Mathematics and Natural Sciences Laboratory Addendum

Course :           Biology 2404 (Human Anatomy and Physiology Basics) Lab

Instructor :       Dr. Mary Weis

Office :            K244 Spring Creek Campus in Plano

B305 at Central Park Campus, McKinney

Phone :            972-881-5725

(or call the SCC M/NS division office / CPC instruction office)

Email :            mweis@ccccd.edu 

[College Web site also gives access to email services]

Emails will be answered within 48 hours during the workweek MTWR. Emails will not be answered on weekends after 12 noon Friday through Monday morning. Make sure you have your questions answered by the end of office hours on Thursday.

Office Hours : On-line through WebCT chat Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm

On Campus at Central Park MW 1-2 and TR 2:30-3:30, Room B308

Other times by appointment at Spring Creek Campus, Room K244

I.Take advantage of your scheduled lab time. 

A minimum of three (3) hours of preparation outside of lab is expected for every scheduled contact hour.  Labs normally run two hours twice weekly.

II.     Each lab will officially run for a period of one (1) week .

The lab information will be available for review for the lab practical.

Point deductions for late or missed work will be taken off the grade assigned. Due date and time are listed in each section for quizzes, practicals, lab reports, and worksheets.

Every two hours past the due date time will result in the quiz or lab practical grade being lowered by one letter grade. No quiz or lab practical will be accepted after 8 pm on the due date and the grade becomes a zero (0), no matter how much work was accomplished.

Worksheets and lab reports have their own due date, time, and point deductions for late work.

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III.       Quizzes (20% of the lab grade)

  Weekly quizzes will be given on every Friday, including the lab practical weeks.

Quizzes are due to the instructor no later than 10 am on Saturday that immediately follows the Friday quiz date. Late quizzes will be docked points and the grade lowered accordingly. See section II for more information.

  These quizzes will total in number to fifteen (15)

The best 10 out of 15 quizzes will be used

  Each quiz will be worth ten (10) points.  

 A missed quiz = zero (0); no makeup quizzes are available

Students should decide which 10 (or more) lab quizzes to take!

  They may be timed at 30 minutes.

  Multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, true/false, and short answer may be used.

    The questions may cover any previous lab and will cover currently assigned material.

  All ten (10) best quizzes will make up 20% of the lab grade

(10 quizzes @ 10 points each = 100 points total ;  100 points x 20% = 20 points)

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 Four (4) major lab practical exams will cover material from all labs for that portion of the semester.

  The practicals will have 50 questions at 2 points each for 100 point total per practical.

  The lab practicals will be given on selected Fridays and Saturdays.

Lab practicals are due to the instructor no later than 10 am on Sunday immediately following the Friday and Saturday exam dates. Late practicals will be docked points and the grade will be lowered accordingly. See section II for more information.

  See semester calendar for dates and times.

  The lab practicals may be timed at 1 ½ hours each, so be prepared.

  Each lab practical will be worth 15% of your lab grade for a total of 60% of the lab grade.

The lab practical grades WILL NOT be dropped for any reason.

All lab practical grades count and a missed lab practical will be counted as a zero.

 Additional information regarding the format of the lab practical will be given prior to the exams

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V.  Lab Reports  (20% of lab grade)

              Each Lab report is worth 25 points.

               The lab reports will make up 20 % of your lab grade.

            Four (4) lab reports will be required as follows:

                       1. "A&P I" disease topic, see disease paper information

                       2. "A&P II" disease topic, see disease paper information

                       3. Two worksheets on selected topics, see topic list that follows.          

Any written material must be turned in as an email attachment in MS word.

Worksheet Reports will be due on MONDAYS by 11 pm

Disease Reports will be due on Tuesdays by 11pm

One day late reports will be lowered by 3 points for every day it is late.

Reports WILL NOT be accepted one (1) full week after the due date.

Students are to turn in individual work and avoid plagiarism.

3 lab reports @ 25 points each = 75 points x 20% = 15 points

            See course calendar for specific due dates on reports.

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V. Participation  (5% of lab grade)

            Each student is expected to participate in lecture discussion topics that will also include laboratory topics.

See lecture syllabus and addendum for more information about the on-line WebCT discussions.

Disease Lab Reports  ( One student per report, no shared topics)

Two disease lab reports are due during the semester, as follows :

Typed, single spaced paper, double space between paragraphs.

MS word document sent as an email attachment

12 point font

Times New Roman style or equivalent

One inch margins.  Minimum two (2) FULL pages (not 1 and 3/4).

This does not include the cover sheet or bibliography pages.

Choose diseases relevant to current semester topics and one that you are interested in.       

Organ system topic list follows.  Disease must be pre-approved by instructor

Sign up for the paper will be done on line through email.

You must have at least three (3) references outside of your textbooks. 

You may have more than three, but cite ALL references. 

References :

One reference must be from a medical textbook.

One reference must be from a medical journal

One reference must be from a reputable (i.e. medical school) Internet site.

Due date : see current semester calendar for sign up dates and due dates.

Worth 25 points for each report.

An optional presentation of the disease papers will be available during the semester.

 This presentation is called a two paragraph summary and posted on the bulletin board.

Classmates are encouraged to ask questions or make comments about their classmate’s disease reports.

This optional presentation value will be up to 5 points maximum added on to the appropriate disease lab report TOTAL.

Format for Disease Paper ::

Cover Sheet -- Title, Date, Course & Section, Name, SSN (last 4 digits) : centered on page

Introduction -- History of disease (when / who discovered, causative agent(s) if any, etc)

Major Portion of paper should include

a. Signalment History [Hx] (who gets disease --> sex, age, race, etc AND how they get it)

b. Clinical Signs (disease syndrome)

c. Differential Diagnosis [DDx] (what other diseases could it be)

d. Diagnostic Tests done (Blood work, Radiographs, MRI, etc) and why.

What is a positive or confirming result.  Definitive test if any.

e. Treatment [Tx] options (types of medications used, etc.)

h. Any alternative or complementary therapy that may be done

 f. Prognosis [Px] (outcome --> disease cured, palliative, fatal)

g. Any new research being done on treatment, cure, diagnostics?? (may or may not have info)

 You may include any drawings, photos, pathology reports, brochures, etc if it helps. 

This is extra information and should not be considered as your entire paper.

Conclusion::  Nursing care you would give for this patient. 

                     Things you would discuss with your patient and/or their family.

Bibliography page :: cited references, using correct format listing found in the MLA.  (This does not count as your second page).

See CCCCD writing center for help regarding the grammar, punctuation, etc.

Students may want to reference English writing texts for questions about how to cite your Bibliography references.

Disease Paper Topics:

            *Choose a disease or condition found in each of the following A&P systems.

            Remember, your topics must be approved by the instructor.

            Students may not write about the same disease or share a paper.

            Individual work only! Two reports are due at scheduled times!

* Remember to choose a disease from an A&P I system and one from an A&P II system

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Worksheet Topics:

            1) Choose two of these 10 topics and answer the related work sheet questions provided.

            2) Worksheets will be available throughout the semester.

            3) Each worksheet is worth 25 points

            4) Check calendar for due date for specific worksheet.

            5) Late reports will be docked points as described earlier.

            6) Worksheet questions will be posted under “Worksheets” on navigation bar of laboratory section of the course.

Work Sheet topics include: (click on link to access worksheets)

a) Cells and Tissues

b) Nervous System (CNS, PNS, ANS)

c) Special Sensory (Ear and Eye)

d) Bones and Muscles

e) Endocrine and Blood

f) Heart and Vessels

g) Integumentary, Lymphatic, and Immune

h) Digestion and Metabolism

i) Respiratory and Urinary

j)  Reproduction and Development

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