Houston Community College (Southwest) Missouri City Dr. Jasleen Mishra’s AP II class Fall 2010 Course Title: Anatomy and Physiology II CRN: 52582 Credit Hours: 4 Class Time: Mon-Wed 8-11am; Mon. Room 213; Wed. Room 217 (Lab) Text Book: Anatomy &Physiology; The Unity of Form and Function; 5th Edition ; McGraw Hill; K. S. Saladin Lab Manual: Anatomy and Physiology II, 3rd Edition, Laboratory Manual Dr, Robert J. Keating & Mr. Vernon Wiersema (ask instructor before buying) Week # Activities and Assignment Week of Lecture Topic Chapter Laboratory (1) 8/30 Introduction /Endocrine 17 Safety glands regulations/Ex. 9 (2) 9/6 (3) 9/13 Cardiovascular Sys (Blood) 17/18 18/19 Ex. 9, 1, 2 Ex.1,2, Cardiovascular Sys (Blood) Cardiovascular Sys (Heart) (4) 9/20 19 Ex. 3 Lecture Exam 1, (17-18) Cardiovascular Sys-Heart (5) 9/27 Cardiovascular System 20 Ex. 4 (Blood Vessels) (6) 10/4 Cardio/Respiratory System 20/22 Ex. 6 (7) 10/11 22 Ex. 6 Lecture Exam 2, (19-20) Respiratory system cont (8) 10/18 Digestive System 25 Lab Exam I (9) 10/25 Digestive System 25 Ex. 7 Metabolism 26 (10)11/1 Metabolism/Urinary System 26/23 Ex. 8 (11) 11/8 23, 24 Ex. 8 Lecture exam 3 (22, 25, 26) Urinary System cont/Acid Base (12)11/15 Reproductive System 27/28 Ex. 10 (13)11/22 28, 21 Ex 10, 11 Lecture Exam 4 (23-24) /Reproduction Ex. 5 11/25-28 Thanksgiving holidays (14)11/29 Lymphatic System 21 Ex. 5 (15) 12/6 Instruction ends/Revision Lab Exam II 12/8 Comprehensive 12/15 Final Lecture Exam GOOD LUCK Instructor reserves the right to make changes in the syllabus to accommodate unforeseen circumstances. Houston Community College (Southwest -Stafford) Fall 2010 Anatomy and Physiology (2402) Instructor: Dr. Jasleen A. Mishra I. Course Description and Objectives: This course is intended to provide students with a strong foundation in Anatomy and Physiology and is the continuation of Anatomy and Physiology I. In this course, we will study the endocrine system, cardiovascular system, including heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and the digestive system, urinary system including electrolyte and fluid balance, reproductive system and finally the immune system. The course is vigorous and many will find it very challenging. II. Course Prerequisite: This course has a prerequisite of BIOL 2401. III. Materials: Required Text Book: Anatomy &Physiology; The Unity of Form and Function; 5th Edition ; McGraw Hill; K. S. Saladin Required Lab Manual: Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory Manual, 3rd Edition Robert J. Keating & Mr. Vernon Wiersema (ask instructor) IV. Attendance: A. Regular attendance is required. B. More than 4 unexcused (approximately 12.5% hours) absences, the professor recommends the student drop the class. In order for an absence to be considered “excused” the student must bring some form of documentation as to the reason for the absence (e.g. doctor’s note, court record. Etc). Partial unexcused absences from class will also be considered to be “absences” Habitual tardiness will not be tolerated. Students are expected to be in attendance for the entirety of the scheduled class. The instructor reserves the right to take attendances at any time, even several times, during class. It is the student’s responsibility to drop the class officially if that is their intention. C. Students are responsible for completing assignments scheduled during their absence. D. It is the responsibility of each student to amend his/her professional/personal schedule to meet the class schedule. No children are allowed in the class. E. If you are not attending class, please inform me by e-mail. V. Withdraws: A. Students are responsible for dropping class. No automatic drop after deadlines. B. Drop date is four weeks before the long fall semester (November 18th 2010). Students will be required to formally request a drop from their instructors prior to the administrative drop date. Abandoning the course or failing to formally drop, will result in a grade being given bases on the work completed for the entire course (including missed exams). C. The State of Texas has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses excessively. Beginning in fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first time entering freshmen to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree. D. Two ways to drop are (i) fill out official drop slip at campus (ii) contact office of student records at HCCS. I urge you to see me before withdrawing. You may be doing better than you think. Either way, I want to be accessible and supportive. E. Receiving a “W” in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa consideration. Please contact the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and other transfer issues. F. It is the responsibility of each student to amend his/her professional/personal schedule to meet the class schedule. G. Repeaters who repeat a course for a third or more times may soon face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades. VI. Learning Activities: Take notes, respond verbally to interrogatives, ask relevant questions, answer review questions at the end of the lecture, read assigned chapters and complete homework in a timely manner. VII. Examination: Lecture exams will consist of multiple choice, true and false, matching, case history, critical thinking and short essay questions. You will get a maximum of one and half-hour to complete your exam. The final exam will be comprehensive. Be sure to arrive early for your examinations. There are time limits for exams. You will not be given extended time for testing if you arrive late. Entering and exiting the lecture room or lab room is not permitted once exams have begun. Please be sure to use restroom before or after. No cell phones are allowed in use at any time in the class or exams. Audible cell phone ringing may result in your removal from the class that day. Cell phone use during examination is cheating and will result in course failure. Possession of Cell Phone or any other personal electronic devices during tests will lead to removal from the class. VIII. Make-up exams: There will be no makeup exams. Final exams are mandatory. Except for the final examination, the students will have option to drop one lecture exam, usually the test where they got the lowest score. If you miss a lecture exam, it will be counted as drop (for one missed exam only) and the final grade will be counted accordingly. Missed lab exam will be counted as a zero score. Please note: (i) all students are required to take the final, and (ii) a student who completes the course by taking the final exam cannot receive a “W” in the course. If you take the final, then you must receive a regular grade (A-F) in the course. IX. Laboratory policy: Lab safety will be reviewed on the first day of lab. Experiments will be performed in groups. Each student should arrive at the laboratory on time, with his or her laboratory Manual. Each student is responsible for completing the laboratory reports at the end of each lab. Incomplete lab reports will not be graded. No eating or drinking in the class allowed. X. Grading System: There will be five lecture examinations including final examination, 100 points each. In addition, there will be class assignment. The final score will be based upon the average of the four lecture examinations, two Laboratory exams, Laboratory exercises, project, seminar and assignments. Class attendance, conduct and classroom participation will serve as additional criteria that may influence assessment of the final learning outcomes. Grading System: All the exams will be considered towards final grade. Three lecture exams = (55%) 2 Lab. Exams = 20% Final Exam = 20% Lab exercises and Assignments = 2% Project and Seminar = 3% A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = Below 60 XI. Academic honesty: Students are expected to comply with stated policies in HCCS student handbook concerning academic honesty. Cheating will not be tolerated. There will be no talking, looking on other people’s papers or in any way try to cheat on any examination. This can lead to expulsion from Houston Community College. You will be given warning in writing and next time it will mean and automatic failure in the course. XII. Use of Cameras/or recording devices: Use of recording devices, including camera, phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Absolutely no phone or other personal electronic devices are to be used during class (lecture and lab). This includes making or taking a call, reviewing messages, texting , playing games, checking email, surfing the web, anything that involves a phone or other personal electronic device. If your work or family situation requires that you be available via phone, your phone can be on vibrate mode and you can take the call during our regular scheduled breaks or you can exit the class to review the call. Notify your friends, family, employers, and anyone else who regularly contacts you that you will be in class and that you should be contacted only when necessary. The taking of calls during class in not only disruptive but it is also discourteous to classmates and the instructor. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the office for students with disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodation XIII. Deportment: Students are expected to conduct themselves as adults. This includes courteous and respectful behavior towards instructor and classmates. Disruptive behavior or any behavior that interferes with any educational activity being performed by the instructor will not be allowed. Additionally, no student may interfere with his/her fellow student’s right to pursue their academic goals to the fullest in an atmosphere appropriate to a community of scholars. Disruptive behavior may result in removal from the class XIV. Instructors Contact: E. mail: jasleen.mishra@hccs.edu. Contact number: 713-718-7771 (Biology Department) Office Hours: M-W 2:00-2:30 pm Missouri City. You can access the syllabus & assignments at http://learning.swc.hccs.edu/ You can also go the learning web page from the HCCS home page: http://southwest.hccs.edu/portal/site/southwest/ under southwest college. XV. Important Dates: Final Examination Last day to withdraw from weekend classes Thanksgiving Holidays Dec 15 November 18 November 25-28 XVI. Tutoring: The college will provide tutoring for the students. More information will be available later. You can check the tutoring and open lab. Schedule at http://learning.swc.hccs.edu XVII. Disability Support Services (DSS): Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations should inform the instructor within one week of the first class session and must contact the Counselor at 713-718-7889, or contact the DSS office for assistance. At Southwest College, contact Dr. Becky Hauri. 713-718-7909.