Human Anatomy is a lecture/lab course designed for those going into the Allied Health fields. (Physiology 1 is the major's course.)
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Dr. Michael Malachowski
Dr. Robert Meckler
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Text:
Human Physiology, Vander et.al., 8 th Edition
Laboratory
PhysioEx(tm) 2.0 with CD-ROM
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- Lesson Modules are published on Embanet, there are 16 sets of these, approximately one per week.
- Reading assignments in the text are found from the Embanet Syllabus or Here
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Regular interactive chats and discussions are held with registered participants utilizing Embanet, with your instructor and classmates.
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Communication via email will be used.
- US Postal Service will be used to Send and Receive laboratory reports.
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Discussion groups will be assigned each week. A question, or question will be assigned to your discussion group. Group members will formulate and submit answers. Group members will assess and evaluate the performance of other group members during these activities. This assessment becomes part of your class performance record.
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The course consists of two portions, a public portion and a private portion. You are welcome and encouraged to participate and review the public portions before enrolling in the course. You can only gain access to the instructor and credit for the class after registering for the course and logging on to Embanet.
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Here are important steps that
will help insure your academic success as you progress through your on-line
course:
- Talk with a college counselor to make
sure that the on-line course will meet your educational goals.
- Read this on-line orientation and be prepared to participate in other scheduled virtual class meetings.
- Log in to Embanet, complete your profile, and create you passwords. Log on to communications, go to email and activate your E mail. E mail the instructor when your e mail is operating on the Embanet system. You will then be assigned a discussion group for the first week. Each course member is assigned an E mail address at City College on the hills server; install it on your computer.
- Retrieve and complete the on-line lesson and assignments every week.
- Complete reading assignments and written
work on schedule.
- Take the quizzes and exams; there is a pre-exam connected to this Welcome module on Embanet. Take and submit the exam. This exam is not part of your grade. It does provides a mechanism for you to experience a typical course exam, and provides us with an indication of your initial level of proficiency.
- Ask questions: Use the chat room, discussion sections, the instructor's
office hour, and email. Arrange virtual meetings and ask questions about course content and class assignments.
- Check out the Frequently Asked Questions document.
- Subscribe to the weekly discussion section
and chat-rooms (They change for each Module on the Syllabus; make sure you keep up to the current week's topic.
- Check your email daily.
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Here are some some thoughts on how to ensure your academic success in this course:
- Have an understanding of chemistry. There are a number of one semester courses offered in conjunction with this program. A basic understanding of chemistry is assumed for this class.
- Have an understanding of Human Anatomy and Physiology. There are a number of one semester courses offered in conjunction with this program. A basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology is assumed for this class.
- This is a college course. It is assumed that you will spend three hours studying for every unit of class work, for an average grade. This means that you will need to devote at least 12 hours a week to this course to pass. More if you expect to earn an A.
- This course covers a lot of material. Laboratory Worksheets or reports need to be mailed to the instructors at the end of the week of which they are assigned.Those not received by the instructors within seven days will not be scored or counted for your grade. Reports will be returned the following week. (Keep copies of the work you send in and save the graded papers that you receive. (If there are any questions about your score or grades, you will need to produce these graded papers.)
- If you fall two weeks behind in the course and have not contacted the instructor, it will be assumed that you have lost interest and you will be dropped.
- Take and retake the practice exams on the web until you obtain a perfect score, then you are ready to move on the the next lesson module.Physiology page
- Study the individual exams and quizzes to study for the final, which is cumulative and based upon the weekly quizzes, exams, worksheets, and case studies.
- Utilize or have access to a current browser such as IE 5+ or Netscape 4+.
- Be proficient at web surfing, following links, book-marking, navigating, and keyboarding.
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Bookmark the Menu Page
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You can leave email messages 24-hours
a day, seven days a week. You can post notes on the Discussion page. With these methods, you can reach
your instructor whenever you need help or have questions. You may visit the instructor during office hours, it is best to make an appointment before coming in. Do not depend upon making phone contact during office hours. Instructor are busy working with the class participants or on the phone to them.
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Students should register for On-line
Courses during the regular registration period.
Follow the directions on the CCSF on-line web page.
You may use "Touch -Tone Enrollment" or enroll via the Internet.
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