Syllabus - Hsc3537-Ufo-Med Term Spring 2017
Syllabus - Hsc3537-Ufo-Med Term Spring 2017
Syllabus - Hsc3537-Ufo-Med Term Spring 2017
Instructor: Dr. Julia Rae Varnes, PhD, MPH, MCHES FLG Rm 173; (352) 294-1823; [email protected]
Office Hours: Wed. 8:30am-11:30am; Thurs. 12pm-2:30pm; and, by appointment
Recommended (Highly):
Print Workbook: “HSC 3537 Textbook/Workbook” – The material is taken directly from your online e-
textbook. The 438-page workbook, is available at:
Target Copy, 1412 West University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32603.
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 352-372-7436 or (352) 376-3826.
Or order online - http://target-copy.com/?s=Medical+Terminology (scroll down to “Undergraduate” workbook).
III. EMAIL & COURSE CORRESPONDENCE:
E-textbook or website questions: Contact your e-textbook publisher (Caduceus International
Publishing). Also review their helpful FAQs.
Email: [email protected] (or click contact us under the Help tab), 24 hrs/day; 7 days/wk.
Phone: (Toll Free) 1-866-280-2900 (8am-6pm)
Exam Scheduling Questions: Contact ProctorU (see Section VII of this syllabus).
IV. COURSE FLOW PLAN: Activities & Exam (AKA: What do I do?!)
Your Course Activities include your Lectures, Chapter Self-Test Exercises, and Flash Cards. You will also
have a Final Exam. You are expected to adhere to the following course flow plan. Procrastinating and
waiting until the last minute to finish will decrease your ability to learn the information well, and you may
have difficulty getting a test time (based on ProctorU demand). Late finishers will be penalized.
Week 1: Read course documents (Syllabus, Orientation Sheet, Critical Dates)
Purchase your Online E-Text
Complete Chapter 1, Orientation & Introduction
Week 2-4: Complete Audio-Visual lectures for Chapters 2 to 4
Complete Chapter 4 Self-Test Cumulative Chapter Exercises (covers Chapters 1 to 4)
Weeks 4-5: Chapter 5: Complete and LEARN the 1,000 Self-Testing Flashcards
Complete 100 Flashcards Per Day for 10 Days = 1,000 Flashcards
Weeks 6-8: Complete AV lectures and self-testing exercises for Chapters 6 to 9 (one per week)
Chapter 6: Musculo/Skeletal System.
Chapter 7: Nervous System & Special Senses.
Chapter 8: Cardio/Vascular System.
Weeks 9-11: Complete AV lectures and self-testing exercises for Chapters 9 to 12 (two per week)
Chapter 9: Respiratory System AND Chapter 10: Integumentary System
Chapter 11: Digestive System AND Chapter 12: Uro/Genital System
Chapter 13: Reproductive System AND Chapter 14: Endocrine System
Week 12: Chapter 15: Appendix (just click through)
Contact ProctorU to schedule exam (see Section VII of this syllabus).
Study for your exam (see Orientation Sheet for advice). Exam prep takes 3-7 days.
Week 13: FINAL EXAMINATION - The exam is the last chapter of your e-textbook (Chapter
16), and is proctored by ProctorU (see Section VII). The final examination is 300
questions (True/False & Multiple-Choice), and covers the 1,000 Flashcard Word Part and
Medical Abbreviation Meanings, and the ~800 Self-Testing Exercise questions.
STUDY ADVICE: can be found on your Orientation Sheet (page 2, yellow highlights).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone complaining about their grade who has not followed the above flow plan, will
have points deducted (1pt deducted from your final course grade) for each week it was not followed.
V. DEADLINES! (Also see very important item IV for your course flow plan, and your critical
dates sheet, which is sent via email after drop/add)
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Week 1: Start your course.
*Grade Penalty: Failure to start your course within 3 weeks (January 25th) of the first day
of class may result in a DEDUCTION of ONE POINT, per day, from your final grade.
April 4th, 11:59pm = Final Due Date. Your exam must be COMPLETED by this date (note
that your coursework was due March 28th)!
*Grade Penalty: A one (1) Point deduction off your final grade will be applied for each
day your exam is late!
**Completion of the course (course activities and exam) on any date AFTER April 19th
WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE.
Extra Credit: There is NONE. Please do NOT ask (if you do, I will NOT respond)! University Policy:
Asking for extra points after your course is completed is an HONOR OFFENSE.
VI. GRADING
Your grade is an average of your course activities and your final exam grade.
Example: You receive 100% just for completing all your course activities (yay!). If you receive an 83 on the final
exam, your course average is 91.5. We round up to a 92%, and you’ve just earned an A!
Grading Scale:
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A = 92 to 100% C- = 70 to 71%
A- = 90 to D+ = 68 to
91% 69%
B+ = 88 to 89% D = 62 to 67%
B = 82 to 87% D- = 60 to
B- = 80 to 81% 61%
C+ = 78 to 79% E = 00 to 59%
C = 72 to 77%
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*Rounding up will only occur if the grade is within 0.5% of the next letter or plus (+) or minus (-) grade.
Notification of Grades: Once you complete your exam, Caduceus (your e-textbook publisher) will send a
course completion email to your instructor. You will receive an email your instructor within 48 hours confirming
your final grade.
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