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Biology 2110L, Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory

Term: Fall 2018 Rev: 08/14/18

Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Phone: 678-891-3779 Email: Emails are to be sent through iCollege. Dr Hollier’s GSU email is for emergencies only (see section on Emailing Dr. Hollier in the syllabus). Course Abbreviation: BIOL 2110L CRN: 86323 Course Hours: 1 Class times: W 1430-1715 (2:30pm-5:15pm) Class location: CC-2120 Tutoring and Advising times: M 10:00-12:30 (10:00am-12:30pm) M 14:30-15:30 (2:30pm-3:30pm) LTC T 11:45-12:45 (11:45am-12:45pm) LTC T 13:30-14:30 (1:30pm-2:30pm) Open Lab (CC-2200) W 08:00-10:00 (8:00am-10:00am) Open Lab (CC-2200) R 11:30-13:00 (11:30am-1:00pm) Open Lab (CC-2120) R 15:45-16:45 (3:45pm-4:45pm) Open Lab (CC-2120) Feel free to come and see me when you need help, outside of tutoring and advising times I may or may not be in my office. Appointments are not necessary, but if you wish to make an appointment then your time slot is guaranteed (appointments may be made outside of tutoring and advising times if necessary). Office location: CC-1126 (Suite C-1120, Rm. 1126 – Office is at the back on the right). My office is in the CC-1120 office suite. Locate the elevator on the first floor of C-building, find the phone on the wall, and dial my office extension (this is displayed on the wall above the phone). Miscellaneous:

• Students should feel free to contact me with any questions at any time. I am here to help you as much as you require, but I cannot help you if you leave it until the last minute.

• This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However,

any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Dr Hollier takes cheating and plagiarism very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism, so do not do it (or suffer the consequences). Ignorance is not an excuse.

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Pre-requisite .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Co-requisite ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Required text ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Required material .................................................................................................................................. 6

Course description ................................................................................................................................ 7

Expected Educational Results .............................................................................................................. 7

Course Content ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Assessment of Outcome Objectives ..................................................................................................... 8

Class preparation .................................................................................................................................. 8

Course Grade ....................................................................................................................................... 9

Earning your grade ............................................................................................................................... 9

Emailing Dr. Hollier ............................................................................................................................. 10

Querying graded work ......................................................................................................................... 10

Make-ups / extensions for assignments .............................................................................................. 11

Tests ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Video and/or audio recording in general ............................................................................................. 13

Histology drawings for A&P 1 .............................................................................................................. 13

A&P Laboratory reports ...................................................................................................................... 15

Laboratory notebook ........................................................................................................................... 17

Mastering Anatomy & Physiology website .......................................................................................... 17

Quizzes ............................................................................................................................................... 18

Extra credit work ................................................................................................................................. 18

Extra credit assignment for the mid-term exam ............................................................................... 18

Presentation file ............................................................................................................................... 19

Copyright of Course Materials ............................................................................................................. 23

Roll Verification Policy ........................................................................................................................ 24

Attendance Policy ............................................................................................................................... 24

Inclement weather / School closings ................................................................................................... 25

Assessed work .................................................................................................................................... 25

Plagiarism ........................................................................................................................................... 26

References .......................................................................................................................................... 27

Scientific Research Paper References ............................................................................................... 27

Turnitin.com ........................................................................................................................................ 28

iCollege ............................................................................................................................................... 29

Academic support ............................................................................................................................... 29

Letters of Recommendation ................................................................................................................ 30

Class Withdrawal ................................................................................................................................ 30

Incomplete .......................................................................................................................................... 34

Expectations of the students ............................................................................................................... 34

Electronic devices ............................................................................................................................... 34

Dress attire .......................................................................................................................................... 35

Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy .......................................................................................... 35

Haven, Everfi, and AlcoholEDU .......................................................................................................... 35

Children in class / at college ............................................................................................................... 36

Disruptive behavior ............................................................................................................................. 36

House Bill 280 ..................................................................................................................................... 36

Important statements .......................................................................................................................... 36

1. Student Code of Conduct ....................................................................................................... 36

2. GSU statement ...................................................................................................................... 36

3. GSU statement ...................................................................................................................... 36

4. GSU email policy ................................................................................................................... 36

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5. Sexual Misconduct Policy ...................................................................................................... 37

6. American Disability Act Statement ......................................................................................... 37

7. Non-discrimination Statement ................................................................................................ 37

8. Affirmative Action Statement .................................................................................................. 37

9. Academic Honesty ................................................................................................................. 37

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Pre-requisite See section 1310.50 for Learning Support and ESL placement information. All students who wish to graduate with either an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an institution within the University System of Georgia must complete core curriculum requirements (http://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section3/C338, http://www.usg.edu/academic_affairs_handbook/section2/C738, https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/1400-university-degree-requirements-and-graduation/#core-curriculum-requirements). This requirement comes from the Board of Regents (that oversees the University System of Georgia), the University System of Georgia, and Georgia State University. Students must meet these requirements in order to graduate with either an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree. The entities that oversee the accreditation of the University System of Georgia and Allied Health programs also state that these requirements must be met in order for a student to graduate. In area D of the core curriculum, it states that students must complete a science sequence course (which means both lectures and labs, or combined courses for each part of the sequence). That means you must take a science sequence course other than Human Anatomy & Physiology to meet graduation requirements. The science sequence courses for students pursuing degrees in the Health professions are Introductory Biology I and II (BIOL-1103 and BIOL-1104), Principles of Biology I and II (BIOL-2107 and BIOL-2108), Survey of Chemistry I and II (CHEM-1151 and CHEM-1152), or Introductory Physics (PHYS-1111 and PHYS-1112). The Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II (BIOL-2110 and BIOL-2120) are not area D courses and do not meet the core curriculum requirements for the area D science sequence. The University System of Georgia policy section 2.4.4 provides more details specifically for the Allied Health Professions and states “Students in the health professions, including nursing, must fulfill the Area D science requirement with a two-semester laboratory sequence in either physics, chemistry, or biology. The only biology courses that may be used to fulfill this requirement are Introductory Biology (designed for non-science majors) and Principles of Biology (designed for science majors). The Survey of Chemistry sequence (CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1152) has been designed for the Area D health professions track. Health professions majors have the option of taking the Survey of Chemistry sequence or the sequence appropriate for science majors, but they may not fulfill their Area D requirements with chemistry courses designed for non-science majors.” I strongly recommend taking the Science courses in the following order (take other core curriculum required classes around these each semester), as it will prepare you with the required knowledge for the courses through the entire sequence: The first science sequence course (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take second science sequence course (lecture and lab, or a combined course) and BIOL-2110 (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take BIOL-2120 (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take BIOL-2300 and BIOL-2310. Some Allied Health Professions specifically require the Survey of Chemistry courses (CHEM-1151 and CHEM-1152) as your area D science sequence. Check with the programs that you wish to apply to for their program specific requirements. Taking courses in a different order will mean you are lacking the knowledge and skills instructors assume you already have when you go through the entire sequence of courses. This could severely disadvantage you in those courses. Attempting to take these courses in a different order and withdrawing when you realize you are not prepared for the course will probably impact your application to the health profession programs and will definitely count towards your withdrawal limits. The withdrawal policy (https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/#dropping-classes-and-voluntary-withdrawal) limits you to 3 W’s at the Associate’s level

http://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section3/C338

http://www.usg.edu/academic_affairs_handbook/section2/C738

https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/1400-university-degree-requirements-and-graduation/#core-curriculum-requirements

https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/1400-university-degree-requirements-and-graduation/#core-curriculum-requirements

https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/#dropping-classes-and-voluntary-withdrawal


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and 6 W’s total by the end of Bachelor’s level. Perimeter College is considered the Associate level, regardless of whether you intend to get an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree. Once you have reached 3 W’s, all withdrawals will result in WF grades, which count as an F towards your GPA and can affect your financial aid. Anatomy & Physiology students: If you have not passed a survey of chemistry class or the foundation of chemistry classes then you will be severely disadvantaged if you choose to take this course. The information learned though the chemistry course(s) is/are applied to this course with the assumption that you already understand that material. Concepts and material covered in the chemistry course(s) will either be covered in summary (a small amount of the information) or not covered at all. In this course you are expected to know, understand, and apply that material. You will be tested on it with how it is applied to the content of this course. This course is designed to prepare students entering allied health programs. To understand the human body, you must first understand basic chemistry. All students in the course, whether they took chemistry course(s) or not, will be assessed to the same level and have the same expectations applied to them. That is, to prepare them for allied health careers. Students who decide to take this course without having passed chemistry course(s) should be aware that they are likely to perform poorly in this course. This course will contain significantly more depth and material than a foundation (non-majors) level biology course. The workload / expectations between allied health students and foundation level students in this course will be identical. Data on the success of students specifically in my A&P1 lecture classes are shown below (Fall 2016 to Summer 2018). The student populations compared are (i) Students who passed (A, B, or C grade) a science course prior to taking A&P1, and (ii) Students who did not take or did not pass (D, F, W, WF grade) the first part of the area D science sequence prior to taking A&P1.

Microbiology students: If you have not passed Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 classes then you will be severely disadvantaged if you choose to take this course. The information learned though Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 is applied to this course with the assumption that you already understand that material. Concepts and material covered in Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 will either be covered in summary (a small amount of the information) or not covered at all (most of everything covered in anatomy and physiology). In this course you are expected to know, understand, and apply that material. You will be tested on it with how it is applied to the content of this course. This course is designed to prepare students entering allied health programs. To understand how diseases affect the human body, you must first understand how the human body functions. The discussion of the disease process as caused by microorganisms, which is the focus of this course, relies on you understanding the normal functioning of the human body in detail. All students in the course, whether they took anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 or not, will be assessed to the same level and have the same expectations applied to them. That is, to prepare them for allied health careers. Students who decide to take this course without having passed anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 should be aware that they are likely to perform poorly in this course. This course will contain significantly more depth and material than a foundation (non-majors) level biology course. The workload / expectations between allied health students and foundation level students in this course will be identical.

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Data on the success of students specifically in my Microbiology lecture classes are shown below (Fall 2016 to Summer 2018). The student populations compared are (i) Students who passed (A, B, or C grade) both A&P1 and A&P2 courses prior to taking Microbiology, and (ii) Students who did not take or did not pass (D, F, W, WF grade) both A&P1 and A&P2 courses prior to taking Microbiology.

Co-requisite BIOL 2110.

Required text http://www.mhollier.com/booksaandplab.html provides an image of the text book. This course requires Modified Mastering for the course and access to the laboratory manual (new, used, or eText).

• Printed Book (No Modified MasteringA&P): Marieb, E. N., Smith, Lori., 2018, Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual, Pig Version, 13/E, Pearson. ISBN: 9780134806365

o This lab manual does not come with any codes for Modified MasteringA&P

• Older editions of the book are fine to use, as long as they are within three editions of the book(s) listed. Modified Mastering access must be for the current edition listed.

o 12th edition: Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Fetal Pig Version; Marieb, E.N., & Hoehn, K.; 2015; Benjamin Cummings; ISBN: 9780133925593



• Anatomy & Physiology I and II lecture and laboratory courses with Dr Hollier requires student access to the Modified MasteringA&P site. A single access code is used for both lecture and laboratory courses if the lecture and laboratory courses. More information is available at http://www.mhollier.com/booksmastering.html .

Required material Students are required to bring a red Scantron and a green Scantron sheets (available in bookstore), #2 pencils, and paper to every test / examination.

Learning Outcomes Learning outcomes are the goals students achieve in their programs of study. They represent the knowledge, skills and attitudes that students should gain to successfully complete the requirements of a course, major, and degree. A special set of general learning outcomes cover the goals for all students at the university. Students begin mastery of the university’s learning outcomes in the core (first two years of study) and continue to develop these skills throughout their major. The learning outcomes for all students are:

http://www.mhollier.com/booksaandplab.html

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Area A1. Written Communication: Students produce well-organized written communications that exhibit logical thinking and organization, use appropriate style for audience, and meet conventional standards of usage. Area A2. Mathematics: Students demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information; to apply mathematical principles and techniques; and to use mathematical models to solve applied problems. Area B. Institutional Foundations: Students demonstrate effective critical thinking skills through interpreting, presenting or evaluating ideas. Area C. Humanities/Fine Arts: Students can effectively evaluate the role of the humanities, fine arts, and languages in the human experience. Area D. Natural and Computational Sciences: Students apply scientific and computational reasoning and methods of inquiry to explain natural phenomena and/or analyze quantitative information and solve applied problems. Area E. Social Sciences: Students effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, and/or spatial relationships develop, persist, and/or change.

Course description Lab based on the topics covered in BIOL 2110.

Expected Educational Results As a consequence of completing this course, the student will be able to: 1. Identify and determine spatial relationships of anatomical structures being studied in BIOL 1611

through the use of practical examples provided by animal dissection, models and microscope slides, and explain the function of certain aspects of the muscular and nervous systems. Video and computer demonstrations may be used to reinforce this learning.

2. Perform physiological experiments, gather and interpret data, and draw conclusions based on those data.

3. Write a coherent description of the methods, results, and conclusions of the experiment and their findings.

4. Demonstrate laboratory skills and techniques to include - reading and following directions, performing experiments and recording data.

Course Content The sequence may be changed by each campus and/or instructor. 1. Introduction - safety procedures and review of the metric system 2. Language of anatomy 3. Cell structures and mitosis 4. Cellular transport mechanisms and cell permeability 5. Classification of tissues 6. Anatomy of the skeletal system, including classification of bones, 7. individual bone components, and articulations 8. Muscle cell physiology 9. Anatomy and physiology of the muscular system 10. Anatomy of brain and cranial nerves 11. Anatomy of spinal cord, nerves and autonomic nervous system

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12. Anatomy of special sense organs 13. Nervous system physiology

Assessment of Outcome Objectives Course Grade: 1. Each instructor according to the guidelines presented in the instructor's course syllabus will determine students' grades. There will be at least two practical exams, histology drawings of tissues (at least 10-15% of the overall course grade), and one or more lab reports (at least 10-15% of the overall course grade) based on any of the physiological exercises performed in class. Each student will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and application of the scientific method. 2. Each student, through one or more laboratory reports, will be expected to demonstrate skills in writing, and knowledge and application of the scientific method. 3. The exams will consist of college-wide course assessment questions that are appropriate for the materials from covered between the previous exam/start of the course and the exam being administered (the final exam is not comprehensive). Exams will consist of at least 20% and no more than 35% of the overall course grade. Course Assessment: 1. This course will be assessed every Fall and Spring semesters. Objective questions assessing

student mastery of the expected educational results for this course will be included in the final exam for this course. Each instructor must include these questions in the appropriate exam. The value of the assessment for the total course grade will be at least 1% of the overall course grade. Each instructor is responsible for reviewing and tabulating the results of these outcome assessment questions and transmitting them to the course coordinator or curriculum committee responsible for this course. Individual instructors should use feedback from assessment in their classes to review and evaluate their own teaching practices.

2. The construction of the assessment questions will be the responsibility of the college-wide Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee.

Use of Assessment Findings: The Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee will meet at least once a year to review the course and to evaluate the results. The review of the course outcome assessment findings will provide information on success in achieving the desired expected educational results for this course on a college-wide basis. If less than 50% of the students perform successfully on questions measuring any particular expected educational result, the committee will examine teaching practices related to that outcome, the assessment instrument, and the desired learning outcomes to determine which, if any, of these need modifying. The committee will share its findings and recommendations with all faculty teaching this course, and may make changes to the desired educational outcomes, teaching practices, or assessment instrument as appropriate.

Class preparation You are expected to read the lab exercises, and have studied the appropriate sections in the co-requisite lecture class before coming to lab.

Important Dates See class schedule on last page of syllabus. This schedule is also posted in iCollege as a single page. It includes ALL assignments, their due dates, and what is covered in them. Print the class schedule and cross off assignments as you complete them.

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Course Grade Assignment Course weighting A

Midterm exam 25.0%

Final exam 25.0%

Laboratory reports 10.0%

Quizzes 15.0%

Histology 10.0%

Mastering 15.0%

Total 100.0%

It is the student responsibility to keep track of their grades. In the “Class/Course information and files” folder on iCollege there are two options for to keep track of your grade: (i) an excel file titled “[Course info]-Student Grade calculator” or (ii) a word document with step-by-step directions titled “Grade Calculation - Lecture” so you can calculate it on your own. Dr. Hollier will NOT calculate grade averages. You have the grading system listed above, the files to do the calculations yourself, and your grades are posted on iCollege, the mastering website, and/or www.turnitin.com . Do the math yourself! If you cannot calculate your course grade then you will kill a patient in the future when you calculate the wrong dose. Grades (%): 90 – 100=A; 80 – 89=B; 70 – 79=C; 60 – 69=D; Less than 60 = F

I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get.

Earning your grade You are expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding to earn grades. The grade you earn in class, whether an online class or a face-to-face class, is used to demonstrate your competency in the course. Any form of misrepresenting your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency in any graded test/assignment is considered cheating. This includes, but is not limited to, copying/pasting/typing correct answer feedback from previous attempts of online tests where you have reviewed the questions, typing up word-for-word from Dr Hollier’s lecture notes or a text book, or googling questions and copying/pasting/typing answers from online. Working on assignment(s), test(s), quiz(zes) as a group or having someone else complete assignment(s), test(s), quiz(zes) for you is not allowed (any group work will explicitly state that in the syllabus; no statement under an assignment, test, or quiz category means it is individual work). This is not acceptable. If you do this then you have only demonstrated that you can copy and paste, and not that you have understood and learned the course material. A grade of zero will be given for the entire test, and this zero grade will not be dropped when your lowest graded item grade is dropped. These are just three examples, any form of deceiving the instructor about your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency on graded work will result in zero grades for that work and the other penalties listed in the cheating/plagiarism section can and will also be applied. Dr Hollier can ask you to explain the content of any work you submit for a grade and if you fail to be able to explain what you submitted you can face the penalties for cheating / plagiarism. For more information on cheating and plagiarism see the sections in the syllabus referring to each graded assignment, assessed work, plagiarism, and cheating/plagiarism, and any other applicable sections in this syllabus.

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Emailing Dr. Hollier E-mail within iCollege for anything related to the class. Emails regarding class work / material that are not within the iCollege email system will be ignored with no reply sent or action taken. Dr Hollier’s GSU email is for emergencies only ([email protected]), which does NOT include requesting extensions, asking questions about class material, informing me of illnesses or that you will be late to class, or anything related to the class. An emergency is if you are on the way to the hospital, have been admitted to hospital, or have been arrested. Anything else must be sent through the iCollege email system. If you do email Dr Hollier’s GSU email then it must be from your student GSU email account. Emails from other addresses (such as gmail) will be ignored. You need to setup your iCollege email so that it includes previous emails, otherwise Dr Hollier has no idea what you’re replying to. To set this up, click on message alerts (envelope icon at the top when you log into iCollege), click on settings, and then make sure the box is checked for “Include original message in email replies”.

Querying graded work If you disagree with the grade on any graded work, then you must send Dr Hollier an email within 2 days of receiving the grade. For the final exam, this has to be done before 11am of the end of the next day from the date of the in class final exam (example: Your final in class exam is Tuesday, you have until 11am on Wednesday to query the in class final exam). The email must be through iCollege and must contain: (i) Assignment title; (ii) Attempt number (if applicable); (iii) Question number; (iv) Why you think it was graded incorrectly; (v) What score you think you should have received. This must be done for each assignment and/or question that you want to query. Dr Hollier will review the assignment / question(s), apply the grading criteria to the assignment / question(s), apply course policies strictly to the letter of the policies in the syllabus, and reply with information as to why it was graded the way it was. This could result in the grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The grade that is applied in regrading will be the final grade for that assignment / question(s) whether it increased, remained the same, or decreased. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade according to the grading criteria after regrading will be used. Dr Hollier does not review graded work in person. If you did not clearly answer the question, then you cannot add clarification or further explanations after the fact. Only the submitted work will be

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considered, not “this is what I meant”. All grade queries must be done through email so there is written documentation of the grade breakdown. Verbal queries will be ignored. All course policies will be strictly applied when any grade query is submitted. This could also result in the overall course grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade after all course policies are strictly applied will be the valid grade.

Make-ups / extensions for assignments • Extensions can be requested by sending an email in iCollege to Dr Hollier. Emails sent to Dr

Hollier’s GSU email will be ignored with no reply given. Repeated emails to Dr Hollier’s GSU email will result in no extension(s) being granted when you finally do use the iCollege email system.

• In the email on iCollege, you must type up the list of assignments to be extended. Attaching a screenshot is not acceptable as it takes me more time to work out what you want extended. Stating everything between a date range is not acceptable. I don’t carry the schedule around with me or have it memorized. This is why the dates are in the schedule. You want the extension and I am doing this as a benefit to you. If you don’t get an extension then it does not affect my grade. Don’t make my work harder than it needs to be. You are one person, I give extensions for all classes which have many students. The simple act of me having to work out what you want extending compounds when multiple students do this and wastes my limited time. I will ignore requests that do anything other than type up the assignment titles and due dates when making requests for extensions.

• Extensions are for assignments not completed and/or submitted. They are not do-overs where you get to take an assignment again to see if you can get a better grade. If you have started an assignment and something goes technically wrong, then do not submit the test. Email Dr Hollier and state the assignment has not been submitted and explain what happened. If you have completed an assignment and/or submitted an assignment, then it cannot be extended.

• You can only request extensions for work listed in the bullet point below. Items that have no course grade will not be extended. These must be completed in the designated time frame if you wish to use them studying from.

• Assignments that can be extended: o Lecture: Important Topics Tests, Chapter Tests, Mastering Tutorials, Mastering Disease

Cases, Mastering Extra Credit for Chapter Tests o Lab: Mastering Exercises / Homework, Online Quizzes

• Assignments that cannot be extended: o Lecture: Online Discussions, Extra Credit Assignment, Mastering Short Quizzes,

Mastering Follow-Up Quizzes, Mastering Case Study, Any component of the Final exam grade (Important Topics Online Final, Online Multiple Choice / MultiSelect Final, Bonus Quiz, A.S.S., Proctored / In-Class Final)

o Lab: Midterm exam, Final exam, In-Class Quizzes, Histology Drawings, Lab Reports, Unknown Report, Extra Credit Assignment

o Extenuating circumstances: Extenuating circumstances that can be documented supersede the extension request dates described below. You will need to submit a copy of the appropriate documentation.

• When requesting an extension, you must list ALL assignments by TITLE, and the due date you want it extending to.

• You can always complete tutorial assignments on Mastering before I have extended it, and when the extension is applied it will be regraded for you. This means you don’t have to wait for me to respond.

• There are 2 deadlines for requesting extended work:

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o Before midpoint extension request date: This will be set approximately 1 week before midpoint. Assignments up to this date can be extended with a due date of no later than 1 day before the midpoint / last day to withdraw date. If you do not request an extension for an assignment in this time frame then you will not be able to extend it later in the course.

o After midpoint extension request date: This will be set approximately 2 weeks before the last day of classes or the lab final exam. Assignments from the “before midpoint extension request date” until the “after midpoint extension request date” can be extended with a due date of no later than 1 week before the last day of classes / lab final exam. If you do not request an extension for an assignment in this time frame then you will not be able to extend it later in the course. Assignments due after the second extension date cannot be extended. You will need to plan your time accordingly and get the work done by the due date.

o Extenuating circumstances: Extenuating circumstances that can be documented supersede the above extension request dates. You will need to submit a copy of the appropriate documentation.

• The deadline for extended work will be sent in a reply email. It is your responsibility to check your email for the due date and to ensure that you complete the work before that date.

• Each assignment will only be extended a maximum of twice. Not completing assignment(s) within the time(s) that the assignment(s) has been extended for will result in no additional extensions for those assignments.

• Dr Hollier will inform you whether you will need to provide documentation or not. If documentation is requested, then examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.).

• Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam.

• After completing online tests that have been extended, you must email Dr Hollier to let him know that it needs grading. When doing this, you must specify what test Dr Hollier needs to grade for you. Until you send this email and Dr Hollier has graded it, the test will show with a grade of zero. If you forget to inform Dr Hollier that it needs grading within a week of submitting the test then you may be stuck with a grade of zero.

Tests There will be no makeup tests / exams given in class. Online tests can be made up by following the rules for requesting extensions as listed in the “Make-ups for online assignments” section. The exception to those rules are for a student who has a special permission for being absent during the exam time (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr. Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Students MUST be ON TIME for their scheduled exam. No students will be allowed to enter the lab after the exam has begun. The

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mid-term practical exam will cover all material up to the day of the exam, and the final will cover everything from after the midterm exam up to the final. A written common course exam (cumulative/comprehensive = covers everything in the entire course) may also be administered in the last lab class before the final exam, or combined into parts of the midterm/final lab exams, and the grade will be incorporated into the final lab practical exam grade or a mixture of the midterm and final lab practical exam grades (a single question from the assessment exam will be equally weighted to a single question from the final practical exam). Course assessment questions will be administered during the midterm and final practical exams, and a single question from the assessment exam will be equally weighted to a single question from the mid-term or final practical exam. Failure to take the mid-term and/or final exams will result in all extra credit work graded being excluded from their final grade (meaning that the extra credit work grades will be zero). Makeup tests, or tests given on a different day and/or time and/or location, for valid and documented reasons, WILL be different to the test given to the rest of the class, and MAY be given in a different format to the test given to the rest of the class (could include, but not limited to, fill in the blank answers, matching questions, diagram questions, mathematical questions, and/or a test composed entirely of paragraph/essay questions). Failure to take a test but taking the extra credit for the test will result in a zero grade for that test. Extra credit for tests is only included if you actually take the test. I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get.

Video and/or audio recording in general Video and/or audio recording will be used in this course. This can occur at any point, any time, and/or any location. Recordings can be taken with any device that captures video and/or audio that is known or unknown, including, but not limited to, webcams, cameras, digital recorders, parabolic microphones, drones, the Hubble telescope, NSA/CIA authorized recordings, etc. Your consent to these recordings is acknowledged by passing the syllabus quiz and/or signing the syllabus signature sheet.

Histology drawings for A&P 1 A&P1 students will be required to make drawings of the various slides studied in the histology portion of the lab. Drawings should be done with colored pencils and labeled with the specific name of the tissue, magnification, and labels as listed in the table below. The location of where the tissue is found in the human body must be completed. The overall function of the tissue, and the functions of all the labels listed in the table below must be included in the drawing template (enter the label name next to a number, then complete its function in the box next to the name; be concise with your descriptions of the functions so that they fit into the box; the defining characteristics/differences is how tis tissue looks different from all other tissues = the unique things you can see that tell you it is that specific tissue). A template will be available on iCollege that you need to print to put your drawings on (print one page per histology slide to be drawn). This template MUST be used for your drawings, and it is your responsibility to print them out and bring them to the appropriate lab classes (drawings on anything other than the histology drawing template will NOT be accepted). The tissues to be drawn are listed in black font in the table below (the first 9 in the list), the total magnification to be used for that tissue, and the structures to be labeled (400X total magnification requires nuclei and plasma membrane for all cells; 100X total magnification requires nuclei for all cells, but not plasma membranes; 40X total magnification does not require nuclei or plasma membranes; the function of the nucleus and plasma membranes do not need to be listed in the functions section of the template). The 10 tissues listed in red (the last 10 tissues in the list) are NOT to be drawn for histology drawings, but THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED to be able to identify

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these tissues, identify all of the structures listed, and the location and function of these tissues just as they are for the tissues submitted as histology drawings.

Tissue Total

Magnification Labels to be included in addition to list on template

Simple squamous epithelium (lung epithelium)

400X 2: Air sacs, squamous epithelial cells

Simple cuboidal epithelium

400X 4: Simple cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Simple columnar epithelium

400X 6: Simple columnar epithelial cell, basement membrane, connective tissue, microvilli, goblet cells, mucus of goblet cells

Non-keritinized stratified squamous epithelium

400X 5: Stratified squamous epithelium, apical cells, basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue

Psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

400X 7: Pseudostratified columnar layer, goblet cell, mucus of goblet cell, cilia, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Areolar connective tissue 400X 4: Elastic fibers, collagen fibers, fibroblasts, ground substance Hyaline cartilage 400X 3: Chondrocytes, lacuna, ground substance Compact bone (osseous) 100X 5: Central canal, lacuna, lamella, osteon, canaliculi

Thick skin section 40X 8: Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum basale, papillary layer of dermis, reticular layer of dermis, hypodermis

Transitional epithelium 400X 9: Transitional epithelium, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

400X 4: Stratified cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, lumen, connective tissue

Stratified columnar epithelium

400X 6: Stratified columnar epithelium, columnar apical cells, cuboidal basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen

Adipose tissue 400X 3: Adipocytes, vacuole containing fat droplet, blood vessel Dense regular connective tissue (tendon)

400X 2: Collagen fibers, fibroblasts

Elastic cartilage 400X 4: Chondrocytes, matrix, lacuna, ground substance Spongy bone 400X 4: Trabecula, lacuna, osteoblasts, osteoclasts Skeletal muscle 400X 2: Muscle fiber, nuclei Smooth muscle 400X 2: Muscle cell, nulcei Cardiac muscle 400X 2: Muscle cell, nuclei, intercalated discs

Drawings are due according to the class schedule. Late drawings will NOT be graded. The grading rubric for the histology drawings is on the next page: Drawings will be returned to the students to use for studying for exams, BUT all drawings MUST be returned to Dr. Hollier on the day of the final exam. If drawings are not returned to Dr. Hollier, then the grade for the missing drawing(s) will be replaced with a zero. Drawings returned after the final exam will incur a late penalty of: (i) 20% grade reduction if turned in less than 24 hours after the lab final exam; (ii) 50% grade reduction if turned in between 24 and 48 hours after the lab final exam; (iii) zero grade if returned greater than 48 hours after the lab final exam.

Histology Grading Rubric For Anatomy And Physiology Laboratory Classes – Dr Mark Hollier

The information for the histology drawings is located in the syllabus, including the label list for each tissue.

Description Excellent 100%

Good 67%

Poor 33%

Missing 0%

1 point Actual drawing The drawing must resemble the actual histology drawing observed, not copied from the book or internet sites.

1 point Drawing resembles histology slide drawn.

0 points Drawing does not resemble histology slide drawn (looks like image from book or an internet site) or drawing is missing.

3 points Labels on drawings All the labels listed in the histology information must be correctly placed on the drawing.

3 points All required labels are present and correct according to histology list.

2 points All required labels are present but one label is incorrect, or one label is missing.

1 point More than one label is either incorrect or missing.

0 points Labels have not been added to drawings, or drawing is missing.

1 point Description of location(s) The location(s) of the tissue in the human body must be included. If the type of tissue occurs in two or more places, then more than one location must be listed (minimum of 3 locations if multiple locations).

1 point Two or more locations are listed for appropriate histology slides.

0 points Only 1 or No locations are listed for the drawings, or the drawing is missing.

2 points Defining characteristics / differences Description of the defining characteristics for the tissue type, and how this tissue differs from other similar tissues.

2 points Both defining characteristics and differences from similar tissues are included.

1 point Either defining characteristics or differences from similar tissues are missing.

0 points Both defining characteristics and differences fro similar tissues are missing.

3 points Description of functions The overall function of the tissue must be included, along with a description of the function for each label in the list of labels for the tissue.

3 points Overall function of the tissue is and the function of all labels from the list of labels are included.

2 points The function of one of the labels from the label list for that tissue is missing.

1 point Overall function of the tissue is missing, or two or more functions of the labels from the label list for that tissue are missing.

0 points No functions are listed, or the overall function of the tissue and two or more functions of the labels from the label list for that tissue are missing.

10 points per drawing maximum

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A&P Laboratory reports Students are required to submit one or more lab reports on a laboratory exercise in which the scientific method is used. The lab reports must be word processed. The lab reports will be based on the physiological exercises performed in class as directed by Dr. Hollier. Experiments are performed in groups, but reports are written up individually (see cheating and plagiarism section). Late reports will not be graded. A laboratory report requires that you record, interpret and communicate information about an experiment that you performed in the lab. It does not require extensive library research. You will be reporting about an experiment that you will be doing, and the information in the report should be given in enough detail that another person could go into the lab and perform the same experiment. The scientific method will be used in planning and executing the experiment and the write-up will reflect this in the format that is used in the report. The report must demonstrate the correct use of English including grammar and spelling. Laboratory reports are designed so that you have to analyze data, critically think about what the data means and explain it, and understand how it is important in a clinical situation/the real world. Outlined below are the sections that MUST be included in your report, write the titles for each section in capital letters and bold at the start of that section as a heading (only for the sections in capitals and bold below; do not include the grammar and spelling section). The page formatting is single line spacing (1.0), font = arial, text size = 12, and margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper. The bold blue percentages shown after the section title represent how much that section is worth of the grade for the lab report. 1. Your NAME (with your lab partner’s names in parentheses). 2. TITLE: The name of the experiment in bold. 3. INTRODUCTION (15%): This section should include background (theoretical) information

specifically related to the topic. This information should provide a basis for understanding the experiment. The source for this information can be your laboratory manual and/or textbook. This information has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

4. OBJECTIVE (5%): Write a statement that gives a reason for doing the experiment. In other words state the problem that is to be solved. Write in complete sentences and be concise.

5. HYPOTHESIS (10%): This is an educated guess or possible answer to the problem based on the available information. A hypothesis' must be testable. A hypothesis MUST be stated as an "If---------------then ------------statement. There will be one hypothesis per question you are asking, and again be concise. Hypotheses do NOT include any explanation for the prediction. The prediction must be a physical, testable prediction (meaning what you expect to observe).

6. MATERIALS AND PROCEDURE (5%): List the materials used as the first paragraph. The second paragraph is the start of the procedure. Give a 4-5 line summary of the exercise, unless the procedure was changed. If the procedure was changed, then give a detailed account of how the experiment was performed. Be sure to include every step. Always write the procedure in the past tense and not in the direction format. Do not use personal pronouns (such as I, we, he, she, it, or they), or refer to names of people. The procedure is not a recipe, so no numbered or bullet point lists.

7. RESULTS (15%): Record all observations that you made in the lab as you conduct the experiment. Observations are called data and could be qualitative or quantitative. Record the data in tables, charts, or as labeled illustrations. All tables and charts must have an appropriate title. Any measurements that you report must have the appropriate units. You can also analyze data in this section by graphing or applying statistics. For results that are drawings and/or graphs done in class, then these must be submitted to Dr. Hollier at the end of the class (and a copy entered into your laboratory notebook). For results that are tables and calculations, then these must be entered into the electronically word processed file (not done by hand). There is no text description here, so

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do not discuss or interpret results in this section. Labeled drawings by themselves are also fine, where appropriate (after the results heading enter “see drawings”).

8. DISCUSSION (20%): This is the final section of your report where you will interpret the results obtained. For each hypothesis you must include: If the hypothesis was supported (without re-quoting the hypothesis), describe what you observed, and then explain in detail what you observed. What conclusions can be made based on the results. Discuss any problems experienced with the procedure, experimental design or data collection that could be the source of experimental errors. Give ideas for improving the experimental design or modifying the procedure, and suggest further experimentation. This section requires DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of your results. This section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

9. REAL WORLD IMPORTANCE/CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE (10%): Discuss any “real world” importance/clinical significance of the experiment. Only a single example can be used (if more than one example is used then you will not have the sufficient depth of explanation that is required). This section must be related to the course (cell biology students must relate this to cell biology or genetics and organisms; anatomy & physiology students must relate to a clinical situation and pathophysiology/disease; microbiology students must relate this to micro-organisms and pathophysiology/disease). This section requires DETAILED EXPLANATIONS of the real world importance. This section has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text. In this section YOU have to critically think and apply YOUR knowledge, not copy from someone else’s knowledge.

10. REFERENCES (5%): See “References” section of the syllabus. Grammar and spelling (10%): The paper must be written in correct grammar, with correct spelling, including scientific words. Page formatting (5%): single line spacing (1.0), font = Arial, text size = 12, and margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper. Dr Hollier will review laboratory reports either in person from a printed copy of your report or via email. With printed copies, Dr Hollier review them up to, and including, the day that the report is due either in class or in tutoring hours. When sending it via email, it must be sent a minimum of 3 days before the due date. There is no guarantee of a response to an emailed copy of the laboratory report if emailed less than 3 days before the deadline. Even without a response, you are still expected to meet the deadline of submitting the laboratory report. Submission of laboratory reports: ALL laboratory reports MUST be submitted to www.turnitin.com (see turnitin.com section for details) by the stated due date on iCollege in the assignment information section (late submissions will not be graded). Only upload your file, do not copy and paste the file in to turnitin. If you copy and paste your assignment in to turnitin then all formatting and tables will be removed and your submitted work will not have the correct formatting. You will lose formatting points this way that will not be credited back. You must submit the file in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx format). Files submitted in other formats (such as .pages or .pdf) will result in a zero score for formatting in the grading rubric. If you miss a laboratory class where the work for a laboratory report is performed, then you will NOT be allowed to submit a laboratory report for that exercise as you were not present (a grade of zero will be recorded for that laboratory report). The grading rubric for the laboratory report is on the next page.


Lab report grading rubric

Excellent Above average Average Below average Poor Section missing

100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

Introduction (15 pts): This section should include background

(theoretical) information specifically related to the topic. This information

should provide a basis for understanding the experiment. The source for

this information can be your laboratory manual and/or textbook. This

information has to be relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section

MUST be of half to one side/page long of single line spaced text.

15 pts: Introduction

is accurate and

complete

12 pts: Introduction

is accurate, but

missing some minor

information

9 pts: Introduction is

accurate, but

missing some major

information, or is

slightly too short or

long


slightly inaccurate,

or is grossly too

short or long


grossly inaccurate


not in the paper15

Objective (5 pts): Write a statement that gives a reason for doing the

experiment. In other words state the problem that is to be solved. Write in

complete sentences and be concise.

5 pts: Objective is

accurate and

complete

4 pts: Objective is

accurate, but

missing some minor

information

3 pts: Objective is

accurate, but

missing some major

information

2 pts: Objective is

slightly inaccurate

1 pt: Objective is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Objective is

not in the paper5

Hypothesis (10 pts): This is an educated guess or possible answer to

the problem based on the available information. A hypothesis' must be

testable. A hypothesis MUST be stated as an "If---------------then ------------

statement. There will be one hypothesis per question you are asking, and

again be concise. Hypotheses do NOT include any explanation for the

prediction. The prediction must be a physical, testable prediction

(meaning what you expect to observe).

10 pts: Hypothesis is

accurate and

complete


accurate, but

missing some minor

information


accurate, but

missing some major

information


slightly inaccurate


grossly inaccurate


not in the paper10

Materials and procedure (5 pts): List the materials used as the first

paragraph. The second paragraph is the start of the procedure. Give a 4-

5 line summary of the exercise, unless the procedure was changed. If the

procedure was changed, then give a detailed account of how the

experiment was performed. Be sure to include every step. Always write

the procedure in the past tense and not in the direction format. Do not

use personal pronouns (such as I, we, he, she, it, or they), or refer to

names of people. The procedure is not a recipe, so no numbered or bullet

point lists.

5 pts: Materials and

Procedures are

accurate and

complete


procedure are

accurate, but

missing some minor

information


procedure are

accurate, but

missing some major

information


procedure are

slightly inaccurate

1 pt: Materials and

prcedure are grossly

inaccurate


procedure are not in

the paper

5

Results (15 pts): Record all observations that you made in the lab as you

conduct the experiment. Observations are called data and could be

qualitative or quantitative. Record the data in tables, charts, or as labeled

illustrations. All tables and charts must have an appropriate title. Any

measurements that you report must have the appropriate units. You can

also analyze data in this section by graphing or applying statistics. For

results that are drawings and/or graphs done in class, then these must be

submitted to Dr Hollier at the end of the class (and a copy entered into

your laboratory notebook). For results that are tables and calculations,

then these must be entered into the electronically word processed file (not

done by hand). There is no text description here, so do not discuss or

interpret results in this section. Labeled drawings by themselves are also

fine, where appropriate (after the results heading enter “see drawings”).

15 pts: Results are

accurate and

complete

12 pts: Results are

accurate, but

missing some minor

information

9 pts: Results are

accurate, but

missing some major

information

6 pts: Results are

slightly inaccurate

3 pts: Results are

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Results are

not in the paper15

Discussion (20 pts): This is the final section of your report where you will

interpret the results obtained. For each hypothesis you must include: If

the hypothesis was supported (without re-quoting the hypothesis),

describe what you observed, and then explain in detail what you

observed. What conclusions can be made based on the results. Discuss

any problems experienced with the procedure, experimental design or

data collection that could be the source of experimental errors. Give ideas

for improving the experimental design or modifying the procedure, and

suggest further experimentation. This section requires DETAILED

EXPLANATIONS of your results. This section has to be relevant, concise,

and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one side/page long of

single line spaced text.

20 pts: Discussion is

accurate and

complete


accurate, but

missing some minor

information


accurate, but

missing some major

information, or is


long


slightly inaccurate,

or is grossly too

short or long


grossly inaccurate


not in the paper20

Real world importance/ Clinical significance (10 pts): Discuss any

“real world” importance/clinical significance of the experiment. Only a

single example can be used (if more than one example is used then you

will not have the sufficient depth of explanation that is required). This

section must be related to the course (cell biology students must relate

this to cell biology or genetics and organisms; anatomy & physiology

students must relate to a clinical situation and pathophysiology/disease;

microbiology students must relate this to micro-organisms and

pathophysiology/disease). This section requires DETAILED

EXPLANATIONS of the real world importance. This section has to be

relevant, concise, and easy to read. This section MUST be of half to one

side/page long of single line spaced text. In this section YOU have to

critically think and apply YOUR knowledge, not copy from someone else’s

knowledge.

10 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate and

complete

8 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate, but

missing some minor

information

6 pts: Real world

importance is

accurate, but

missing some major

information, or is


long

4 pts: Real world

importance is slightly

inaccurate, or is

grossly too short or

long

2 pts: Real world

importance is

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: Real world

importance is not in

the paper

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References (5 pts): See “References” section of the syllabus. All

assessed work must be correctly referenced throughout the assignment

AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section.

Assignments MUST include at least two references. One reference

MUST be a non-internet based reference and is not the textbook (lecture

or laboratory) for the course (you may use Galileo to locate a reference

for this requirement). Internet references MUST be an active link to the

actual page referenced (if it is not an active link then it will be considered

to be incorrectly referenced). References MUST be placed within the text

to show which parts were referenced (citing source, page number,

paragraph number) and quoted material MUST be placed within quotation

marks, in addition to the reference list at the end of the assignment.

5 pts: References

are accurate and

complete

4 pts: References

are accurate, but

missing some minor

information

3 pts: References

are accurate, but

missing some major

information

2 pts: References

are slightly

inaccurate

1 pt: References are

grossly inaccurate

0 pts: References

are not in the paper5

Grammar (10 pts): The paper must be written in correct grammar, with

correct spelling, including scientific words.

10 pts: Grammar is

excellent

8 pts: Grammar is

above average

6 pts: Grammar is

average

4 pts: Grammar is

below average

2 pts: Grammar is

poor

0 pts: Grammar is

terrible10

Page format (5 pts): single line spacing, font = aerial, text size = 12, and

margins = 1 inch on all sides using standard letter size paper.

5 pts: Page

formatting

requirements are

met.

4 pts: One of the

page formatting

requirements are not

met.

3 pts: Two of the

page formatting


met.

2 pts: Three of the

page formatting


met.

1 pt: Four of the

page formatting


met.

0 pts: All of the page

formatting


met.

5

Total 100

Criterion Total

See syllabus for description of sections and requirements, as well as using the information above.

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Laboratory notebook The laboratory notebook is a composition book (or whatever you want it to be) with your name and student ID number CLEARLY labeled on the front. For A&P laboratory classes, you can use the laboratory manual. For Microbiology lab classes, the best thing to do is print the entire “Dr Hollier’s Microbiology Lab Report Guide” file, and use this as your lab notebook. The lab notebook contains any notes that you make during class about the experiment, such as (but not limited to): information relayed to you during the lab introduction, changes in any procedure(s), record of ALL results (for drawings/graphs done in class you MUST turn in a final version to Dr. Hollier at the end of the class, in addition to the ones made in your notebook), any thought about the conclusions of the experiments and the real world importance. Each exercise MUST be clearly labeled with exercise number, title, and date, and be started on a new page. You MUST bring your laboratory notebook with you to each class, and it may be inspected by Dr. Hollier at any time to ensure accuracy of the results submitted and the ones recorded in your notebook, or for any other reason given by Dr. Hollier. If paper quizzes are given in class, then these must be carefully stored in the back of your notebook and ALL quizzes must be turned into Dr. Hollier at the end of the semester (stapled together in order). The laboratory notebook will be kept by the student at the end of the semester.

Mastering Anatomy & Physiology website Students must register with MasteringA&P with their own account using your name as it is listed in iCollege. You cannot just use another students account (such as a friend who has already taken A&P). Your name must match what is in iCollege. If you register under a different name and/or with an email that does not indicate who it is, then you will receive no credit (zero points) for all assignments that you complete. This situation will not be fixed at the end of the semester under any circumstance. The account MUST be in your name and registered with an email account that identifies you. Your student GSU email account can be used as that would identify you as the owner of that email account. Registering

• Go to www.pearson.com/mastering .

• Under Register, select Student .

• Confirm you have the information needed, then select OK! Register now .

• Enter your instructor’s course ID (this is in the week 1 folder in iCollege; you must pass the syllabus quiz and roll verification quiz first to see the week 1 folder), and Continue .

• Enter your existing Pearson account username and password to Sign In . You have an account if you have ever used a MyLab or Mastering product. If you don’t have an account, select Create and complete the required fields.

• Select an access option.

• Enter the access code that came with your textbook or that you purchased separately from the bookstore. If available for your course, buy access using a credit card or PayPal or get temporary access.

• From the You're Done! page, select Go To My Courses .

• On the My Courses page, select the course name to start your work. To sign in later:


• Select Sign In .

• Enter your Pearson account username and password, and Sign In .

• Select the course name to start your work.

http://www.pearson.com/mastering


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To upgrade temporary access to full access:


• Select Sign In .

• Enter your Pearson account username and password, and Sign In .

• Select Upgrade access for the course .

• Enter an access code or buy access with a credit card or PayPal. This website is designed to help you learn and master the subject material. This website is run by the publishers of your textbook, and will be used to complete online quizzes, homework, and to allow you to study through online tutorials. All grades displayed in the MasteringA&P website will be percentages for the assignments. These assignments are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered by testing your understanding, offering you hints, and giving explanations, of the material covered. Hints are provided to assist you, and the correct answer will be shown to you if you get it incorrect. Using hints has no penalty. Not using hints will give you a 5% bonus for getting the question correct. Exhausting all attempts and not getting the question correct, or giving up and asking to see the answer, will result in a zero grade for the question. Each incorrect answer submitted will result in a deduction per incorrect answer of 25%. There is no time limit on homework assignments, except that it must be completed within the quiz availability time frame (see schedule).

Quizzes Unannounced quizzes will be given on most or all class days (unless class meets more than once a week, then it will be less often). These quizzes will cover what was performed the previous week, or is going to be covered during the day’s lab session. Normal quizzes will have 10 questions. Special quizzes will have 20 questions. Quizzes will be graded as one point per question. Quizzes are given at the start, during, or at the end of the lab session. Late arrivals will not be allowed to take the quiz, so make sure you arrive on time. If you miss a laboratory class then you will NOT be allowed to make up that quiz at a later time. The lowest scoring quiz grade from normal quizzes (does NOT include special quizzes) will be dropped from the calculation of your overall quiz score at the end of the semester. Quizzes may be given by Clicker (if stated as a required component in the syllabus and course notes), by iCollege or Mastering (at instructors decision), and/or on paper at the start, during, or the end of the class. In-class quizzes will be returned to the students to use for studying for exams, BUT all in-class quizzes MUST be returned to Dr. Hollier on the day of the final exam. If in-class quizzes are not returned to Dr. Hollier, then the grade for the missing in-class quiz(zes) will be replaced with a zero. Quizzes returned after the final exam will incur a late penalty of: (i) 20% grade reduction if turned in less than 24 hours after the lab final exam; (ii) 50% grade reduction if turned in between 24 and 48 hours after the lab final exam; (iii) zero grade if returned greater than 48 hours after the lab final exam.

Extra credit work Extra credit assignment for the mid-term exam • This is to gain points back on a test. One assignment will be available for the mid-term exam only,

this is NOT available for the final. The assignment will be composed of questions from the same pool of questions used for the laboratory quizzes / mastering assignments. The online test will consist of 25 multiple choice questions (one minute per question). You will only have one attempt at this extra credit assignment, and it will be available as listed in the schedule. You will NOT be allowed to complete this extra credit assignment after that time, no exceptions. If you meet the requirements for a make-up test, then the extra credit must still be completed within the time


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frame listed in the schedule. You will NOT be allowed to take the extra credit for the test after a make-up test (if you qualify for a make-up test), only during the time frame that the rest of the class has to take it. The extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of 10 points to be added to your test score, and is based on how well you perform on the extra credit assignment. Example, if you score 100% on the extra credit assignment, then 10 points will be added to your test score. If you score 50% on the extra credit assignment, then only 5 points will be added to your test score. It is possible to score a maximum of 110% on your test by completing the extra credit assignment. Extra credit for the tests only counts if you take the test. Failure to take the test will result in any points from the extra credit test being reduced to zero.

Presentation file • This extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of between 2.5% and 5% to be added to your

final overall grade, but the precise amount you get is determined by the grade you receive for the extra credit work (e.g. a grade of 80% for the extra credit assignment is equivalent to 4% from a total of 5% towards your overall class grade). The submission of the presentation file is worth a maximum of 2.5%, and presenting the file to the class during a lab session is worth an additional 2.5%. You can submit the presentation file without presenting it if you wish (but the maximum you can get is 2.5% towards your overall class grade if you do this). The rules for the extra credit assignment are listed below, and the choice of topics and grading rubric will be provided on a separate handout:

o Two parts (upload both files in iCollege using the Assessments, Dropbox option; also upload the scientific paper evaluation to Turnitin):

▪ A presentation file: create a presentation (in something like Microsoft PowerPoint) on the topics listed below to present the disease overall to the class. This must be about the specific organism listed for the disease in the table.

▪ A scientific research paper evaluation (in something like Microsoft Word): Find an original scientific research paper on the disease you signed up and answer the 5 questions in the scientific research paper evaluation about that paper. It cannot be a review paper, they must actually do lab work, present data, and discuss the data. Failure to do this part of the assignment will result in a zero grade for the overall assignment. Only upload your file, do not copy and paste the file in to turnitin. If you copy and paste your assignment in to turnitin then all formatting and tables will be removed and your submitted work will not have the correct formatting. You will lose formatting points this way that will not be credited back.

o The work must be your own, anyone who cheats (either allows their work to be copied, or copies someone else’s work) will receive a grade of zero. This also includes (but is not limited to) copying from text books, the internet (with the exception of using images from the internet which must be correctly referenced), or having someone else do the work for you. See Cheating and Plagiarism section of the syllabus.

o It is recommended to do this presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint. If you do not have powerpoint on your computer then come and talk to Dr. Hollier and he will show you other ways to do this in other computer programs. The file must be able to be opened on a PC using either Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader (especially if using a MAC computer when creating your presentation). If you do not have these, you can download Open Office for free and use the presentation software contained in this program. Make sure you save the open Office file as Microsoft Powerpoint compatible version before submitting.

o The first slide needs to contain your name and iCollege username, and the title of the disease. You must include a minimum of 10 additional slides to the title and reference slides.

o You may use images from the text book, but you may not resubmit any of Dr. Hollier’s lecture or lab material as your own.

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o You MUST include at least two references for your assignment, and at least one MUST be from a Scientific Research Paper. See “References” and “Scientific Research Paper References” sections of the syllabus for more information. This must be about the topic you select and you must incorporate information from this source in your assignment.

Violation of this rule WILL instantly earn you a grade of zero. o The titles of each section (General description, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, , Diagnostic

Tests, Treatment, Prognosis, and Conclusion) MUST be included on the top of the slide. ▪ General description: This should include a brief summary of what the disease is,

what part(s) of the body it affects, the prevalence of the disease, and if it affects any specific population group more than others. Consider USA and globally.

▪ Pathophysiology: Detailed explanation of the disease. This includes cause(s), how they affect the body/cell, how that affects the functioning of the body system and the body as a whole.

▪ Symptoms: Symptoms of the disease. ▪ Diagnostics Tests: Tests performed to clinically diagnose a person with the disease. ▪ Treatment: This section lists the treatments for the disease, and if they treat the

disease or symptoms of the disease. ▪ Prognosis: This section identifies the predicted outcomes of the disease over time

(survival/mortality rate expressed as percentages over time, time for recovery). This section does require actual statistics! Good sources are CDC and WHO.

▪ Conclusion: Summary of the disease (what you think are the most important things you learned about the disease from this paper).

o Your topic selected from the list cannot be used to discuss how microorganisms cause the disease. The purpose of this extra credit is to get you to critically think about how the human body goes wrong and the outcomes from that. If you submit a topic and discuss microorganisms, then your assignment will not be graded.

o The assignment due date is listed in the class schedule at the end of the syllabus. The work must be submitted electronically via iCollege. Late submissions will NOT be graded. You can submit the presentation file anytime before the due date, starting from day 1 of the semester.

o Once the presentation file is submitted, the presentation will be scheduled for any time after the submission date (Dr. Hollier will inform you of your presentation date). The presentation will last between 5-7 minutes, and you will have to answer questions from the class. If the class does not ask questions, then Dr. Hollier will ask questions.

o If you are in more than one of my classes that offers the extra credit paper/presentation then you MUST choose a different disease for each class. You cannot submit the same topic twice in different classes (or future classes). A grade of zero will be given if you violate this rule for BOTH the essay (lecture class) and presentation (laboratory class). This can be retroactively applied to the class grade.

o Signing up for extra credit topics will be done within iCollege on the discussion board “Extra Credit Assignment”. Only one person can sign up for a specific title. To sign up for the title, reply to the discussion thread for that title with your name and iCollege username. Once you have signed up for a topic you cannot change your topic. You can only sign up for one topic. If someone has already signed up for that topic, pick a different topic. Only after ALL topics have one person signed up can someone sign up for the same topic as someone else. Anyone who signs up for a discussion topic that is already taken when a topic is available that no one has signed up for WILL receive a grade of zero for the assignment. The date and time of the reply for signing up on the discussion post will be used to determine who signed up first.

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o By submitting a presentation file and presenting it to the class you are agreeing to the above rules and regulations. Violation of any of these rules WILL earn you a grade of zero.

o Create a powerpoint presentation that will enable the reader to learn one of the following diseases (microbiology students must pick a specific disease in one of the headed columns):

Pleurisy / Peritonitis Parkinson’s disease Osteogenesis imperfect

Tay-Sachs disease Cerebral palsy Scoliosis

Male pattern baldness Raynaud’s disease Carpal tunnel syndrome

Hypercalcemia Rheumatoid arthritis Myotonic dystrophy

Osteomalacia / Rickets Osteoarthritis Neuroblastoma

Osteoporosis Gouty arthritis Narcolepsy

Paget’s disease Basal cell carcinoma Hydrocephalus

Mastoiditis Squamous cell carcinoma Cerebrovascular accidents

Herniated (prolapsed) disc Melanoma Spina bifida

Cleft palate Seborrhea Tabes dorsalis

Myasthenia gravis Albinism Dysarthria

Duchenne muscular dystrophy Contact dermatitis Autonomic dysreflexia

Multiple sclerosis Eczema Glaucoma

Epilepsy Epidermolysis bullosa Meniere’s syndrome

Sleep apnea Psoriasis Age-related macular degeneration

Alzheimer’s disease Rosacea Nyctalopia (night blindness)

Huntington’s disease Osteosarcoma

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Grading rubric for presentation file: Category (maximum points) Description of parts that you will be graded on (numbers in parentheses

indicate maximum number of points per sub-part)

File

Content (max=50) • You will be graded on the accuracy and depth of content for each section individually (General Description (5), Life cycle (5), Pathophysiology (5), Symptoms (5), Diagnostic tests (5), Treatment (5), Prognosis (5), Conclusion (5), References(5)).

• You will also be graded on whether you meet the required number of sliders or not (5).

Effectiveness (max=35) The teaching effectiveness of your file will be graded the following criteria:

• Titles on each page (no title on a page = loss of points) (5)

• Use of images (images should be used instead of text wherever possible) (5)

• Image size (images should be clear and readable) (5)

• Font size (should be readable form the back of the room, Arial size 24 is the minimum size you should use) (5)

• Amount of text per page (if you put too much text on one page then the audience will just read it and ignore you, not good teaching) (5)

• Complete sentences/bullet points (you should write short bullet points and describe these in more detail when presenting, using complete sentences will result in the loss of points) (5)

• Content blocked/off screen (all content should be visible and not obstructing other content on the same slide, such as picture covering up text or text disappearing off the slide) (5)

Spelling & grammar (max=15)

The file will be graded for spelling (5), grammar (5), and continuity (this is how the content flows within slides, from one slide to the next, and from the start to the end of the presentation) (5)

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senta

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Quality (max=60) The quality of the presentation will be graded on the following:

• Reading from notes/slides (not good, you should know the topic and the information) (5)

• Clearly spoken (if the audience cannot hear/understand you then that is bad) (5)

• Eye contact (you should maintain eye contact with the audience as much as possible) (5)

• Knowledge of topic (you should know the topic well to give good explanations) (5)

• Explanations (these should be clear and understandable) (5)

• Adds additional information (you should be adding additional information during your presentation to what is presented on the slides, such as explaining what you put on the slides) (5)

• Speed through sections (individual sections should not be too short, make sure you explain them well) (5)

• Content/material errors (if you know the topic then you should not make errors about it during the presentation) (5)

• Pauses between topics (you should briefly pause between topics, not just run one topic into the next) (5)

• “Ums” and “Ahs” (do not use these sorts of words during the presentation) (5)

• Continuity (the presentation should be smooth from start to end) (5)

• Presentation time (the total time of the presentation should be 5-10 minutes, not including the questions) (5)

Question (max=40) You will be assessed on the quality of your answers to 2 questions from the class. Planted questions and easy questions will be counted as zero points for that question. (20 points max per question)

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• Failure to take the final exam will result in ALL extra credit work being excluded from your final grade (meaning that the extra credit work grades for ALL unit tests and the essay will be reduced to zero).

• This is the only extra credit work that is available. Additional extra credit work will not be given under any circumstance, so do not ask when you realize that you need to improve your grade.

• If you miss the time frame, or decide you do not need it and later change your mind, you will not be allowed to take it. Do the work on time!

Copyright of Course Materials Copyright: Copyright is a doctrine of federal law that invests the “author” of a creative work of original “expression” with certain exclusive rights, enforceable by law, for a limited period of time, and subject to defined limitations. U.S. copyright law is found in the Copyright Act, Title 17 of the United States Code. These exclusive rights, set forth in Section 106 of Title 17, include the rights to do, and to authorize others to do, the following:

• reproduce copies of the work;

• distribute copies of the work to the public;

• create derivative works based on the work;

• perform the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works) and, in the case of sound recordings, to do so by digital transmission; and

• display the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works). Violation of any of these rights, by engaging in the activity without authority from the copyright owner or a relevant statutory exception or limitation on the right at issue, is called “infringement” and is subject to potentially significant civil liability and, in certain cases, criminal liability. Infringement and the legal remedies for infringement are discussed in Part I.M. In addition to civil and/or criminal liability, infringement of these rights may also result in a grade reduction/change to an "F" for the course. Copyright can apply to a wide array of different types of works, including those identified in Sections 102(a) and 103:

• literary works (including novels, articles, texts, poems, and computer programs);

• musical works (the notes and lyrics written by songwriters);

• dramatic works (such as plays);

• pantomimes and choreographic works;

• pictorial, graphic and sculptural works (including photographs and drawings);

• motion pictures and other audiovisual works (including television programs and home movies);

• sound recordings (the sounds made by the performing artist and record company);

• architectural works; and

• compilations and databases of the foregoing and of other material (to the extent they reflect original “authorship” in the selection or arrangement of elements).

It is important to distinguish the copyright in a work from the ownership of a particular copy of a work. For example, ownership of a copy of a book does not include ownership of any of the copyright rights, such as the right to make copies of the content of that book. See Section 202. There are, however, specific exceptions and limitations on the copyright rights that allow the owner of a copy of a work to take certain actions with respect to that work that do not violate the exclusive rights of the copyright holder. See Parts I.F-L.

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A copyrightable original work of creative expression is protected by copyright automatically, from the moment it is fixed in any “tangible medium of expression” (such as paper, film, or a computer disk or memory) from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. For example, copyright attaches to a literary work such as an article or a novel as soon as the author writes it on paper or types it onto a computer hard drive. No other act or process need take place. Although registration of a work with the U.S. Copyright Office is not necessary to obtain copyright protection, there are significant benefits to the copyright owner from registration if the owner must go to court to enforce a copyright against an alleged infringer. See discussion of remedies in Part I.M. A work is protected by copyright even if it does not contain a formal copyright notice (the word “copyright,” abbreviation “copr.,” or symbol “©” with the year of first publication and name of the copyright owner), although works first published before March 1, 1989, without notice, may have entered the public domain (see discussion of the public domain in Part I.C). Copyright License Summary

• Dr. Mark Hollier's course materials are protected by copyright.

• Dr. Mark Hollier is the owner of the copyright.

• Under this copyright: o You are NOT free to copy, distribute, display, and/or perform the work. o You may NOT use this work for commercial purposes. o You may NOT alter, transform, and/or build upon this work.

Roll Verification Policy Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. The roll verification period (formerly known as the “no show” period) for all Science classes is the first two weeks of class for Fall or Spring semester or the first week of classes for Summer semester classes. During the roll verification period for face-to-face classes, students MUST sign an attendance sheet in class. During the roll verification period for online classes, students MUST complete the "Roll verification Quiz" and complete the syllabus quiz in iCollege (both scoring 100%). Failure to complete roll verification within the roll verification period will result in the student being entered as never attended / participated. This will result in the student being institutionally withdrawn / removed from the course due to Science class safety reasons. Students will not be reinstated into Science courses if they failed to meet the roll verification requirements for either the lecture or laboratory class in the first two weeks of class.

Attendance Policy Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. Because regular participation enhances the learning process, students are expected to adhere to the attendance policy set forth by the College and individual faculty members. Differences in content and teaching styles exist among courses, which can impact students’ learning. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes to better prepare them for assignments, tests, and other course-related activities. Students are accountable for assignments, announcements, and material covered during an absence. You are expected to attend all classes and take all exams. Students’ responsibility for materials covered is unaffected by absence. Arrival to any class 10 minutes after the scheduled class time is counted as absence; similarly an early departure 10 minutes before the class is over is also counted as an absence. Students are advised not to walk in and out of class during lecture since this is distracting and interrupting to other students and the teacher. During the “roll verification” period, students MUST sign an attendance sheet at the start of class. After that, the attendance will be

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determined by use of Clickers or a sign in sheet. With Clickers, the attendance question at the start and end of the class for use with Clickers is part of the participation points, not for use with this attendance policy. Attendance as set out in this attendance policy will be determined if necessary by viewing questions that were asked and answered with Clickers after 10 minutes of the class start time and 10 minutes before the class finishes. For classes that have a 1 hour and 15 or 20 minute time length, you are allowed 2 missed classes before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 2% penalty to your overall course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade). For classes that have a 2 hour and 45 minute time length, you are allowed 1 missed class before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 4% penalty to your overall course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade).The only exception is for a student who has special permission for being absent (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Failure to sign the attendance sheet in class will result in you being considered absent. Attendance is not based on Dr Hollier’s memory of who is present each day, but will be strictly applied according to signing the attendance sheet(s). Signing for someone else (even just once) will result in you and the student you sign for being penalized the maximum attendance penalty of 10% instantly.

Inclement weather / School closings Severe weather and other reasons may cause the college to close unexpectedly. Check the college website ( http://perimeter.gsu.edu/ ) regularly for updates and to see when the college will reopen. Please ensure you have signed up for Panther Alerts at http://safety.gsu.edu/emergency-

management/about/emergencynotifications/ . This will give you updates to your email, phone, etc. when the college closes or other situations arise. During the times the college is closed, you are expected to do the following:

• For lecture classes, the class will continue as listed in the class schedule. Go over the material posted in iCollege and watch the recorded lectures for this week. Come to class and/or tutoring times with questions on the material you reviewed if you have any questions.

• For lab classes, an updated schedule or a notice of how exercises will be accommodated, will be posted in iCollege when these arrangements have been made by the lab supervisor for the campus.

Assessed work Any assessed work that is submitted needs to be correctly referenced. Correct referencing includes correctly citing references during the text, a reference section at the end of the work citing where the information came from, and the correct use of quotations around the quotes that you have referenced

(see reference section for more information). THE ONLY ITEMS YOU CAN QUOTE INCLUDE: OPINIONS, DIRECTIONS OF USE, AND GOVERNMENTAL AND/OR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY A GOVERNMENT OR

http://perimeter.gsu.edu/

http://safety.gsu.edu/emergency-management/about/emergencynotifications/

http://safety.gsu.edu/emergency-management/about/emergencynotifications/

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ORGANIZATION. Examples of what you cannot quote include (but not limited to): factual information, information provided by your instructor, information from text books, the internet, laboratory manuals, journals, periodicals, magazines, any other source of published or web posted information, any other source of media (TV, radio, podcasts, or any other source of media type), other students work (past or present classes), your own work from previous classes (you MUST do new work, and CANNOT submit work you previously submitted in any other class). This is information that you read, learn, and then

process yourself into your own work. Paraphrasing by changing a few words here and there, or changing every other word, is not acceptable. The purpose of assessed work is that you do the work yourself, and it represents your own work and your competency in the subject (not your competency to use a thesaurus, change some words, or cut and paste). You cannot copy from other students, work together to create two different pieces of work, or plagiarize anyone else’s work from the class, different classes, or anywhere else (see cheating and plagiarism section of syllabus). You CANNOT submit any work of your own that you have already submitted in a previous class (either a previous class of mine, with another instructor at GPC, or with another instructor at any other institution). If you do submit previous work of your own, you will be considered to have plagiarized your work and cheated by not doing the work again as is required, and will result in the same consequences as

cheating / plagiarizing from other sources. If you quote material that you are not allowed to quote, then you will be subject to the consequences listed under “Cheating and Plagiarism” in this syllabus. There will be NO exceptions to this rule, there is no valid excuse for plagiarism. All assessed work must be correctly referenced

throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section (see reference section in this syllabus).

Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and is unacceptable. Graded work is for the instructor to assess how well you are doing in the course by seeing your knowledge and understanding of the material. By submitting work that is not your own, these objectives are not achieved, and you are deceiving the instructor as to your competence in the course. The following are categories of plagiarism as defined by www.turnitin.com. You still must follow the information listed in the “assessed work” section, “references” section, “scientific research paper references” section, “turnitin.com” section, and all other sections of this syllabus.

• Clone— An act of submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own..

• CTRL-C— A written piece that contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations.

• Find-Replace— The act of changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source in a paper.

• Remix— An act of paraphrasing from other sources and making the content fit together seamlessly.


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• Recycle— The act of borrowing generously from one’s own previous work without citation; To self plagiarize.

• Hybrid— The act of combining perfectly cited sources with copied passages—without citation—in one paper.

• Mashup— A paper that represents a mix of copied material from several different sources without proper citation.

• 404 Error— A written piece that includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources.

• Aggregator— The “Aggregator” includes proper citation, but the paper contains almost no original work.

• Re-Tweet— This paper includes proper citation, but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure.

References All assessed work must be correctly referenced throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section. Assignments MUST include at least two references. One reference MUST be a scientific research paper reference (you may use Galileo to locate a reference for this requirement). Internet references MUST be an active link to the actual page referenced (if it is

not an active link then it will be considered to be incorrectly referenced). References MUST be placed within the text to show which parts were referenced (citing source, page number, paragraph number) and quoted material MUST be placed within quotation marks (also see “assessed work” section above for a list of what you can and cannot quote), in addition to the reference list at the end of the assignment. An

example of an in-text reference would be “Welcome to the study of one of the most fascinating subjects possible – your own body” (Marieb, Pg1, Para1). Invalid references are unacceptable, whether intentional or not, and can result in a grade of zero for that assignment and/or be viewed as a form of cheating. The “references” section at the end of your assignment (may also be termed bibliography) MUST use the following style:

• For a book or manual: o Title of book, Edition number, Chapter number and title, Section heading, Page numbers,

Paragraph number, Year of publication, Publisher name, ISBN.

• For scientific papers: o Author names (Surname, First Initial.), (Year – in parentheses). Title of article. Journal

name, volume number, page numbers (x-y).

• For internet references: o Title of site, Date site was referenced, Title of subheading within site where reference was

made to, web address (as an active link that when clicked will take me directly to that site).

• References obtained through Galileo must have “Galileo:” (in bold) at the start of the reference, and then have the correct reference as described above.

Scientific Research Paper References A scientific research paper is a scientific paper (not a review article) from a peer-reviewed journal. An original scientific paper is where the authors actually did some laboratory experiments, presented the data, and made conclusions about their data (these articles must contain an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections). You can access research papers using Galileo or going to a library that contains research papers. This is more than just finding a research paper and citing at the end of the assignment. You are expected to evaluate the accuracy of the methods used in the research and of the conclusions drawn by the authors. The purpose of this is to teach you how to find accurate information (the internet is not always correct!), how to read a scientific research paper, and

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to develop the skills in assessing the accuracy and conclusions made by others (critical thinking skills). In the assignment you must add an in-line citation next to the information that you obtained from the scientific research paper with the words “Scientific research paper” in bold in front of the citation, example = (Scientific research paper: Hollier, 2007). The citation in the references section must meet all the requirements of the references section in the syllabus.

The original scientific research paper must be about the topic you selected. The answers to the questions below must relate to the original scientific research paper and discuss their abstract, methods, results, and conclusions made in that paper.

You must submit the following section separately as a word document to www.turnitin.com. In this section you must include the following sections in this order with the title of the section in bold as shown):

• Section A: the full citation for the paper at the top of the document.

• Section B: present your evaluation of the paper by answering the following questions about the original scientific research paper (type the question on one line, answer it on the line beneath it, and leave a single line space between the answer and the next question). The answers require explanations. Simply answering “yes” or “no” is not acceptable. Justify all of your answers. A minimum of 5 lines of text is required for answering each question.

1. What two main points did you understand from the abstract? 2. What methods were used to conduct the research? Why were they appropriate? 3. What key finding did you see in the results? 4. Provide a summary of the author’s conclusions. 5. Were the conclusions accurate for the results presented in the paper?

Turnitin.com This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However, any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Any work submitted in the form of lab reports, essays, etc. (as directed by the instructor) will be submitted online to www.turnitin.com by the

student. ALL WORK SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM WILL BE PLACED INTO THE REPOSITORY AT TURNITIN SO THAT IT CAN BE CHECKED AGAINST OTHER PAPERS/ASSIGNMENTS FOR PLAGIARISM (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE). You will be responsible for creating a student account with

turnitin.com (which is free), and your instructor will provide you with the details of submission (class ID number and password, and assignment number/name). If you forget your password then Dr. Hollier cannot retrieve your password, you need to contact the help desk at www.turnitin.com . You upload your assignment to turnitin.com. Only upload your file, do not copy and paste the file in to turnitin. If you copy and paste your assignment in to turnitin then all formatting and tables will be removed and your submitted work will not have the correct formatting. You will lose formatting points this way that will not be credited back. You must submit the file in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx format). Files submitted in other formats (such as .pages or .pdf) will result in a zero score for formatting in the grading rubric. After submission, you will receive a receipt after submission of an assessment. Ensure that you print this receipt as this is proof of your submission in

case something goes wrong. When you upload your work you MUST check your work on the preview (confirmation) page to ensure that the entire work is present (not checking and only part of your work being submitted will be the work that is graded, you will not be allowed to resubmit). The preview removes images and other formatting

(including table format). As such, you are responsible for ensuring all your text is present. You will only be allowed to upload your work once, THE FIRST SUBMISSION IS




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THE FINAL SUBMISSION (there are NO exceptions to this rule), so make

sure your work is complete and is your final version. This policy is here to ensure you do not plagiarize from the start of the assignment. You CANNOT submit work to see if you would get caught, then change it if a section is highlighted by turntiin, to get around plagiarism. You cannot submit an assignment and then decide that you did not want to submit the assignment as you were caught plagiarizing on that assignment. Any work that is submitted to turnitin.com will be graded using grademark on turnitin. The grade(s) for the assignment(s) and comments from the instructor can be accessed by clicking on the red apple under that assignment on turnitin (if the apple is shaded gray then the work has not been graded). It is your responsibility to check your grade and to read the comments on turnitin.

iCollege iCollege is used to supplement this course. It is used to disseminate course materials (lecture notes, reviews, extra credit work, quizzes, and discussion board questions, etc.), provide the primary communication tools (e-mail and discussion board) for students to contact Dr Hollier and other students in the class, posting of grades for all tests and quizzes, and to provide announcements relevant to the course. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they do not try to take online quizzes during schedule maintenance times for iCollege. The students MUST check the maintenance schedule each week and before taking each quiz. IF YOU TAKE QUIZZES DURING THE MAINTENANCE TIME AND THE QUIZ STOPS OR CLOSES, THEN THE QUIZ WILL NOT BE RESET, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE QUIZ.

Materials posted on iCollege (or any other media type) CANNOT be posted by students in any way or form elsewhere (including, but not limited to: web pages, torrents, on CD/DVD, in paper publications, giving materials to students in other classes or colleges/universities). Violation of this could result in a grade reduction to your overall course grade by 10% per item posted and/or legal action by Dr Hollier or the publisher who owns the copyright of the material.

Support for iCollege:

• The support options can be found by visiting the iCollege login page and looking for help or support options.

If problems occur, then you have the following responsibilities: • You must get help IMMEDIATELY from the 24/7 technical support, not days later. • If the problems are not resolved within 48 hours THEN contact me. • Make sure you have an ALTERNATIVE COMPUTER ACCESS PLAN. If your computer (any part!)

or internet connection fails then it is your responsibility to have an alternative access plan (another computer).

• Make sure you BACK-UP YOUR WORK REGULARLY (recommended is weekly) to some type of media other than your computer (CD, flash drive, external hard drive, etc.)

• For problems with electronic quizzes / assignments that is due to iCollege failure only (this does not include problems with your computer or internet connection, only problems with iCollege itself), then you must: (i) contact the helpdesk, AND (ii) notify me immediately (by e-mail (iCollege, GSU, or personal), phone, or mail. Failure to perform BOTH of these actions could result in forfeiture of any considerations, time extensions, etc.

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• Learning and Tutorial Center (LTC): The LTC is a resource for student success. It’s mission is to "enable Perimeter College's diverse population of students to achieve their educational, personal, and career goals through tutoring and technology-based instruction, empowering them to become successful, independent, lifelong learners." There is a CRLA-certified LTC located on each of PC's five campuses where we provide academic support in mathematics, reading, writing, science and more. In addition to our face-to-face tutoring services, we provide a variety of other services and resources to accommodate student needs.

• GPC Nursing Tutorial Lab: The Nursing Tutorial Lab was built and designed to provide academic assistance to nursing and pre-nursing students at Perimeter College. Students may self-refer or be referred to the program by College faculty and staff. Depending on need, students may receive assistance in such areas as medical-math skills, science, and college survival skills: test taking strategies; time management; stress reduction; and general study skills. Review sessions in specific content areas are offered. The Tutorial Lab Director and a Biology tutor are available for individual or small group tutoring sessions.

• Library: The college library is a great resource for finding information, using student computers, media spots to complete online work of a variety of types, a place to study, and a place to obtain general help or find out where to obtain help.

• Disability services: Perimeter College is committed to providing educational opportunities for all students and assisting them in making their college experience successful and positive. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Center for Disability Services coordinates the provision of reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.

Letters of Recommendation http://www.mhollier.com/letters.html Dr Hollier will only provide letters of recommendation to students who get either an A or a B as their overall course grade. To request a letter of recommendation you must give me four weeks notice before the date that you require it. You must also e-mail the following information to my college e-mail address ( [email protected] ): (i) Your full name, and the semester and course you took in my class, (ii) The full name and address of the college/university you are applying to, (iii) The name of the program that you are applying for, (iv) Your science class course grades for all science courses taken at GPC, (v) Your current GPA, (vi) a list and brief description of any volunteering / community service you have performed within the last two years, (vii) any information that you are including on your application that I am expected to know, and (viii) the date that you require the letter(s) by. If you are applying to the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions (Georgia State University) then you also need to send me the following information exactly as you entered it on your online application: Student name, Panther ID number, Student email, Program you are applying to (Traditional, ACE, or ACE and traditional), and Term you are applying for.

Class Withdrawal https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20172018/university-academic-regulations/#dropping-classes-and-voluntary-

withdrawal Students are responsible for formally dropping or withdrawing from courses using the online registration system, PAWS at paws.gsu.edu. Students should not simply stop attending. Students should be aware of the financial and academic consequences of dropping and withdrawing from courses by consulting with an academic advisor and referring to information concerning the tuition refund schedule found on the Student Financial Services’ web page, which is located on the www.gsu.edu website.

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Georgia State University reserves the right, at any time during the semester, to drop any student from classes for failure to pay tuition and fees. However, students should not assume that Georgia State will drop them from classes for failure to pay tuition and fees. A. Registration Time Periods

1. Adding/Dropping Time Period: When registration opens for the term up until 5 p.m. the first Friday of the term, students may:

• Add courses on PAWS • Drop courses on PAWS to no longer appear on the student’s official transcript. Note:

Students will no longer be charged tuition for courses that are dropped at this time unless an equal credit hour course is added as well. (Refer to the tuition refund schedule on the Student Account web page at gsu.edu. Note: dropping courses and lowering your credit hours for the term may have consequences academically and for financial aid eligibility)

• After this time, students will not be able to add or drop courses on their own. 2. Schedule Adjustment – After the first week of classes up until the Midterm

• Students may withdraw from a class or classes on PAWS. • Students will receive a grade of W or WF for any class withdrawn during this period

depending on whether or not they have exceeded their limit of withdrawals with a grade of W.

• Specifically, students will automatically be awarded a W if they have not exceeded their limit and a WF if they have. Grades of W and WF appear on the student’s transcript. (Note: A grade of WF is treated as an F for GPA calculation purposes.)

• Note: The last day for a student to add a class in PAWS is the first Friday of the term at 5 p.m.

• As of the second week of classes, faculty have the discretion to request to add or drop students from classes if an administrative academic error has occurred. Factors such as space availability and health and safety regulations may apply to such requests. During the second week of classes, faculty have until Friday at 5 p.m. to submit a request to add or drop students from classes.

• Instructors are not responsible for dropping students. • Instructors are not responsible for withdrawing students (except in violation of class

policy (see section 1332.30) 3. After the midpoint of the term: During this period, voluntary withdrawals are not allowed

via PAWS. • Students can no longer initiate a withdrawal from classes • Grades will be posted based on those assigned by instructors. • Students are responsible for consulting the course syllabus for specific instructor

policies regarding such matters as penalties for missing the first class, an exam, an assignment or a project. These may include, among the other things, being dropped or withdrawn from a course.

B. Limits on Withdrawals with a Grade of W 1. Students are allowed to withdraw with a grade of W a maximum of three times in their

undergraduate associate level careers at Georgia State. 2. The limit on withdrawals does not apply if a student withdraws from all classes during a

term before the midpoint. However, students are only allowed to withdraw from all classes prior to the midpoint twice without having their withdrawals count against the limit. Students who withdraw from all classes a third or subsequent time will automatically receive a grade of WF in their classes if they have reached their limit of Ws.

3. It is possible that a student will withdraw from more than one class in a particular semester and not have enough Ws left to use a W in all those classes. In that case, classes will be awarded a W based on the date and time the student initiated the withdrawal from that

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class. For example, if a student had taken five Ws in their career at Georgia State and then withdrew from three of the four classes in which the student is enrolled, the student’s sixth W allowed would be assigned to the class from which the student withdrew first. The student would receive a WF in the other two classes. In these cases, students may make an appeal to the University Advisement Center or the student’s Office of Academic Advisement to shift the W from one class to another. Such requests must be made no later than the end of the subsequent semester in which the student withdrew from the classes. (Whether a student is enrolled in the semester after the semester in which the student withdrew from the classes does not change this time limit.) Students may not shift Ws between semesters.

4. The following types of withdrawals do not count against the limit on withdrawals with a grade of W.

• Emergency withdrawals (see Section 1332.40). • Grades of WF (withdrawal failing). • Grade of WM (withdrawal military). • Grade notation of – before the grade of W indicating non attendance documented by

the professor. • Withdrawals for nonpayment. • Withdrawals from courses numbered below 1000. • Withdrawals taken in semesters before Fall Semester 2016. • Withdrawals taken at other institutions.

5. This policy applies to all degree-seeking undergraduate associate level students. It does not apply to non-degree students (such as post baccalaureate and transient students).

Students formally withdrawing from all classes may be entitled to a partial refund of their fees (see Section 1240). In an emergency situation that precludes personal action to withdraw from classes, a student may communicate with the Office of the Dean of Students, http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/. 1332.20 Withdrawals and Drops from Satellite Courses and Cancelled Courses In general, if a student voluntarily withdraws from a course at a satellite location, then the normal withdrawal policy applies (see section 1332.10). If the off-campus course’s schedule does not match a Georgia State University term, then the mid-point of the course will be the mid-point of the period from the first off-campus meeting of the course to the last meeting of the course. If a course is cancelled by Georgia State after the first week of classes, then the student may choose between the following options:

• They may have the course dropped from their schedule (even if the course is cancelled after the end of Late Registration), or

• They may take a W in the course, or • In coordination with the course instructor and the department chair, the student may develop

an academically appropriate plan to complete the course. These plans must be approved by the instructor and the department chair.

1332.30 Involuntary Withdrawal (Faculty Initiated) Science class instructors will not be performing any faculty initiated withdrawals from classes after the roll verification is completed. It is the students’ responsibility to withdraw from classes and to complete all of the required forms for withdrawals. 1332.40 Emergency Withdrawal Students may request an emergency withdrawal when a non-academic emergency situation occurs that prevents them from completing their course work (e.g., severe medical problems, traumatic

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events) and when the timing or nature of the emergency prevents them from voluntarily withdrawing from their classes. (See Section 1332.10.) Emergency withdrawals are subject to the following restrictions:

• Students must initiate an application for an emergency withdrawal no later than two academic years after the semester in which the courses were taken.

• Students may request emergency withdrawals in a maximum of two semesters of their enrollment at Georgia State.

• Students may not request an emergency withdrawal after degree conferral. Emergency withdrawals normally apply to all the courses a student took in a semester. In exceptional cases, emergency withdrawals may be granted for some of a student’s courses. Students requesting an emergency withdrawal in some but not all of their courses must provide documentation to justify a partial withdrawal. If a student is granted an emergency withdrawal, W grades will automatically be awarded. W grades awarded as a result of the emergency withdrawal process do not count against the student’s voluntary withdrawal limits. (See Section 1332.10.) For further information on emergency withdrawals, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at deanofstudents.gsu.edu. 1332.45 Military Withdrawal Withdrawal for Military Service: Refunds and Grades Full refunds of tuition and mandatory fees and pro rata refunds of elective fees may be considered for students who are:

1. Military reservists (including members of the National Guard) who, after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees, receive orders without prior notice to active duty, reassigned for temporary duty, or mandatory training and the orders prevent completion of the term;

2. Commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) who receive deployment orders in response to a public health crisis or national emergency after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees and the orders prevent completion of the term;

3. Active duty military personnel who, after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees, receive reassignment, a temporary duty assignment, or a training assignment without prior notice and the orders prevent completion of the term; or,

4. Otherwise unusually and detrimentally affected by the activation of members of the reserve components or the deployment of active duty personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who demonstrate a need for exceptional equitable relief.

This policy does not apply to a student enlisting in the Armed Forces prior to or during a semester, unless the student presents documentation showing his/her date to report to initial training was changed without the student’s prior knowledge and the new reporting date prevents completion of the term. Students must officially withdraw and submit official orders to the Office of the Registrar, Military Outreach Center prior to leaving for the assignment. The student is not eligible for a military withdrawal in any course in which the student has completed the course requirements (for example, taking the final exam or submitting the final paper) and/or a grade has been assigned. Elective fees are to be prorated according to the date on which the student officially withdraws. Students who withdraw and receive a full tuition refund will receive a grade of “WM” (military withdrawal) for all courses from which the student has withdrawn. Appeals Committee Per the BOR’s policy on Military Service Refunds, 7.3.5.3, requests for exceptional relief are made directly to the president of the institution and the president will make a determination on each request expeditiously.

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Requests for course withdrawals due to military service will first be considered by the certifying officials in the Office of the Registrar, Military Outreach Center. If a student’s request is denied and the student feels his/her case requires exceptional relief due to an unusual or detrimental activation, then the request will be considered by the Military Outreach Committee. The Military Outreach Committee consists of academic advisors, VA benefit certifying officials, ROTC representatives, associate deans and university representatives from the Counseling Center and Affirmative Action. This committee will make recommendations to approve or deny students’ requests to the Vice President for Enrollment and Provost/VP for Academic Affairs. Appeals of the decision of the Vice President for Enrollment and Provost/VP for Academic Affairs may be initiated by the student within 5 business days of notification of the Vice President for Enrollment’s decision and will be considered by the Provost. Appeals of the decision of the Provost may be initiated by the student within 5 business days of notification of the Provost’s decision and will be considered by the President. 1332.50 Non-Academic Withdrawal See the Student Code of Conduct: http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/

Incomplete http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec403.html#403.03 A grade of incomplete (“I”) may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion if a student 1) is earning a passing grade at the time the incomplete is requested, and 2) has completed most of the major assignments, generally all but one, and 3) cannot complete the remainder of the coursework due to non-academic reasons beyond the student’s control. If an instructor denies a student’s request for an incomplete, the student may appeal to the department chair. The decision of the department chair is final.

Expectations of the students Students are responsible for all material covered and announcements made in class. Students are expected to complete all assignments on time, come to all classes, participate in classroom activities in groups/individually (depending on the activity), check iCollege daily, and communicate/participate in a professional manner. Students should conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner that respects the rights of other students and the instructor. Because entering and exiting the room during class can be distracting to other students (as well as the instructor), refrain from such movements except as physiologically necessary. Any unnecessary or loud talking during class should be avoided. Eating and drinking is prohibited in the classroom. Students that do not conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner may be dismissed from class and receive a zero for any assignments, quizzes, or test for that class time. Depending on the seriousness of the first incident of disruptive behavior, Dr Hollier can and will reduce all extra credit for the entire semester to a grade of zero. Continued noncompliance of these expectations will result in severe grade reductions for one or more tests from the course (as decided by the instructor).

Electronic devices 1. Students are responsible for their electronic devices if they bring to class. The college and/or Dr.

Hollier are not responsible/liable for any damage or loss of electronic devices. 2. Electronic devices are allowed during class times. The electronic devices must not disrupt the

class, and sound(s) must be turned off. 3. Electronic devices of any kind (except devices for the hard of hearing) are NOT allowed

during tests, exams, quizzes, etc. and when going over the tests, exams, quizzes, etc. once they have been graded. The first violation of this part of the policy will result in an immediate grade of zero for that test. A second violation will result in an F for the entire course. This includes,

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but is not limited to, phones, smart watches, smart glasses, and programmable calculators. If you have smart glasses, you will need to have a pair of regular glasses to wear during tests, exams, quizzes, etc.

4. Cell phone use (or ringing) in class will not be tolerated. 5. Voice recorders are to be used to aid in note taking during class only, and have the following

constraints: a. The recorder must be placed next to the student (not at the front of the class next to the

instructor). b. The instructor and/or GPC cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss of the

recording device. c. It is understood that such recordings are to be utilized only for the student's personal use

as a study supplement. d. Recorders are not to be operated in playback mode or otherwise operated in a manner

such as to cause disruption to the class. e. Recordings may not be posted for dissemination anywhere in any form.

6. Laptops can only be used to allow students to type notes instead of writing them, or to look at the class material instead of printing it out. Laptops are not to be used for surfing the internet, doing work for other classes, or playing games. Laptops cannot be used to record the class through a webcam in any way or form. Typing must be kept to a quiet level, if your keyboard is too noisy (as determined by the instructor), then you will not be allowed to use your laptop during class. Violation of any part of this policy will result in the forfeiture of your right to use your laptop.

7. Use of imaging devices of any kind (cameras, video recorders, etc.) is strictly prohibited in the class.

Dress attire The instructor reserves the right to identify attire which is inappropriate for a classroom setting, including (but not limited to): attire with curse words, attire depicting nudity, and attire with minimal coverage. Please use discretion and be courteous to those around you when choosing attire.

Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University (“Georgia State”) is committed to providing a clean, healthy, and comfortable environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. The use of tobacco products is prohibited on all property owned, leased or used by Georgia State, including but not limited to all internal and external areas; parking garages and parking lots; and in Georgia State owned and/or leased vehicles. Such use is also prohibited within 25 feet of all Georgia State building entrances and exits. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, all forms of smokeless tobacco, clove cigarettes and any other smoking devices that use tobacco, such as hookahs, or simulate the use of tobacco such as electronic cigarettes. The advertising, sale or free sampling of tobacco products on Georgia State property is also prohibited.

Haven, Everfi, and AlcoholEDU http://healthpromotion.gsu.edu/haven-and-alcoholedu/ Georgia State University has partnered with EverFi, Inc. whose mission is to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, and financial literacy in higher education institutions across the country. Each year over 1,500,000 students and employees complete these courses. As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new students and employees Georgia State University requires first year students to complete Haven and AlcoholEdu, transfer students to complete Haven and new Graduate/ Professional students to complete HavenPlus.


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This online education will empower you to make well-informed decisions about issues that affect your years at Georgia State University and beyond. Please see your iCollege account for detailed instructions regarding these courses. Additionally, students can access the course at http://healthpromotion.gsu.edu/haven-and-alcoholedu/

Children in class / at college The college has a policy that prohibits children from sitting in or being left in the hallway during class. If you come to class with a child, then you will be asked to leave the class. If you bring a child to a test then you will not be allowed to take the test, and the policy of no make-up tests for missed tests WILL apply to this situation (no exceptions).

Disruptive behavior http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/ http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsen/minutes/2006-2007/disrpt.pdf Disruptive student behavior is student behavior in a classroom or other learning environment (to include both on and off-campus locations}, which disrupts the educational process. Disruptive class* behavior for this purpose is defined by the instructor. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to, verbal or physical threats, repeated obscenities, unreasonable interference with class discussion, making/receiving personal phone calls, text messages, or pages during class, leaving and entering class frequently in the absence of notice to instructor of illness or other extenuating circumstances, excessive tardiness, and persisting in disruptive personal conversations with other class members. For purposes of this policy, it may also be considered disruptive behavior for a student to exhibit threatening, intimidating, or other inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates outside of class. ( http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsen/minutes/2006-2007/disrpt.pdf ).

House Bill 280 Please refer to www.usg.edu/hb280 regarding House Bill 280.

Important statements 1. Student Code of Conduct: Students should be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct (

http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/ ).

2. GSU statement: The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may

be necessary. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec401.html#401.01)

3. GSU statement: Your constructive assessment of this course plays an indispensable role in

shaping education at Georgia State. Upon completing the course, please take the time to fill out the online course evaluation. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec401.html#401.01)

4. GSU email policy: Every student is assigned an official Georgia State University email

address at the time of acceptance. It is essential that students regularly check this email account. Academic departments and student service units across campus use the University assigned email as a means of communicating with students about official university business, and students are held responsible for this information. Email from Georgia State will be sent to the student’s official Georgia State e-mail address. It will not be sent to any other address (such as a Gmail or Yahoo account). However, students may configure their Georgia State account to forward to another address. (https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20172018/university-academic-regulations/#georgia-

state-university-email) Perimeter College requires students to use GSU-provided email accounts for communication. The Perimeter College account holder must maintain password security and not share his or her login information with anyone, including spouses, parents, friends, or family. Therefore, only the registered student is permitted to login to iCollege with his or her assigned username and


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password to participate in this class. Allowing someone other than the registered student to access this iCollege class for any reason is considered cheating and a violation of the Georgia State University’s Policy on Academic Honesty. Users must not use profanity, obscenities, or derogatory remarks in email messages. Threatening, sexual, ethnic, and/or racial harassment, including unwanted / unsolicited bulk electronic mail, is strictly prohibited. Persons in violation of this procedure are subject to a range of sanctions, including the loss of computer network access privileges, disciplinary action, dismissal from the College and legal action.

5. Sexual Misconduct Policy: The University System of Georgia is committed to ensuring a

safe learning environment that supports the dignity of all members of the University System of Georgia community. The University System of Georgia does not discriminate on the basis of sex or gender in any of its education or employment programs and activities. To that end, this policy prohibits specific forms of behavior that violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The University System of Georgia will not tolerate sexual misconduct, which is prohibited, and which includes, but is not limited to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking. The University System further strongly encourages members of the University System community to report instances of sexual misconduct promptly. These policies and procedures are intended to ensure that all parties involved receive appropriate support and fair treatment, and that allegations of sexual misconduct are handled in a prompt, thorough and equitable manner. Prevention is one of the primary mechanisms used to reduce incidents of sexual violence on campuses. USG institutions are required to provide prevention tools and to conduct ongoing awareness and prevention programming and training for the campus community including students, faculty, and staff. Such programs are designed to stop sexual violence through the promotion of positive and healthy behaviors. Programming will educate the campus community on consent, sexual assault, alcohol use, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, bystander intervention, and reporting. (http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/)

6. American Disability Act Statement: Students who wish to request accommodation for a

disability may do so by registering with the Office of Disability Services. Students may only be accommodated upon issuance by the Office of Disability Services of a signed Accommodation Plan and are responsible for providing a copy of that plan to instructors of all classes in which accommodations are sought. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec401.html#401.01) (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec301.html#301.03)

7. Non-discrimination Statement: Georgia State University does not discriminate against

individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or veteran status in employment or the administration of the program and activities conducted by Georgia State University or any of its several departments now in existence or hereafter established. Additionally, no chartered student organization may engage in discriminatory conduct whether collectively or through the actions of its individual members. (See Code Section I. Chartering Student Organizations.). (http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/)

8. Affirmative Action Statement: It is the policy of Georgia State University to implement

affirmative action and equal opportunity for all employees and students, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability. This policy also applies to applicants for employment or admission. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec301.html#301.02)

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and minimum standard of conduct in academic matters that students be honest and that they submit for credit only the products of their own efforts. Both the ideals of scholarship and the need for fairness require that all dishonest work be rejected as a basis for academic credit. They also require that students refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable or unethical conduct related to their academic work. The university's policy on academic honesty is published in the Faculty Affairs Handbook and the On Campus: The Undergraduate Co-Curricular Affairs Handbook and is available to all members of the university community. The policy represents a core value of the university and all members of the university community are responsible for abiding by its tenets. Lack of knowledge of this policy is not an acceptable defense to any charge of academic dishonesty. All members of the academic community -- students, faculty, and staff -- are expected to report violations of these standards of academic conduct to the appropriate authorities. The procedures for such reporting are on file in the offices of the deans of each college, the office of the dean of students, and the office of the provost. In an effort to foster an environment of academic integrity and to prevent academic dishonesty, students are expected to discuss with faculty the expectations regarding course assignments and standards of conduct. Students are encouraged to discuss freely with faculty, academic advisors, and other members of the university community any questions pertaining to the provisions of this policy. In addition, students are encouraged to avail themselves of programs in establishing personal standards and ethics offered through the university's Counseling Center. 409.02 Definitions and Examples: The examples and definitions given below are intended to clarify the standards by which academic honesty and academically honorable conduct are to be judged. The list is merely illustrative of the kinds of infractions that may occur, and it is not intended to be exhaustive. Moreover, the definitions and examples suggest conditions under which unacceptable behavior of the indicated types normally occurs; however, there may be unusual cases that fall outside these conditions which also will be judged unacceptable by the academic community. A. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is presenting another person's work as one's own. Plagiarism includes any paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student's work as one's own. Plagiarism frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes, or footnotes the quotation of the paragraphs, sentences, or even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. The submission of research or completed papers or projects by someone else is plagiarism, as is the unacknowledged use of research sources gathered by someone else when that use is specifically forbidden by the faculty member. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is also a form of plagiarism. Any work, in whole or in part, taken from the Internet or other computer-based resource without properly referencing the source (for example, the URL) is considered plagiarism. A complete reference is required in order that all parties may locate and view the original source. Finally, there may be forms of plagiarism that are unique to an individual discipline or course, examples of which should be provided in advance by the faculty member. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of violating this responsibility. B. Cheating on Examinations: Cheating on examinations involves giving or receiving unauthorized help before, during, or after an examination. Examples of unauthorized help include the use of notes, computer based resources, texts, or "crib sheets" during an examination (unless specifically approved by the faculty member), or sharing information with another student during an examination (unless specifically approved by the faculty member). Other examples include intentionally allowing another student to view one's own examination and collaboration before or after an examination if such collaboration is specifically forbidden by the faculty member. C. Unauthorized Collaboration: Submission for academic credit of a work product, or a part thereof, represented as its being one's own effort, which has been developed in substantial collaboration with another person or source, or computer-based

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resource, is a violation of academic honesty. It is also a violation of academic honesty knowingly to provide such assistance. Collaborative work specifically authorized by a faculty member is allowed. D. Falsification: It is a violation of academic honesty to misrepresent material or fabricate information in an academic exercise, assignment or proceeding (e.g., false or misleading citation of sources, the falsification of the results of experiments or of computer data, false or misleading information in an academic context in order to gain an unfair advantage). E. Multiple Submissions: It is a violation of academic honesty to submit substantial portions of the same work for credit more than once without the explicit consent of the faculty member(s) to whom the material is submitted for additional credit. In cases in which there is a natural development of research or knowledge in a sequence of courses, use of prior work may be desirable, even required; however the student is responsible for indicating in writing, as a part of such use, that the current work submitted for credit is cumulative in nature. 409.03 Evidence and Burden of Proof: In determining whether or not academic dishonesty has occurred, the standard which should be used is that guilt must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. This means that if the evidence which indicates that academic dishonesty occurred produces a stronger impression and is more convincing as to its truth when weighed against opposing evidence, then academic dishonesty has been proved. In other words, the evidence does not have to be enough to free the mind from a reasonable doubt but must be sufficient to incline a reasonable and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than to the other. Evidence as used in this statement can be any observation, admission, statement, or document which would either directly or circumstantially indicate that academic dishonesty has occurred. 409.04 Procedures for Resolving Matters of Academic Dishonesty: The following procedure is the only approved means for resolving matters of academic dishonesty, except for matters arising in the College of Law which has its own Honor Code for handling such matters. It is available to all members of the academic community who wish to pursue an action against a student for academic dishonesty. A. Initiation: If a member of the academic community believes that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty in a course, on a test, or as a part of an academic program, that individual is responsible for initiating action against the student or bringing the matter to the attention of an individual who may initiate action against the student. In allegations of academic dishonesty involving course requirements, the course faculty member is generally responsible for initiating the action. If the alleged violation involves a departmental program requirement (e.g., comprehensive examination or language competency examination) or an institutionally-required test (e.g., test of Georgia/United States history or Georgia/United States constitutions), or if the individual who discovers the incident is not a faculty member, the individual should bring the matter to the attention of the faculty member and administrator who has responsibility of overseeing the activity (e.g., departmental chair, director of the Testing Office). If that administrator decides to bring charges of academic dishonesty against the student, then that administrator becomes the initiator. (Test proctors, laboratory assistants, and other individuals who are not course faculty members should bring any instances of alleged academic dishonesty to the attention of the course faculty member or their administrative superior. That individual, after weighing the evidence, may become the initiator by formally charging the student with academic dishonesty.) The channel of review, recommendation, and decision-making follows the administrative lines associated with the course or program requirement involved. In any instance, however, when the alleged incident does not occur within the context of a course and when it is unclear which college of more than one college involved should have jurisdiction in review and decision-making, either unit may initiate the case. For the sake of brevity the following processing procedures are written from an "academic unit/college" perspective. Nonacademic units (i.e., Testing Center) would substitute appropriate supervisory personnel at the respective levels. Herein the "initiator" will be referred to as "faculty member" and the "administrative unit head" will

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be referred to as "chair," designating the departmental chair. "Dean" will refer to appropriate administrative supervisory personnel at the overall college or division level. While the matter of academic dishonesty is pending, the student will be allowed to continue in the course and register for upcoming terms. Should a grade be due to the registrar before the matter is resolved, a grade of GP (grade pending) will be reported for the student in the course involved. Withdrawal from a course does not preclude the imposition of penalties for academic dishonesty. B. Penalties to be Imposed: Penalties to be imposed in incidents of academic dishonesty are classified as "academic" or "disciplinary." Academic penalties include such sanctions as assignment of a failing grade for a particular course requirement, or for the course itself, or for other tests or program assignments. They are set by the faculty member. Disciplinary sanctions can be sought in addition to those considered academic and could include, but are not limited to, the following penalties: suspension, expulsion, transcript annotations. Disciplinary penalties can be requested by the faculty member, in consultation with the chair; they must be reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline and they are set by the provost. C. Action at Administrative Unit (Department Level): As soon as possible after the alleged incident, the faculty member should discuss the matter with the student. This discussion should be conducted in a manner which protects the rights and confidentiality of students. If the faculty member believes that academic dishonesty has occurred, the faculty member (with the advice of the chair if necessary) will determine the appropriate academic penalty. The faculty member will complete a "notice of academic dishonesty" form describing the incident and indicating the academic penalty imposed. Any recommendation for a disciplinary penalty must be reviewed in consultation with the chair. The faculty member will deliver to the student the notice of academic dishonesty which includes a statement of appeal rights. If there is difficulty in delivering the notice to the student, the faculty member/chair should request assistance from the college dean in determining the most expeditious way to inform the student that a notice of academic dishonesty has been filed. Once the student has been informed, the chair forwards the documentation, including the notice of academic dishonesty and an indication of when the student was informed, to the dean to be held pending possible appeal. Until the student has been given the opportunity to appeal, a grade of GP (grade pending) should be submitted for the student for the course involved. D. Student Action: The student will have 10 business days after receipt of the notice of charges of academic dishonesty to submit a written appeal denying the charges and providing any rationale for the appeal. The appeal should be addressed to the college dean of the initiator. In the event the student is found guilty of academic dishonesty, the student does not have the right to appeal the academic penalty assessed by the faculty member, unless the student can prove that such penalty was arbitrarily imposed or discriminatorily applied. If the student wishes to challenge a disciplinary penalty, the student must submit a written rationale for challenging the disciplinary penalty within 10 business days of receipt of the notice of charges of academic dishonesty. The statement of challenge should be addressed to the college dean. The college dean will forward the challenge to the dean of students for inclusion in the review of the disciplinary penalty by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline. All disciplinary penalties are automatically reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline, regardless of student appeal. If the student has also filed an appeal denying the charges of academic dishonesty, any review of disciplinary penalty recommended will be delayed pending review of the charges of academic dishonesty by the college hearing committee. E. College Action: 1. No Appeal by the Student. If the student does not submit a written appeal to the college dean within 10 business days, the dean will notify the chair/faculty member to post any pending grade(s) immediately. The dean will then forward the notice of academic dishonesty to the dean of students for inclusion in the student's disciplinary file. Any recommendation of a disciplinary penalty will also be forwarded to the dean of students for appropriate review by the Senate Committee on Student Discipline. 2. Appeal by the Student. If the student submits a written appeal within 10 business days, the dean will notify the registrar to issue a grade of GP (grade pending) for the course(s) in question on all

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transcript requests for the student pending outcome of the appeal. The dean will forward the charges of academic dishonesty to the chair of a college hearing committee and will notify the faculty member to set forth in writing a comprehensive statement describing the incident of academic dishonesty. This statement will be presented to the committee and to the student at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing. 3. Student Hearing Committee Process. The following guidelines will be used to govern the hearing of the appeal by the college student hearing committee: a. Within ten (10) business days after the committee receives the charges of academic dishonesty, a hearing date will be determined. The committee will notify the faculty member and the student of the time, date, and the place of the hearing. Copies of all charges of academic dishonesty and related materials for the hearing will be provided to the student at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing. b. The faculty member and the student will be allowed to make oral presentations, call witnesses, and present any documentary evidence regarding the incident in question. The hearing will be recorded on audio tape. The hearing will not be open to observers. c. At the conclusion of the hearing, the committee will meet in closed session and will make its recommendation as to the guilt or innocence of the student based on a preponderance of evidence with respect to the charge of academic dishonesty. The committee chair will forward to the college dean its findings and recommendations in a written report within five (5) business days of the hearing. 4. College Decision on Appeals. Within five (5) business days of receiving the committee's written report, the college dean will make the final decision regarding guilt or innocence. The dean will notify all appropriate parties of the decision. If the dean finds the student "not guilty," the matter will be terminated and no notice of charges will be filed with the dean of students. The dean will notify the chair to post the pending course grade promptly and will notify the registrar to remove the GP (grade pending) on the student's transcript. If the dean finds the student "guilty," the notice of charges of academic dishonesty will be forwarded to the dean of students for inclusion in the student's disciplinary file. The academic penalty stipulated by the faculty member will be imposed. The dean will notify the chair to insure that any pending grade is posted promptly. The dean will notify the registrar to remove the GP (grade pending) on the student's transcript if only an academic penalty was involved. If a disciplinary penalty has been recommended, the dean will notify the registrar to continue the GP (grade pending) annotation until the disciplinary penalty can be reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline. 5. Appeal of the Decision of the Dean. If the student or initiator wishes to appeal the decision of the college dean regarding guilt or innocence of the charges of academic dishonesty, the student or initiator may appeal to the provost. The subsequent appeal route would be to the president and then the Board of Regents. The student or initiator must submit a written statement of appeal to the provost within 10 business days of notification of the dean's decision. The basis of the appeal must be on the grounds that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory. 6. University Senate Committee on Student Discipline Action. In cases where a disciplinary penalty has been recommended, the Senate Committee on Student Discipline will conduct a hearing to review the disciplinary penalty. The committee will review the faculty member's notice of academic dishonesty and the student's statement of challenge of the disciplinary penalty, if any. The faculty member and the student will be allowed to appear at the hearing to discuss the imposition of disciplinary penalties. Only the recommendation concerning the disciplinary penalty to be imposed will be considered by this committee. Issues of guilt or innocence are determined at the college level (see IV.3 and IV.4 above). The Senate Committee will conduct the hearing in accordance with its regular hearing procedures. Copies of these procedures may be obtained from the Provost's Office and/or the Dean of Students. The Senate Committee on Student Discipline will provide its recommendation within five (5) business days of its hearing to the provost regarding appropriateness of the disciplinary penalty recommended by the college and/or whether other disciplinary penalties are to be imposed in addition to or in lieu of those already recommended by the college. F. Provost Action: 1. Decision of the Provost. The role of the provost in handling student appeals regarding the charge of academic honesty has been explained (see IV.5.5

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above). Based on the recommendation, the Provost will render a decision within ten (10) business days of receipt of the recommendation of the Senate Committee. The provost will notify the student, the referring dean, the department chair and the faculty member of the Senate Committee's recommendations and of the provost's decision. At that time the provost will also notify the registrar to annotate the student's transcript, if necessary. 2. Appeal of the Decision of the Provost. If the student wishes to appeal the decision of the provost regarding the imposition of a disciplinary penalty, the student may appeal to the president, and then to the Board of Regents. The student must submit a written statement of appeal to the president within 10 business days of notification of the provost's decision. The basis for such an appeal must be on the grounds that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory. G. Students Involved in Two or More Incidents of Academic Dishonesty: A student is subject to disciplinary action in addition to any already undertaken once it is determined that the student has been found guilty in a previous incident of academic dishonesty. In such cases, the dean of students will forward a report to the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline regarding the incidents of academic dishonesty which have been reported. The dean of students is responsible for initiating this report within ten (10) business days of completion of proceeding of any subsequent finding of academic dishonesty. The University Senate Committee on Student Discipline will review the report of the dean of students. The student may submit supplemental written documents for the committee's review and may request to appear before the committee in its deliberations. After reviewing the matter, the committee will send a report to the provost with the recommendation for disciplinary penalty to be imposed. The provost will proceed as in IV.7 above.

Dr Hollier’s policies on cheating and/or plagiarism (in addition to the college wide policies): Students who allow their work to be copied receive the same penalty as

the student who copied the work (no exceptions). Cheating and plagiarism also includes (but is not limited to): quoting or copying material you are not allowed to quote (see assessed work section of syllabus), submitting false references (see referencing section of the syllabus), attempting to copy answers during tests/exams from other students/individuals, using ANY electronic devices during tests/exams (regardless of the reason; with the exception of a simple calculator that would be provided by Dr Hollier if it is required), copying answers/work between students/individuals, copying answers/work from the internet, copying answers/work from any source that gives the same question, having another student/individual take quizzes/do the work for you, and/or working in groups (of students or other individuals) to complete gradable work in any format (unless specifically directed by Dr Hollier as constituting gradable group work).

When an instructor believes there has been a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy (AHP), the student may accept the instructor’s decision or appeal it to the department chair. If the student chooses, he or she may appeal the decision of the department chair to the campus academic dean. The decision of the dean is final. Multiple violations may result in expulsion.

Penalties/punishments for cheating and/or plagiarism in Dr Hollier’s classes (one or more will be applied):

• A grade reduction to ZERO for that work/assignment category. This will not be dropped if it is part of a grade where the lowest grade is dropped.

• Loss of ALL extra credit for the entire semester.

• An “F” in the course.

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• A charge of academic dishonesty will prevent you from being able to withdraw from the course.

Dr. Hollier reserves the right to also refer any incident to the expulsion panel and student affairs/Dean of Student Services (which includes the College Court/Judicial board) depending on the seriousness of the violation of Dr. Hollier’s policies. Disclaimer: Dr. Hollier reserves the right to make any changes to any part of this syllabus at any time (students CANNOT change the syllabus). Any changes to be made will be discussed with students, and then the approved changes (by instructor and students) will be written down and ALL students will have to sign for the changes to take effect. If a student fails to sign for the changes, then the changes will NOT apply to that student (and they will not be allowed to sign later) if they change their mind.

Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Rev: 08/14/18Phone: 678-891-3779Email: Email in iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only)Course Abbreviation: BIOL-2110LCRN: 86323Course Hours: 1Class times: W 14:30-17:15 (2:30pm-5:15pm)Class location: CC-2120

M 10:00-12:30 (10:00am-12:30pm)M 14:30-15:30 (2:30pm-3:30pm) LTCT 11:45-12:45 (11:45am-12:45pm) LTCT 13:30-14:30 (1:30pm-2:30pm) Open Lab (CC-2200)W 08:00-10:00 (8:00am-10:00am) Open Lab (CC-2200)R 11:30-13:00 (11:30am-1:00pm) Open Lab (CC-2120)R 15:45-16:45 (3:45pm-4:45pm) Open Lab (CC-2120)

Office location: CC-1126

Date Day Lab Ex # Exercises Work due dates Mastering dates Quiz dates

1 The language of anatomy

3 The Microscope

08/29/18 Wednesday 2 4 The Cell: Anatomy & DivisionEx4 = 08/31/18-

09/03/181

09/05/18 Wednesday 3 5The Cell: Transport Mechanisms and Cell PermeabilityGoggles required and lab coat recommended.

Experimetnns for both lab reports are done in the class. If you miss this class

then you cannot write up your lab reports! (Grade of zero for lab reports)

Ex5 = 09/07/18-09/10/18

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09/12/18 Wednesday 4 6 Classification of Tissues

Drawings = end of classSimple squamous epithelium, Simple cuboidal epithelium, Simple columnar

epithelium

Ex6 = 09/14/18-09/17/18

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7 The Integumentary System

8Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure of Bones and Cartilage

9 The Axial Skeleton

09/26/18 Wednesday 6 10 The Appendicular Skeleton

Drawings = end of classHyaline cartilage, Compact bone, Thick

skinBefore midpoint extension request

date = 10/01/18

Ex10 = 09/28/18-10/01/18

5+6

10/03/18 Wednesday 7 MID-TERM EXAM Withdrawal date = 10/09/18Midterm Extra Credit = 10/05/18-10/08/18

11 Articulations and Body Movements

12Microscopic Anatomy and Organization of Skeletal Muscle

13 Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System

10/17/18 Wednesday 913

14.1

Gross Anatomy of the Muscular SystemGlycerinated Muscle LabGoggles required and lab coat recommended.

Lab report 2 (dye diffusion) = 10/18/18 @ 11:59pm on Turnitin.com

Ex13 & Ex14 = 10/19/18-10/22/18

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15Histology of Nervous TissueGoggles required and lab coat recommended

17 Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves19 The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves20 The Autonomic Nervous System

21Human Reflex PhysiologyWear clean socks!

22 General Sensation

23Special Senses: Anatomy of the Visual SystemGoggles required and lab coat recommended.

24 Special Senses: Visual Tests and Experiments25 Special Senses: Hearing and Equilibrium26 Special Senses: Olfaction and Taste

11/14/18 Wednesday 13 21-26 Completion of exercises 21-26Ex 24 & Ex25 &

Ex26 = 11/16/18-11/19/18

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11/28/18 Wednesday 14 FINAL EXAM

Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory ClassTerm: Fall 2018

Tutoring and Advising times

08/22/18 Wednesday 1Syllabus quiz = 08/20/18-08/27/18

Roll Verification Quiz = 08/20/18-08/27/18

Introduction to Mastering =

08/20/18-08/27/18Ex1 & Ex3 =

08/24/18-08/27/18

09/19/18 Wednesday 5

Lab report 1 (RBC osmosis) = 09/20/18 @ 11:59pm on Turnitin.com

Extra credit presentation = 09/20/18 @ 11:59pm on dropbox in iCollege for

both files, Sci Pap Eval also on Turnitin

Drawings = end of classNon-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, Pseudostratified ciliated

columnar epithelium, Areolar connective tissue

Ex7 & Ex8 & Ex9 = 09/21/18-09/24/18

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10/10/18 Wednesday 8Ex11 & Ex12 =

10/12/18-10/15/18

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10/24/18 Wednesday 10Ex15 & Ex17 =

10/26/18-10/29/18

10/31/18 Wednesday 11Ex19 & Ex 20 =

11/02/18-11/05/18

Disclaimer: The class dates and content are tentative, and as such are subject to change.Work due dates are 11:59pm of the day indicated, unless otherwise indicated (late submissions will NOT be graded)Online assignments are open from 12:01am on the first date of the range listed until 11:59pm of thelast date listed.

11/07/18 Wednesday 12After midpoint extension request date:

11/12/18Ex21 & Ex22 & Ex23 = 11/09/18-11/12/18

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