Nurs. 201, Medical Terminology, 1 Credit South Dakota State University College of Nursing Department of Undergraduate Nursing Spring 2012 Syllabus

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1 Nurs. 201, Medical Terminology, 1 Credit South Dakota State University College of Nursing Department of Undergraduate Nursing Spring 2012 Syllabus Course Meeting Time and Location: This is an Internet course. This class will not meet as a group in person, however, two exams will be proctored during the semester and they will be closed-book. Students who live on campus or near Brookings will take the exams on campus. Students who live at a distance may and ask the instructor for the approval to have the exam proctored. Instructor s Contact Information: Professor Roxann Boysen, CNS, MS, RN Office: Wagner Building, Room 343 Office hours: I will not be on campus this semester until February 23 but you may call me at home or me in D2L until I return to campus. I expect for students to call or me when I am teaching an internet course. I am usually on campus and in my office on Monday am, in the afternoon I have class. On Tuesday and Friday I am in clinical with other nursing students. On either Wednesday or Thursday I am also on campus but my schedule varies each week. I do post a schedule on my door. I am always happy to arrange a time to meet with you on campus or on the phone and I do have Skype at my home computer. You may leave messages for me on my home phone, just be sure to state your full name, the course you are in, the problem you are having and then clearly state your phone number. I do expect a phone call if you are having difficulty opening a quiz as I am not in D2L every day. You may call any time between 7:30 am and 10:00 pm. If you are having troubles opening a quiz any time after 10:00 pm then me immediately in D2L before the closing date and time of the quiz. Home Phone: (leave a message any time but I am home most week day evenings) Office Phone: address: Please me in D2L within the course. I check my in D2L at least every other day but not on the weekends. If you have a question on the weekend just call me at my home phone number listed above. Course Description: Study the definitions and use of medical terms common to many health-related disciplines. Enrollment limited to freshmen and sophomores, or with permission of the instructor or the Undergraduate Nursing Department. Course Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course. The student should know basic computer and Internet use and how to download, upload and save documents and how to search on the internet and to copy a url address. This course is taught on the Internet so an understanding of D2L would be helpful but it is not a requirement. Assistance to learn D2L is provided by the Instructional Technology Department online. See the link in the bottom left corner of the Home Page of the course. Description of Instructional Methods: Methods: This course will be taught using 10 Modules, 8 - online quizzes, 2 - on line discussions with

2 unfolding case studies, 2 - proctored exams, flash cards, links to online sites, and CD-ROM (purchased with the book). The learning experiences in this course will include the following: readings, homework exercises from the textbook, online discussions, links and independent study and memorization. Students will need to read the Course Outline and Schedule to be informed about the opening and closing/due dates for the discussions, quizzes and the exams dates for the course. This is located under the Content of the course and on the left hand side of the home web page in the Syllabus and the Schedule. Technical Support: Students may call or to get assistance with D2L. The phone numbers and addresses are located at this web site: or Distance Education Support can be reached at: You may also call the instructor of the course (see the Instructor s Contact Information above). Course Requirements: Required Textbook: La FleurBrooks, M. L. & LaFleur Brooks, D. (2012). Exploring medical language: A student-directed approach. (8th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. Available at: or go to the Bookstore on campus. The ISBN is: Policy: Teaching and learning is a reciprocal process involving faculty and students. Faculty members have an obligation of holding classes on a regular basis and students have an expectation to attend and participate in classes on a regular basis. Faculty members determine the specific attendance policy for courses under their direct supervision and instruction. Attendance procedures must be stated in written form and distributed or posted electronically to students at the beginning of each course. If attendance is required and will impact grading, this expectation shall be included in the syllabus. Attendance Policy: SDSU is obligated to encourage its primary constituents, the students, to meet their responsibilities to themselves, their families, classmates, instructors and the taxpayers and donors who support higher education in South Dakota. For these reasons, the following policy as related to attendance is outlined. 1. Absence due to personal reasons: Any exceptions to the faculty member s written attendance policy due to verified medical reasons, death of a family members or significant other, or verified extenuating circumstances judged acceptable by the instructor or the Office of Academic Affairs, will be honored. If a student has an accident, falls ill, or suffers some other emergency over which he/she has no control, the student needs to gather whatever documentation is available (e.g., copies of repair or towing bills, accident reports or statements from health care provider) to show the instructor. Such exceptions must be communicated and negotiated between the student and faculty member prior to the absence whenever possible. Absences for vacations or breaks, personal interviews do not constitute a valid reason for absence. 2. Absence due to approved university-sponsored/recognized trips: Faculty and administration will honor officially approved absences where individuals are absent in the interest of officially representing the University. Appropriate sanctioned activities include: Collegiate club sports and competitions;

3 Conferences and workshops recognized by the University not related to academics; Commitments on behalf of the University (Students Association, Band, Choir, etc.); Intercollegiate athletics; and Professional activities recognized by the University related to academics (professional conference attendance, etc.) Requests for excused absences must be submitted one week prior to the trip or event. Students must present the completed approved trip absence card to the faculty member prior to the trip or event to have an official excused absence. Faculty members are not required to honor incomplete or late cards. 3. Students with official excused absences: Students with excused absences will be given appropriate make up work or instructor-determined equivalent opportunities for obtaining grades as students who were in attendance. Students with official excused absences are not to be penalized in course progress or evaluation. However, should excused absences be excessive, the faculty member may recommend withdrawal from the course(s) or a grade of incomplete to the student. Online course attendance policy: This is an Internet course. Students are expected to log on the first day that classes begin, January 11, Students will be expected to study independently and to read the schedule and the assigned module for the week and to complete their homework and memorization before participating in the assigned discussion or taking the assigned quiz for each week. The class will not meet as a group for instruction. Students who live on campus or near Brookings will take the Mid-Term and the Comprehensive Final Exam on campus at the Briggs Library. Students who live at a distance may and ask the instructor for the approval to have the exam proctored. Students who desire this option must contact the instructor early to line up a proctor. See the Content section for the Proctor Guidelines and the Proctor Agreement Form (at the bottom of the Content page). Once the approval for the proctor has been given, the student should contact the proctor and send them the Proctor Agreement form. The Proctor Agreement form should be returned by to the instructor by January 30 for the Mid-Term Exam and March 26 for the Comprehensive Final Exam. If the form is not returned by this time then the instructor may require the student to come to campus to take the exam. Mediation on absence: Arrangements should be negotiated with faculty member. Students, who are ill, have accidents, family emergencies, or deaths should call the instructor immediately and ask for an extension on their work. If a student does not call in advance of the due date for the assignment or exam then the student will receive a zero for that assignment or exam. The instructor may request for documentation to substantiate the absence. If the instructor excuses the absence then a new due date will be set for the assignment and the work must be completed by that time to receive credit. If the student believes they are not being treated fairly as described in the policy then the student should go first to the department head, and if necessary, next to the dean. The student may contact the Office of Academic Affairs if conflict can not be resolved at these levels. Academic Honesty: See Examples.

4 Example 1: ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY In written papers and other class projects (electronic format, hard copy or otherwise) it is unethical and unprofessional to present the work done by others in a manner that indicates that the students is presenting the material as his/her original ideas or work. Cheating, assisting others, or plagiarizing on tests, quizzes, problems, research papers, or other assignments will result in written notification to the student involved, the academic advisor, the department that offers the course, the appropriate College or Administrative Dean, and parent/guardian (when the students is a dependent for financial aid purposes). Plagiarizing is submitting uncited materials as your own work, which was in fact produced by others. Examples include uncited work from journals, books, work of others or electronic sources. In addition, the penalty for academic dishonesty may be one or more of the following, at the discretion of the instructor and based on the seriousness of the situation: 1. a grade of zero on the test, quiz, homework, problem or other assignment for the student(s) involved. 2. a grade of F for the course 3. referral of the matter to the Student Conduct Committee or the Graduate School for disciplinary action. Students have the right to appeal an academic dishonesty charge. Procedures for this process are available in College Departmental Offices and the Dean s Office. No final course grades will be given until all avenues of appeal have been completed or the case resolved. If repeated offenses occur in either a specific class or in 2 or more different classes, the matter will be automatically referred to the Student Conduct Committee/Graduate School. * World Wide Web(www), CD Rom, video and audio, graphic materials, etc. Example 2: ACADEMIC DISHONESTY STATEMENT Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. Plagiarism, copying or cheating will result in no credit for that assignment. Severs or repeated offenses will result in further disciplinary action such as the reduction of the final grade and formal reporting of the incident to the student conduct committee. Example 3: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, or lying will result in the student receiving zero points for the assignment and a semester letter grade one letter lower than their point total. Additional action may be justified depending on the severity of the offense. Example 4: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM POLICY The following actions will not be tolerated and if detected will be reported to the appropriate authorities for disposition. Cheating: An act of deception by which a student misrepresents that he or she has mastered information on an academic enterprise that she or he has not mastered. Plagiarism: The offering of as one s work the words, ideas or arguments of another person without appropriate attribution by quotation, reference or footnote. Fabrication: The intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty: Those who intentionally or knowingly help or attempt to help another to commit an act of academic dishonesty are also subject to penalty.

5 Course Goal: It is the goal of the course that students will know the definitions and the proper use medical terms common to many health-related disciplines. Below are listed the objectives for the course, the behaviors the student should complete to be successful, the outcome that the student should be able to perform and how the outcome will be measured. Objective of the Course 1. Identify and define the word parts of medical terms (word root, prefix, suffix and combining vowel). 2. Compose medical terms when given definitions. 3. Spell medical terms in writing correctly. 4. Describe anatomical terms for all body systems. Student Behavior Needed to be Successful assignments in the textbook. Complete the definitions for the assigned medical terms listed in each Module. Review the assigned flash cards and memorize the term(s) with the definition(s). Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. assignments in the textbook for composing terms. Write the definition(s) for each medical term(s) as listed in each Module. Memorize the term(s) with the definition. Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. assignments in the textbook for spelling terms. Review the spelling for the assigned anatomical terms in each Module. Memorize the spelling. Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. assignments in the textbook for anatomical terms. Complete the definitions for the assigned anatomical terms in each Module. Review the anatomy and memorize the meaning. Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. Student Outcome Choose the correct term when given a definition or choose the correct definition when given a term. Compose the correct term when given a definition(s) or given a definition compose the correct term(s). Spell anatomical or medical terms correctly. Choose the description for an anatomical term or choose the correct term when given a description. Measurement of Performance Mid-Term questions 1-12 and Comprehensive Final Exam questions1-12 Mid-Term questions and Comprehensive Final Exam questions13-24 Mid-Term questions and Comprehensive Final Exam questions Mid-Term and questions Comprehensive Final Exam questions 37-48

6 5. Differentiate key terms that describe the body s directions, planes, positions and regions. 6. Define common medical abbreviations. assignments in the textbook for body directions, anatomical planes, and anatomical abdominal regions. Complete the definitions as assigned in each Module. Review and memorize the meaning. Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. assignments in the textbook for abbreviations. Complete the definitions for the assigned abbreviations in each Module. Review the abbreviations and memorize the meaning. Participate in the online discussions for Modules 5 & 8. Differentiate the correct term to describe a direction, an anatomical plane, the position of the body or a region of the body. Define the correct term for an abbreviation or the correct abbreviation for a term listed. Mid-Term questions Mid-Term questions and Final Exam questions **The Final Exam is comprehensive and Questions will cover content from the first half of the semester. Evaluation Procedures: Discussions: All discussions will be online. There are 4 ungraded discussions and 2 graded discussions and they can all be located under the Discuss tab. Two discussion sites are named Discussion Review for the Mid-Term Exam and Discussion Review for the Comprehensive Final Exam. These discussions will allow for students to compose possible test questions for Mid-Term Exam and the Comprehensive Final Exam. This possible learning activity is optional, not required, and not graded but highly recommended. Each student who wants to participate should follow the instructions as listed on the web page for the discussion and create 5 questions as directed each week that a module is assigned. The students are divided into 2 groups by the first letter of your last name. The instructor may choose questions from your postings and include them in the tests. These discussions are recommended for students to review as these questions may be included in the tests if they are well written. Hint: if more students participate then more questions will be used in the tests. For Module 5 and Module 8 the learning activity will include a discussion with an unfolding case study and these 2 discussions will be graded. One student will be assigned the Leader role and another student the Evaluator role for each discussion. The roles will rotate with each discussion. The Leader will be given the unfolding case study several days before the discussion opens so that they have time to prepare good The Evaluator will compose the final evaluation and submit it to the instructor in the D2l course

7 Dropbox. Other students will not see the evaluation written by their fellow student. The instructor will award the final points for each discussion based on the Discussion Rubric. zes: There will be 8 quizzes. The quizzes will be composed of multiple choice, short answer questions and spelling of terms. The quizzes will cover the assigned chapters as listed in the Schedule. Be sure to check the page numbers as not all pages are assigned for each chapter. Each quiz will have 14 questions and 0.5 points will be given for each correct response. If you do poorly on the first try I will allow you a second attempt. The questions are assigned randomly so you may get a whole new set of questions on the second attempt or the same set of The instructor will grade which ever quiz presents with the higher score and this final quiz score will be included as part of the final grade. Exams: There are 2 exams, the Mid-Term Exam and Comprehensive Final Exam. Both exams will be taken on the Internet with Respondus Lockdown Browser. See the Schedule to know which chapters will be included in the exam. The Mid-Term Exam and Comprehensive Final Exam are closed book and proctored. The mid-term total grade will be based on the 1 discussion scores, 5 quiz scores, and the Mid-Term Exam score. The final total grade will be based on the 2 discussion scores, 8 quiz scores, the Mid-Term Exam and the Comprehensive Final Exam. zes + Exams + = Total Score Each quiz is worth 7 points (8 X 7 = ) points Each discussion is worth 7 points (7 X 2 = ).. 14 points Mid-term exam points Final exam points + / - Accountability = up to 10% of total points 220 points Performance Standards: The university s standard grading scale will be used as the performance standard to assign the final grade in this class: A = 90% - 100% = 198 to 220 points or above B = 80% - 89% = 176 to 219 points C = 70% - 79% = 154 to 175 points D = 60% - 69% = 132 to 153 points F = Below 60% = 131 points and below *Accountability is an expectation in the course. All students are expected to meet each criterion for accountability at all times. Accountability is evaluated by each student s adherence to the following descriptors: Active participation in online learning experiences (zes and Discussions). Demonstrating professional student attitudes and professional student behaviors (Netiquette). Completing assignments in a timely fashion. Working cooperatively in groups. Using professional behavior in relationships with peers and the instructor.

8 Keeping the instructor and the classmates informed. Seeking assistance from Distance Education Support online or notifying the Instructor as needed when the course or the Internet is not working properly. If a student is not accountable the instructor may lower the total grade for the course by up to 10% of the total points. ADA Statement: It is required to include this specific statement in all course syllabi. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services, ( or Fax, ) to privately to discuss their specific needs. The Office of Disability Services is located in the Student Union 065, Box Course Outline/Schedule It is expected that students will read the chapters, complete the exercises within the chapters, and then participate in a discussion or complete the quiz as assigned. The Modules will not close; however, the discussions and quizzes will close on the corresponding dates and times as listed below. A student who has not completed a quiz by the date and time as stated below will receive a score of a 0, unless the student has requested and received approval from the instructor in advance of the due date of the quiz. A student who has not participated in the discussions by the date and time as stated in the Discussion Guidelines will receive the respective score for their participation in the discussions. Note dates and times as scheduled below. See Attendance Policy as listed in the Syllabus. *All references to time are Central Time Zone Content Module 1 Begin with Start Here on the left side of the Home Page of the Course. Introductions are located under Discuss. The first quiz is located under zes and will cover the Syllabus and the Schedule. Module 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Body Structure, Color & Oncology Chapter 3 Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, & Quadrants Module 3 Chapter 4 Integumentary System Pages Directions or Method of Evaluation Go to Module 1 Introduce yourself Go to Module 2 Go to Module 3 Opens Closes / Due Date Course begins on January 11 January January January 23. Only time it is open longer than 1 week. January January

9 Module 4 Chapter 14 Musculoskeletal System Pages Module 5 Chapter 15 Nervous System Pages Go to Module 4 Go to Module 5 Discussion January February February February Module 6 Chapter 13 Eyes Pages Chapter 16 Endocrine System Pages Mid-Term Exam You may choose to take the exam at 5:00 or 6:10 pm. The sign-up sheet is posted at Wagner Hall, Room 343, two weeks in advance of the exam. See below the Schedule if you are on a different campus and do not live in Brookings. Module 7 Chapter 13 Ears Pages Chapter 10 Cardiovascular, Immune & Lymphatic Systems & Blood Pages Module 8 Chapters 5 Respiratory System Pages Chapter 11 Digestive System Pages Module 9 Chapters 6 Urinary System Pages Chapter 7 Male Reproductive System Pages Module 10 Chapter 8 Female Reproductive System Pages Chapter 9 Obstetrics & Neonatology Pages Comprehensive Final Exam You may choose to take the exam at 5:00 or 6:20 pm. The sign-up sheet is posted Go to Module 6 Briggs Library, Room 125, 1 st floor Go to Module 7 Go to Module 8 Discussion Go to Module 9 Go to Module 10 Briggs Library, Room 125 February February 5:00 pm or 6:10 pm, please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time. March March March April 6:00 am April 5:00 pm or 6:20 pm, please February You have 70 minutes to take this exam. March March April April You have 80 minutes to take this

10 at Wagner Hall, Room 343, two weeks in advance of the exam. See below if you are on a different campus and do not live in Brookings. arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time. exam. If you are taking the Mid-Term Exam and Comprehensive Final Exam on campus, you will be able to choose from the times listed on the day as scheduled by signing up outside of Wagner Hall, Room 343, two weeks in advance of the exam. This exam will be proctored, and you will not be allowed to use notes or books. The instructors who proctor the exam may vary. You are required to present your SDSU student ID to take the exams; please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time. If you do not have your ID, you will not be able to take the exam. If you sign up to take an exam during the first hour you will be requested to stay for the exam hour so be sure to take homework with you. The use of cell phones, laptops, or the internet is not allowed during this time. If you are not a Brookings campus student, you will need to request from your instructor the approval to take exams off campus. Please contact your instructor early to line up a proctor, the proctor the Proctor Agreement Form found on the course home page, and have the proctor complete the form and return the to the instructor by January 30 for the Mid-Term Exam and March 26 for the Comprehensive Final Exam. Proctors may the instructor at: Roxann.Boysen@sdstate.edu. The proctor will be given the password before the scheduled exam. You will need to take the exam on a computer and you will need to download the Lockdown Browser. If you have any questions about this please call the instructor before the scheduled exam time. If you use the same proctor, you are only required to fill out one form. If the form is not received before the due date, you will be required to travel to Brookings to take the exam. Freedom in Learning Statement: It is required to include this specific statement in all course syllabi (BOR policy 1:11). Freedom in Learning. Students are responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any courses of study. Students who believe that an academic evaluation is unrelated to academic standards but is related instead to judgment of their personal opinion or conduct should first contact the instructor of the course. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation. Last Update: January 1, 2012 Published by: Roxann Boysen, CNS, MS, RN Maintained by: Roxann Boysen, CNS, MS, RN