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INSTRUCTIONAL SYLLABUS
TITLE: HUMAN
PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
COURSE
NUMBER: BI 231 SECTION:
01
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Kenneth Edington (Theory) and Lisa Michel
(Lab)
DEPT/DIV:
BIOLOGY / NATURAL SCIENCES,
MATHEMATICS
AND TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION:
Anatomy and physiology focus on how the body is put together
and how it works. We will use the
systems approach to study the body and its functions. The conditions
surrounding a body, and the actions demanded of it, are constantly changing.
The major unifying concept in physiology is HOMEOSTASIS, the process in which
the body, by constantly monitoring its internal and external environments and
adjusting the action of different systems, maintains stable conditions in which
its cells can function.
In this course you will learn the anatomy of organ systems
and the mechanics of how they work. You
will solve problems on how these organ systems work together to maintain the
body's internal conditions, and what happens when one system is out of balance.
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ABILITIES/OUTCOMES
Anatomy and
physiology are integrative. They draw
and unite ideas from several sciences:
physics, chemistry, and general biology.
Because of this integration, they demand the development of strong
analytical skills if the student is to grasp the subject. In addition, any laboratory science,
particularly an instrument-intensive science like physiology, demands social
interaction skills. A laboratory is not
set up for one worker to use alone; and because physiology integrates so many
areas and the body systems are interrelated, no one scientist will completely
understand the system being studied. It
is essential for someone studying physiology to be able to seek and give advice
and help.
Anatomy and
physiology, therefore, have the following ability outcomes.
COMMUNICATIONS - Quantitative Literacy – this is given
through the laboratory exercises.
At this level
of quantitative literacy, you will learn how to recognize quantitative language
and express it as graphic models. You
will also learn to translate data and graphic models into statements and
evaluate the extent to which the data support your statements.
ANALYSIS
Level 3: "The
student learns to perceive and make relationships between and among physiological observations
and inferences."
1. Laboratories will provide some raw observations;
in discussions and written reports, inferences will be drawn from
these.
2. Assessments will have
specific questions requiring you to draw inferences from reported observations.
3. The criteria for validation
require that:
a. You show how and why a certain inference
came from a set of observations.
b. You
clearly present the inferences and their implications for further study, i.e.
when body temperature raises the person begins to
sweat. The inference is that sweating is
a response to increased body temperature. The implication is that some mechanism
detecting body temperature controls sweating, and/or that
sweating has some function with regard to body temperature.
How would you pursue the study?
Level 4:
At this level,
you must be able to apply different frameworks to the same problem and reach an
understanding of the relationships between them and how they fit together. A good example of this is the type of
analysis that occurs when a physiological problem is approached from the point
of view of its effect on different organ systems and an attempt is made to
discover the underlying mechanism that gives rise to all these different
effects.
This level of
analyses may be exhibited in objective assessments, written assessments and
laboratory reports.
III. Social Interaction, Level 4 – this is given through the
lab.
At this level,
you are expected to be working on improving your social interaction skills
after having noted your weaker areas in the level 3 self-assessment. The social interaction model used in this
course is the task-oriented model. You will, however, only achieve your goals
of both completing the task and increasing your own skills if you remember the
interpersonal aspect of any interaction, even the most businesslike and
task-oriented.
As scientists, you will work in collaboration with other
professionals who are sharing the same facilities. One of the major causes of
friction among professional scientists can be the need to share equipment and
to share information about the equipment.
A major goal for this course is for you to learn to apply social
interaction strategies to the laboratory world.
Theory/Laboratory
ASSESSMENTS AND COURSE COMPLETION
THEORY
There will be several scheduled in-class objective
assessments and a cumulative final. You must achieve a
cumulative minimum average of 70% to be successful in the theory component of
the course. If you begin to experience difficulty, please make an
appointment to review your assessments with your faculty. Also, attend study
group sessions. Active learning is the key to success! Refer to the BI231 WEB
site for the required Physiology tutorial assignments:
http://faculty.alverno.edu/bowneps/index.html
LABORATORY
You must be successful on three of four
quizzes to be successful in the laboratory component of the course.
You must successfully
complete all parts of the Independent Laboratory Project to be
successful in the laboratory component of the course. In addition, you must
successfully complete two of the three Level 3 quantitative literacy
activities.
COURSE COMPLETION
You must be successful in the theory and laboratory
components of the course to achieve course completion.
If you are successful in only the
theory or lab component of the course, you will be required to repeat that
component of the course next semester.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance and
participation in all course activities is a course requirement. The summer
session of BI231 is a demanding one. It requires a strong commitment on the
part of the learner.
REQUIRED TEXT
Seeley, R., Stephens, T., & Tate, P. (2006). Anatomy
and physiology (7th ed.). Boston:
McGraw-Hill.
CLASS
MEETING DAYS AND TIMES
THEORY:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00 – 7:00 pm
LABORATORY: Tuesdays
12:30-3:30 p.m.
THEORY
INSTRUCTOR:
LAB INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Kenneth Edington
Lisa Michel
Office: CO 148
Cell Phone: (414) 731-9522
Phone: (W) TBA (Cell)
(262) 506-4771
E-mail: kedington@wi.rr.com
LABORATORY SCHEDULE/ASSIGNMENTS:
Laboratory
handouts are available through the BI 231 web site at http://faculty.alverno.edu/bowneps
You
will find a copy of these schedules at the site, with live links to the
handouts and to online tutorials.
