailing me

is not the problem; to be ask multiple times the same questions is

an overwhelming amount of e-mails that could easily be avoid.

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Some of you are going to regularly encounter many questions

about the material… (I’m quite certain that the answers are here).

But you can come to my class or my office and talk to me M-

F., that is during Fall or Spring Semesters.

During May, Summer I, Summer II and Winter Semesters I’m

not teaching on campus, therefore I will come to campus only

by appointment.

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The e-campus website is your gate/door to all the information

you need for your class. From there you will have access to my

website (A&P Website), class schedule, syllabus, your grades etc.

If you do not know how to get to e-campus or have any other type

of problems with e-campus (not my own website…that I can help

you with), contact e-campus support will walk you through and

help you understand it. Here is the Phone #:(972-669-6402 or out

of Dallas call 1-866-374-7169)

Just in case, here's the link to the tech support web page for our

district. This site supports e-Campus and e-Connect issues.

http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8023

Also…if you are new to e-campus and/or want to know more

about it, then visit this website:

http://sites.google.com/site/eclasssite/10

http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8023

http://sites.google.com/site/eclasssite/

Lecture and Lab Book information

Questions (Cont.) Class and Lab Book related information (here is the answer to what

books you need to use for my class):

◦ For the Lecture:

The student will be permitted to use the following Anatomy and

Physiology Textbooks.

◦ I have a free A&P book in PDF in my website (you can use it without

any problems. Recommended and the cheapest alternative!

◦ McKenly (Recommended).

First Edition ISBN:978-0-07-305461-2, If new it comes with the

Access Code for McGraw Hill connect. For more about the code

please see the tab for “Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill

Connect” tab in your e-campus site.11

Lecture and Lab Book information

Questions (Cont.)

◦ If you purchase or already have any of the books below make sure to

purchase the McGraw Hill Connect Access Code separately.

Martini (great book, the one we were using before)

Seely/Tate (also use in North Lake)

Marieb (very good book)

Saladin (very good book)

Tortora (Used at Eastfield)

Hole (Used in El Centro a bit simple compare with the other textbooks)

◦ For the lab:

Allen and Harper 3rd, 4th, or 5th edition whichever is cheaper.

◦ For the McGraw Hill Connect Access Code

Please see “Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill Connect” located in your e-

campus site to the left of the page.

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Grade Distribution 1. You will have 5 Lecture exams worth 55% of your class

grade.I will drop your lowest grade, you have to take all 5!

2. You will have 5 Lab practicums worth 30% of your grade. I

will drop your lowest grade, but you have to take all 5!

3. McGraw Hill Connect Quizzes worth 15%

Total of 100%

◦ 90-100% = A

◦ 80-89% = B

◦ 70-79% = C

◦ 60-69% = D

◦ Below 59% = F

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Where is all the material Where is all the class information?

◦ A & P Website (to the left in your e-campus site webpage)

◦ By the way, all information in the website is copyrighted, so please;

do not pass this information forward to anybody, anytime,

anywhere.

◦ My website is located in a 3rd party site called Box Net or a backup

at Dropbox

Can I leave you message in Box.net or Dropbox?

◦ Absolutely not. You need to e-mail me, at my e-mail:

[email protected] I only respond to this e-mail and this e-mail

only.

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mailto:[email protected]

Where is all the material (Cont.) Where are the Power Points?

◦ They are in my website (A & P Website to the left in the e-campus site or

in my other backup site in Dropbox).

Where is the McGraw Hill Connect Material?

◦ For the McGraw Hill connect Material, the purchased of an Access Code

as well as registration is required.

Please see “Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill Connect”

located in your e-campus site to the left of the page in order to purchase

and or register yourself.

◦ There are no deadlines for McGraw Hill Quizzes...but, you should take

as indicated in your schedule. Why? In order to match the Power Point

chapters as well as lab material. Also, students should not take 5 or 6

quizzes ahead of schedule, because that material has not yet been covered

(it will not make that much sense). These McGraw Hill quizzes were built

with the intention to help with lecture and lab material at hand.

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What and how to study for this class? What and how should I study for the lecture exam?

◦ This is a very good question and probably the most

important one of all.◦ First of all, go to my A&P website and find the course Power Points (they

are broken down by exams).

◦ Lets selected a slide from my power points (see next slide). The title of

this power point is: The Specialties of Anatomy

◦ Do you see red and black in the page?. Well, I will be using the red as

targets for my exam questions and for my exam review.

◦ Red is an exam review area…OK!

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The Specialties of Anatomy

Gross Anatomy or Macroscopic Anatomy includes:

◦ Surface anatomy:

The study of general form and superficial markings.

◦ Regional anatomy:

Focuses on the anatomical organization of specific

areas of the body, such as the head (ear, nose, throat)

neck, or trunk.

◦ Systemic anatomy

◦ Developmental anatomy (embryological)

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As a matter of

Fact 1 o my

exam

question are

comes from this

slide!

What and how to study for this

class?

◦ Lets now select another power point (see next slide) This now

with an illustration.

◦ This is an example of a diagram/illustration with red in it, in

which by telling you know this/these I’m letting you know

that these are also targets for my exam review… important.

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Figure 1.3.3

Know

These

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Introduction to the Organ Systems

Rest assure another question in my exam

will come from this slide!

What and how to study for this class? Lets select another diagram or illustration (see next slide). This time

with lots of red markings, but see that this time you do not see the words “know this/these”.

There are going to be many, many…of these diagrams/illustrations with red all over but if they do not have the word know this/these, they are not exam review material. I hope you understand. If not read it again. All these red is utilized for teaching purposes.

Summarizing:

◦ Remember: regular power points slides written in red means exam review material.

◦ Diagrams, illustrations, and charts with the word know this/these will contain exam review material.

◦ All other Diagrams, illustrations, and charts with red but not stamped with the word “know this/these” are NOT exam review material…OK!!!!!

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Classification of epithelia

21Figure 20.4

Same as Parietal Mesothilium1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Same as Visceral Mesothilium

The Visceral or the Parietal Pericardium in

combination with their respective connective tissue

(in this case Areolar tissue for both) are call Serosa or

also known as Serous Membrane.

What and how to study for this class?

(Cont.)

Key point about understanding the RED…Very Important:

◦ Quite Important, based on often prior misunderstandings in

reference to what to study and the “Red”.

◦ Well, let me answer one very much ask question:

◦ “Can I get an “A” If I study just the RED” or “basically

that is all I need to study”?

◦ To start addressing this question directly….well, think for just a

second…if the red is all you need…then why should we bother

with anything else: power points, textbook, notes, questions and

answers, or even for those that take the class on-campus… why

even come to school?

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(Cont.)◦ The RED in my power points, notes and/or flash cards is a way

for me to indicate importantancy or a guide towards your exams or in other words an exam review material.

◦ In this way the student does not have to memorize a million things…and you will know what material to focus on or to address with more emphasis. Here is the key!

◦ You need to know the red very well, but!!!! If you do not understand the surrounding black (the concept of what your are reading) you will for sure, experience problems in the exam. Especially choosing the correct answer within a particular multiple choice…in other words, you are going to start guessing more and more based on the fact that all you are doing is using raw memory as the main way to study.

◦ The Black complements the Red. It is a marriage of convenience.

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(Cont.)◦ By the way, every question you are been tested on, came from my

power points/notes guarantee 100%.

◦ I review every exam every single semester due to student questions or

comments…so by know these exam questions are super clean.

◦ What makes this or any A&P difficult is the large amount of material

that needs to be digested, the study time needed or required and how

good of a biological background you laready have on board.

◦ Just in case your thinking “can I get an A in this class”? Absolutely, I

never had a semester in my life in which at least many students got

A’s.

◦ So, in my class I always end up with students getting: A’s, B’s, C’s,

D’s and W’s….the whole spectrum, the way it should be. By the way

don’t think an A is the only good grade, B is quite good and acceptable

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(Cont.)

What should I know for the Lab Exams or Practicums?

◦ Go to my A&P website and click the “lab related” tab.

◦ Here you will find: all 5 lab exam material you need to address

and know in order to take each exam or practicums.

◦ This is your exam review. This power points includes all models,

lab book exercises and illustrations.

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(Cont.)

Summarizing:

◦ Go to lab related and know all the material address in each lab

exam provided.

◦ I will be choosing (+/-) 17-22 Questions directly from lab book

exercises.

◦ Also, (+/-) 8-12 questions from the models

◦ Therefore all Practicum’s/Lab exam will have a total of 25-35

multiple choice questions.

◦ If you are an on-campus student, please bring a Scantron to the

lab.

◦ If you are an online student, you don’t need a Scranton. The

testing center will allow you to use scratch paper, if you ask.

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(Cont.) Power point review questions at the end of each power point

presentation.

◦ At the end of each power point presentation I have

incorporated review questions for the power points just

covered.

◦ These questions are not just review for the power points but

they complement the flash cards and they are excellent

exam review as well.

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(Cont.)

You told me to study the red in the Power points, but there

was a few questions that I did not found in the red…what is

that all about?

◦ I hear this question every single semester, many times. Trust me

it is all there.

◦ If you doubt me, come by and see the exam with me and I will

show you that particular question and where it came from in the

Power point.

◦ If you manage to find one…clearly not in my Power Point after

you show me…hey, I’ll give to you for free. Yes, I know, it

sound like the KIA commercial! But in my case… it is true.

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(Cont.) How should I study, based on students who have done well inn

the class.

By now, I’m certain you know how to study. But, based on many

students who have taken this class and done well, they said the

following:

◦ Understand the Power Points perfectly and when you have a

question, clarify it in a textbook.

◦ Always study in intervals (it mean to study every day a portion

not all at once the day or two before the exam).

◦ Study a solid 12-14 hours per week (usually this applies for

regular semesters like fall or spring)

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(Cont.)

◦ In the last pages of each Power Point presentation (as mentioned) there are questions addressing the red and some black. These are fantastic questions for you to study. They go over the material and they are a good exam review source. Make sure to do them after finishing each power point section of the chapter.

◦ McGraw Hill Quizzes (15% of the course) are a fantastic way to get to know the material and do better in your examinations.

◦ After each chapter you can also do the flash cards (they are in the website under study aids), which again it deals with all the red from the Power points. Therefore, the flash cards and questions at the end of your power points have a lots of similarities.

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(Cont.)

◦ I also have some Fine Tuning Questions, that, if time permit you

can practice some more (all under Student Aids). They are good to

gage your knowledge of the material at hand.

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Lecture Exams including Final Exam

Questions

You will have 5 Lecture exams worth 55% of your class grade. I

will drop your lowest grade. You have to take all 5.

Exams are 100% multiple choices…see class schedule for the

amount of questions per exam.

When is the deadline for all lecture or lab exam?

◦ Look at your class schedule it clearly tells you the deadlines and

how many questions in each exam.

◦ All your exams are in your e-campus website….but you need a

password in order to access them.

◦ The testing center are the only ones with access to these

passwords, therefore you have to take all your exams at the

Testing Center.

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Questions (Cont.) Which one is the hardest lecture exam?

◦ For 1407: exams 3, 4 and 5 are the more challenging based on material.

◦ Therefore, do not even think of dropping 1 or 2, use them as your pillow or reserve for the next 3 upcoming ones.

◦ For 1408: possibly 1 and 3.

◦ The degree of difficulty is base on the material been covered and student perception of the material been covered.

◦ Most likely, the more concepts in an exam the harder the exam becomes.

Do you offer exam reviews?

◦ In reference to exams reviews, the red in my power points are an excellent source of review for your exams, therefore the questions at the end of each power point and the flash cards in the A&P website are the exam review. If I was to review the exam with my students, it will it be just going over these. The red in the power points is design with the idea to help the student know where to spend more time studying.

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Questions (Cont.)

Do Exams contain essays?

◦ No, there are no essays or pictures in the Lecture exams…all

questions are multiple choices.

What did I get in my lecture test or where is my grade?

◦ Check your e-campus grade center.

◦ It will be there right after you take the exam. IN order to figure

out your grade, DO NOT FOLLOW THE POINT SYSTEM

IN YOUR GRADE CENTER! Only my Rubric

◦ If you need to know your grade average, my Rubric is the one. It

allows you to calculate your grade very easily.

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Questions (Cont.)

Can I retake an exam?

◦ Anatomy and Physiology exams are not to be taken more than

once, that is why the student can drop their lowest test grade.

◦ This will not be fair and respectful to a couple of hundred

students in my classes who did well in the exam and study

extremely hard for their grade.

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Questions (Cont.)

I had a true emergency; can you give me more time to take the

exam?

◦ With a Medical or a family death excuse I can give you an

extra 24-48 hours, more than that is when the student should

understand/realize that base on their situation/issue or

circumstances the best thing to do is to use this test as their

dropping Lecture or Lab exam.

◦ Have in mind that: the student has 24 hours after the exam was

given to contact me, ofcourse after the emergency, in order for

me to help you re-scheduling this particular examination.

◦ If you think about it, base on what is going on (medical or

death) you mind will not be in the right setting to take this

particular exam. This is nobody’s fault.

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Questions (Cont.)

Can I get an extra day to take the exam? I need an extra day,

since: I did not finish studying, I was out of town, I don’t have a

baby sitter, I’m sick etc.?

◦ If you notice the deadlines for all the exams (lab or lecture), there

is plenty…plenty time.

◦ Therefore, it is and will be quite unfair to all your peers for me to

give you an extra day and not to the rest.

◦ Only a proof hospitalization or a death in the family are the only

things I and NLC considers an excuse.

◦ I’m sure that other small emergencies can also happen, but if you

give yourself extra time, pretty much all of them could be avoid.

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Questions (Cont.)

Can I print, copy or review online one of your exams?

◦ Unfortunately not, these are refined questions that other instructors have put together and we have decided are good, fair, and adequate questions for all students at this level.

What happen if I’m caught cheating during a lecture or lab exam?

◦ A zero will be provided in that particular exam with no chances of dropping this particular exam (lab or lecture). Depending on the situation at hand more drastic measurements could applied.

I took the exam and I have some questions, can I see the exam after the fact?

◦ You are welcome to my office or even during my labs. Please e-mail me and make an appointment with me.

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Questions (Cont.) Can I drop the last exam or final exam #5?

◦ You can…if that was your lowest grade, but you have to take

it.

◦ I don’t want you to be deficient in some material that will be

utilize next semester or in the coming classes.

◦ Remember A & P is the foundation to pretty much all your future

science classes in your Allied Health/Nursing Programs.

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Questions (Cont.) The final exam?

◦ You will take the final exam at the testing center if you are an online

student or in my classroom if you are an On-campus student (see

deadline for both in the class schedule).

◦ This exam cannot be re-scheduled since the grades will be turn in to

NLC the next day ASAP.

◦ If you cannot take this exam due to an emergency or due to

testing center problems, (reason why we have the policy of

dropping your lowest exam) this will be your dropping

exam.

◦ Therefore in order to avoid this particular situation, please plan ahead

and give yourself a time pillow.

◦ I will not give you an incomplete based on the above.

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Questions (Cont.)

Can I get an Incomplete?

◦ To meet the requirements for an incomplete the student have to

achieve no less than 90% of your entire course, in other

words missing only our final exam.

◦ I will be dropping your last exam if this was the lowest grade

or an excuse was provided.

◦ In plain words, an Incomplete can not happened since I drop

your lowest exam grades for the lecture as well as your lab.

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Lab Exams also known as Praticums You will have 5 Lab practicum’s worth 30% of your grade.

◦ I will drop your lowest grade.

◦ Practicum’s will be based on 25-35 questions. Practical’s are

multiple Choice.

◦ Just in case, and once again:

If you are an on-campus student, please bring a Scantron to

the lab for all 5 Lab Practicums.

If you are an online student, you don’t need a Scranton ( it is

done in the computer). The testing center will allow you to use

scratch paper, if you ask.

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Lab Exams also known as Praticums

Errors found in some of your lab book editions.

In every old and new editions we will find errors.

If you find one, let me know so I can deal with it.

Remember all the answers for the lab book exercises are located at

the back of the book.

Can I drop the last lab practicum?

◦ Yes, you can. Lowest grade will be drop.

◦ It is NOT Recommended to drop an examination because you

already have the desire grade. Knowledge is knowledge and you

will see this material don the line.

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