Addendum
Biology Natural Sciences
Online Laboratory

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

Instructor :       Dr. Mary Weis

Office :            C200A at the Central Park Campus (CPC) McKinney

Phone :            972-881-5725 (instructor's office)

(or call the Academic Affairs office for the M/NS division office)

Email :            mweis@collin.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 holidays or 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 (see Canvas Concourse Syllabus for days and times)

Other times by appointment at Central Park Campus, Room C200A.
The instructor reserves the right to change the day and time of the online office hours as needed and will notify the class of any changes.

I. Take advantage of your scheduled lab time and check the course calendar daily.

A minimum of three (3) hours of preparation outside of class is typically expected for every hour of lecture as well as every hour of lab each week.  Any assignments, reading, or studying is in addition to this preparation time.  The student is expected to have read the assigned text material that is listed in the syllabi for that week, prior to any class and laboratory activities. Science courses require regular, dedicated daily time for study and review.
Time allotted for lecture should be 3 hours of class time with 9 hours of study and preparation for a total of 12 hours devoted to the lecture portion of the class. Time alloted for lab should be 4 hours of lab time with 16 hours of study and preparation for a total of 20 hours devoted to the laboratory portion of this class. Total time for preparation, study, reading, and completing assignments for this course is 30-34 hours per week. Please plan your semester schedule accordingly regarding other classes/coursework, job, and personal responsibilities.

Labs on campus normally run two hours, twice weekly, so be prepared to spend this amount of time on the internet lab exercises. This does not include preparation, reading, or study time that would occur before and after the scheduled lab time.

In order to efficiently and effectively download the pictures and photos, Broadband DSL or cable internet access is highly recommended. All registered Collin College students have access to library computers which have high speed internet connections. If you wish to print out the lab photos, right click to save the file to your storage device and then open this file using appropriate photography software and resize as needed.

Collin College Academic Policies:

Academic Policies are addressed in the current Collin Student Handbook.

It is the students responsibility to read, understand, and abide by the rules set forth in the student handbook and specifically the student code of conduct document.

Any policy violations will be dealt with according to the manner prescribed.

Access the college web site or obtain printed copies of the student handbook are available at the information / registration desks at all campuses.

Grading Policy : Final Course Grades [Lecture with Lab] will be assigned as follows:

A = 90.0 and above,  B= 80.0-89.99,  C= 70.0-79.99,   D= 60.0-69.99,   F= below 60.0   

Final Course Grades [Lecture with lab] will be available through the college cougarweb site.
Please make sure you know your ID number and PIN number to log on.

All students will be treated equally and fairly, and all grades will be calculated in the same way, regardless of extenuating circumstances or any other reason(s) not related to your actual performance in the course.
Hower much I may sympathize with your personal circumstances, I never considter them to be a basis for grade assignments.
Please refer to the student agreement that you will/have signed.

An excel gradesheet link is available to use to enter and calculate your grades.
Grade sheets will be sent to the students periodically during the semester after major tests and exams have been graded.
A final course grade sheet will be sent via email or through Canvas to each student prior to grade submission to the registrar's office.

Critical Thinking Skills:

To do well in the allied health field as well as on any assessment (exam, quiz, or lab practical), knowledge of the material concepts is expected to be learned and applied, not memorized. For full credit on a particular question you must be able to completely answer the question and leave the reader with a thorough understanding.

A grading rubric will be used to determine the credit given to a particular answer on a quiz or exam.

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

• The lab information in each lab exercise will be available for review for the lab practical.
• Point deductions for late or missed work will be taken off the grade assigned (see penalty for late work).
• General due dates and time are listed in each section of this addendum for quizzes, practicals, lab reports, and worksheets.
• No resources of any kind are to be used for any test (quiz, practical, etc.) for any reason.
• Individual answers for ANY work should be in your own words.

Assignments (e.g. lab reports) will be turned in to the instructor as email attachments in a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.
Any assignments that are created as links to cloud type servers will not be accepted for any reason.
Specific instructions for quizzes and practicals are given prior to the test.

Penalty for late work:

Late points will be taken on any lab quiz completed after the due date and will be lowered the equivalent of a letter grade every one (1) hour late.

Lab practical exams must be completed before the due date and time and any uncompleted work will not be accepted or graded.

Extra credit on work turned in late will also not be accepted for any reason.

Worksheets and lab reports have their own due date, time, and point deductions for late work.
See these sections in this document for further information.

Failure to follow directions will also result in a lower grade (equivalent of a letter grade) for any assignment. If after three (3) warnings and directions are still not being followed, the instructor will lower the grade additional points up to and equal to the point value of the assignment/assessment and any extra credit will not apply.

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III. Participation

• Lab participation is incorporated into the lecture portion of the course grade.
• Discussion topics will include lecture and lab knowledge and background.
• Regular attendance via electronic communication is important and expected, please use college email.
  
  See the lecture addendum for more information regarding course participation.
  

IV. Quizzes (25% of the lab grade)

  Weekly lab quizzes will be given on every Friday-Sunday, including the lab practical weeks.
Access is through Mastering A&P (MAP)
(MAP information sheet for the log in will be sent to students who have correctly submitted their Student Agreement Form).

• The available weekly quizzes will total in number to fifteen (15).
• A minimum of ten (10) lab quizzes is required, if less than 10 quizzes are done, the grade is a zero (0).
• Each quiz will be worth a total of 10 points each.
• The best 10 quiz grades will be used if more than 10 quizzes are submitted for a grade.

Quizzes are due to the instructor no later than 12 noon on Monday that immediately follows the Friday quiz start date.
NO resources of any kind are to be used for any test for any reason.
Individual work is to be done and answers should be in your own words.

Late quizzes will be docked points and the grade lowered accordingly.
See section II in this addendum for more information.

  If ten (10) quizzes are not submitted, then the missed quiz(zes) = zero(s) [0];
no makeup quizzes are available so students should decide which 10 (or more) lab quizzes to take!

  [The quizzes may be timed at 30 minutes if publisher software is used to administer the test, so be prepared].

  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.

  The ten (10) best lab quiz total will make up 25% of the lab grade

(10 quizzes @ 10 points each = 100 points total ;  100 points x 25% = 25 points)

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• The lab practicals will be timed at a minimum of 2 hours each since publisher software is used, so be prepared.
• Each lab practical will be worth 25% of your lab grade for a total of 50% of the lab grade.
• No resources of any are to be used for any test for any reason.
• Individual work is to be done and answers should be in your own words.

Lab practicals are accessed via Mastering A&P.
Due dates and times are posted on the publisher software calendar. Late work is not accepted.

 Additional information regarding the format and other instructions for the lab practical will be given on the instructor website prior to the exams.

Concept Checks:

VI.  Lab Reports  (25% of lab grade)

        ALL lab reports will be required as follows:

1. System disease topic, see Disease Paper information.

2. Two (2) Worksheets on selected topics, see topic list that follows.  

3. Medical Records Report, (MRR), see medical records report information. 

Extra Credit
Lab Activity Report, (LAR), see information that follows.
       

Any written lab report material must be turned in as an email attachment in MS word as a .doc, .docx, .rft, or use the .pdf format if other word processing programs are used, such as Corel WordPerfect. Do not use microscoft works (.wps) as this format corrupts the file and it cannot be read!

Please remember to follow any instructions given as summarized here:

A) submit in the proper format (as an email attachment to the instructor and NOT in Canvas or any other LMS)
B) put your name on ALL pages of any work submitted for grading.

Failure to do so will result in point deductions (10% of assignment value) for EACH of these areas:

• submission instructions (email attachment)
• format (typed document)
• name (on all pages submitted)
• other issues (does not include late points, which are additional penalty points)

Students may use resources to research and complete any lab report. Some resource citation may be required. Work submitted should still be in your own words. Cut & Paste or direct copying of researched material will result in a zero (0) grade and considered a violation of the student code of conduct.

Late reports will be docked five (5) points for every six (6) hours they are late.

lab report total = 100 points x 25% = 25 points toward final lab grade

            See course calendar for specific due dates on reports.

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Worksheet Lab Reports

Consist of fill in the blank, definitions, short answer, and essay questions.

Worksheet answer reports are due on specific and selected WEDNESDAYs at 12noon. Each worksheet has their own unique Wednesday due date and are to be turned in as an email attachment (see previous section regarding lab reports).
Do not submit in Canvas or any other LMS or points will be deducted. Please put your name on all pages submitted.
Check the course calendar for these corresponding Wednesday dates that reference a particular lab exercise.

Failure follow directions will result in point deductions (10% of assignment value) for EACH of these areas:

• submission instructions (email attachment)
• format (typed document)
• name (on all pages submitted)
• other issues (does not include late points, which are additional penalty points)

Late Worksheets will be docked 5 points for every six (6) hours they are late and will not be accepted after 12 noon on the Thursday following the Wednesday due date / time.

Worksheet Information:

• Choose two [2] of the 11 topics and answer the related work sheet questions provided.
• Submit ANSWERS ONLY in a college email attachment as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.
• Worksheets will be available throughout the semester and links are found in the lab report section on the website.
• Each worksheet is worth 25 points
• Check calendar for the unique due date for each specific worksheet.
• Due time is 12 noon.
• Late reports will be docked points as described earlier in this section.
• Worksheet topic questions will be posted under “Worksheets” on the main navigation bar of laboratory section of the course and are alsolisted below:

Work Sheet topics include:

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 (Circulatory System)

g) Integumentary, Lymphatic, and Immune

h) Digestion and Metabolism

i) Respiratory and Urinary

j)  Male and Female Reproduction

k) Development and Genetics

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Extra Credit: Lab Activity Report (LAR) : 10 points

For each on line lab exercise there are lab activities to complete. Each lab is unique in that an activity may be an actual experiment and/or labeling photos of models, histology, dissections and/or questions to answer. Most labs will also have case studies as well.

It is the student's choice of which one (1) lab exercise to write up as a lab activity report.
Only one LAR is due during the semester for extra credit and due on or before the Monday of week 15

For a particular selected lab, ALL the activities must be completed and included in the report. The results should include answers to any and all questions posed, discussion of experiment performed, identification of photos, etc. In addition, the definintions of five (5) medical words used in the corresponding case study/summary will also be included for most reports.

The report should consist of

Heading : Name, Lab exercise #

Introduction: Paragraph Summary of the lab exercise.
(Briefly explain topic, what you did for lab and why you chose this lab)

Results / Discussions : Complete all activities for the selected lab.

Case Study vocabulary : Five (5) medical words and definitions in context.

Concept Map: Tie the major anatomy and physiology concepts together.

Answers to the lab review questions at the end of the selected lab exercise.

See the LAR link or use the link on the main navigation page for specifics related to this report.

This lab report should be sent as a MSWord email attachment to the instructor as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.
Do NOT submit using Canvas or any other LMS.
Failure to follow directions outlined in this addendum will result in point deductions.

Failure follow directions will result in point deductions (10% of assignment value) for EACH of these areas:

• submission instructions (email attachment)
• format (typed document)
• name (on all pages submitted)
• other issues (does not include late points, which are additional penalty points)
  
  Late reports will be docked five (5) points for every six (6) hours they are late, in accordance to what has been previously outlined in the lab report section of this addendum.

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Medical Records Report (MRR) : 10 points

Students are to read a currently published (anything after 2015) medical journal article (source : internet, library, hospital/clinic) and write a two paragrah (minimum 1/2 page) summary abstract of the article. After the summary, ten (10) medical words used in the context of the article are to be identified and defined. Last, the article used must also be cited and the name of the student submitting the summary must also be included.

No students may share articles nor may students use the same article that was used as a reference for their disease paper or used in the research for the discussion topics. This is a different article on a different subject. Individual work is to be turned in, so avoid plagerism.

The MRR article will be sent to the instructor as an email attachment of a MSWord document (.doc or .rtf).
Do NOT submit in Canvas or any other LMS.
Failure to follow directions outlined in this addendum will result in point deductions.

The general format should be as follows :

Student Name
Title of Article
Article Summary (2 well formed paragraphs, see specific organization and required content under MRR lab report link)
Define 10 Vocabulary words based on their use in the context of the report
Article citation (MLA style)

See the MRR link or use the link on the main navigation page for specifics related to this report.

The Medical records article is due anytime during the first 10 weeks of the semester.
The final due date is by the 10th week of school, on that Thursday at 12 noon.

Failure follow directions will result in point deductions (10% of assignment value) for EACH of these areas:

• submission instructions (email attachment)
• format (typed document)
• name (on all pages submitted)
• other issues (does not include late points, which are additional penalty points)

Late reports will be docked five (5) points for every six (6) hours they are late as discussed in the lab report section of this addendum.

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Disease Report: 40 points

Information :

Due anytime during the semester, but the final due date is by Thursday at 12noon during the 12th week of the semester.

Late disease lab report will be lowered by five points for every six (6) hours it is late.

This report WILL NOT be accepted after midnight Friday following the deadline date.

Students are to turn in individual work and avoid plagiarism.

Disease reports have a required format (see below).

One student per report, no shared topics; Topic must be pre-approved by the instructor

The disease paper will be sent to the instructor as an email attachment of a MSWord document (.doc or .rtf).
Do NOT submit in Canvas or any other LMS.

Failure follow directions will result in point deductions (10% of assignment value) for EACH of these areas:

• submission instructions (email attachment)
• format (typed document)
• name (on all pages submitted)
• other issues (does not include late points, which are additional penalty points)

This disease lab report is due during the semester at specific times, check course calendar

Disease Paper Format

• Typed, single spaced paper, double space between paragraphs. NOTE: If using word 2010 or higher, you will need to reset the default format settings
• MS word document [.doc or .rtf] sent as an email attachment, Name in the header setion at top of each page submitted.
• 12 point font
• Times New Roman style or equivalent
• One inch margins.  Minimum three (3) FULL pages of WRITTEN medical content (not 2 and 3/4).
• NOTE: Three (3) pages means that this does not include the cover sheet or bibliography pages or images/photos/drawings.

Choose a disease relevant to current semester topics and one that you are interested in researching.
First: Pick an A&P system
Then chose a particular organ within that system
Finally, select a medically relevant disease/condition that is related to this selected organ. The disease selected should have enought information for three full typed single space content pages.

The disease topic MUST be pre-approved by instructor. Failure to get topic approved = -5 points
If a student writes on the same topic that someone else has gotten prior approval, an additional -5 points will be taken off.
Sign up for the paper topic will be done on line via email request on a first come-first serve basis.
Disease Topics are due for approval by the end of the 6th week of school.
Please note: Late topic approvals will be docked 5 points.
See the course calendar.

You must have at least three (3) references outside of your textbooks. 
You may have more than three, but cite ALL references. 
Reference examples include:

• a medical textbook
• a medical journal
• a reputable (i.e. medical school) Internet site.

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

An optional presentation of the disease papers will be available during the semester and has the same final due date and time as the paper.

This presentation is called a disease paper summary and consists of a minimum two paragraph summary. This summary should be posted in the proper Canvas discussion folder as an attachment.

This optional presentatin value will be up to 5 points maximum, added on to the disease lab report total.

Organization for Disease Paper ::

I. Cover Sheet -- Title, Date, Course & Section, Name, College Wide ID (last 4 digits) : centered on a separate page [does not count toward 3 pages]

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

III. Major Portion of paper should include the following information:

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

b. Clinical Signs [CS] (disease syndrome upon patient presentation)

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

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

Need to include 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 (may or may not have information)

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 attachments to any drawings, photos, pathology reports, brochures, etc if it helps. 
This is extra information and will not be considered as part of the written medical content that comprises your entire paper.]

IV. Conclusion

Nursing care you would give for this patient. 
Name five [5] specific things you would discuss with your patient and/or their family.

V. Bibliography page :: cited references, using correct format listing found in using MLA or APA style.  (NOTE: This does not count as your third page).

MLA style reference web site: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01

See Collin College 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 specific disease or condition found in an A&P system or organ discussed during the semester.

 *Remember, your topics must be pre-approved by the instructor.
If you do not get your topic approved, you will not receive full credit.

 *Students may not write about the same disease or share a paper, individual work only!

 * This report is due at a scheduled time! See semester calendar during week 13.
You may turn in your paper earlier than the due date if you so choose.

Lab Report Summary

Worksheets :	2 @ 25 points each	= 50 points	due dates vary	Due 12 noon on specified Wednesdays
Extr Credit Lab Activity Report:	1 @ 10 points	= 10 points	Optional	Due 12 noon Monday Week 15
Medical Records Report :	1 @ 10 points	=10 points	due by the 10th week of the semester	Due 12 noon on a specified Thursday
Disease Paper :	1 @ 30 points	= 40 points	due by the 12th week of the semester	Due 12 noon on a specified Thursday

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General Semester Course Outline Summary Schedule for Lecture and Lab

Selected Mondays	Selected Tuesdays	Selected Wednesdays	Selected Thursdays	Selected Fridays
Lab quiz Lecture quiz	Lecture Exam Lab Practical	Lab Reports: Worksheet LAR	Research Reports: MRR Disease	Concept Checks on MAP

Due times: 12 noon

Saturdays and Sundays are reserved for studying and completing work as needed.

See semester course calendar for specific due dates.

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