Course No: AH100
Credits :
3
Date: December 2014
Course Title:
Medical Terminology: Introduction
Institution:
Rogue Community College
Type of Course:
Occupational Preparatory
Length of Course:
A minimum of thirty (30) lecture hours for one term.
Prerequisites:
RD30 and WR30 or designated placement test scores.
Department Assignment:
Allied Health
Course Description: Provides a basic understanding of medical terminology using a wordbuilding approach based on the systems of the human body. Prefixes, suffixes, word roots,
combining forms, special endings, plural forms, abbreviations, and symbols are included in the
content. Emphasis is placed on spelling, definition, usage, and pronunciation.
Institutional Learning Outcomes:
Personal Growth
Communication
Approach to Learning
Critical Thinking
Application of Knowledge
Students will balance life and civic responsibilities, believe in
themselves, accept and commit to change, self-reflect, and be
tolerant and respectful of themselves and others.
Students will engage in quality communication using active
listening and reading skills and expressing ideas appropriately in
oral, written, and visual work.
Students will engage in and take responsibility for intentional
learning, seek new knowledge and skills to guide their
continuous and independent development, and adapt to new
situations.
Students can recognize own and others’ assumptions and cultural
contexts, raise significant and relevant questions, demonstrate an
ability to seek, organize, analyze, and interpret data, foresee
consequences of actions, and engage in behaviors that support
sustainability.
Students will synthesize and use knowledge in familiar and
unfamiliar situations to effectively solve problems and complete
tasks.
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Course Outcomes, ILO (Institutional Learning Outcomes) Indicators and Assessment:
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Define, spell, and
pronounce medical terms.
ILO Key Indicators:
Assessment Methods:
1. Homework exercises, word
drills, quizzes, written
examinations, and participation
in course discussions.
2. Build and analyze medical
terms.
AK 2 - Integrate previous
and new learning, along
with practical skills, to solve
problems.
2. Homework exercises, word
drills, quizzes, written
examinations, and participation
in course discussions. Medical
article reviews with short,
written summaries.
3. Demonstrate
comprehension of medical
terms through reading and
writing.
3. Homework exercises, word
drills, quizzes, written
examinations, and participation
in course discussions. Medical
article reviews with short,
written summaries.
4. Homework exercises, word
drills, quizzes, written
examinations, and participation
in course discussions.
4. Describe basic anatomical
terms and functions.
5. Explain the meaning of
various medical abbreviations.
5. Homework exercises, word
drills, quizzes, written
examinations, and participation
in course discussions.
Typical and Required Text(s): Medical Terminology ETC (with CD) by Ann Ehrlich, 7th
edition, 2013 (Cengage Publishing).
Recommended Texts and Materials: Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Indexed
w/DVD) by Taber, 21st edition, 2009 (F.A. Davis Company).
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TYPICAL COURSE OUTLINE:

Introduction to Medical Terminology

Structure of the Human Body

Word Part Review

Skeletal System Terminology

Muscular System Terminology

Cardiovascular System Terminology

Lymphatic and Immune System Terminology

Respiratory System Terminology

Digestive System Terminology

Urinary System Terminology

Nervous System Terminology

Eyes & Ears Terminology

Integumentary System Terminology

Endocrine System Terminology

Reproductive System Terminology
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