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Syllabus: Medical Terminology/OFTEC 50 Spring 2008
Section #0814
Instructor information
Name: Sylvia Watterson
Email:
wattersons@yosemite.cc.ca.us
Office hours: By
arrangement during times listed on my homepage:
http://columbia.yosemite.cc.ca.us/wattersons
The primary method of contact
during the course is via mail within the class in WebCT. You may also use the
college email listed above: Be sure to put Medical Terminology in
the Subject line. I will check my mail daily Monday-Saturday and reply within
48 hours.
For emergency only, please,
phone: 209-559-6447
Biography:
BA Psychology; Paramedic,
Course goals:
Each student should be able
to use correctly basic and advanced medical terminology, including specialized
vocabulary for the various anatomical systems.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this class each student should be able to:
1. Recognize, spell, and use: medical word
roots, prefixes, suffixes.
2. Recognize, spell, and use specialized medical
vocabulary for
various body systems.
3. Use
medical dictionaries and other standard medical references.
Textbooks:
Required reading: Building a Medical Vocabulary (6th
edition), Peggy C. Leonard with WebCT. ISBN: 0-7216-0464-1
Recommended reading: Any medical dictionary
Additional recommendations:
* 3x5 index cards (flash
cards);
* CD-ROM that accompanies
book (check immediately for
functionality)
* Lesson materials in WebCT
for each chapter/module.
Grading:
16 Quizzes - 10 points each.
Total = 160 points
Your lowest quiz score will
be thrown out.
Total quiz points = 150
Comprehensive final exam, 100
multiple choice/matching/fill-in questions covering chapters 1-12 and 14-17,
weighted toward the last four chapters.
Total final exam points = 150
Total
semester points possible = 300
In addition, there will be an
opportunity for 10 points extra credit on the final exam.
You can compute your grade at
any time by adding your quiz scores and dividing that by the currently
available points.
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Grading Scale (percentages):
100-90= A; 89-80= B; 79-70=
C; 69-60= D; 59-0= F
Attendance: This is an online class, attendance will be mandatory only for
the initial meeting and the Final Exam.
Additional Quiz/Final Exam
information:
Quizzes
All quizzes and the final exam
are taken within WebCT. They are timed and the quizzes must be completed by
10:00 p.m. on the due date. The quizzes are open-book but definitely should not
be attempted without studying the corresponding chapter. You will miss out on
important information and will not do well on the closed-book, comprehensive
final exam.
A computer crash or some
other catastrophe could be considered an emergency. Give me a phone call, or if
time allows, an email message so your quiz can be reset. Each quiz will be open
for at least 1 week, so there will be plenty of time to take it by the due
date. However, there is some variation in this, so check the class outline. It
is inadvisable to wait until the very last minute to take a quiz.
The quizzes will cover information from the book. WebCT has
reinforcement material which includes games, animations, and more. For the most
part, you will not be tested on abbreviations.
Finally, it is your
responsibility to check your quiz score within "My Grades". There
have been an occasions when a quiz did not show that it had been graded. In the
unlikely event this occurs, let me know.
Final Exam: This will be a closed-book exam held in Buckeye
4 on April 24, 2008, 5:30-8:35 p.m. You must bring a photo ID to this
meeting.
Course date:
Thursday, January, 10, 2007
through Thursday, April 24, 2008
Location:
For the first class and
the Final Exam, on campus in Buckeye 4. The remainder of the
class is online. The first class meeting
is not necessary if you have previously had a class in WebCT.
Participation Standard
You must login to WebCT and
take the practice quiz during the first week to secure your place in the class.
This class is waitlisted so please do this as soon as possible or go online and
drop it so someone else can have your place. If you have not taken the practice
quiz during the first week, you will be dropped from the class unless prior
arrangements are made.
Meeting time:
5:30-8:35 p.m. for the
initial class session and the final exam.
Prerequisite: None
WebCT:
Once you are enrolled in the
class, click on the WebCT icon on the
Now that you are in the class
you can now navigate within WebCT. Take the “Practice Quiz” to familiarize
yourself with the quiz-taking process. Be sure to check out the class
outline and print a hard copy. It would also be a good idea to print
out the syllabus.
Questions? Check your email
for announcements and the “Discussion” area for information. Email me anytime.
If you have chosen to use the
“temporary access”, good for 15 days, you will need to purchase one of your own
before the time period is up. Do not wait until the last minute to do this!
An
access code can be obtained in one of three ways:
It
is bundled with your textbook if you purchase it new.
You
can buy one from the campus bookstore OR online at
http://www2.blackboard.com/global/purchase/CourseInfo?PAGE=pgPINSearchResults&COMMAND=MORE_INFO&product=28429230