FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
(Fall 2012)
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Instructor :
Steven Reinhardt
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Lectures: Mondays & Fridays, 2:00-3:15pm/ Rafael Diaz-Balart; 1100
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Course description :
This is a one semester survey lecture course in basic human physiology primarily for prenursing majors and non-majors fulfilling natural science UCC requirements.
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Required text :
Marieb, E.N. (2011). Anatomy & Physiology, 4th Ed. (or previous)
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
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Office/Contact Information :
(305) 348-7614
E-mail : reinhard@fiu.edu
Office hours : Mondays - Fridays; 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Please make appointment in advance)
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Grading policy:
There will be four multiple-choice exams administered this semester, of which all scores will be
calculated for the final grade.
The grading scale is as follows: A=100-90, B=89-80, C=79-70, D=69-60, F=59-0.
MISSED EXAMS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO SCORE
There will be no make-up exams administered unless circumstances beyond the student’s
control arise and are IMMEDIATELY accompanied by the appropriate documentation:
-Death of an immediate family member requires official bereavement statement.
-Student/immediate family member with acute/terminal illness require an official hospital/clinic
notification.
-Traffic accident requires official accident report.
-Jury duty requires county clerk summons.
-Military duty.
The aforementioned will be taken into consideration or, if applicable, allow students to request
an “Incomplete” grade. Candidates for grades of “Incomplete” include those students that have
completed 60% of the course work satisfactorily (C grade or higher) and cannot justifiably finish
the course (pre-planned vacation/business trips do not constitute a serious interruption).
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
• Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL):
• PCB 2099 students have the option of participating in the Peer-Led
Team Learning (PLTL) sessions. Registered students will have weekly
meetings with a PLTL leader along with a small group of students. The
PLTL leader’s role as facilitator will guide students through assigned
activities that can only enhance comprehension of basic human
physiology. If you decide to fully participate in PLTL, your PLTL score
will be converted to 100 points and averaged into your lowest exam
score only (i.e. lowest exam score + 100 PLTL points/2=adjusted
lowest exam score). All students are encouraged to utilize the PLTL
resources to the utmost; however, students opting not to fully
participate in PLTL will not accrue any semester points (lowest scores
are not dropped in this course).
• PLTL can not hurt your grade only improve it.
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
The Day of the Exams:
PLEASE BRING TWO SHARPENED #2 PENCILS WITH ERASERS AND YOUR STUDENT ID OR OTHER PICTURE ID
WITH YOU TO ALL EXAMS.
All other materials will have to be placed at the front or back of the class, so it is best not to carry anything
to the room on exam day. NOTE: this includes hats, phones, computers, purses, backpacks, tissues, sweaters
and jackets, calculators, lunch boxes—everything except pencils. Please turn off all phones. You will be asked
to remove your hats.
We will check your student ID before you are allowed to turn-in your exam and leave. Please do not forget to
bring ID.
You must write your name on the exam and turn it in with your scantron when you are finished. No one can
leave unless they have returned the exam. You may write on the exam. You will be supplied a scantron. I use
a database to record the grades. The identifier is your Panther ID Number/Student Number. If you
incorrectly bubble in your Student Number, you will receive no grade for the exam. You must also bubble in
your name correctly (last name first, first name last).
When you are finished, you must return ALL materials given to you during the test whether filled-out or not.
Testing Rules: No looking around or talking after test has started, even if you are not cheating I will take your
test and you will receive a zero for that test.
Cheating, you will fail the course (see below).
Arriving late for exams:
If you arrive to an exam more than 30 minutes late, or after the first person finishes the test (whichever
comes first) you will not be allowed to take the exam or make it up. You must take the exams during your
registered class time and place.
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Checking your grades :
Grades will be posted on-line as soon as I receive them and can enter them into my
database. Please do not email me asking what your grade is or when the grades will be
posted.
Cheating policy :
Cheating (i.e. possession of crib sheets/notes, glaring at another’s paper) during any of
the administered exams is a direct violation of FIU’s student conduct code and will not
be tolerated in this course. The instructor will be proctoring exams diligently; violators
will either receive a failing semester grade or be subjected to university administrative
action. This policy adheres to the following:
“Florida International University is a community dedicated to generating and
imparting knowledge through excellent teaching and research, the rigorous and
respectful exchange of ideas, and community service. All students should respect the
right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly demonstrate the
quality of their learning. Therefore, all students are expected to adhere to a standard of
academic conduct, which demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow students,
and the educational mission of the University. All students are deemed by the
University to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct,
they will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and sanctions, as outlined
in the Student Handbook.”
Tips on the successful completion of this course:
-Attendance is mandatory. Poor attendance can only result in poor grades. The lecture topics
will have “objectives” that will only be posted during the class and not available on moodle. I
will also cover some topics in class that might not be on power point moodle presentations and
these topics could possibly be on exams
-Make emphasis on careful note-taking and pre-reading skills.
In the case of missed lecture days or impending absences, students are responsible for
obtaining lecture notes and in-class announcement information from fellow classmates (do not
summon the instructor for this).
-All electronic equipment should be silenced (i.e. phones, computers, I-pads), computer are not
allowed on in class unless they are used to take notes or augment the lecture in some manner
and should be silent. Please be considerate with the use of computers so as to not encumber
the learning and thinking process of others.
-Disruptive behavior during lectures/exams is deemed inappropriate and will not be
tolerated.
If any of the preceding information elicits a conflict of interest, you are strongly urged to DROP
the course.
Please be advised that the course syllabus schedule of events is subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion.
PCB 2099 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Tentative Lecture schedule
Week
Date
Lecture Content and Corresponding Book Chapters
Week 1
August 20 - 26
PCB 2099, Syllabus-Fall 2011
PLTL Presentation
Unit One; Organization of the Body
Week 2
August 27 – September 2
Week 3
September 3 - 9
Week 4
September 10 - 16
Week 5
September 17 – 23
Ch. 1 The Human Body: An Orientation
Ch. 2 Chemistry Comes Alive
Ch. 3 Cells: The Living Unit
Monday 3rd , Labor Day Holiday, University Closed
Ch. 4 Tissue: The Living Fabric
Student Group Generated Test Questions
Test I: Unit One-Organization of the Body
Unit Two; Covering, Support and Movement of the Body
Ch. 5 The Integumentary System
Ch. 6 Bones and Skeletal Tissue
Ch. 7 Skeleton
Ch. 8 Joints
Week 6
September 24 - 30
Ch. 9 Muscles and Muscle Tissue
Ch. 10 Muscular System
Student Group Generated Test Questions
Week 7
October 1 – 7
Test II: Unit Two-Covering, Support and Movement of the Body
Week 8
October 8 – 14
Unit Three; Regulation and Integration of the Body
Ch. 11 Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Ch. 12 The Central Nervous System
Ch. 13 The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
Week 9
October 15 - 21
Ch. 14 The Autonomic Nervous System
Ch. 15 The Endocrine System
Student Group Generated Test Questions
Week 10
October 22 - 28
Test III: Unit Three-Regulation and Integration of the Body
Four; Maintenance of the Body
Ch. 16 Blood
Week 11
October 29 – November 4
Ch. 17 The cardiovascular System: The Heart
Ch. 18 The cardiovascular system: Blood and Vessels
(Monday 29th , Last day to drop course with a “DR” grade)
Week 12
November 5 - 11
Ch. 19 The Lymphatic System
Ch. 20 The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses
Week 15
November 26 – December 2
Monday 12th, Veterans-Day, University Closed
Ch. 21 The Respiratory System
Ch. 22 The Digestive System
Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th , Thanksgiving Holiday, University
Closed
Ch. 24 The Urinary System
Student Group Generated Test Questions
Week 16
December 3 - 9
Finals Week (No classes except for the day of the final)
• FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 5TH, 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Week 13
November 12 - 18
Week 14
November 19 - 25
Please be advised that the course syllabus schedule of events is subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion.