syllabus

 

supplement

grades as of  20 March 2008

Tentative Schedule

                                Lecture Topics                                             Reading                                 Lab Exercise

Week 1                  Epithelia                                                        Ch 4                           1/3 Microscope and Transport: labs 3, 5A&B, 1

 

Week 2                  Connective Tissue                                       Ch 4, 6, 19                            1/8 Epithelia and membranes: lab 6 & 8

                                                                                                                                                        1/10 Epithelia and membranes: lab 6 & 8

 

Week 3                  Muscle and Nerve                                       Ch 4                                       1/15 Epithelia and membranes: lab 6 & 8

                                                                                                                                                        1/17 Quiz 1 and Skeleton: labs 9, 10, 11

                                                                                                                                                        1/18 Topic due

 

Week 4                  Skeletal System                                           Ch 6, 7, 8                               1/22 Skeleton: labs 9, 10, 11

                                                                                                                                                        1/24 Skeleton: labs 9, 10, 11

                                1/25 Lecture EXAM 1                                                                                                                     

 

Week 5                  Articulations                                                 Ch 9                                       1/29 Articulations: lab 13 and review

                                1/28 10 sources due                                                                                   1/31 Lab EXAM 1 and labs 14 &15

 

Week 6                  Muscle System  (use DVD from text )       Ch 10, 11                              2/5 Muscle: labs 14 &15

                                2/8 rough draft group paper due                                                           2/7 Muscle: lab 15 and 16B

 

Week 7                  Heart and Cardio. System (use DVD from text)                   Ch 20, 21                              2/12                Heart and Cardio: lab 34B

                                                                                                                                                        2/14 Quiz 2 Heart and Cardio: lab 30

 

Week 8                  Heart and Cardio. System                         Ch 20, 21                              2/19 Heart: lab 31

                                Vessels and Blood                                       Ch 19, 21                              2/21 Vessels: labs 32 and 33A

                                2/20 final version paper due                                                                  

 

Week 9                  Vessels and Blood                                       Ch 19, 21                              2/26 Lab 33B and Blood: lab 29A

                                                                                                                                                 2/28 Lab EXAM 2 prepare for presentations

 

Week 10                Blood                                                             Ch 19                                     3/4 and 3/6 Presentations

                                Immune System                                          Ch 19, 22                              Blood: lab 29A & B, and 35A

                                3/10 Lecture Exam 2

 

Week 11                Immune System                                          Ch 19, 22                 3/11 Blood: lab 29A & B, and 35A and respiration

                                Respiration                                                   Ch 23                                     3/13 Respiration lab 36, 37 A & B

 

Week 12                Respiration                                                   Ch 23                                     3/18 Quiz 3 and review              

Final Exam: Thursday March 20th from 8-10AM in the lecture room.

PRESENTATIONS

1/18: Topic for your presentation to be turned in to instructor.  5 points

                This should be a general statement describing what you want to do for your presentation about.  Assumedly, the topic may

shift or evolve as you do research and prepare.  Please inform the instructor when these changes occur.  You are to research

a disease – with your topic you should list some possible causes and some symptoms

1/28: Ten verifiable resources for your presentation to be turned in to instructor.  5 points

                This should be submitted electronically (email), especially if there are websites.

2/8: Rough draft to be turned into the instructor.  10 points. No more than 12-point font.  Please see criteria

2/20: Final to be turned into the instructor.  30 points. No more than 12-point font.  Please see criteria

3/4 AND 3/6: Presentations.  20 points                  Please see criteria

Example papers for the group project

paper 1

paper 2

paper 3

paper 4