HAZARD COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
Number and Name of Course: OST 103, Medical Office Terminology
Semester/Year/Time: Fall 2004 MWF 11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Name of Instructor: Delores S. Vance
Office Hours, Office Location/Number, Email Address, and Telephone Number: MWF from 9:00 to 10:20
a.m.; MW from 1:35 to 2:00 p.m.; TR from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. and 1:20 to 2:20 p.m.; Business and Office
Building Room 115A; delores.vance@kctcs.edu; (606) 487-3295.
Catalog Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the student to medical terminology including familiar elements, body
systems, operative procedures, diseases, as well as pharmacology. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisites: None
Textbook Information: Dean Vaughn Medical Terminology 350, ISBN No. 0-914901-06-0,
DCM/Instructional Systems, Westwood, MA, 1998. Ehrlich, Ann, Schroeder, Carol L., Medical Terminology
for Health Professions, Fourth Edition, ISBN No. 0-7668-1297-9, Delmar Publishers, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.
Objectives: After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to
A.
Identify root words, prefixes, and suffixes for medical terms.
B.
Master general medical terms.
C.
Master terms relating to the skin.
D.
Master terms relating to the skeletal system.
E.
Master terms relating to the muscular system.
F.
Master terms relating to the blood and lymph systems.
G.
Master terms relating to the cardiovascular system.
H.
Master terms relating to the respiratory system.
I.
Master terms relating to the digestive system.
J.
Master terms relating to the urinary system.
K.
Master terms relating to the nervous system.
L.
Master terms relating to the endocrine system.
M.
Master terms relating to the reproductive system.
N.
Master terms relating to the eyes and the ears.
O.
Master terms relating to the pharmacology.
P.
Correctly spell medical terms.
Attendance/Participation Policy:
Class attendance is required. The student attendance record directly affects employment opportunities as well
as successful mastery of skills and knowledge necessary for completion of the program requirements.
Attendance is directly related to your grade in this course. If you miss 4 or more class meetings, your grade will
be deducted 10 percent. I do understand there may be instances where an absence is unavoidable; therefore, use
your days wisely!
Withdrawal Policy
Students may withdraw up to midterm and receive a grade of “W” without the instructor’s permission. After
midterm, and up until the last day of class, any student may officially request a W grade, which may be given at
the discretion of the instructor. If students do not officially withdraw before the last day of class, they must
receive a grade of “E.”
Accommodations Policy
Students needing accommodations should contact the local disabilities service representative as follows:
Hazard Campus, Tech Campus, Knott County Branch, and Leslie Campus – Doug Fraley; Lees College
Campus – Cluster Howard.
Teaching Methods: Unless otherwise stated Chapter reading and text assignments are to be completed outside
of class. Class time will be devoted to watching medical terminology videos, discussing the assignments,
taking tests, computer assignments, and chapter discussion.
Evaluation Method:
No Make-up test will be given. However, the lowest grade will be dropped. (Example #1: you miss an
exam…you will receive a zero (0) for that exam. Before grades are averaged, the zero (0) will be the only
exam grade dropped. Example #2: you receive a 75, 79, 85…the 75 will be dropped before the grades
are averaged.)
IF YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE ON THE DAY A TEST IS GIVEN, THEN YOU MUST TAKE THE
EXAM REGARDLESS OF PREVIOUS ABSENCES!
All scores will be added and divided by the number of scores expected to be completed. Each day an
assignment is late, the grade will be lowered 5 points. The grading scale is as follows:
100 – 90 = A
89.9 – 80 = B
79.9 – 70 = C
69.9 – 60 = D
59.9 – below = E
No individual extra credit will be given.
Other Class Policies:
You must submit for a grade for only your own work. You must not give or receive unauthorized aid on papers,
reports, exams, quizzes, or other assignments. Submitting graded assignments that are not your own original
work or on which you have given or received unauthorized aid is cheating. If you have questions on what
constitutes appropriate aid on your assignments, please consult with me. Words and ideas taken from any
source must be carefully documented in your papers. The deliberate and unauthorized use of words and ideas
from an unacknowledged source without appropriate documentation is plagiarism. If you have questions about
how to document your assignments appropriately, contact me.
There may be instances when you must bring your child to class. Please discuss the necessity of playing quietly
when class is in session. When younger children become too loud or disorderly, please excuse yourself while
the situation has been settled.
While class is in session, please turn your cell hone to silent mode.
Academic Honesty Policy
The KCTCS faculty and students are bound by principles of truth and honesty that are recognized as fundamental
for a community of teachers and scholars. The college expects students and faculty to honor, and faculty to enforce,
these academic principles. The college affirms that it will not tolerate academic dishonesty including, but not
limited to, violation of academic rights of students (section 2.0) and student offenses (section 3.0).
For information about academic rights and academic offenses and the student’s right to appeal, please refer to the
KCTCS Code of Student Conduct found on-line at http://www.kctcs.edu/student/code.htm/
Class Material Needed
Textbooks, pencil or pen, highlighter, pocket folder, and 20 lb bond paper for printer (white).
Course Outline: The following is a tentative schedule chapter tests:
August 18
Wednesday
Test Lesson 1
August 20
Friday
Test Lesson 2
August 23
Monday
Test Lesson 3
August 25
Wednesday
Test Lesson 4
August 30
Monday
Test Lesson 5
September 1
Wednesday
Test Lesson 6
September 3
Friday
Test Lessons 1 - 6
September 8
Wednesday
Test Lesson 7
September 13
Monday
Test Lesson 8
September 15
Wednesday
Test Lesson 9
September 17
Friday
Test Lesson 10
September 20
Monday
Test Lesson 11
September22
Wednesday
Test Lesson 12
September 27
Monday
Test Lessons 7 – 12
September 29
Wednesday
Chapter 1 Matching and True/False
October 1
Friday
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
October 4
Monday
Chapter 1 Exam
October 6
Wednesday
Chapter 2 Matching and True/False
October 11
Monday
Chapter 2 Multiple Choice
October 13
Wednesday
Chapter 2 Exam
October 15
Friday
Chapter 15 Matching and True/False
October 18
Monday
Chapter 15 Multiple Choice
October 20
Wednesday
Chapter 15 Exam
October 25
Monday
Chapter 3 Matching and True/False
October 27
Wednesday
Chapter 3 Multiple Choice
October 29
Friday
Chapter 3 Exam
November 1
Monday
Chapter 4 Matching and True/False
November 3
Wednesday
Chapter 4 Multiple Choice
November 8
Monday
Chapter 4 Exam
November 10
Wednesday
Chapter 5 Matching and True/False
November 12
Friday
Chapter 5 Multiple Choice
November 15
Monday
Chapter 5 Exam
November 17
Wednesday
Chapter 6 Matching and True/False
November 22
Monday
Chapter 6 Multiple Choice
December 1
Wednesday
Chapter 6 Exam
LESSONS
Dean Vaughn Text
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Final 1 - 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
Final 7 - 12
Medical Terminology Text
Chapter 1
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 2
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 15
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 3
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 4
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 5
Quiz
Exam
Chapter 6
Quiz
Exam
GRADE
DATE