Required Reading

This is your Class Orientation

Every single instruction about what to do and how to do it
is here!
Possibly 95% of all your answers to all your questions and
problems are here!
There is no way you can get lost if you read it!
Check the Index with corresponding red arrow showing
where to find it in this document.
1
Required Reading: Index
Introduction (Please read)-------------------------------- -Slides 6
Lecture and Lab Book information Questions---------Slides 11-12
Class and Lab Book related information (here is the answer to
what books you need to use for my class
For the Lecture:
For the Lab
Grade Distribution------------------------------------------Slides 13
Where is all the material ----------------------------------Slides 14-15
Where is all the class information?
Where are the websites located?
Can I leave you a message in Box.net?
Where are the Power Points and the Lecture Notes?
Where is the McGraw Hill Connect Material?
2
Required Reading Index (Cont.)
What and how should I study for this class--------Slides 16
What and how I need to study for the lecture exam?
Key points about understanding the REDVery Important
What should I study for the Lab Exams or Practicums?
Power point review questions at the end of each power point
presentation.
You told me to study the red in the Power points, but there was a
few questions that I did not found in the redwhat is that all
about?
How should I study, (based on students who have done well
opinions)?
3
Required Reading Index (Cont.)
Lecture Exams including Final Exam Questions-------Slides 32
When is the deadline for all lecture or lab exam?
Which one is the hardest lecture exam?
Do you offer exam reviews?
Are there essays in the lecture exams?
What did I get in my lecture test or where is my grade?
Can I retake an exam?
I had a true emergency, can you give me more time to take the
exam?
Can I get an extra day to take the exam? I need an extra day since: I
did not finish studying, I was out of town, I cant take it because of
my work schedule, I dont have a baby sitter, Im sick etc.?
Can I print, copy or review my online exams?
What happen if Im caught cheating during a lecture or lab exam?
4
Required Reading Index (Cont.)
I took the exam and I have some questions, can I see the exam
after the fact?
Can I drop the last exam or final exam #5?
The final exam?
Can I get an Incomplete?
Lab Exams & Lab Related Material Questions -------Slides 42
You will have 5 Lab practicums worth 40%of your grade.
Can I drop the last lab practicum?
5
Introduction
Required to Read!
Pleasepleasepleasemake sure you are not blocking or
spamming me. Also sometimes your e-mail carriers like: Yahoo,
hotmail, g-mail and others are so full that my e-mails get lost. I e-
mail you guys back 100% of the time and never longer than a 24
hour period. If you did not received it within this time something
happened to the e-maillet me know ASAP. I have one of the best
reputations here at NLC from students for always been on time with
my e-mails.
If you do not read this instructions/introductory material for this
coursetrust me you are not going to be able to follow through with
this class, let along do wellso please read carefully.
Our Online classes are almost fully online, why? Because the
student has to take all tests at a Testing Center not at home.
6
Introduction (Cont.)
Exams can be taken within any of the DCCCD campuses except
Richland, unfortunately Richland is not currently a choice.
By the wayif you are thinkingalright this an online class,
therefore, I got it madeplease re-think your strategy. There is no
difference between this class and a regular on-campus class. The
only difference between an online class and a non-online class is:
the online student does not come to lecture or labotherwise the
material in lecture as well as in Lab is exactly the same for both,
no more no less.
7
Introduction (Cont.)
Semester after semester I get the same questionstherefore I
wrote this document. Please read itwhy? Well, 99.5% of your
questions will be answered either here or in my FAQ (Frequently
Ask Questions). Soplease, before you e-mail me with a
question, make sure you have read this document. E-mailing me
is not the problem; to be ask multiple times the same questions is
an overwhelming amount of e-mails that could easily be avoid.
8
Introduction (Cont.)
Some of you are going to regularly encounter many questions
about the material (Im quite certain that the answers are here).
But you can come to my class or my office and talk to me M-
F., that is during Fall or Spring Semesters.
During May, Summer I, Summer II and Winter Semesters Im
not teaching on campus, therefore I will come to campus only
by appointment.
9
Introduction (Cont.)
The e-campus website is your gate/door to all the information
you need for your class. From there you will have access to my
website (A&P Website), class schedule, syllabus, your grades etc.
If you do not know how to get to e-campus or have any other type
of problems with e-campus (not my own websitethat I can help
you with), contact e-campus support will walk you through and
help you understand it. Here is the Phone #:(972-669-6402 or out
of Dallas call 1-866-374-7169)
Just in case, here's the link to the tech support web page for our
district. This site supports e-Campus and e-Connect issues.
http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8023
Alsoif you are new to e-campus and/or want to know more
about it, then visit this website:
http://sites.google.com/site/eclasssite/
10
Lecture and Lab Book information
Questions (Cont.)
Class and Lab Book related information (here is the answer to what
books you need to use for my class):
For the Lecture:
The student will be permitted to use the following Anatomy and
Physiology Textbooks.
I have a free A&P book in PDF in my website (you can use it without
any problems. Recommended and the cheapest alternative!
McKenly (Recommended).
First Edition ISBN:978-0-07-305461-2, If new it comes with the
Access Code for McGraw Hill connect. For more about the code
please see the tab for Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill
Connect tab in your e-campus site.
11
Lecture and Lab Book information
Questions (Cont.)
If you purchase or already have any of the books below make sure to
purchase the McGraw Hill Connect Access Code separately.
Martini (great book, the one we were using before)
Seely/Tate (also use in North Lake)
Marieb (very good book)
Saladin (very good book)
Tortora (Used at Eastfield)
Hole (Used in El Centro a bit simple compare with the other textbooks)
For the lab:
Allen and Harper 3
rd
, 4
th
, or 5th edition whichever is cheaper.
For the McGraw Hill Connect Access Code
Please see Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill Connect located in your e-
campus site to the left of the page.
12
Grade Distribution
1. You will have 5 Lecture exams worth 55%of your class
grade.I will drop your lowest grade, you have to take all 5!
2. You will have 5 Lab practicums worth 30%of your grade. I
will drop your lowest grade, but you have to take all 5!
3. McGraw Hill Connect Quizzes worth 15%
Total of 100%
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
Below 59% = F
13
Where is all the material
Where is all the class information?
A & P Website (to the left in your e-campus site webpage)
By the way, all information in the website is copyrighted, so please;
do not pass this information forward to anybody, anytime,
anywhere.
My website is located in a 3
rd
party site called Box Net or a backup
at Dropbox
Can I leave you message in Box.net or Dropbox?
Absolutely not. You need to e-mail me, at my e-mail:
talegre@dcccd.edu I only respond to this e-mail and this e-mail
only.
14
Where is all the material (Cont.)
Where are the Power Points?
They are in my website (A & P Website to the left in the e-campus site or
in my other backup site in Dropbox).
Where is the McGraw Hill Connect Material?
For the McGraw Hill connect Material, the purchased of an Access Code
as well as registration is required.
Please see Quizzes and Instructions: McGraw Hill Connect
located in your e-campus site to the left of the page in order to purchase
and or register yourself.
There are no deadlines for McGraw Hill Quizzes...but, you should take
as indicated in your schedule. Why? In order to match the Power Point
chapters as well as lab material. Also, students should not take 5 or 6
quizzes ahead of schedule, because that material has not yet been covered
(it will not make that much sense). These McGraw Hill quizzes were built
with the intention to help with lecture and lab material at hand.
15
What and how to study for this class?
What and how should I study for the lecture exam?
This is a very good question and probably the most
important one of all.
First of all, go to my A&P website and find the course Power Points (they
are broken down by exams).
Lets selected a slide from my power points (see next slide). The title of
this power point is: The Specialties of Anatomy
Do you see red and black in the page?. Well, I will be using the red as
targets for my exam questions and for my exam review.
Red is an exam review areaOK!
16
The Specialties of Anatomy
Gross Anatomy or Macroscopic Anatomy includes:
Surface anatomy:
The study of general form and superficial markings.
Regional anatomy:
Focuses on the anatomical organization of specific
areas of the body, such as the head (ear, nose, throat)
neck, or trunk.
Systemic anatomy
Developmental anatomy (embryological)
1/1/2009 17
As a matter of
Fact 1 o my
exam
question are
comes from this
slide!
What and how to study for this
class?
Lets now select another power point (see next slide) This now
with an illustration.
This is an example of a diagram/illustration with red in it, in
which by telling you know this/these Im letting you know
that these are also targets for my exam review important.
18
Figure 1.3.3
Know
These
1/1/2009 19
Introduction to the Organ Systems
Rest assure another question in my exam
will come from this slide!
What and how to study for this class?
Lets select another diagram or illustration (see next slide). This time
with lots of red markings, but see that this time you do not see the
words know this/these.
There are going to be many, manyof these diagrams/illustrations
with red all over but if they do not have the word know this/these,
they are not exam review material. I hope you understand. If not read
it again. All these red is utilized for teaching purposes.
Summarizing:
Remember: regular power points slides written in red means
exam review material.
Diagrams, illustrations, and charts with the word know
this/these will contain exam review material.
All other Diagrams, illustrations, and charts with red but not
stamped with the word know this/these are NOT exam
review materialOK!!!!!
20
Classification of epithelia
21
Figure 20.4
Same as Parietal Mesothilium
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Same as Visceral Mesothilium
The Visceral or the Parietal Pericardium in
combination with their respective connective tissue
(in this case Areolar tissue for both) are call Serosa or
also known as Serous Membrane.
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
Key point about understanding the REDVery Important:
Quite Important, based on often prior misunderstandings in
reference to what to study and the Red.
Well, let me answer one very much ask question:
Can I get an A If I study just the RED or basically
that is all I need to study?
To start addressing this question directly.well, think for just a
secondif the red is all you needthen why should we bother
with anything else: power points, textbook, notes, questions and
answers, or even for those that take the class on-campus why
even come to school?
22
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
The RED in my power points, notes and/or flash cards is a way
for me to indicate importantancy or a guide towards your exams
or in other words an exam review material.
In this way the student does not have to memorize a million
thingsand you will know what material to focus on or to
address with more emphasis. Here is the key!
You need to know the red very well, but!!!! If you do not
understand the surrounding black (the concept of what your are
reading) you will for sure, experience problems in the exam.
Especially choosing the correct answer within a particular
multiple choicein other words, you are going to start guessing
more and more based on the fact that all you are doing is using
raw memory as the main way to study.
The Black complements the Red. It is a marriage of
convenience.
23
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
By the way, every question you are been tested on, came from my
power points/notes guarantee 100%.
I review every exam every single semester due to student questions or
commentsso by know these exam questions are super clean.
What makes this or any A&P difficult is the large amount of material
that needs to be digested, the study time needed or required and how
good of a biological background you laready have on board.
Just in case your thinking can I get an A in this class? Absolutely, I
never had a semester in my life in which at least many students got
As.
So, in my class I always end up with students getting: As, Bs, Cs,
Ds and Ws.the whole spectrum, the way it should be. By the way
dont think an A is the only good grade, B is quite good and acceptable
by all programs.
24
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
What should I know for the Lab Exams or Practicums?
Go to my A&P website and click the lab related tab.
Here you will find: all 5 lab exam material you need to address
and know in order to take each exam or practicums.
This is your exam review. This power points includes all models,
lab book exercises and illustrations.
25
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
Summarizing:
Go to lab related and know all the material address in each lab
exam provided.
I will be choosing (+/-) 17-22 Questions directly from lab book
exercises.
Also, (+/-) 8-12 questions from the models
Therefore all Practicums/Lab exam will have a total of 25-35
multiple choice questions.
If you are an on-campus student, please bring a Scantron to the
lab.
If you are an online student, you dont need a Scranton. The
testing center will allow you to use scratch paper, if you ask.
26
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
Power point review questions at the end of each power point
presentation.
At the end of each power point presentation I have
incorporated review questions for the power points just
covered.
These questions are not just review for the power points but
they complement the flash cards and they are excellent
exam review as well.
27
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
You told me to study the red in the Power points, but there
was a few questions that I did not found in the redwhat is
that all about?
I hear this question every single semester, many times. Trust me
it is all there.
If you doubt me, come by and see the exam with me and I will
show you that particular question and where it came from in the
Power point.
If you manage to find oneclearly not in my Power Point after
you show mehey, Ill give to you for free. Yes, I know, it
sound like the KIA commercial! But in my case it is true.
28
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
How should I study, based on students who have done well inn
the class.
By now, Im certain you know how to study. But, based on many
students who have taken this class and done well, they said the
following:
Understand the Power Points perfectly and when you have a
question, clarify it in a textbook.
Always study in intervals (it mean to study every day a portion
not all at once the day or two before the exam).
Study a solid 12-14 hours per week (usually this applies for
regular semesters like fall or spring)
29
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
In the last pages of each Power Point presentation (as
mentioned) there are questions addressing the red and some
black. These are fantastic questions for you to study. They go
over the material and they are a good exam review source. Make
sure to do them after finishing each power point section of the
chapter.
McGraw Hill Quizzes (15% of the course) are a fantastic way
to get to know the material and do better in your
examinations.
After each chapter you can also do the flash cards (they are in
the website under study aids), which again it deals with all the
red from the Power points. Therefore, the flash cards and
questions at the end of your power points have a lots of
similarities.
30
What and how to study for this class?
(Cont.)
I also have some Fine Tuning Questions, that, if time permit you
can practice some more (all under Student Aids). They are good to
gage your knowledge of the material at hand.
31
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions
You will have 5 Lecture exams worth 55%of your class grade. I
will drop your lowest grade. You have to take all 5.
Exams are 100% multiple choicessee class schedule for the
amount of questions per exam.
When is the deadline for all lecture or lab exam?
Look at your class schedule it clearly tells you the deadlines and
how many questions in each exam.
All your exams are in your e-campus website.but you need a
password in order to access them.
The testing center are the only ones with access to these
passwords, therefore you have to take all your exams at the
Testing Center.
32
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Which one is the hardest lecture exam?
For 1407: exams 3, 4 and 5 are the more challenging based on material.
Therefore, do not even think of dropping 1 or 2, use them as your
pillow or reserve for the next 3 upcoming ones.
For 1408: possibly 1 and 3.
The degree of difficulty is base on the material been covered and
student perception of the material been covered.
Most likely, the more concepts in an exam the harder the exam
becomes.
Do you offer exam reviews?
In reference to exams reviews, the red in my power points are an
excellent source of review for your exams, therefore the questions at
the end of each power point and the flash cards in the A&P website
are the exam review. If I was to review the exam with my students, it
will it be just going over these. The red in the power points is design
with the idea to help the student know where to spend more time
studying.
Also McGraw Hill Quizzes are a good review tools!
33
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Do Exams contain essays?
No, there are no essays or pictures in the Lecture examsall
questions are multiple choices.
What did I get in my lecture test or where is my grade?
Check your e-campus grade center.
It will be there right after you take the exam. IN order to figure
out your grade, DO NOT FOLLOW THE POINT SYSTEM
IN YOUR GRADE CENTER! Only my Rubric
If you need to know your grade average, my Rubric is the one. It
allows you to calculate your grade very easily.
34
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Can I retake an exam?
Anatomy and Physiology exams are not to be taken more than
once, that is why the student can drop their lowest test grade.
This will not be fair and respectful to a couple of hundred
students in my classes who did well in the exam and study
extremely hard for their grade.
35
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
I had a true emergency; can you give me more time to take the
exam?
With a Medical or a family death excuse I can give you an
extra 24-48 hours, more than that is when the student should
understand/realize that base on their situation/issue or
circumstances the best thing to do is to use this test as their
dropping Lecture or Lab exam.
Have in mind that: the student has 24 hours after the exam was
given to contact me, ofcourse after the emergency, in order for
me to help you re-scheduling this particular examination.
If you think about it, base on what is going on (medical or
death) you mind will not be in the right setting to take this
particular exam. This is nobodys fault.
36
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Can I get an extra day to take the exam? I need an extra day,
since: I did not finish studying, I was out of town, I dont have a
baby sitter, Im sick etc.?
If you notice the deadlines for all the exams (lab or lecture), there
is plentyplenty time.
Therefore, it is and will be quite unfair to all your peers for me to
give you an extra day and not to the rest.
Only a proof hospitalization or a death in the family are the only
things I and NLC considers an excuse.
Im sure that other small emergencies can also happen, but if you
give yourself extra time, pretty much all of them could be avoid.
37
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Can I print, copy or review online one of your exams?
Unfortunately not, these are refined questions that other
instructors have put together and we have decided are good, fair,
and adequate questions for all students at this level.
What happen if Im caught cheating during a lecture or lab
exam?
A zero will be provided in that particular exam with no chances
of dropping this particular exam (lab or lecture). Depending on
the situation at hand more drastic measurements could applied.
I took the exam and I have some questions, can I see the exam
after the fact?
You are welcome to my office or even during my labs. Please e-
mail me and make an appointment with me.
38
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Can I drop the last exam or final exam #5?
You canif that was your lowest grade, but you have to take
it.
I dont want you to be deficient in some material that will be
utilize next semester or in the coming classes.
Remember A & P is the foundation to pretty much all your future
science classes in your Allied Health/Nursing Programs.
39
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
The final exam?
You will take the final exam at the testing center if you are an online
student or in my classroom if you are an On-campus student (see
deadline for both in the class schedule).
This exam cannot be re-scheduled since the grades will be turn in to
NLC the next day ASAP.
If you cannot take this exam due to an emergency or due to
testing center problems, (reason why we have the policy of
dropping your lowest exam) this will be your dropping
exam.
Therefore in order to avoid this particular situation, please plan ahead
and give yourself a time pillow.
I will not give you an incomplete based on the above.
40
Lecture Exams including Final Exam
Questions (Cont.)
Can I get an Incomplete?
To meet the requirements for an incomplete the student have to
achieve no less than 90% of your entire course, in other
words missing only our final exam.
I will be dropping your last exam if this was the lowest grade
or an excuse was provided.
In plain words, an Incomplete can not happened since I drop
your lowest exam grades for the lecture as well as your lab.
41
Lab Exams also known as Praticums
You will have 5 Lab practicums worth 30%of your grade.
I will drop your lowest grade.
Practicums will be based on 25-35 questions. Practicals are
multiple Choice.
Just in case, and once again:
If you are an on-campus student, please bring a Scantron to
the lab for all 5 Lab Practicums.
If you are an online student, you dont need a Scranton ( it is
done in the computer). The testing center will allow you to use
scratch paper, if you ask.
42
Lab Exams also known as Praticums
Errors found in some of your lab book editions.
In every old and new editions we will find errors.
If you find one, let me know so I can deal with it.
Remember all the answers for the lab book exercises are located at
the back of the book.
Can I drop the last lab practicum?
Yes, you can. Lowest grade will be drop.
It is NOT Recommended to drop an examination because you
already have the desire grade. Knowledge is knowledge and you
will see this material don the line.
43