HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I - ZOOL 2003-001
Spring 2008

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Diane M. Gilmore, O.D.        
OFFICE: LSE 415                   PHONE: 680-8083              EMAIL: mgilmore@astate.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 a.m. - noon, and Tuesday 2:00-3:00 p.m., or by appointment. If you need to talk to me at another time, see me before or after class, leave a note on my door, e-mail me, call me at 680-8083 or call the biology office at 973-3082. Please be sure to update your student information on web for students so that I may contact you if necessary.

WEB SITE:    www.clt.astate.edu/mgilmore
This site contains web pages which I will use for posting study guides, giving hints on taking tests, PowerPoint presentations and other course related material.

LECTURE TEXT: Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology,11th edition, Shier, Butler and Lewis eds., McGraw-Hill. Reading the assigned chapters prior to lecture is strongly suggested! There is a great deal of material to be covered in this course. To pass the course, it will be necessary to study often for short periods of time. Writing information onto index cards can be a portable means of studying while caught in lines at stores, movies, red lights, etc. Cramming the day before the test is a sure-fire path to failure. You will also be required to purchase a Quizdom "clicker" which will also be used for A&P 2.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is an introductory level course in the field of human anatomy and physiology that will be laying the foundation for Human Anatomy and Physiology II. At the end of the course the student will have a working knowledge of medical terminology, basic chemistry, metabolism, cell structure, organization of the body, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.

TUTORING CENTER: The Biology Department provides free tutoring for Anatomy and Physiology students in the Tutoring center in LSE 203. Graduate students will be available at the times posted on the Tutoring center door. The Wilson Advising Center also offers tutoring in Anatomy and Physiology.  Please take advantage of these opportunities.
    If you are having any problems in the course or have questions over the material, please come and talk to me before exams. There is NOTHING I can do for you during the last week of class or after final grades are given. I do not allow papers for extra credit. If you wish to drop a course, you may now do this on web for students any time prior to the last day to drop.

CLASSROOM POLICIES: Talking to your neighbor during class, rustling newspapers, snoring, and beeping devices such as pagers and cell phones disturb those around you as well as your instructor. Please turn these devices off before class. If your cell phone makes a noise during an examination, you will lose 10 points off your exam score. If chatting is a problem, you will be asked to leave the classroom and may be counted absent. No tobacco of any kind is permitted - chewing included.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY: Arkansas State University enthusiastically promotes academic integrity and professional ethics among all members of the ASU academic community. Violations of this policy such as plagiarism, cheating, and allowing others to cheat are considered as serious misconduct and may result in disciplinary action and severe penalties.

PLEASE NOTE: It is unlawful to give grades over the telephone or Internet where I cannot be certain of the person on the other end; please do not call me or the school for your grade.

ATTENDANCE : Class meets Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Attendance is expected and records will be maintained for this class. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain the notes for that class from a fellow student. You are allowed to miss no more than 4 (four) class periods. This is ASU policy. Should you be absent without a documented excuse for more than four classes, no rounding of your final grade will occur. Students will not be penalized if they cannot attend class due to inclement weather, but must get notes on the information covered in class from another student. If the college cancels class on a day when an exam is scheduled, the exam will be given on the next class day. Exam dates will not be changed, please try to arrange your schedule around them.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: The University will be open except in extreme circumstances. If you commute to the University, it is up to you to use your best judgment on whether you can get here safely. You will be given the opportunity to make up any work that you may have missed without penalty.

DISABILITY SERVICES: Students who require academic adjustments in the classroom due to a disability must first register with ASU Disability Services. Following registration and within the first two weeks of class, please contact me to discuss appropriate academic accommodations. Appropriate arrangements can be made to ensure equal access to this course.

EXAMS: There will be four exams and a comprehensive final exam. Exams may consist of diagrams and multiple choice, matching, and short answer questions. Test material will come from both the text and the lecture material. There will also be daily quizzes,  some questions of which will count toward your grade, and some will count as extra credit. The purpose of these quizzes is to encourage you to keep up with the material on a daily basis, give you an idea of the type of questions that will be on the exam, and to give your grades a little boost. Attendance is mandatory for exams. In case of illness or emergency you should contact me or the Biology department secretary (972-3082) on the day of the exam. If athletic events or other circumstances make it impossible for you to take an exam at the scheduled time, speak with me about it as far in advance as possible. Make-up exams will be given only for a documented excuse and with proper notification .

Each exam will count for a total of 100 points toward your final grade and quizzes will be worth a total of 50 points. Since there will be five exams, you could receive 550 points (plus bonus points for quizzes). The grading scale will be as follows:

                                            A  =  495 - 550 points
                                            B  =  440 - 494 points
                                            C  =  385 - 439 points
                                            D  =  330 - 384 points
                                            F   = less than 330 points