Instructor Information:

Joan Hauser, Ph.D.         RVS Bldg A Rm 2245

ACC Phone: 512-233-6297 (this is the WORST way to contact me)

ACC email: jhauser@austincc.edu (this is the best way to contact me)

*Our Required Text will be:

Human A & P 11E by Marieb and Hoehn w/ Mylab & Mastering A&P, Pearson Publishing

You will also need a set of colored pens or pencils.

* If you have purchased a different text for API you needn't purchase a new one but you will need to purchase 18 week access to Pearson's MyLab & Mastering A&P At the website be sure to purchase "Modified Mastering"

I will be linking the Mastering AP course to our blackboard site so you MUST access it from there. Pearson provides 2 week access for free.

Skills Requirements:

Reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency as determined by the COMPASS or ASSET test, or by the statewide THEA test, or by providing an official transcript from another college.

Course Prerequisite:

Completion of Biol 2401 with a grade of "C" or better.

Grading System:  We will be using a 1000pt scale.  900 – 1000 is an A; 800-899 is a B; 700-799 is a C; 600-699 is a D; and anything below 599 is an F.

This is a Tentative Schedule

Learning Outcomes for Lecture

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

• Use anatomical terminology to identify and describe locations of major organs of each system covered.
• Explain interrelationships among molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ functions in each system.
• Describe the interdependency and interactions of the systems.
• Explain contributions of organs and systems to the maintenance of homeostasis.
• Identify causes and effects of homeostatic imbalances.
• Describe modern technology and tools used to study anatomy and physiology.

Learning Outcomes for Lab

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

• Apply appropriate safety and ethical standards.
• Locate and identify anatomical structures.
• Appropriately utilize laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, dissection tools, general lab ware, physiology data acquisition systems, and virtual simulations.
• Work collaboratively to perform experiments.
• Demonstrate the steps involved in the scientific method.
• Communicate results of scientific investigations, analyze data and formulate conclusions.
• Use critical thinking and scientific problem-solving skills, including, but not limited to, inferring, integrating, synthesizing, and summarizing, to make decisions, recommendations and predictions. 

General Education:

As a Core Curriculum course, students completing this course will demonstrate competence in:

• Critical Thinking - Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information. 
• Interpersonal Skills - Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.
• Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning - Applying mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods.
• Written, Oral and Visual Communication - Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.

Departmental Common Course Objectives:

The ACC Biology Department has specified the content for this course in the departmental common course objectives. The departmental objectives are located at http://sites.austincc.edu/biology/common-course-objectives/.  

Readings are listed in the Course Subjects portion of this site and can be found easily in the required text.