NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Anatomy and Physiology II

Course prefix, number, and section number:  Biol 2402, section 0691

Semester/Year of course: Fall 2024

Semester start and end dates:  August 26, 2024, – December 14, 2024

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid):  Hybrid

Class meeting location, days, and times: Denton Campus (FSB Exchange) Room 100a, Wednesday 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm

Lab meeting location, days, and times: Denton Campus (FSB Exchange) Room 100a, Wednesday 1:30 pm – 3:20 pm

Semester credit hours: 4

Course description:  Anatomy and Physiology II is the second part of a two-course sequence. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including the following systems: endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive including nutrition, urinary including fluid and electrolyte balance, and reproductive including human development and genetics. Emphasis is on interrelationships among systems and regulation of physiological functions involved in maintaining homeostasis. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for exploration of human system components and basic physiology. Systems to be studied include endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive including nutrition, urinary including fluid and electrolyte balance, and reproductive including human development and genetics. 48 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.

Course prerequisites:  none

Required course materials:  Book

Anatomy and Physiology from OpenStax Digital ISBN 1947172042
Link to Book: 

https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology?Student%20resources

Name of instructor:  Dr. Doug Elrod

Office location:  Denton campus room 100a.2

Telephone number:  (940) 300 - 3744

E-mail address:  daelrod@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:      Tuesday 8:30 am – 9:30 am, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, 6:50-7:50 pm

                                                       Wednesday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, 8:50 pm-9:50 pm

                                                       Thursday 8:30am – 9:30 am

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:  homework, quizzes, lecture exams, lab exams

Final grade scale:  A = 89.5-100, B = 79.5 – 89.4, C = 69.5 – 79.4, D = 59.5 – 69.4, F = 0 - 59.4 

Late work policy:  Late work will not be excepted unless there is an approved, documented, excused absence.  This is at the discretion of the instructor.

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:  Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on exams, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB-(LOCL]” #18. Scholastic dishonesty results in a ZERO for the assignment or exam and any penalties imposed by the Dean of Students.

Attendance Policy:  Consistent and attentive attendance is vital to academic success. The College views class attendance as an individual student responsibility. Students are expected to attend class and to complete all assignments. Students are expected to attend class regularly and may be dropped if absent for more than eight hours of instruction.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is:  November 4, 2024

Student Learning Outcomes:

Lecture

1.  Use anatomical terminology to identify and describe locations of major organs of each system covered.
2. Explain interrelationships among molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ functions in each system.
3. Describe the interdependency and interactions of the systems.
4. Explain contributions of organs and systems to the maintenance of  homeostasis.
5. Identify causes and effects of homeostatic imbalances.
6. Describe modern technology and tools used to study anatomy and physiology.

Lab

1. Apply appropriate safety and ethical standards.
2. Locate and identify anatomical structures.
3. Appropriately utilize laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, dissection tools, general lab ware, physiology data acquisition systems, and virtual simulations.
4. Work collaboratively to perform experiments.
5. Demonstrate the steps involved in the scientific method.
6. Communicate results of scientific investigations, analyze data and formulate
   conclusions.
7. Use critical thinking and scientific problem-solving skills, including, but not limited to, inferring, integrating, synthesizing, and summarizing, to make decisions, recommendations, and predictions.

Core Objectives:

Critical Thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Empirical and Quantitative Analysis

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

AI STATEMENT

Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.

When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.

Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS