Salt Lake Community College - Biology Department
BIOL 2425: Physiology Lab
Summer Semester 2014
SAMPLE SYLLABUS
Instructor:
E-mail:
Required Course Materials:
Textbook: Human Physiology Laboratory Manual by Blevins, Cook, and Sawitzke
Course Description
Coreq: BIOL 2420; required lab component of BIOL 2420. Introduces practical aspects of human physiology. Lab
activities include: Data collection methods, ELISA test, iWorx simulations, PhysioEx simulations. One laboratory
session per week.
GENERAL POLICIES
Attendance: If you do NOT attend the lab the first week, YOU RISK BEING DROPPED from the course by the end
of the day on May 27. You must notify your lab instructor if you cannot make it to the first lab.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with medical, psychological, learning or other disabilities desiring
accommodations or services under ADA, must contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC). The DRC
determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of these accommodations and services for the college."
Please contact the DRC at the Student Center, Suite 244, Redwood Campus, 4600 So. Redwood Rd, 84123.
Phone: (801) 957-4659, TTY: 957-4646, Fax: 957- 4947 or by email: linda.bennett@slcc.edu"
Incomplete Grade and Withdraw from Class: A grade of “I” (Incomplete) is the instructor’s option and is not
given except in the most extenuating of circumstances for which there is verifiable written documentation. In
order to receive an incomplete, nearly all course work must have been completed (e.g. ~75%) with a passing
grade. Last day to withdraw from class without refund is July 3rd. It is the responsibility of the student to
drop/withdraw from this class, not the instructor’s.
Make-up Labs: Students are permitted to make-up one lab but only during the week that the specific lab is
being conducted.
Academic Dishonesty: Absolutely NOT tolerated and includes all forms of cheating and plagiarism as outlined in
the Student Code. Penalty for first offense will be a grade of “0” on the assignment or exam; second offense will
be an “E” for the course.
Electronic Devices: Cell Phones, pagers are to be turned off during class. Computers can be used for notetaking and course-related purposes ONLY but should not be used during class for working on other tasks (e.g.
answer emails, Facebook, other classes etc.). You will be asked to leave if your electronic device disrupts the
class in anyway. Cell phones MUST be turned completely OFF during exams.
Classroom recordings: Students may not record or publish information from the class without written
authorization from the instructor. If used without authorization you have violated Privacy/Intellectual Property
Rights.
Student Code of Conduct: The student is expected to follow the SLCC Student Code of Conduct found at
http://www.slcc.edu/policies/docs/Student_Code_of_Conduct.pdf
EVALUATION/GRADING
Laboratory performance will be assessed on the basis of lab participation which may include quizzes or
assignments, a midterm and final. The laboratory score constitutes twenty percent (20%) of the student’s final
BIOL 2425 grade. Students are expected to attend and participate in laboratory each week. Students should
read the lab manual prior to lab so as to use their limited time in lab to full advantage. Laboratory
methodologies will vary from week to week, depending upon the nature of the laboratory exercise, but will
include both individual and collaborative efforts. The laboratory includes both quantitative and qualitative
exercises.
Assessment
Possible Points
Midterm
100
Final Lab Exam
120
Participation/Attendance
105
Total Possible Points
325
COLLEGE-WIDE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Core Themes of SLCC’s Mission focuses on Access and Success, Transfer Education, Workforce Education
and Community Engagement. As such, all courses and programs address one or more of the below CollegeWide Learning Outcomes. Upon successful completion of any program at SLCC, students should:
 Acquire substantive knowledge in the discipline of their choice sufficient for further study, and/or
demonstrate competencies required by employers to be hired and succeed in the workplace.
 Communicate effectively.
 Develop quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study.
 Think Critically.
 Develop the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged, and/or to work with others in a professional
and constructive manner.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
In order to full-fill the goals of the College-wide Learning Outcomes, the following Course Learning Outcomes
have been established for this course. Students will be introduced to and participate in hands-on activities that
will assist them in understanding the major concepts of Human Physiology. These concepts include:
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Students will demonstrate basic data acquisition abilities, graphing and statistical analysis.
Students will learn basics of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, immune & muscular systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to perform an immunoassay such as ELISA and understand its use
in analyzing patient samples.
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Dates
May 20-23
May 27-30
June 3-6
June 10-13
June 17-20
June 24-27
July 1-3
July 8-10
July 11
July 15-18
July 22-25
July 29-August 1
August 5-8
August 8
Lab
Homeostasis, Data Collection, Analysis & Graphing & Statistics
Osmosis and Diffusion/ PhysioEx #1
Enzymatic Digestion/PhysioEx #8
Immunoassays (ELISA kits)
Muscle Physiology (iWorx)/ PhysioEx #2
Midterms
Hormones/PhysioEx #4
Cardiac Function (iWorx)/PhysioEx #5
ECG (iWorx)/PhysioEx #6
Cardiac Function (iWorx)/PhysioEx #5; ECG (iWorx)/PhysioEx #6
Blood Characteristics
Lung Capacities and Volumes (iWorx)/PhysioEx #7
Renal Function/PhysioEx #9
Final and grades due (lecture finals are this week also)
ALL GRADES DUE