VTS 110
Medical Terminology for
Veterinary Sciences
Course syllabus
Suze Nolan
ftskn@uaf.edu
474-5716 or 1-888-474-5207
Kristy Nicholas, program assistant
rnkln1@uaf.edu
907-474-5596
Fall 2008
Office Location:
Office Hours:
Mailing Address:
Fax:
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Prerequisites:
Credits:
Course modality:
A.
Harper Bldg, Room 124
Tues, Thurs 3:00-5:00 pm &
by appointment
Interior-Aleutians Campus
PO Box 756720
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907-474-5561
TBA
None
3 (3+0+0)
This course is offered by Elluminate live
software. This is a type of software used on the
internet for interactive teaching. This requires
students to have access to a computer, an
internet connection and a headset that has
earpieces and a microphone.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will present western veterinary medical terminology including analysis and origin of
word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Gaining an understanding of word components, students will
be able to build, spell and define veterinary medical words. Content will be presented by body
systems focusing on terms for animal anatomy, including that of specific species, laboratory and
prescription terminology. Includes use of medical dictionary, word pronunciation and
abbreviations. The course may also try to incorporate a cultural perspective on medical
terminology, as time allows.
B.
COURSE GOALS
The goal of this course is to teach the veterinary medical terms in common use today. Students
will be able to understand medical terminology, including terms specific to veterinary science.
The course may also discuss some native terminology, time permitted, that will help practicing
veterinarians and veterinary technicians communicate with clients in rural Alaska.
C.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course a student should be able to use common veterinary medical terms to
communicate with veterinarians, pharmacists, and other veterinary professionals.
C.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
1.) Learning Veterinary Terminology
By Douglas McBride
Mosby Publishing, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY, 2001.
ISBN: 032301295
2.) Tabor’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
20th Edition (can use 19th Edition)
Editor Donald Venes, Co-Editor Clayton L. Thomas
ISBN 0803606540F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA
You can access books and similar information through the university libraries and online.
Additionally, the Alaska Native Language Center is an excellent resource. They can be accessed
at http://www.uaf.edu/anlc or at 907-474-7874.
D.
COURSE SUPPLIES
Headset compatible with Elluminate live, including earpieces and a microphone.
E.
COURSE POLICIES
Lessons are to be completed on a timely basis. Students are expected to participate in
classroom discussions and exercises.
Privacy
The student's privacy with regard to performance is to be respected at all times in the
class. Please do not discuss your grades or ask others about theirs within the classroom
context.
Class format
Classes will be lecture, discussion and exercises offered via audio conference,
Blackboard and Elluminate Live software. Discussions within the class or in smaller
groups may occur if our grouping of students is conducive to this. I will ask individuals
or groups to produce something written that is to be handed in (via email or fax) and
evaluated.
Class participation & attendance
Please come to class and participate. Also, please try to come to class with all your
reading completed. You should always arrive with the main ideas in mind and with
something you want to say or ask about the material. Also, please bring anything that
you would like to talk about during class.
Late assignments & tests
Please do your best to turn in assignments by their deadlines. If you have scheduling
conflicts around assignments, quizzes and exams please talk with me first. Any late work
must be discussed with the instructor before I will accept it.
Access to a computer and the internet
You will need to have regular access to a computer and the internet. If you do not, please
talk with me or an area campus coordinator for arrangements.
F.
METHODS OF EVALUATION & GRADING
Grading will be based on the following:
Activity
% of grade
Quizzes (3)
30%
Assignments
25%
Class participation
5%
Final exam
40%
TOTAL
100%
A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, D= 60-69%, F <60%
G.
SUPPORT SERVICES
UAF Disabilities Services for distance Students: UAF has a Disability Services office
that operates in conjunction with the College of rural Alaska’s campuses and UAF’s
Center for Distance Education. Disability Services is a part of UAF’s Center for Health
and Counseling and provides academic accommodations to enrolled students who are
identified as being eligible for these services. You must contact this office as soon as
possible and provide documentation to arrange for any necessary accommodations.
If you are eligible, please visit http://www.uaf.edu/chc/disability.html on the web or
contact a student affairs person at your nearest local campus. You can also contact
Disability Services on the Fairbanks Campus at (907) 474-7043 and ask to speak with
Mary Matthews at this office. I will work with you and the office to provide the
appropriate accommodations or services to assist you in meeting the goals of this course.
H.
COURSE CALENDAR
This schedule is fluid and WILL be updated through the semester.
You will receive an updated version when updated. Classes are 120 minutes duration and will be
held TBA
Week
Topics/Readings
Work Due and other notes
Week 1
Introductions, overview of course
-Student introductions: name, village
of residence, classes taken,
veterinary/animal experiences,
veterinary science goals, Native
language experiences
- Course introduction, expectations
- Software/hardware orientation
Lecture content:
- roots of medical terms
- prefixes, suffixes
-Written assignment, recognizing word roots
Week 3
Lecture content:
-additional prefixes, suffixes
-body structure, anatomical terms
-Read Chapter 4
-Written assignment of using new words,
native language words
Week 4
Lecture content:
-integumentary system
-digestive system
Week 5
Lecture content:
- respiratory system
- cardiovascular system
Week 6
Lecture content:
- blood, lymph, immune systems
-musculoskeletal system
Week 7
Lecture content:
-genitourinary systems
Week 8
Lecture content:
-endocrine system
-pharmacy terminology
Week 9
Lecture content:
-nervous system
Week 10
Lecture content:
-case scenarios
-review
FINAL EXAM
DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Week 2
-Read Chapters 1, 2, 3 before class
-Written assignment, suffixes & prefixes
- Quiz #1
-Read Chapter 5
-Read Chapter 6
- Read Chapter 7
- Read Chapter 8
-Written assignment
- Read Chapter 9
- Read Chapter 10
-Written assignment
- Quiz #2
-Read Chapter 11
-Written assignment
-Read Chapter 12
-Handout from AK Board of Veterinary
Medicine
-Written assignment – requirements of AK
veterinary prescriptions
-Quiz #3
Note: Final exam will be comprehensive