Syllabus MEDA 110
Course Name: Human Body in Health and Disease I
Academic
Term:
Fall
Course
Number:
Year:
MEDA 110
2015
General Information
Instructor: Shirley Mohsenian RN, BSN
Phone: 509-574-4847
Office: Lyon Hall Rm 124
Office
Hours:
M - Th 9:00 - 10:00AM
E-mail: use course mail function
Course Information
Class
Day/Time:
To access our class, go to https://wwcc.instructure.com
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User name: Student ID (SID)
Password: Student PIN (assigned at time of registration, preset to 6-digit birthdate) (If a student changes their
PIN they must go to registration for a reset. )
CANVAS Learning Management System
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After you sign into Canvas, at the top of the page you will see Courses. Use the drop down arrow to the right of Courses and select HUMAN BDY:HLTH/DISEAS-I to access the AH 110 course.
Room:
Via
Internet
Credits:
5
Textbooks: Required: This book bundle must be purchased at the WWCC bookstore.
The package the publisher has provided for us has an extended access to the e-learning materials. Purchasing the book elsewhere will include only a 16 week e-learning access and an additional access will need to be purchased during the following MEDA 120 quarter.

Title :
Authors:
Publisher:
ISBN :
Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease: Foundation for the Health Professions
Deborah Roiger; Nia Bullock
McGraw- Hill
E-book bundle only: 9781259155994
Bundle with Hard Copy Book: 9781259156694
Prerequisites Courses: None
Attendance Policy
This course is taught entirely over the Internet. Students are required to log in the course and complete assignments for each unit. It is advisable to check the website frequently for any changes or additions. Students may access the website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The weekly topics change Wednesday and while the lectures and assessments will remain visible for study purposes, the old unit assignments and assessments will no longer be available for credit.
Students are responsible for obtaining the information they may have missed if they do not access the website during the week it is posted.
Late Assignments/Make-up Policy
No due date extensions for assignments, quizzes and exams will be given , without exception .
To accommodate illness prohibiting the student to come to campus for proctored exams, the lowest exam score will be dropped.
If you fail to submit an item by the due date, that item will earn a 0%. If an exam is missed, it will be considered your lowest grade and dropped. Any other items in any grading category not submitted by the due date will earn a 0%. If it is an assignment requiring work product, you will still need to complete it to pass the course.
Please Note: As professional behaviors are required of all allied health employees, I try to instill professional behaviors in all my classes. Being on time is an important professional behavior. No late assignments will be accepted. Late assignments will receive a 0% for a grade.
Course Description
This course is an integration of basic structures and functions of the human body with disease processes that can affect body systems. This is the first of two Human Body in Health and Illness classes. It includes an introduction to cellular function as well as the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, sensory, and digestive systems. Included are the diagnostic tests, treatments, and possible prognoses for common disease processes that can affect each of these systems.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will:

• Identify the structure and define the life functions of each component of a typical cell and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, sensory, and digestive systems.
• Discuss common disease processes, diagnostic procedures, and treatments and prognoses for each of the above body systems.
Course Objectives
During the course the student will:
1.
Identify the structural order of the body.
2.
Identify and use the correct terms referring to planes, location, direction and sections of the body.
3.
Define homeostasis and discuss the implication of failure to maintain homeostasis in the development of pathology.
4.
Identify and define the structure and components of a typical cell, and relate the function of the cell to the function of the body.
5.
For the following body systems:

Identify the major organs and describe the structure and normal function of each system.

Identify common disease processes and their treatments.

Compare the structure and function of each system across the human life span.

Integumentary

Skeleton

Muscles
 Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Sensory Receptors (Eye, Ear, Nose)

Digestive System
6.
Describe the nutritional components essential to homeostasis.
Research select disease processes affecting the integumentary, muscular, skeletal, nervous, sensory and/or digestive systems, including signs and symptoms, treatments and prognoses of illnesses.
Written Assignment Grading
All students in the course will be held to college level writing skills. Grading rubrics will be used for written assignment grading, including reports, discussion forum interactions and essay questions on exams.
Evaluation and Grading Policy
Homework/
Assignment/
Completion
Requirements
1.
Completion of ALL assignments and examinations by the assigned due date. A final course grade of 72%, a C, or better is required to participate
2.
in the externship or clinical at the end of the student’s course of study.

Exams
Study Quizzes and
Discussion
Forums/ Written
Assignments
80%
Examinations
6 Examinations and 1 Final Examination: Grades will be calculated using the six highest exam grades.
Examinations will be completed on the course website, but must be
proctored in a college computer lab or with a pre-approved proctor.
Please see the Computer Lab section of the syllabus for the computer lab schedule and proctor request forms.
Exams must be completed by the assigned due date. Students will not be
allowed to make up an exam or quiz. Additional information will be provided in each lesson’s Assignment Checklist.
There will be seven proctored, closed book exams; 6 content exams and 1 final exam. The final exam will be comprehensive, assessing mastery of all quarterly course material. Students who have scored a cumulative exam grade of 72% or higher after the first 6 content exams will not be required to complete the final exam. All students who have a cumulative exam grade of lower than a 72% after the first 6 content exams, or have missed completing a content exam, will be required to complete the final exam to demonstrate course content mastery.
Exams account for 80% of your grade in this course. The total exam grade will be calculated using the highest 6 exam scores. The lowest of the 7 possible exam scores will be dropped. Students who have scored 72% or above on the first 6 content exams are not required to complete the final exam but may elect to complete the final exam and substitute that grade for a content exam grade, if the grade is higher.
Students who miss completing any of the first six content exams are required to complete the final exam regardless of the cumulative exam grade, to demonstrate mastery of the content assessed in that exam.
Weekly Quizzes and Discussion Forum Assignments; Written
Assignments
10% for each Category:
Quizzes
The quizzes in this course are considered to be study tools. Quizzes will be open book and may be taken an unlimited amount of times to maximize your grade. You are encouraged to take the first quiz early in the assigned week to help guide your study. Taking the quiz attempts at least 24 hours apart with study in between the attempts will maximize their usefulness in assisting you to master the competencies.
Although quizzes in this course are open book, they must be completed independently. Students may NOT work together to

complete quizzes. Collaborating with another student or students on a quiz will be considered cheating and subject to the ethical standards violations policies listed in student program handbooks.
Discussion Forums and Written Assignments
Each of these assignments must be completed according to the directions for each assignment by the assignment due date. Late work will not be accepted. Grades will be assigned using the appropriate rubic in the assignment.
100% Total
Percentage / Grade Requirements
A 94 -100%
A - 90 - 93%
B+ 88 - 89%
B 82 - 87%
B- 80 - 81%
C+ 78 - 79%
C 72 - 77%
C- 70 - 71%
D 64 - 69% F 63% Or lower
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is stealing and will not be tolerated. Submitting any work written by another person, published or not, and claiming it as your own, is considered plagiarism. The first incidence of plagiarism by a student in Medical Assisting Program courses will result in notification by the instructor of the course where the plagiarism occurs, and the student will receive a "0" for that assignment. A copy of the plagiarized assignment will be placed in the student’s Medical
Assisting Program file. Any subsequent incidence of plagiarism by that student in ANY Medical
Assisting course will result in failure of that course and ineligibility to continue.
Honesty and Integrity
Health care professions require a high degree of honesty and integrity. Students are expected to conduct themselves in the classroom as they would in the place of employment. Because knowledge gained in the classroom, lab, or externship directly impacts the student’s future ability to safely provide patient care, all breaches of ethical behavior are considered extremely serious. Violations of ethical standards may result in immediate dismissal from the program.
Students shall:
1.
complete all examinations using only their own knowledge. Students shall not refer to others’ answers, other students, old examinations, class notes, or other references while completing
2.
the examination unless specifically permitted by the instructor. use their own knowledge to write papers or compile research information. They shall not
3.
4.
plagiarize, quote, or copy other work without giving proper recognition as stated in a standard manual on style. be accurate and truthful in all verbal communications. respect the opinions of faculty and other students, even when they are not in agreement.
Students shall demonstrate self-control and speak professionally at all times. use language that is respectful to others. The student shall not use profanity. 5.
Professionalism
The professional behaviors of personal hygiene, timeliness, professional judgment, interpersonal skills, and teamwork may be as important in determining whether a student will be a good health

care professional as academic and clinical abilities. Health care professionals must have the ability to interact well with other members of the health care team. Students who are unable to satisfactorily address these basic professional issues, either in the class or in their interactions with other Medical Assisting students, staff and faculty , may be unable to complete this course as well as their chosen program of study.
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
Fall 2014
Week Date Topic Assignments
1 Sept 21 - 29 Unit 1: The Basics and
Introduction to Body
Structure and Organization
Introduction Discussion Forum
Connect Assignments
Quizzes 1 and 2
Exam 1
2/3
4/5
6/7
8
9
Sept 30 – Oct 13 Unit 2: Pathology and The Connect Assignments
Integumentay System Quiz 3 and 4
Exam 2
Oct 15 - 28 Unit 3: The Skeletal System Connect Assignments
Quiz 5
Exam 3
Oct 29 – Nov 11 Unit 4: The Muscular
System
Nov 12 - 21 Unit 5: The Nervous
Dec 9
System and Special Senses
System
Connect Assignments
Quiz 6
Exam 4
Connect Assignments
Quiz 7
Exam 5
Connect Assignments
Quiz 8
Exam 6
Comprehensive Final Exam Final
Exam
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
WWCC complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended in 2008. Information regarding student accommodations may be obtained by contacting Claudia Angus, Coordinator of Disability Support Services, Walla Walla Community College,
500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Walla Walla campus: 509.527.4262, TDD 509.527.4412, claudia.angus@www.wwcc.edu
; or Carol Bennett, Clarkston campus: 509.758.1718, TDD 509.758.1714,

carol.bennett@www.wwcc.edu
.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Walla Walla Community College District No. 20 (WWCC) is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, including gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, age (over 40), the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, or status as a Vietnam and/or disabled veteran, National Guard member or reservist in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Federal
Rehabilitation of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any other applicable Federal and
Washington State laws against discrimination. Overall Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity program responsibility is assigned to Sherry Hartford, Human Resources Director (509)527-4382. The College’s
Title IX and Section 504 Officer is Wendy Samitore, (509)527-4300.