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      PHYSIOLOGY

                BIOLOGY 3204  LECTURE

                                         Rogers State University

                               Fall 2008

LECTURE

INSTRUCTOR:     Dr. Patricia Seward

e-MAIL:                patriciaseward@rsu.edu

OFFICE:                Loshbaugh 102        Monday 8:00-9:00, 11:30-12:00

                                                                   Tuesday 11:00-11:30, 2:30-3:00

                                                                   Wednesday 8:00-9:00, 11:30-12:00

                                                                   Thursday 11:00-11:30, 2:30-3:00

                                                                   Friday 8:00-9:00, 10:00–12:00, 1:30-3:00

LECTURE ROOM:  Taylor Library 118

LECTURE TIME:   Tuesday, Thursday,  8:00 - 9:15

CLASS WEBSITE: www.rsu.edu/faculty/PatriciaSeward

ZAP NUMBERS:    Lecture -  1120

LABORATORY

INSTRUCTOR:     Grisel Quiroz

LAB ROOM:          Loshbaugh 206

LAB TIME:            Tuesday     12:30-2:30

ZAP NUMBERS:    Laboratory -  1121

COURSE DESCRIPTION:         A study of the functions and biochemical processes of the cells, tissues, and organ systems, with special emphasis on humans.  Laboratory required.  Prerequisites: BIOL 1144 and BIOL 2285, or BIOL 2205 and CHEM 1315.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After completion of the course, the students will be able to:

1.     Describe the topics studied in physiology and explain the importance of physiology in modern medicine.

2.    Examine the role of the scientific method in the study of physiology as they relate to evaluating evidences and drawing logical conclusions.

3.    Investigate the chemical basis of life with emphasis on structure and function of macromolecules.

4.    Define homeostasis and explain how this concept is used in the study of physiology.  Describe the nature of negative and positive feedback loops and explain how these mechanisms act to maintain homeostasis.

5.    Examine fundamental physiological principles, and the progression of structural levels of organization, and evaluate them as they apply to the homeostasis of human systems.

6.    Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic regulation and the roles of the nervous and endocrine systems.

7.    Examine and describe the major features and functions of the cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, digestive, reproductive, immune, and excretory systems and their contributions to homeostasis.

TEXT:  Vander’s Human Physiology, 11^th edition by Widmaier, Raff, and Strang

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:

Lecture includes “chalk talks” to teach and discuss material presented. Class participation is very important and so is reading of the text.   The workbook is individual practice/work with the material presented.  Laboratory consists of short “chalk talks” about the day’s activity followed by student experimentation in the lab.   Students will work in small groups but report their results individually.   Some computer work will be required.

GRADES:                        LECTURE is 80% of your grade.  There will be four one-hour examinations and each will count for 15% of your grade, or 60% altogether.   The cumulative final will determine 20% of your grade.

                                                ATTENDANCE is expected on a regular basis.  It will be impossible to satisfactorily complete this course if you have excessive absences.

                                                EXAMS will consist of multiple choice and some problems, diagrams, definitions, or short answer questions relating to the course objectives.  Each exam will be announced at least one week in advance.  If a student misses one lecture exam, he/she must take a make-up exam within one calendar week.  Only one make-up is allowed.  Any additional missed exams will be recorded as  ‘O’.

                                                LABORATORY will make up 20% of your grade.  The lab quizes will count for 12% and the lab worksheets will count 8%. Due to time and laboratory space constraints, make-up labs are not an option.  If you do not attend lab, you will receive a zero for the lab work you miss.  No lab quiz make-ups will be given.

GRADING SCALE:                             A  90-100

                             B  80-89

                             C  70-79

                             D  60-69

                             F   0 -59

CALENDAR:                         Labor Day                  September 1

Fall Break                  October 16-17

FINAL             Tuessday, December 9   8:00-10:00

Path to Success?  Remember that your notes are your study guide.  For every hour of lecture time in a college course, you should spend at least three hours out of class reading the text, completing homework assignments, and reviewing notes.  Don't get caught short!

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:

Rogers State University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access to educational programs and services.  Any student who has a disability that he or she believes will require some form of academic accommodation must inform the professor of such need during or immediately following the first class attended.  Before any educational accommodation can be provided, it is the responsibility of each student to prove eligibility for assistance by registering for services through Student Affairs.

Students needing more information about Student Disability Services should contact the Director of Student Development at 343-7579.

PLAGIARISM STATEMENT (Student Code, Title 12)

Plagiarism is the representation of the words or ideas of another as one’s own, including: direct quotation without both attribution and indication that the material is being directly quoted, e.g. quotation marks; paraphrase without attribution; paraphrase with or without attribution where the wording of the original remains substantially intact and is represented as the author’s own; expression in one’s own words, but without attribution, of ideas, arguments, lines of reasoning, facts, processes, or other products of the intellect where such material is learned from the work of another and is not part of the general fund of common knowledge.