Course Syllabus
Kettering College
Pathophysiology Online
Randi Quale, M.S.
Winter 2016
Course Information:
| Course Number: | BIOL 350-11 |
| Course Title: | Pathophysiology |
Faculty Facilitators / Contact Information:
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Randi Quale, M.S. Office: G13 |
Course Description:
This course is a study of homeostatic changes that occur with disease, and the implications of those changes in the progression and treatment of disease. Generalized mechanisms of disease as well as diseases of individual organ systems will be examined, with a view to understanding homeostatic compensations that occur as a result of altered function.
Number of credit hours: 3 credit hours.
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites and Requirements:
- BIOL 119 and 129, or BIOL 210 and 305, or the equivalent
Institutional Outcomes:
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Kettering College’s Institutional Outcomes are a set of skills, attitudes, and behaviors that reflect the college’s commitment to competence and character. Achievement of these outcomes produces KC graduates who are superior citizens in professional health care environments and in the community. This course strives to help a student develop the following skills:
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Specialized Learning: How are you becoming an expert?
Demonstrates appropriate use of, and fluency in, specialized terms, vocabulary, technologies, and methods of the specific field of study.- This will be assessed based on your average score on the Review Assignments.
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Specialized Learning: How are you becoming an expert?
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
1. Correlate disease states of body systems with changes in homeostasis.
2. Explain the role of treatment regimens in the restoration of homeostasis.
3. Explain the physiologic principles underlying the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.
4. Analyze case studies to differentially diagnose the major disorders of each body system.
Textbook and Other Course Materials:
- Textbook: Sue E. Huether & Kathryn L. McCance, Understanding Pathophysiology, Fifth Edition. Mosby, 2012. (ISBN 978-0-323-07891-7)
Essential Course Policy Information:
COURSE DESIGN
This course is designed to help you understand disease processes in the body. We will utilize a series of homework assignments that are intended to focus your reading as you work through the textbook. You may also wish to view the recorded lectures provided for each topic. After every 3-4 chapters there will be a review assignment which requires analysis and synthesis of information from that unit. Throughout the course you will also take part in an online discussion of specific disorders described in case studies, for which you will be assigned questions to research. At the end of each week you will take a quiz over information related to the case study.
EXPECTATIONS
What You Can Expect of Me:
You can expect me to respond to your questions in a timely manner and to help you understand concepts that you are having difficulty with. You are encouraged to ask questions and make observations, and you can always expect me to treat you with respect, and to take your questions seriously. Evaluation activities will be fair and appropriate. You will have up-to-date knowledge of your current grade via Canvas. You will find me regularly available weekdays during my office hours by e-mail and by phone. I encourage you to contact me promptly to discuss problems or questions you have regarding the class.
What I Expect of You:
I expect you to complete class assignments regularly and on time. You should check the discussion forums and contribute frequently. I expect you to contact me about questions and concerns (I cannot, after all, fix problems I do not know about). Contact me either in person, by phone, or by email. I will try to respond to your questions as soon as possible and usually within 24 hours. However I do not usually check my email over the weekend, and I do not expect you to do this either. I do expect you to check your Canvas email at least once each weekday, as this is how I will communicate with you.
In terms of time commitment, the usual expectation for a college course is that you will spend two hours working outside of class for every hour you spend in class. For an online course like ours that is worth three credit hours, you would expect to spend nine hours per week working on the material. The actual amount you will need to spend depends upon how efficiently you work and how much background you bring to the course. For most of you, this is probably the minimum amount of time you should allot.
Your participation in this course indicates your acceptance of its content, requirements and policies as outlined in this syllabus. Please review the syllabus and course requirements promptly. If you believe you will not be able to meet the demands and requirements of this course, you should drop the course by the drop/add deadline, listed on the College’s calendar for the current academic semester.
COURSE POLICIES
Course Website:
Course materials and grades will be posted on Canvas – our Learning Management System. This can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection by typing https://kc.instructure.com in your browser. Please note that there is no “www” in front of the address and that you need to have access to your KC E-mail account before trying to login to Canvas for the first time.
How to log in to Canvas for the first time:
- Go to https://kc.instructure.com, click on “I don’t know my password” and enter your KC E-mail address to request it. (The same process can be used if you forget your Canvas password in the future).
- Check your KC Email and follow the link which was sent to you in order to set your password that you will use in the future. If you don't have any mail messages within a minute this means that you don't have an active Canvas account. Please contact the IT help desk for assistance.
- Your Canvas user ID is your KC email address and the password will be the one that you had already chosen in the previous step.
- The courses you are enrolled in will be available under the “Courses” link in Canvas as soon as the course is published by your instructor.
Attendance:
Class attendance is defined as submitting the homework, review assignment, discussion post or quiz that is due that day on Canvas by the deadline. (You may submit revised answers to homework assignments for up to one week after the deadline.) Absences and missed submissions are your responsibility and may adversely affect your grades. It is your responsibility to be aware of how attendance may affect your current academic standing or impact on scholarships, grants or loans.
Homework Assignments:
There will be an assignment due nearly every Tuesday and Thursday of the semester. You are encouraged to communicate with your fellow students about these. Information to answer the homework questions is available in the textbook and lecture notes, and a Word versions of each assignment is available on Canvas. In order to receive credit for the homework you will need to enter your answers on the electronic version posted on Canvas. All assignments are due by the end of the day (11:59 p.m.) on the date listed on the schedule, and these submissions are used to record attendance for that day.
You may submit your answers up to three times to improve your score. Your last submission must be completed no more than one week after the deadline.
Homeworks are worth 30% of your overall grade.
Review Assignments:
Five review assignments are to be completed during the semester. These are scheduled after every 3-4 chapters, and require analysis and synthesis of information from that unit. You may use any resources you wish for these and even discuss the questions with other students. In order to receive credit for these you will need to enter your answers on the electronic version posted on Canvas. These are due by the end of the day (11:59 p.m.) on the date listed on the schedule, and the submissions are used to record attendance for that day.
You may submit your answers up to three times to improve your score. Your last submission must be completed no more than one week after the deadline.
Review assignments are worth 40% of your overall grade.
Deadlines and Late Submission Policy for Homework and Review Assignments:
- All assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. (your local time) on the date shown on the schedule.
- Additional attempts must be completed within one week after the original due date.
- Assignments will NOT be accepted more than one week after the original due date unless you receive permission from the instructor. Penalties may apply.
- Submissions are used to monitor course attendance for financial aid purposes.
Case Study Discussions:
Each student will be assigned to a small group discussion forum on which you will collaborate with your classmates on questions posted weekly.
- There will be fourteen discussions, approximately one per week.
- In general each discussion will be available from 6 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. on the following Friday.
- These will usually require outside research using the internet or other resources.
- Please provide references for all factual information cited.
- You will be graded on a 10 point scale for each discussion (see rubric below).
- Participation in discussion forums is worth 10% of your overall grade.
- At the end of each week you will take a quiz over information about that week’s case study.
- In general the quiz will open at 6 a.m. on Thursday and be due at 11:59 p.m. on Friday.
- Case Study Quizzes are worth 20% of your overall grade.
The weekly schedule for posting to the Online Discussions is given below (all posts are due by 11:59 p.m.):
Monday - Post your answer to the discussion question assigned to you in Canvas. Your post should be approximately 250 words in length and contain substantive information that contributes to an understanding of the disorder under discussion. You may post graphics from online sources, but please do NOT simply cut and paste entire entries from the internet. You are expected to provide references for all factual information cited.
- On Tuesdays the instructor will review your answers and ask any follow up questions necessary to make sure that all the required information has been covered for the Case Study Quiz.
- You may wish to ask other students questions about their posts so that you are comfortable you understand the topic.
Wednesday – Answer any questions that have been posted about your submission, either by the instructor or your fellow students. If no one has asked you a question, contribute some follow-up information related to the disorder under discussion. You must post something. Wednesday posts should be at least 100 words in length, though multiple short posts may be submitted to meet this requirement.
Friday – Take the Case Study Quiz. You may use any resources you wish for this (including talking about it with other students), although the questions will be based on the week’s discussion. Feel free to open the discussion in one window, and log into Canvas in a second window to take the quiz. This will allow you to access the information as you work through the quiz.
Note:
- These are solid deadlines. Points may be deducted for submissions after the times stated above.
Withdrawal
- Last day to withdraw – see the College’s academic calendar for these dates
Technology needs for the course:
- You need to comply with the technical requirements as required by the college:
- You should have the ability to use the Canvas Learning Management System to successfully complete the course.
- Students are responsible for keeping their own copy of assignments and discussion posts in cases when assignments or discussion posts were not received in Canvas so they can be resubmitted again if requested by the instructor.
- If you need technical assistance you are encouraged to contact the KC Help Desk.
Copyright policy:
Kettering College values and respects the laws that govern the creation and distribution of intellectual property (copyright) and the rights of members of the academic community to use such intellectual property (fair use). It is the expectation of the administration of Kettering College that students will be familiar with these laws and use copyright protected works in accordance with the law.
Topic Outline
The following topics and chapters from Huether & McCance, Understanding Pathophysiology, Fifth Edition will be addressed this semester (see the Schedule for dates and deadlines):
Introduction to Pathophysiology
Chapter 2: Genes and Genetic Diseases
Chapter 3: Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology
Chapter 4: Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids and Bases
Chapter 5: Innate Defenses: Inflammation
Chapter 6: Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 7: Infection and Defects in Mechanisms of Defense
Chapter 9: Biology, Manifestations and Treatment of Cancer
Chapter 10: Cancer Epidemiology
Chapter 15: Alterations of Neurologic Function
Chapter 18: Alterations of Hormonal Regulation
Chapter 20: Alterations of Hematologic Function
Chapter 23: Alterations of Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 26: Alterations of Pulmonary Function
Chapter 29: Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function
Chapter 32: Alterations of the Reproductive Systems
Chapter 34: Alterations of Digestive Function
Grading Policy and Scale
WEIGHT OF ASSIGNMENTS TOWARDS FINAL GRADE
Grades will be based on the various requirements approximately as follows:
Homework Assignments 30%
Review Assignments 40%
Case Study Posts 20%
Case Study Quizzes 10%
Total 100%
GRADING SCALE
As a guideline, letter grades and percentages may be correlated approximately as follows:
| A = | 92% - | 100% |
| A- = | 90% - | 91% |
| B+ = | 88% - | 89% |
| B = | 82% - | 87% |
| B- = | 80% - | 81% |
| C+ = | 78% - | 79% |
| C = | 72% - | 77% |
| C- = | 70% - | 71% |
| D = | 60% - | 69% |
Syllabus change policy
This syllabus is a guide and every attempt is made to provide an accurate overview of the course. However, circumstances and events may make it necessary for the instructor to modify the syllabus during the semester and may depend, in part, on the progress, needs, and experiences of the students. Changes to the syllabus will be made with advance notice.
Americans with Disabilities Statement & Non-Discrimination/Academic Support Statement
Kettering College is committed to promoting student academic success by complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and will provide reasonable accommodations for those students supplying appropriate documentation.
The Nita Jennings Academic Support Center in the Learning Commons is the designated office on campus to provide services and accommodations to students with diagnosed disabilities. You need to provide documentation of your disability to the Academic Support Center if you seek accommodations in this course. Students are strongly encouraged to contact the academic support coordinator to request specific accommodations at least two weeks in advance of the need. The coordinator will arrange necessary internal support and facilitate referral to external resources, as appropriate. Refer to the current Kettering College Student Handbook for specific information.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor and the Academic Support Coordinator regarding accommodations (See Student Handbook). In addition, the Academic Support Center strives to empower all students do develop effective strategies for learning and offers peer tutoring, group tutorials and private consultation.
For students unable to use the tutorial services provided on campus through Academic Support, there is free on-line tutoring support available through SMARTHINKING. It can be accessed directly from Canvas by clicking on the SmarThinking link provided under the General Course Information module. For more information please refer to the College Resources page or contact bev.ervin@kc.edu.
Your success as a student is of utmost importance to me. If you have a disability or any other special circumstance that may have some impact on your work in this class, and for which you may require special accommodations, please contact me early in the semester so that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.
Honor Code:
Every student at Kettering College is expected to act with honesty and integrity and to abide by the Honor Code of the 2015-2016 Academic Bulletin. Make sure that you review the honor code of the college.
Policy on Standards of Professional Conduct for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Make sure that you review the Standards of Professional Conduct (see the Student Handbook).
Faculty Assistance Statement:
Students are expected to be in contact regularly with their faculty regarding any academic issues of importance to the students, and specifically if they are experiencing any concerns or difficulty with their studies.
You can contact me in the following ways:
- Come visit me! My office is G-13 in the Boonshoft building. My office hours this semester will be posted and updated as necessary on Canvas and outside my office door, and I will make every effort to be there as scheduled. But I am also there many other hours during the week, so feel free to just drop by or call ahead to check.
- Office phone: (937) 395-8601 x 55637
- Home phone: (937) 825-0816 (please call before 9:30 pm)
- email: randi.quale@kc.edu
Course Summary:
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