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Course Syllabus - Anatomy & Physiology II, BIOL2313 - Spring 2023

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INSTRUCTOR: Michael Kolitsky, Ph.D.

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PREQUISITES: (BIOL 1107 w/C or better AND BIOL 1305 w/C or better ) OR (ZOOL 2406 w/D or better)

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CREDIT HOURS: 3.0

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IMPORTANT DATES

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For Clinical Study #1 - in the Primal ATV (ANATOMY.TV) etext, click on the Clinical button in the module named Blood and choose one clinical condition for study. Then, using the e-mail tool in Blackboard, send me an e-mail containing your choice for Clinical Study #1 and describe the condition, what might cause it and how it is treated. Be sure to focus on the anatomical problem (structural problem) and how it has an effect on the physiology (function) of the individual with this condition. Your posting should have a minimum of 300 words and should be in your own words, not just copy-pasted from the clinical description. The submission due date for full credit is end of day on Jan. 29.

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For Clinical Study #2 - in the Primal ATV (ANATOMY.TV) etext,, click on the Clinical button in the module named Cardiovascular System and choose one clinical condition for study. Then, using the e-mail tool in Blackboard, send me an e-mail containing your choice for Clinical Study #2 and describe the condition, what might cause it and how it is treated. Be sure to focus on the anatomical problem (structural problem) and how it has an effect on the physiology (function) of the individual with this condition. Your posting should have a minimum of 300 words and should be in your own words, not just copy-pasted from the clinical description. The submission due date for full credit is end of day on Feb. 19.

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For Clinical Study #3 - in the Primal ATV (ANATOMY.TV) etext,, click on the Clinical button in the module named Digestive System and choose one clinical condition for study. Then, using the e-mail tool in Blackboard, send me an e-mail containing your choice for Clinical Study #3 and describe the condition, what might cause it and how it is treated. Be sure to focus on the anatomical problem (structural problem) and how it has an effect on the physiology (function) of the individual with this condition. Your posting should have a minimum of 300 words and should be in your own words, not just copy-pasted from the clinical description. The submission due date for full credit is end of day on Feb. 26.

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For Clinical Study #4 - in the Primal ATV (ANATOMY.TV) etext,, click on the Clinical button in the module named Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance and choose one clinical condition for study. Then, using the e-mail tool in Blackboard, send me an e-mail containing your choice for Clinical Study #4 and describe the condition, what might cause it and how it is treated. Be sure to focus on the anatomical problem (structural problem) and how it has an effect on the physiology (function) of the individual with this condition. Your posting should have a minimum of 300 words and should be in your own words, not just copy-pasted from the clinical description. The submission due date for full credit is end of day on April 23.

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For Clinical Study #5 - in the Primal ATV (ANATOMY.TV), click on the Clinical button in the module named Reproductive System and choose one clinical condition for study. Then, using the e-mail tool in Blackboard, send me an e-mail containing your choice for Clinical Study #5 and describe the condition, what might cause it and how it is treated. Be sure to focus on the anatomical problem (structural problem) and how it has an effect on the physiology (function) of the individual with this condition. Your posting should have a minimum of 300 words and should be in your own words, not just copy-pasted from the clinical description. The submission due date for full credit is end of day on April 30.

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REQUIRED TEXT:

1. ANATOMY.TV (ATV) is an etext sold by Primal Pictures and must be purchased by using a credit card online at https://www.primalpictures.com/adoptions/utep/ .  You may want to contact your credit card company to let them know you will purchase the etext for $50.00 as Primal is located in England and some credit card companies require a notice to charge items purchased outside the U.S.A. The Promo Password that should be used to get the $50.00 purchase cost is UTEP and you should scroll down to add the Password. If you do not see a cost of $50.00 for a four-month subscription, get back to me.

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If you are in the Anatomy and Physiology II online lab, you only should purchase subscription one time.

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I have also been told that the UTEP library has a copy of Anatomy.TV as a data base that can be accessed only if you are on the on-campus network.  If you reside on campus or study on campus, the library staff indicates you can access the data base.  I was also told that a 100 student upper limit of concurrent use is built into the UTEP library data base which means that no more than 100 users can be logged in to the data base at one time.  You should keep this in mind if you decide to access Anatomy.TV on campus especially if exam dates for this course overlap with dates from other anatomy classes taught at UTEP.

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2. Online Learning Initiative (OLI) is a free online etext offered by Carnegie Mellon University and the steps to follow to get access to that free etext are in a file named "How to access Online Learning Initiative (OLIsignUpProcedure)" located in the Lecture Units section on the Course Content page.  Select the Lecture Units section and look at the top of the list of lecture units and select the link named "How to access Online Learning Initiative (OLIsignUpProcedure)" in red text and follow the seven steps to access the etext material. 

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COURSE GOALS:

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MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will understand the basic biological concepts dealing with the continuity of life, our genetic heritage, reproduction, nutrition and basic life processes of the human organism.

2. Students will demonstrate via exams an understanding of the functions of the cells, tissues, organs and organ systems of the human body.

3. Students will demonstrate via exams and written reports an understanding of how body systems are integrated at the organismal level.

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STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY:

Students will be expected to keep up with course assignments as indicated on the course syllabus. If you miss a scheduled exam, only a serious personal emergency will be considered as an excuse and you must apply in writing (e-mail O.K.) to the instructor to explain why an exam was missed.

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If any assignment deadline is missed without an instructor approved excuse, one/half credit for the missed assignment can be obtained by contacting the instructor and then completing the assignment within one week following the deadline.

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After one week has passed beyond the deadline for an assignment, no credit will be able to be earned for that assignment.

The only exception to this rule is the final comprehensive exam which must be completed by the end of day of the last day of the course on Thursday, May 11.

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TESTING CONDITIONS:

All exams must be taken using Respondus and Lockdown Browser, a video-based proctoring tool in Blackboard. You must download the Respondus software to your computer in order to take the lecture and lab exams. You may download the Respondus software by going to this link (http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=586140509 ). No other books, notes, other computers or anything else that can be considered as providing help in taking the lecture or lab exams should be available during testing. You should also take the exam in one sitting and not leave the room while the exam is being taken. A practice short exam using Respondus will be set up prior to the first exam to give you some experience taking exams using the video proctoring software and this practice exam although graded to show you that Respondus is working, those grade points do not count toward your total points accumulation in the course.

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The computer you use to take lab and lecture exams must have a video camera available. If your own computer does not have a video camera, then you should take exams in the library computer lab where there are video cameras for many stations. If you take exams with any approved accommodations, please let me know so I can work with you to adjust exam conditions.

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If any assignment deadline or exam is missed without an instructor approved excuse, one/half credit for the missed assignment can be obtained by completing the assignment within one week following the deadline. After one week has passed beyond the deadline for an assignment, no credit will be able to be earned for that assignment or exam. The only exception is the comprehensive final exam, which must be taken by 10 PM MT during the day it is assigned during finals week.
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All exams listed in the syllabus must be taken on the day indicated for full credit. The exams will be posted in the exam folder at 12:30 AM MT on the day indicated in the syllabus and must be completed by 10 PM MT on that same day.

The College of Science deadline for dropping a class is March 31, 2023. After that date, the College of Science will not approve any course withdrawals unless a student withdraws from all courses for medical or other serious reasons.
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A grade of Incomplete is only used in extraordinary circumstances confined to a limited event such as a missed single exam, project, or lab.  If the student has missed a significant amount of work (e.g. more than one assignment or tasks), a grade of Incomplete is not appropriate or warranted.

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INSTRUCTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY:

To provide students with a challenging environment for learning which also encourages questioning and respects individual opinions.

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SELF TESTING OPPORTUNITIES

A special effort has been made to modularize this online material with self-testing opportunities that I call Quizlets to provide you immediate feedback about your understanding of the material covered. The questions in these quizzes are designed to give you an understanding of the types of questions that you will see on the scheduled lecture exams and should also provide you with feedback to let you know your level of mastery of the material covered.  Data from other courses in which I have used Quizlets (see http://www.e-mentor.edu.pl/artykul/index/numer/26/id/582) has shown that on average, students who do more Quizlets get better grades than students who do fewer or no Quizlets.  The Quizlets are a type of formative assessment called retrieval practice which means using assessment for learning.  The amount of time you spend on the Quizlets is an estimate of study time.  And, the Quizlet questions are taken from larger pools of questions for each unit and provide you with feedback about how well you know the material.  Remember, past experience has shown that students who on average do more Quizlets and get good scores on these Quizlets get better grades than students who do fewer Quizlets or do not get higher scores on the practice Quizlets.  And, furthermore, the last five Quizlet scores has been shown to be related to how well a student will perform on the lecture exam.  (see http://www.nextgenemedia.com/RetrievalPractice/assets/fallback/index.html ).

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Because of these observations, Quizlets in this course will be graded but only after doing a Quizlet a minimum of 10 times.  The doing of the Quizlet 10 times is the learning process and after doing a Quizlet at least 10 times (you can do them more), the next five Quizlets will be averaged for the recorded score that counts.  You may do the Quizlet more than 10 times, say 15 or 20, and when you do the next five, that average will be what is used to count for your Quizlet score.  In the grade book, there will be two columns for each Quizlet.  One column will indicate the last score received for doing the Quizlets for a minimum of 10 or more times and the second column will be the score calculated for the last five Quizlets taken after doing the Quizlets a minimum of 10 times.  If you do the Quizlets for one study a minimum of 10 times, now the additional five times that Quizlet is done will be averaged for the score in the next column.

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All the Quizlets together will count for a total of 9.5 points total (9.5% of final grade).  In the grade book, there are 19 Quizlets to be taken so each Quizlet is worth 0.5 points out of the possible 9.5 that you can earn for doing the Quizlets.  Also remember that the 9.5 possible points you can earn from doing the 19 Quizlets is worth 9.5 points counted toward the possible 100 points you can earn in this course. 

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Students must do a Quizlet for an assigned lecture 10 times to reach the level that counts for scoring.  Average of last five quizlets after doing 10 counts toward score in grade book.  Example 1 - student does Quizlet 10 times and the scores for Quizlet 11 - 15 average 9.5 out of 10 (each quizlet contains a random selection of 10 questions out of a total pool of questions).  Score for that Quizlet is calculated as follows: 9.5/10 = 0.95 x 0.5 = 0.48 points out of the possible 0.5 points.  Example 2 - student does Quizlets 15 times and the scores for Quizlet 16 - 20 average 9.8 out of possible 10.  Score for grade book calculated as 9.8/10 = 0.98 x 0.5 = 0.49 points earned.

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Quizlets count for credit only for the exam that they are designed to help in the study process.  Once that exam is completed, the Quizlets will not count for credit but should then be used for study for review for the final exam 

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DROP DEADLINE:

The College of Science deadline for dropping a class is March 31, 2023. After that date, the College of Science will not approve any course withdrawals unless a student withdraws from all courses for medical or other serious reasons.

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EXAM GRADING: All exams are graded on the same 10% decreasing increment scale. Example, for a 100 point exam, 90 - 100 = A, 80 - 89 = B, 70 - 79 = C, 60 - 69 = D and 0 - 59 = F. Class exam grade distributions will be published in the Discussion Board soon after the exam period has ended.

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See the explanation for how grade points for exams are calculated for their percentage weight by opening the file listed at the bottom of the home page named "TotalGradePoints(APLecture.docx".  Note that a total of 100 points is the maximum number of points you can accumulate in this course.

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LECTURE AND UNIT TOPICS BY DATE:

Jan. 17 - 22

 

Unit 10 - Special Senses

Jan. 23 - 29

Unit 11 - Blood

Jan. 30 - Feb. 5

Unit 12 - Cardiovascular System

Feb. 6 - 8

Review Units 10, 11, 12 for Lec. Exam I on Thur. Feb. 9

Feb. 10 - 19

Unit 13 - Lymphatic System and Immunity

Feb. 20 - 26

Unit 14 - Respiratory System

Feb. 27 - Mar. 5

Unit 15 - Digestive System

Mar. 6 - 8

Review Units 13, 14, 15 for Lec. Exam 2 on Thur. Mar. 9

Mar. 13 - 19

Spring Break

March 20 - 26

Unit 16 - Metabolism

Mar. 27 - Apr. 2

Unit 17 - Urinary System

Apr. 3 - 9

Unit 18 - Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance

Apr. 10 - 12

Review Units 16, 17, 18 for Lec. Exam 3 on Thur. April 13

Apr. 14 - 22

Unit 19 - Reproductive System

Apr. 23 - May 4 

Unit 20 - Development and Inheritance

May 5

Dead Day

May 6 - 10

Review for Comprehensive Final Exam

May 11

Comprehensive Final Exam, Thursday, May 11.

DISABILITY STATEMENT

As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if a student needs an accommodation then the Office of Disabled Student Services located at UTEP need to be contacted. If you have a condition, which may affect your ability to perform successfully in this course, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or the director of the Disabled Student Services. You may call 915-747-5148 for general information about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the rights that you have as a UTEP student with a disability.

Individuals with disabilities have the right to equal access and opportunity. Individuals with disabilities have the right to equal access and opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor and the Center for Accommodations and Support Services (https://www.utep.edu/student-affairs/cass/index.html)  at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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SCHOLASTIC INTEGRITY

Academic dishonesty is prohibited and is considered a violation of the UTEP Handbook of Operating Procedures. It includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating may involve copying from or providing information to another student, possessing unauthorized materials during a test, or falsifying research data on laboratory reports. Plagiarism occurs when someone intentionally or knowingly represents the words or ideas of another persons’ as ones' own. And, collusion involves collaborating with another person to commit any academically dishonest act. Any act of academic dishonesty attempted by a UTEP student is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Violations will be taken seriously and will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for possible disciplinary action. Students may be suspended or expelled from UTEP for such actions.

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Academic dishonesty is an assault upon the basic integrity and meaning of a University. Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest activities are serious acts which erode the University's educational and research roles and cheapen the learning experience not only for the perpetrators, but also for the entire community. It is expected that UTEP students will understand and subscribe to the ideal of academic integrity and that they will be willing to bear individual responsibility for their work. Materials (written or otherwise) submitted to fulfill academic requirements must represent a student's own efforts. Any act of academic dishonesty attempted by a UTEP student is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Violations will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for possible disciplinary action. Students may be suspended or expelled from UTEP for such actions.

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INCOMPLETE GRADE

All grades of Incomplete must be accompanied by an Incomplete Contract that has been signed by the instructor of record, student, departmental chair, and the dean.  Although UTEP will allow a maximum of one year to complete this contract, the College of Science requests it be limited to one month based upon completion data.  A grade of Incomplete is only used in extraordinary circumstances confined to a limited event such as a missed exam, project, or lab.  If the student has missed a significant amount of work (e.g. multiple assignments or tasks), a grade of Incomplete is not appropriate or warranted.

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EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

A Word of Caution

At this point in the course, it is also important to share a word of caution, so we can become wiser about interpersonal distance learning communications. When communicating electronically, many of the feelings or impressions that are transmitted via body language in face-to-face communication, are lost. Consequently, interpreting emotions is much more difficult. Only what is written or drawn, carries the message. Often excitement can be misinterpreted as anger or an insult. It is important that we all keep this in mind as we communicate electronically. Words in print may seem harmless but could emotionally injure a distant learner.

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IMPORTANT: Avoid the use of caps in your electronic messages as wording in caps comes across as shouting.

Adding Body Language to Your Messages
More information on Netiquette can be found at: www.albion.com/netiquette

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The University of Texas at El Paso provides free 24/7 Helpdesk support to academic students and faculty members teaching on-line through the [Tech Support Company]. The Helpdesk can provide answers to questions about using technology and services, as well as technical support. Please visit https://www.utep.edu/technologysupport/  for more information.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Many of the materials that are posted within this course are protected by copyright law. These materials are only for the use of students enrolled in this course and only for the purpose of this course. They may not be further retained or disseminated

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Copyright © 2023 Michael Kolitsky, Ph.D. & The University of Texas at El Paso.