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BIO 212 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - SYLLABUS – SPRING 2007
COURSE INSTRUCTORS –
LECTURER – DR. MARGARET BEARD
E-mail: beard@uwosh.edu (Note: I do not answer e-mail in the evenings or over the weekend)
Office: Halsey 161
Office Hours: Monday - 5:00-6:00pm. Tuesday - noon to 1:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday -5:00-6:00pm. Thursday - noon to 1:00pm. Or by appointment.
LAB INSTRUCTORS – Dr. Beard; and Ms Mary Seaman: seamanm@uwosh.edu
TUTORS – Richard Johnson: johnsr66@uwosh.edu; and Kevin Meighan: meighk92@uwosh.edu
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
E-Mail is the most efficient way to get in touch with us. The University considers uwosh.edu email an
official line of communication Therefore the policy of the University is that only uwosh.edu e-mail
accounts will be used for faculty to student communication. BIO 212 students are expected to check
their uwosh.edu email accounts on every business day and abide by all messages sent by any BIO 212
Instructor.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES
BIO 105 "Introductory Biology: Unity". Grade of C or better.
BIO 211 "Human Anatomy". Grade of C or better.
TEXTBOOKS & MATERIALS:
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Seeley, Stephens, & Tate's Anatomy & Physiology 7th Edition (2006).
(same text as in BIO 211) (Note: The Nursing and Kinesiology & Health faculty URGE you to KEEP
this textbook for future courses in their programs.)
Since we use the same Seeley text in Physiology that is used in Bio 211 - Anatomy, we assume you
have already read the Anatomy half of each book chapter, you know the Anatomy of the various
body systems, and you can locate and use the text's glossary and subject index. We also assume that
you will have read the Physiology half of each book chapter, as shown below in the week during
which those topics are covered.
We also assume that you are conversant with the material that you learned in the pre-requisite
course, Biology 105 and that is covered in Chapters 2 and 3 of Seeley. You will be expected to know
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and understand this pre-requisite background foundation material throughout the semester ion the
context of the roles of cells and molecules in the physiology of organs, organ systems and the human
organism.
REQUIRED LAB HANDBOOK - available through the bookstore. We will be using this as a basis
for the laboratory experience. The order in which the exercises are performed may not be that given in
the lab manual. Likewise, supplementary material and experiences not outlined in the manual may be
introduced into the course
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Biology 212 is an introductory course. Introductory courses are HARD – simply because they introduce
new concepts (as opposed to courses which build on previously learned concepts). “Intro” courses also
cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. Teaching an “Intro” course is a compromise between
breadth and depth. In addition, physiology is a subject that builds upon itself. What is learned on one
day is used again and again. So you really can’t forget anything. You will need to know it tomorrow
and thereafter. The saving grace is that there are themes in physiology that repeat over and over – such
as feedback regulation; receptor-ligand interaction I will try to alert you to these themes when they
occur; but you be alert to them too. The “big [picture” goal for the course is to have you acquire enough
knowledge (that really sticks with you) so that you can add onto this basis in more advanced courses –
e.g. exercise physiology or pathophysiology. To this end I have listed some specific objective for the
semester below
1. To understand the central physiological principle of HOMEOSTASIS.
2. To understand physiological SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
3. To understand physiology on MOLECULAR to ORGAN SYSTEM levels.
4. To build physiology VOCABULARY & QUANTITATIVE SKILLS.
5. To prepare students for FURTHER PHYSIOLOGY COURSEWORK such as Exercise Physiology or
Pathophysiology.
Class Meeting Times/Rooms/Instructor
Lecture
MW Halsey 109
3:00pm -4:30pm
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 001 Tu
HS 120
9:40am -11:40am
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 002 Tu
HS 120
1:20pm – 3:20pm
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 003 W
HS 120
10:20am -12:20pm
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 004 Th
HS 120
9:40am-11:40am
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 005 Th
HS 120
1:20 pm - 3:20 pm
Dr. Beard
beard@uwosh.edu
Lab 006 F
HS 120
8:00am – 10:00am
Ms. Seaman
seamanm@uwosh.edu
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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE WELCOME IN THIS COURSE. Please contact
your lecture AND lab Instructors in the first week of class so that we may arrange all possible accommodation
ahead of time.
ACADEMIC HONESTY policies are clearly defined at this University (See below) and all students are
expected to abide by them. Penalties for violations are severe. Cheating on an exam, quiz or any other
assignment (including looking at someone else's paper) at a MINIMUM leads to zero on that exam, with no
opportunity for a make-up. A second offense is an F in the course and a report to Dean of Students.
CHEATING POLICY: Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. Such may well result in an F grade in
the class and possible expulsion from the University.
UNIVERSITY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Any evidence of any form of academic dishonesty makes you subject to the Student Academic Disciplinary
Procedures, as outlined in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Discipline Code, as detailed in specific
provisions of Chapter 14 of the State of Wisconsin Administrative Code. (http://www/uwosh.edu/dean). Any
student found in violation of any aspect of the above Code will receive a sanction as detailed in UWS 14.005 &
14.06, ranging from a grade of zero on the assignment to expulsion from the university. . Academic dishonesty
is interpreted to include (but is not limited to) the following: looking at another student’s exam and/or copying
answers, talking to other students in exams; using notes or other resources e.g. electronic devices during exams,
when not permitted, using another’s work (obtained from on campus or off campus sources) as a student’s own;
not giving attribution to work either quoted or paraphrased, failure to give sources for work referenced, etc.
Students may appeal sanctions per UWS 14.06-14.08.
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SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT LECTURES:
The lecture and laboratory schedule is published as a separate file. Note – this schedule is not set
in stone but can be subject to change as the semester progresses. You will know of changes well in
advance, if any such are made.
Regular lecture attendance does correlate with success in the course I do not take attendance in
lecture. Attendance in the laboratory is required, however. In both venues, it is your responsibility to
learn the material presented in lecture, from your text readings, by the lab exercises, etc. . If you miss
lecture, you don’t have to tell me, but you do need to ask a classmate for notes.
Please be courteous and silence all cell phones and pagers when you enter the lecture hall.
Likewise, please refrain from talking during lecture. It is difficult for others to listen attentively with
extraneous sounds in the room. Having said this, if you cannot keep yourself from talking during
lecture, please sit in the last rows of the hall to minimize your disturbance of your classmates and me.
Lectures will be presented using images/figures, most often taken from the required Seeley
textbook AND using notes that I will write on the blackboard or on overheads as I lecture. I do not
present images or notes as powerpoint presentations. I have found that students simply copy what is
on a powerpoint slides and do not listen (see below for the usefulness of bringing all senses to bear on
learning). Part of learning is learning how to take true notes. Taking notes is not copying – nor
depending upon another printed source (e.g. handouts of lecture material)
I do not publish the notes that I use for lectures. Since the images are from the text, these are not
published either. I strongly suggest that you bring your text, or if you have it the picture workbook, to
class so that you can make notes on the images.
Human learning comes through all senses. Classroom learning occurs by harnessing the senses of
vision, hearing and tactition (hand movements)
Human learning is improved by hand movements, so take notes throughout lecture. Develop a personal
"shorthand" so that you can write faster (somewhat like the special language of text messaging). Examples:
fxn (instead of function), rxn (instead of reaction), fdbk (instead of feedback). I too use such abbreviations
as you will see when I lecture.
To tap into the natural human visual learning style, copy over your notes and convert them notes from
words and phrases to flow charts and sketches whenever possible. Integrate and flesh out the material in
your notes with details from the text.
To tap into the natural human auditory learning style, read your notes aloud to yourself or – best of all –
work with a study partner or two, to give yourselves rehearsal verbalizing and explaining these concepts.
Ask and answer each other questions.
You may record my lectures if you like.
Please do raise your hand to ask questions during lecture. If you are uncertain or insecure, you
can be quite sure that others are too. I welcome in-class discussion.
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EXAMS
We will have THREE LECTURE EXAMS on the scheduled dates (see lecture and laboratory). These three
exams will comprise 75% of the course grade. The remaining 25% of the course grade comes from the laboratory
experience and quizzes.
Exams will consist entirely of multiple-choice questions, yet will be thought provoking nevertheless.
Anything discussed in lecture, any text material relating to lecture topics and content from the laboratory
experience may appear on an exam. (Likewise principles discussed in lecture that relate to the laboratory
experience may appear on a lab quiz).
Exam questions come from various sources, including from your textbook and accompanying CD, as well as
questions that I and other instructors have written and questions from other texts and teachers.
Missing even one lecture will have significant impact on your course performance. A missed exam will receive a
grade of zero – unless you qualify for the make-up exam (see below)
MAKEUP EXAM: One makeup exam will be given immediately following the third regular lecture exam (see
lecture/laboratory schedule). The make-up exam can be taken only by individuals who miss the regularly scheduled
lecture exam for an approved reason.
Approved reasons for missing an exam are: (1) a documented university sponsored event that conflicts with
the exam date; (2) a family crisis (e.g. your illness documented by health service notice or doctor’s note; a
serious illness of a parent documented; a death in your immediate family – parents or siblings or
grandparents but not cousins etc that is documented by an obituary notice). I do not allow your taking the
make-up exam for reasons such as – I have purchased airline tickets already or I am participating in a
wedding. Read the class schedule carefully and make your plans accordingly.
The make-up exam will be comprehensive (covering material from any part of the lecture or lab experience).
In order to be eligible to take this exam, a student must receive prior permission from Dr. Beard and permission will
be granted only for those who contacted Dr. Beard before the exam missed. Only one missed exam score may be
replaced with the makeup exam score-so if you miss more than one exam, or you do not contact Dr. Beard before a
missed exam, you will not be allowed to take the make-up exam.
PRE-EXAM STUDY/REVIEW SESSIONS:
I will hold study/review sessions in the evening one or two days before each exam. These will give you
an opportunity to ask questions about material that you find confusing and to ask questions pertaining to the
study guide handouts that will be distributed through D2L the week prior to each exam. Watch D2L for the
dates of these review sessions.
EXAM REGRADE POLICY
Grading errors on exams do occur. These may be as simple as an addition error; or more encompassing,
such as my misinterpretation of how you understood a question, or your learning information from a source
other than class notes or the assigned text and thereby giving an answer different from the expected answer to a
question. No matter the reason for your requesting a re-grade of the exam, such requests must be submitted in
writing within 48 hours of your having received the your exam score onD2L. In your written request you
MUST JUSTIFY WHY you believe that your answer is correct – i.e. provide the outside source, explain your
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logic, etc. WHENEVER A REGRADE IS REQUESTED, I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REGRADE THE
ENTIRE EXAM, NOT ONLY THE QUESTION(S) AT ISSUE.
GRADING POLICY
COURSE GRADE: Each lecture exam will be worth 150 points and will contribute ¼ of the points toward your final
grade. Your lab experience (quiz plus participation) will be worth 150 points and contribute ¼ of the points toward
your final grade. I will calculate your final grade by dividing the total number of points you earn over the semester by
the total number of points possible on the exam and quizzes, which will yield a percentage. This percentage will be
converted into a letter grade using the scale below:
EXAM SCORES WILL BE POSTED ON D2L AS A RAW SCORE AND A PERCENT SCORE. YOUR LAB QUIZ SCORES WILL
NOT BE POSTED ON D2L. QUIZ SCORES WILL BE REPORTED TO YOU ON THE QUIZ PAPER AS POINTS OUT OF POSSIBLE
POINTS. YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF HOW YOU ARE DOING IN THE LAB BY CALCULATING THE PERCENT SCORE FOR EACH
QUIZ.
GRADING SCALE: (Note: I reserve the right to lower the scale slightly if class performance warrants such a
change. I will never raise the scale.)
100-92% = A
91%-89% = AB
88-80% = B
79-77% = BC
76-68% = C
67-65% = CD
64-56% = D
<55% = F
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT LAB
The laboratory experience will consist of hands-on exercises as well as interactive discussion time and
will constitute 25% of your overall course grade. You are expected to come to the laboratory alert, having read
any relevant portion of the Lab Manual and or the text and prepared to ask and answer questions regarding the
topic of the day. The laboratory experience is designed to supplement and/or reinforce the concepts taught in
lecture. Bio 212 lecture and lab comprise one course. The material covered in one portion is wholly relevant to
the material covered in the other portion. On most days, the laboratory experience will take the entire 2-hour
laboratory period.
After the first week, during the first 15 minutes of each laboratory period there will be a quiz covering
the laboratory experience of the preceding week. The quiz questions may be any combination of short answer,
multiple choice, fill in the blank, graph drawing, math calculations. Lab quizzes may NOT BE MADE UP. If
you must miss a lab, you will receive a zero for the quiz grade that day and you must learn about that day’s
exercise from your fellow students. If you come to a laboratory session late, after the quiz has been qiven, you
MAY NOT make up the quiz at the end of the period.
The actual number of points on any quiz may vary. At the end of the semester, the lowest quiz grade (as
a %) will be dropped. Thus there will be a total of 12 quizzes given and 11 quiz scores counted into your grade.
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BIO 212 – LECTURE & LABORATORY SCHEDULE – SPRING 2007
Date
Lab Topic by week
Jan. 31
Text
Chapter(s)
Syllabus, What is Physiology – Homeostasis 1, 2, 3
= Cells
Nutrition and Metabolism
25
Feb. 5
Digestion
24
Adam: Digestion = “Joe”
in action
Feb. 7
Digestion
ditto
Feb. 12
Blood (a connective tissue)
19
Feb. 14
Cardio Vascular System I
20
Feb. 19
Cardio-Vascular System II
21
Feb. 21
Immune System
22
Cardio Function – Heart
Rate; Blood Pressure; ECG
& Adam: Cardiac Function
Feb. 26
23
Blood Typing
Feb. 28
Respiratory System; RBC’s, hemoglobin;
carbonic anhydrase
Respiratory System cont.
March 5
March 7
Exam I (through immune system)
The Integument
March 12
Urinary System: Osmoregulation cont.
26, 27
March 14
Urinary System: Osmoregulation cont.
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SPRING BREAK – ENJOY !
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March 26
Nervous System I
14, 16
March 28
Exam 2 (respiration through urinary
system/osmoregulation)
Jan. 29
March 1725
Lecture Topic
Understanding “Joe” cell;
Body Fluids/Chemistry
Blood Basics – Fluid,
Molecules, Cells
ditto
Respiratory Function
Urinalysis
No Lab
Membrane Potential; EEG;
Sleep
8
April 2
April 4
Nervous System II
Nervous System III
Ditto
ditto
Brain Imaging;
April 9
April 11
Sensory Mechanisms (selected)
Sensory Mechanisms
15
ditto
Special Senses
April 16
Musculo-Skeletal System
6, 9
Adam: Skeletal Muscle;
Muscle Function: EMG
April 18
Musculo-Skeletal System
April 23
April 25
Endocrine System I
Endocrine System II
18
ditto
Reflexes
April 30
May 2
Reproductive System I
Reproductive System II
28
ditto
Clinical Cases
May 7
Synthesis (Back to Homeostasis); SOS
May 9
Exam 3 (during class period); Make-up
Exam (time to be scheduled)
NO CLASS – HAPPY SUMMER!
May 11
No Labs this week/ No
Lab Quiz/ Last Week of
Classes
Note – Beginning with the week of Feb 5th – there will be a quiz each week covering the content and exercise
covered in the preceding week. These quizzes will be multiple choice and/or short answer. The total laboratory
experience (which includes performance on lab quizzes; class participation (attendance, discussion, etc)
comprises 25% of your total course grade.