Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contact the Disability Services Coordinator, Student Center 214
(678) 466-5445, disabilityservices@clayton.edu.

In class requirement of student notebook computers

Student computers will be used in the lab and are required for lab simulations and accessing information.  You should bring your notebook computer to every class meeting. Computers will also be required to access course materials and to communicate with your instructor.

Instructors:

Dr. Barbara Musolf (53619, 53621)
Phone: (678) 466-4851
Fax: (678) 466-4899
E-mail: BarbaraMusolf@clayton.edu
Homepage: http://a-s.clayton.edu/bmusolf/

Office: Faculty Hall A 16C

Office hours: Tuesday Noon to 4:00 pm

Dr. Diane Day (CRN 53620)
Phone: (678) 466-4794
Fax: (678) 466-4899
E-mail: DianeDay@mail.clayton.edu
Website:http://a-s.clayton.edu/dday2/default.html

Office: Faculty Hall A 31F

Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 pm; Wednesday 1:30 to 3:30, or by appointment

Class Meetings: Monday and Wednesday 11:15 to 1:05 pm

General policies:

Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities.

Visitors (friends, children, etc.) are strictly prohibited from attending class without the permission of the instructor.

Changes or additions to this syllabus, including reading, exam schedule, grading, and course policies can be made at the discretion of the instructor at any time.

Evaluation and grading:

Tentatively, the points will be distributed as follows:

Your final grade will be determined as follows:

A mid-term grade  typically is not posted for the lab. The last day to withdraw from lab and lecture is June 25, 2010.

Required texts:

Laboratory Manual for Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd edition, 2009, Allen and Harper. This is bundled with PowerPhys, a lab simulation program. 

The atlas, which is bundled with your lecture text will also be used.

Course description:

Number and title: BIOL 1151L, Principles of Biology II (CRN 53619, 53620, 53621)

Credit hours: 1.0 semester credit hours

Catalog description: Laboratory accompanying BIOL 1151.

Course co-requisite: BIOL 1151, Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Note: Due to the co-requisite nature of BIOL 1151 and BIOL 1151L, students dropping one of the two courses must also drop the other.

Material covered in BIOL 1151 is applied in BIOL 1151L.  Students who have credit for BIOL 1151 from a prior term are accountable for the information previously learned in the course. 

Computer requirement: Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access.  For further information on CSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/policy.htm .

Computer skill prerequisites: You must be able to use Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook Express (including attaching and retrieving files via e-mail), a Web browser, and Microsoft Excel

Course Objectives

• To provide opportunities for students to reinforce their knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• To provide opportunities for students to learn human anatomy and physiology from a laboratory perspective.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Biology Outcomes

• Students will display knowledge of the basic principles of major fields of biology.  This lab will focus on the development of a knowledge base in anatomy & physiology.
• Students will display mastery of a broad range of basic lab skills applicable to biology.  BIOL1151L will provide experience with basic dissection skills.
• Students will display the ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise manner.  Class reports will exercise written communication skills.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to collect, evaluate and interpret scientific data, and employ critical thinking to solve problems in biological science.  Use of computer simulations will allow students to gather data and perform experiments.

Nursing Outcomes

• Students will utilize effective communication skills to promote therapeutic nurse-client interactions and good collegial relations.  Communication skills will be demonstrated on class assignments and exams.
• Students will engage in critical thinking by using creative problem solving and making appropriate inferences, based on evidence derived from clinical practice.  Students will use information from lecture and class readings to answer questions on assignments and exams.
• Students will demonstrate competence  in utilizing information technology resources to advance professional practice.  Students will use computer databases to find information relevant to course assignments and exams.
• Students will utilize nursing therapeutics based on a synthesis of critical thinking strategies and a theoretical knowledge base in nursing to provide competent professional care and maximize healthy outcomes.  This course will provide the knowledge base in anatomy & physiology

Dental Hygiene Outcomes

• Students will provide advanced professional and educational services using appropriate interpersonal, written, communication and critical thinking skills required for successful performance and progress in the profession.  Communication skills will be demonstrated on class assignments and exams.
• Students will acquire knowledge in a technologically advanced manner in order to apply principles of sound research design to the critical evaluation of scientific literature related to general and oral health as a foundation for life-long learning.  Students will use computer databases to find information relevant to course assignments and exams.
• Students will put into practice the principles of a sound research methodology in the planning, implementation and evaluation of scientific studies.  Students will use this skill to analyze and interpret information necessary for class assignments and exams.
• Students will assess the need for treatment, then plan, provide, and evaluate treatment for the patient with advanced periodontal disease.  This course will provide students with a background to allow them to determine the difference between healthy and disease conditions.

Course schedule:

The course schedule is listed on a separate page.  Be sure to check it often to keep track of any changes in the due dates of assignments and exams during the semester.  Due dates for assignments may be changed at the instructor's discretion.  You are responsible for keeping track of due dates and turning in your work when it is required.

Course policies:

University Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Individual instructors, based upon the nature of the course, determine what effect excused and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon students’ ability to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for institutional withdrawals or failing grades.

Class Attendance Policy: Each student must attend the assigned laboratory twice a week for 1 hrs & 50 min.  

• You are expected to remain in lab for 1 hr & 50 min weekly, so do not schedule other appointments during this time. Attendance will be checked at each lab period. 
  
• Due to limited space and resources, labs CANNOT be made up. However, you may attend lab in the other lab section if you have a valid excuse and with the permission of the instructor.  If you miss lab, you must have a written excuse (that I can keep) from an authority (doctor, judge, funeral director etc.). With the written excuse, the missed points for the laboratory will not count against you. You cannot turn in a lab report or lab assignment for a lab that you did not attend. 
  
• If you miss lab, you are responsible for the lab material on the lab practical.  
  
• If you miss the lab practical altogether and have an excused absence, notify the instructor immediately by e-mail, and see the instructor upon your return to school. 
  
• Except under extenuating circumstances, you will be counted absent if you are more than 20 minutes late and will not be able to turn in the lab assignment or complete a lab report for that lab.

• No eating, or drinking is permitted at any time in the laboratory.
  

Cheating and Plagiarism: Cheating in any form will not be tolerated; all work that you turn in must be in your own words and must be your own work.  If your brainpower did not generate what you turn in, it is considered cheating.  The following are examples of cheating:  copying the work of another person, allowing another person to do your assignment,  working in a group on a graded item, copying or closely paraphrasing referenced sources, using anything but your brainpower on an exam, etc. If you share your assignment with another person and they copy it, you are an accessory to cheating and will receive a zero for the assignment. Cheating in any form will result in a zero on the assignment and academic misconduct forms will be filed with the Office of Student Conduct for any violation. Disciplinary procedures are described at http://adminservices.clayton.edu/studentconduct/.  

Lab exercises: You are expected to prepare for the current week's lab topic prior to lab so that you will already be familiar with the subject matter. This will enable to you to work through the lab on your own, asking the instructor when you have questions.  You may be responsible for bringing in a representative organism from the group of organisms that we are studying.  You will be notified of this one week in advance of the due date. You are responsible for printing handouts and bringing them to lab.

Late assignments: Lab reports will be accepted late, however you will lose 20% of your grade each day it is late . Lab reports will not be accepted more than one week after they are due. Turn in all of your lab materials together. No supplemental materials may be added once you have turned in you lab report or assignment.

E-mail: Important messages and announcements will be sent to you via your CSU account. You must activate your account and check your e-mail regularly. If you cannot use your CSU account, it is your responsibility to send me an alternate e-mail address.  You are responsible for all e-mails sent to the class list.

Website: Check my web page (http://a-s.clayton.edu/bmusolf/) regularly for new postings. Handouts and other important items will be posted on the syllabus for this class.  It your responsibility to print these handouts before coming to lab.

Making up missed work:

• Exams can only be made up if they are accompanied by an excuse from a competent authority, i.e., a judge, physician or coroner.  The excuse must be an original and not a copy.
• Make-up examinations will be given only if they are taken before graded examinations are returned to students (usually the next class period). In the event that a make-up examination cannot be taken before exams are returned to students, the missed examination will not count in calculating the course grade.  This means that other graded work will be responsible for a greater weight in determining the course final grade. The format of make-up exams will be up to the discretion of the instructor.
• Provided you have a valid excuse, you may only exempt one exam.  If you fail to make up more than one exam, you will need to withdraw from the course.
• In the event of a serious accident, birth of a baby, death of a family member, or jury duty, written documentation is required for the length of time absent.
• Routine doctor visits (i.e., annual eye exam, cleaning of teeth, etc.) should not be scheduled during class time.
• If you know you have a conflict prior to a scheduled test, see the instructor to arrange to take the exam prior to that day.
• Please contact instructor ASAP if you miss an exam.

Quizzes and exams:

• Quizzes and exams will be given at the beginning of the class period. If you come in late and the exam is still in progress, you may take the exam, but you will not be given any additional time to work. You must turn in your work when time is called. 
• All electronic devices including cell phones, palm pilots, pagers, calculators, etc. are not allowed during exams or quizzes unless indicated by the instructor.  Possession and/or use of these items during an exam or quiz will result in a zero on the graded activity.

Cell phones:

• Cell phones should be turned off during exams and quizzes and should not be used to keep track of time. Failure to turn off your cell phone or use of your cell phone will result in a zero on the exam or quiz.
• During class time, if there is an emergency that you ay be monitoring, you may keep you phone on vibrate. If your cell phone rings during class, the entire class will lose a point towards their final grade.

Disruption of the Learning Environment: The current policy is as follows: