COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:  Foundations of Human Physiology Laboratory

Course Number and Section: BIO 240L L1 (1 credit)

Semester: Fall 2020                          

Course Location:  Wiegand 236

Course Days and Times: Tuesday 1:00 am - 2:50 pm

 

Instructor: Dr. Laura Mudd

• Office hours: Tuesdays: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm

                                    Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Or by appointment 

                                               

All office hours will be held virtually in Webex at the following address: 

https://barryuniversity.webex.com/meet/lmudd.

 

• Email address: lmudd@barry.edu Telephone Number: (305) 899-3204

*Only e-mails from Barry accounts will be considered.

Required Text:            Available free of charge through Open Stax at https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology

Anatomy and Physiology by OpenStax is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0

iBooks: ISBN-10: 1-938168-30-5, ISBN-13: 978-1-938168-30-7

 

Online Student Orientation

All students are strongly encouraged to visit Barry University’s Online Orientation site at http://www.barry.edu/online-orientation/.  If you are a new student to online learning, new to Canvas, or want to get reacquainted with online learning, you should explore the site and complete the Online Orientation Canvas Quiz. Many faculty will be requiring you to complete this the first week of class regardless of your online learning experience.

During this self-paced orientation, you will explore the history and legacy of Barry University as well as our expectations of you as a student and scholar. In addition, you will learn how to best use Canvas, our online learning platform, as well as how to communicate with your professors, submit assignments, check your grades, and participate in class. Upon completion, you will be able to download a certificate that you will be able to email to your instructor for proof of completion.

Technical Assistance and Support

Barry University has prepared a Student Support Resource Guide for Remote Learning to assist you issues that you might have regarding your online learning experience.

Here are some common issues that students may experience:

Having trouble logging in? Please contact the Barry IT Support Desk at 1-305-899-3604 (Office Hours - Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 6:30 pm.  You can also submit a help desk ticket at https://barryit.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=2704

If you have problems with Canvas, there are multiple ways to get support for Canvas-related issues or questions.

If you are having problems within Canvas such as course navigation, assignment submissions, discussion posts or other issues with Canvas there are several ways to get assistance.

1. Student support for Canvas is available 24x7, 365 days a year by calling our toll free number at 1-855-976-8669
2. Chat Live with the Canvas Support Hotline: https://cases.canvaslms.com/liveagentchat?chattype

1. Call Barry’s IT Support Desk at 1-305-899-3604 (Office Hours - Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm).
2. If you are logged into Canvas click on the Help icon at the bottom left corner, under the global menu for additional options.

You should always feel comfortable in contacting your instructor if your problems are not quickly resolved by contacting Canvas.

Software and Hardware Requirements

Barry University provides Microsoft Office to every student, faculty and staff free of charge!! As long as you're a student, faculty and staff here at Barry University, you will be able to use the software for free.

More information can be found at: https://barryit.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2677

Below are the recommended specifications to support distance learning courses and mobile devices:

Windows Personal Computer

• Processor Speed: 3 GHz or better
• Processor Type: Intel i5 or better
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home or Pro
• Disk space: 256 GB Solid State Hard Drive minimum
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum
• Web Camera: 720p resolution, front-facing with integrated microphone (built into laptop screen) or USB with microphone (for desktops

Macintosh Personal Computer

• Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz or better
• Processor Type: Intel i5 or better
• Operating System: Mountain Lion (10.8) minimum, High Sierra (10.13.x) recommended
• Disk space: 256 GB Solid State Hard Drive minimum
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB minimum
• Web Camera: 720p resolution, front-facing with integrated microphone (built into laptop screen) or USB with microphone (for desktops).

iOS Devices (iPod, iPad, iPhone)

• Operating System: iOS 9.x minimum, iOS 11.x recommended
• Network: 3G/4G/LTE (Optional) 

Android

• Processor Speed: 1.9Ghz or better
• Processor Type: Octa-core (Samsung Galaxy Tab S2) or better
• Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) minimum, 8.x (Oreo) recommended
• Network: 3G/4G/LTE (Optional)

Want to purchase a new desktop or laptop?  Barry University students are eligible for special discounts through Dell's Education Purchase Program (EPP). Check out the information at: https://barryit.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/KB/ArticleDet?ID=28472

Accessibility Resources

The Office of Accessibility Services provides information, advocacy, and academic accommodations to students with documented disabilities. To register, call 305-899-3488.

Barry University is committed to ensuring that students with physical and learning disabilities receive protections and equal access to programs and services as outlined by the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This policy includes the design and delivery of online courses so that the access to a curriculum of learning for the disabled student is reasonably equivalent to that which is provided for the non-disabled student.

To be eligible for disability-related services, students must have a documented disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students must request assistance first from Barry University’s Office of Accessibility Services. http://www.barry.edu/disabilityservices/default.htm

The Office of Accessibility Services at Barry University will arrange for any accommodations that are reasonable and do not compromise academic standards or places a prohibitive financial burden on the University.  Accommodations might include:

• Adaptive technology
• Enlargers
• Textbook scanning
• E-book adaptation

Communication Policy: Students are required to communicate through Canvas and to use Barry email. You should check your email at least once a day. All emails will be acknowledged as soon as possible.

As a best practice, you should plan on logging into your course at least once a day to check for announcements, read and post discussion forums, and to contribute to any assignments that may need your attention.

 

Webex (Synchronous) Participation

BIO 240 Foundations of Human Physiology includes "synchronous" sessions in which the instructor communicates directly with the class in "real time". We have found that having some synchronous sessions in an online course add a variety of benefits to the online learning experience. It helps learners feel more connected to each other and more supported—and that results in better learning. In collaborative and learning endeavors, people may spark each other synergistically through real-time interactions—for a wider range of innovations. Synchronous learning will result in more real-time feedback from others. Live events will enable learners to achieve learning that is not possible otherwise—such as through role plays and simulations.

Synchronous sessions are also important in that it provides that "just in time" information that we can get in our face to face classes but cannot in our online courses. Students have found that a live meeting session is the perfect solution in order to get answers to those questions that only the professor can provide.

The important thing to remember here is that your online course experience will be a blend of the two approaches-synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (your time). Please see attendance policy below.

These sessions are conducted using Cisco Webex. Contact the Barry University Help Desk (DOIT) at (305) 899-3604 (Office Hours – Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 6:30 pm. You can also visit the Student Guide to Webex for additional technical support and resolutions to most of the more common issues.

 

Should you be unable to attend these sessions you are responsible for contacting the faculty member in order to arrange mutually satisfactory substitutions.

 

Class Recordings: Students are advised that class meetings might be recorded. Students are expressly prohibited from recording any part of this course. Meetings of this course might be recorded by the University. Any recordings will be available to students registered for this class as they are intended to supplement the classroom experience. Students are expected to follow appropriate University policies and maintain the security of passwords used to access recorded lectures. Recordings may not be reproduced, shared with those not in the class, or uploaded to other online environments. If the instructor or a Barry University officer plans any other uses for the recordings, beyond this class, students identifiable in the recordings will be notified to request consent prior to such use.

 

E-mail Rules and Etiquette: Start your email with either “Professor _____” or “Dr. ______”, and make sure to indicate the e-mail topic in the subject line as well as your course and section.

Sending Assignments Electronically: Homework and assignments are turned-in through the BU approved website Canvas Instructure Inc. (Canvas) at https://barry.instructure.com/.  In order to access Canvas, the student must have a working BU e-mail account ‘mymail’.  Please see BU student website for instructions or go to the Dept. of Information Technology (DoIT) website to activate e-mail account.  Students will be instructed on how to use Canvas for Assignments or Homework submissions prior to first assignment.  No assignments will be accepted by e-mail or as hard-copy.  It is the student’s responsibility to submit homework and assignments that are readable by the deadline.  Submit early to prevent grade deductions due to lateness.

 

Course Description: Survey of the functions of the organ systems in the human body. 4 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory weekly. Prerequisite: BIO 220 or 230 lecture. Co-requisite: BIO 240L (special fee) (Fall, Spring, Summer)

 

Relationship of Course to University Mission: BIO 240L course addresses the commitment to knowledge and truth by exposing students to important and current theories and applications in the biological sciences which will “support the intellectual life, emphasizing life-long learning, growth and development”.  Also, by “pursuing scholarly and critical analysis of fundamental questions of the human experience” students learn an examination that is needed in order to become competent professionals in the biological and/or biomedical sciences.

 

Course Objectives:  The student should have an understanding of the physiological principles that govern the human body with some appreciation of their interrelationships and functions.  The laboratory component of (BIO 240L) introduces the student to physiological concepts and principles through a hands-on approach, including experiments that highlighting basic science and clinical science.  He or she should also be familiar with the technical vocabulary essential for understanding concepts in human physiology and in clinical applications.  Although the student will become familiar with protocols used in some clinical settings, this introductory laboratory does not include any clinical certifications.

 

Learning Methods: Lectures will be presented using PowerPoint® slides, discussion, and videos posted on Canvas (http://barry.Canvas.com/).  Lecture delivery is thorough Webex, which can be accessed directly from Canvas, under the Cisco Webex tab or directly at https://barryuniversity.webex.com/.  Canvas will be used for announcements, take examinations, complete homework, view grades, and other class materials. The student is responsible for checking Canvas announcements and his/her student e-mail account frequently.

 

Attendance Policy: Students should not attend in-person instruction at any University campus or location when they feel sick, have flu-like or cold symptoms, or are engaging in self-quarantine due to contact with someone diagnosed COVID-19 positive or with possible exposure to COVID-19.  Students should self-report COVID-19 symptoms, flu-like or cold symptoms via the COVID-19 Initial Notification Form.

 

Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the syllabus for each course and understand the instructor’s expectations for attendance, participation, and submission of assignments. Depending on the learning format, absences may take the form of failure to attend or join scheduled synchronous remote class sessions; failure to participate in remote class activities, whether synchronous or asynchronous; or failure to meet the deadlines for the submission of an assignment or assessment.

 

Absences relating to COVID-19 will be excused by the course instructor. Students must contact the course instructor and/or the Dean of Students (by contacting Dr. Maria L Alvarez (malvarez@barry.edu) at the Office of the Dean of Students at 305-899-3085) for accommodations and assistance. Students, if they are able, should keep up with classwork and submit assignments through Canvas or though other methods as indicated by course instructors.  Students should make diligent attempts to stay in regular communication with their instructors. In partnership with instructors, students should reschedule exams, lab and studio work, and other critical assignments in a timely manner.

 

Faculty shall allow students with an excused absence to earn full credit for missing assignments by completing the assignment or by performing equivalent work, as long as the instructor deems that the learning objectives of the course can still be met in a timely manner.

 

Course instructors will not require students to provide any documentation of illness that has led to absences or missing deadline dates for assignments/tests. Documentation may be required for other types of absences such as: death in the immediate family, scheduled participation in varsity sports activities or academic conferences, and court appearances.  Instructors will work with the student in a collaborative manner to support the flexible learning environment that is required to deal with the current crisis.

 

Academic Dishonesty Policy: include Cheating and Plagiarism

1. Cheating is defined as the attempt, successful or not, to give or obtain aid and/or information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements, including examinations.
2. Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgment, of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker.

Students are expected to know and abide by the policy as stated in the university catalogue and student handbook. An incident of cheating and/or plagiarism will result in a grade of ‘zero’ (0) for that assignment.  The zero cannot be dropped from the class average.  In addition, each cheating/plagiarism event will result in a written report to be submitted to the chair of the department and the dean of the school.

 

Student Behavior: All Barry University students are expected to behave according to accepted norms that ensure a climate wherein all can exercise their right to learn.  Such norms are set forth in the undergraduate catalogue, under School of Arts and Sciences, Guidelines for Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility.  Please be sure that you have read and understood that section.  No faculty member will tolerate classroom behavior that violates these norms.  Such behavior will be grounds for withdrawal from the class, judicial proceedings, or failure of the course.  If warranted, students engaging in such behavior will be removed from class by security personnel and may be required to undergo counseling.

 

Measures of evaluations:

1. Laboratory Simulations From Labster – Ten (out of 11) laboratory simulations worth 150 points (15%) of the final grade, are intended to review the theory and experience a sophisticated laboratory with tools that otherwise may not be available in the lab. The theory for the simulations should be done before laboratory, simulations will be started during the live laboratory session and can be continued during your own time. The lowest laboratory simulation grade will be dropped from the total simulations average.
2. Carolina Kit Lab Reports – A total of seven (7) Carolina Lab Reports will be submitted electronically via Canvas worth 150 points (15%). Carolina Lab Reports are due by midnight for each corresponding lab and all seven (7) reports will count towards the final grade. See lab schedule below for weeks when Carolina Lab Reports should be submitted.
3. Laboratory Quizzes – Twelve (out of 13) laboratory quizzes worth 200 pts (20%) to evaluate the student’s ability to read the theory on the simulations, correctly identify key concepts and describe observations made during the laboratory. Laboratory quizzes should be completed after the laboratory session and need to be submitted before midnight on each lab day.  They are intended to guide the student’s focus of study for the exam. The lowest laboratory quiz score will be dropped from the total quiz average.
4. Written Assignment –Tonicity and Osmosis Laboratory Report: worth 100 points (10%), the assignment is intended to evaluate the student’s ability to critically read, interpret, and analyze scientific physiological published material as well as describe, draw, list and/or arrange in graphical form data collected in the laboratory. In addition, the student is expected to correctly interpret using appropriate scientific terminology the reasons for the laboratory observations, possible factors that may have influenced unexpected results and describe the expected the results.  Please see schedule for deadlines and a rubric will be provided and discussed for completing the assignment.  Late assignments will be deducted 10% for each day of delay.
5. Exams – Two exams totaling 400 points (40%), are intended to evaluate the student’s ability to comprehend and analyze material discussed in textbook, laboratory simulations, laboratory discussions, and laboratory experiments. Both exams will be taken online, during the regularly scheduled lab time. However, students will not take the exam in the lab. Exams will consist of multiple choice, true/false or matching questions and a practical component where the student will be asked to evaluate, calculate, measure or perform a task previously done in lab. Extra credit questions may be provided on the exams.

 

Grading Scale:

 

A = 930-1000 pts (93 – 100%)

A- = 900-929 pts (90 – 92.9%)

B+ = 870-899 pts (87 – 89.9%)

B = 830-869 pts (83 – 86.9%)

B- = 800-829 pts (80 – 82.9%)

C+ = 770-799 pts (77 – 79.9%)

C = 700-769 pts (70 – 76.9%)

D = 600-699 pts (60 – 69.9%)

F = 0-599 pts (0 – 59.9%)

 

 

 

Final Grades will be calculated in the following manner:

Labster Simulations

            10 assignments (out of 11 assignments)……………………. 15%

Carolina Kit Lab Reports

            7 assignments………………………………………………...15%   

Laboratory Quizzes (done on Canvas by deadline)

            12 Quizzes (out of 13 assignments)……………………….…20%

Written Lab Report (submitted by deadline in class)

            Tonicity and Osmosis Lab……………………………….…..10%

Written and practical in-lab exams

            2 exams………………………………………………………40%

                                                                                               

 

Exam Security and exam lateness policy:  The student is expected to be on-time and prepared to take the exam.  During exams, students will be asked to join Webex and maintain their camera on while completing the examination.

 

Challenging Test Grades:  Exams are reviewed during class time once all students have completed the examination, challenges to questions can be addresses at this time.  If the student is unable to review the exam during class, challenges to a graded assignment or test must be presented to the instructor in writing (e-mail is acceptable) within two class periods of receiving the grade on Canvas.  After this time has elapsed, no challenges will be considered.

Make-up Policy: It is imperative that the instructor be contacted as soon as possible if an exam will be missed or has been missed to make arrangements for a make-up exam. An exam can be made up but will be administered ONLY when the student has a proper excuse (see attendance policy).  Make-up exams taken before the scheduled date are a combination of essay and multiple-choice questions, make-up exams taken after the scheduled deadline maybe be in a different format (e.g. all essay-based), and can be taken no later than three class days after the student has returned to school from the absence.  Failure to take the exam at the agreed re-scheduled time will result in a zero for that exam. 

Late Work: Labster simulations, Carolina Kit Lab Reports and Laboratory Quizzes are due by midnight on each lab day and are to be submitted electronically via Canvas.  Assignments turned in after the deadline will be deducted 10% for each calendar day of delay including weekends.  It is the student’s responsibility to send and submit assignments to the appropriate Canvas site and to make sure the assignment is readable.  All assignments should be saved as the latest version of Microsoft Word ® or as a PDF.

 

 

LABORATORY SCHEDULE

Students should complete all the assignments below.  If you are attending face-to-face, you may be asked to attend the lab at specific times depending on the capacity of the room to maintain social distancing guidelines.

 

 

Week 1- Sep 1^st

        Pre-laboratory                  Safety & Biosafety Labster Simulations

        Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning ADA Manual

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 1- Laboratory Safety

 

Week 2 – September 8^th

        Pre-laboratory                  Microscopy Labster Simulation

        Laboratory                       Handout on the Light Microscope

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 2 – Microscope

           

Week 3 – September 15^th

                    Pre-laboratory                  Cell Membrane Transport Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Handout on Osmosis and Tonicity- Eggs for cell diffusion experiments

                                                              *If remote, please check Canvas for needed supplies. These have not been supplied to you

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 3 – Tonicity and Osmosis

 

Week 4 – September 22^nd

                    Pre-laboratory                  Meiosis Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Mendelian Genetics Labster Simulation

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 4 – Mendelian Genetics

 

Week 5 – September 29^th

                    Pre-laboratory                  Read about Skeletal Muscle Stimulation Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Muscle Labster Simulation

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 5 – Skeletal Muscle

 

Week 6 – October 6^th

                    Pre-laboratory                  Sensory Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Reflexes and General Sensation (submit)

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 6 – Sensory

 

Week 7 – October 13^th

                                                Midterm – Exam No. 1 (Laboratories from Weeks No. 1 – No. 6); Lab report due

Week 8 – October 22^th

                    Pre-laboratory                  Cardiovascular Function I – Echocardiogram Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Eldon Cards for Blood Typing (submit)

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 7 – Upload the Eldon Card to Canvas

                                                            Quiz No. 8 – Blood, Blood Types and Blood transfusions

 

Week 9 – October 27^th

                    Pre-laboratory                  Cardiovascular Function II – Cardiac Function during Exercise Labster Simulation

                    Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Cardiovascular Physiology– Dry Lab (submit)

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 9 – Cardiac Cycle and Heart

 

Week 10 – November 3^rd

                    Pre-laboratory                  Cardiovascular Function III – Watch video on How to Collect Blood

                    Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Blood and Blood Vessels Hematocrit (submit)

                    Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 10 – Blood and Blood Vessels

 

                                                            *Friday, November 6: Course withdrawal deadline

 

Week 11 – November 10^th

        Pre-laboratory                  Assemble Spirometer from instructions

        Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Respiratory Physiology (submit)

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 11 – Lung Volumes

 

Week 12 – November 17^th

        Pre-laboratory                  Renal Physiology Labster Simulation

                                                Watch videos embedded in the Laboratory Instructions

        Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Urinary Physiology (submit)

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 12 – Renal Physiology

 

Week 13 – November 24^th

        THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – NO LABORATORY

 

Week 14 – December 1^st

        Pre-laboratory                  Prepare supplies need for the lab

        Laboratory                       Carolina Distance Learning Chemical and Physical Digestion (submit)

        Post-laboratory                Quiz No. 13 (upload the results of your experiments)

 

Week 15 – December 8^th

        Final Week – Exam No. 2

                                               

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN THE EVENT OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

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Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Anatomy and Physiology from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-04-2