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Instructor: Joan McKearnan                              Office: S108

Phone numbers:  Office: 763-433-1232            Science secretary: Sarah – 763-433-1549

E-mail: joan.mckearnan@anokaramsey.edu

Website: webs.anokaramsey.edu/mckearnan ; webs.anokaramsey.edu/biology/A&P

Office hours: M-Th 11am-12noon, T 2-3pm, or by appointment; Open Lab M 9-11am

Lecture meeting time: TTh 9:30-10:45pm

Required Textbook:  Saladin, K.S.  2010.  Anatomy and physiology: the unity of form and function, 6th  ed.   McGraw-Hill Co., New York, NY

Other required material:   Lab materials discussed in lab

Optional Material:  

McKearnan, J. E.  2011.  Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL2113) McKearnan Lecture Notes.   (notes will also be made available on D2L)

Mills, M. 2001. Critical Thinking in Anatomy and Physiology, Biology 2113

Official communication: Your e-mail account registered in D2L is considered the official method of communication in this course.  Please check it once a day for any announcements.

Desire to Learn: D2L will be used for recording grades, posting lecture notes & news items, and depositing homework assignments if late.

General Course Goal/Major Concepts:

We will continue on our pursuit of the knowledge of the human body’s structure and functions by focusing on circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. We will be examining the normal functioning of the body, but will also explore what happens when the body does not function properly.  Meets MnTC Goal 3

Prerequisite: Anatomy & Physiology I (BIOL2113) or equivalent - Grade “C” or better

Class activities:

Class time will be a mix of group activities geared toward self- and cooperative learning of simple material and lecture on more complex material.   Students are expected to come to class having read the text reading noted in the schedule.  There will be 7 quizzes based on reading material indicated in the class notes.  Quizzes will be given to individuals first to make sure they come prepared and then the group takes the quiz while discussing the material.  You will also engage in small group discussions based on critical thinking questions in the class notes.  Lab will include prepared dissections, dissection of selected organs, examination of anatomical models and microscopic slides, physiological experiments, and software exercises.  Questions and student participation are expected during lecture and laboratory.

Grading:

Lecture grade is based on three lecture exam given during the lecture period and a comprehensive final exam given Tuesday, 8 May, 7:30-9:30am.  Each quiz is worth 5 points for the individual portion and 5 points for the group portion for a total of 10 points per quiz.   Each critical thinking exercise is worth 15 points, 5 points for individual effort in answering five questions and 10 points for the group answers of two questions.  If a grade is borderline, e.g. 89.5%, the grade will be upgraded only if the student shows effort (judged by attendance, promptness and preparedness) and has at least one test in the higher grade range.  The grading opportunities in lecture are:

            3 lecture exams @ 90 pts. each                            270 pts.

            Final exam (150 pts.)                                                150 pts.

            7 Quizzes @ 10 pts.                                                     70 pts.

            4 small group discussion answers @ 15 pts.           60 pts.

            Total                                                                           550 pts.

Your final grade will be the sum of your lecture and 80% of your lab grades (total = 814 points) and the letter grade will be determined by the following percentage criteria:

90-100% = A               > 732.5 pts.                 60-69%  =  D               488-569.5 pts.

80-89%  =  B               651-732 pts.                < 60%    =  F                < 488 pts.

70-79%  =  C               570-650.5 pts.

Requests for taking this course Pass/Fail must be made in the first 2 weeks.

Attendance and Absences:        “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”  Woody Allen

Attendance is expected in lecture and may be taken at the beginning of each class period.  You are responsible for all material presented in lecture and lab, including announcements, if you are tardy.  Make-up exams will be given only if a valid excuse is provided.  Valid excuses include religious holiday, sickness, a court appearance, a death in the family, or direct participation in a school-sponsored activity.  I reserve the right to ask for documentation for the excuse.  You must contact me prior to your absence, if you want to make up the missed exam, quiz or assignment.  If you cannot reach me, leave a message with my voice mail or secretary, or send an e-mail.  If you miss more than two labs you will get an automatic ZERO points in lab.

Make-up exams will be taken no later than one week after the original exam date.  Late lecture and lab assignments will result in 10% decrease in the total points for every day that the assignment is late and will not be accepted more than five days after the assignment was due. Late assignments should be submitted in D2L’s dropbox.   An unexcused absence from a lecture exam, lab practical, or quiz will result in a zero grade. 

Academic Integrity - An exam or assignment conducted under dishonest behaviors, e.g., cheating or plagiarism, will result in no credit for that exam or assignment.  If you knowingly allow someone to copy an exam or non-group assignment you will receive no credit for the exam or assignment.  Exchange of information is allowed for group work, but all written material for credit should be in your own words or properly acknowledged.  Any subsequent act of academic dishonesty will automatically result in an “F” in the course.  All incidents of academic dishonesty are reported to the Deans of Students Services.

Accommodations - Any disability accommodations should be discussed with the Director of Access Services (433-1350).  Religious accommodations should be discussed with the professor at the beginning of the semester.

Classroom Civility – Students are expected to behave in a respectful manner in lecture, including but not limited to coming to class on time, not leaving early, turning off cell phones, not talking when professor or other people are addressing the entire class, not coming to class under the influence of alcohol or drugs, dressing respectfully, etc.

Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture Schedule

Spring 2012

Schedule is tentative and any deviations will be announced in class.

Last day to withdraw from class is 18 April 2011

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Last revised: Wednesday, 11 April 2007