Histology BIOL-444 Syllabus

Spring 2007

MWF 2:10-3:00 a.m.

Ritter Hall, Room 26

Instructor Information:

Dr. Donald Schreiweis                                                        

e-mail:  schreiweisdo@slu.edu                         

Office:  Macelwane 113                                                      

Phone:  977-3909                                                                         

Office Hours:  Monday 9:00-10:0 , Tuesday, 9:30-10:30, or by appointment

Teaching Assistant:

Lindsey Fix          e-mail:  xxx@slu.edu

Course Materials

Histology: A Text and Atlas, 5^th ed. Michael H. Ross and Wojciech Pawlilna., 2006 (ISBN 0-7817-5056-3)

Course Website: 

                http://camilolab.slu.edu/444/histology.html

Lab Section

            BIOL 444-36          Tuesday/Thursday 2:10-4:00          Macelwane 204

Course Description:

This course will examine the tissues of the vertebrate body and the arrangement of these tissues in the various organs of the body. Each tissue is formed by several cell types which are associated with each other and with an extracellular material. Each tissue performs a specific function or set of functions.

Learning Objectives:

1. To obtain knowledge of tissue types, their function, and arrangement in the various organs of the body.

2. To gain an appreciation for the complexity of tissues, their functions, and their interactions in organs and organ systems.

Assessment:

The learning objectives will be assessed through four lecture exams, four lab exams.

How to do well in this course:

• Keep up with the assigned reading.  It is best to read over the material before class so that you are better prepared to listen and take notes during the lecture.
• Keep up with the lecture notes.  Review your notes after each class so that you can ask questions while the material is fresh in your mind.
• When studying for exams, focus on the lectures and/or lab work.  The textbook readings are meant to supplement the lectures and to aid in understanding them.  Material will overlap between the lectures and the textbook; however, sometimes lectures may cover a topic in more depth than the text, and sometimes the text may cover material in more depth than the lecture.
• Attend the lab review sessions.  The review sessions are your opportunity to ask questions and review material. Your lab assistant will conduct the review sessions.

• If you have questions, ask!  You are always welcome to ask questions in class, to come to scheduled office hours, or to make an appointment to see me at another time.  Keep up so that you can ask questions while the material is fresh in your mind—this is much more effective than waiting until the day before the test.

Grading:

                Lecture Exam 1                      100 points

                Lecture Exam 2                      100 points

                Lecture Exam 3                      100 points

                Lecture Exam 4                      100 points

                Lab Exam 1                            100 points

                Lab Exam 2                            100 points

                Lab Exam 3                            100 points

                Lab Exam 4                            100 points

 Letter grades will be assigned according to the following scale:

A             92.1-100%

A-           90.0-92.0%

B+           85.0-89.9%

B             81.1-84.9%

B-            78.0-81.0%

C+           72.0-77.9%

C             64.1-71.9%

C-            60.0-64.0%

D             50.0-59.9%

F              < 50%

Do not confuse this above scale with the University scale used for computing grade averages. The Registrar will use your letter grade in this course as part of your cumulative grade average (GPA) according to the following scale:

A = 4.0; A- = 3.7; B+ = 3.3; B = 3.0; B-=2.7; C+=2.3; C=2.0; C-=1.7; D=1.0; F=0.0

Important Policies:

Attendance

Attendance in lecture and laboratory are required!  A medical excuse is required for absence from scheduled laboratory exams.

Exams

Exams will be given during class time.  All exams are required, and no exam grades will be dropped.  The final exam is not cumulative. Lecture exam questions are definitions, short answer, fill-ins, matching, multiple choice, and essay.

Exams will not be given early under any circumstances.  Make-up exams will only be given for University excused absences, and appropriate written documentation must be provided.  In the event that an exam is missed, it is the student’s responsibility to contact me prior to the exam to make arrangements for a make-up exam.  If arrangements for a make-up exam are not made in advance, the student will receive a “0” for the exam.  In the event that a make-up exam is given, it may be an essay or an oral exam, at the instructor’s discretion.

The final exam for this course is scheduled for Monday, May 7, 2007 from 2:00-3:50 p.m. .  No alternate times for the final will be available.  The College of Arts & Sciences policy is that if a student has 3 or more finals scheduled for the same day, he/she may request rescheduling the middle exam.  The Histology exam is scheduled for 2 p.m. ; therefore, it is likely that this will be your last  exam of the day, and no alternate times will be offered.  Everyone is expected to be at the final exam during the scheduled time.  No make-up finals will be given under any circumstances. This applies to both lecture and lab final exams.

Grading Errors

If you believe there is a grading error on an exam or a quiz, you must submit your request for reconsideration to me in writing within one week of the day the exams were returned in class.  After one week has passed, no grade adjustments will be made.

Cell Phones

Use of cell phones and other electronic devices (e.g. pagers, text messaging) is prohibited during class and especially during exams.  Be sure that you have your cell phones turned off and stored before coming to class.  Use of a cell phone, PDA, laptop computers or other electronic device during an exam is forbidden and is grounds for receiving a failing grade for the exam.

Students with Disabilities:

Any students with special needs due to disabilities should contact me as soon as possible (within the first two weeks of the semester) to make the appropriate arrangements.  The University policy on students with disabilities states the following: “With respect to individual services, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the University of any needs that require accommodations. The student should provide documentation of the disability to the Disabilities Coordinator and meet with the Disabilities Coordinator to begin the process of arranging appropriate accommodations. The Disabilities Coordinator is responsible for reviewing and evaluating the documentation of students with disabilities and assisting departments in accommodating those documented disabilities.”  For more details, see http://www.slu.edu/services/HR/policies_ada.html.

Students with Special Needs - Disability Services - The University Policy

Any student who feels that he/she may need academic accommodations in order to meet the requirements of this course -- as outlined in the syllabus -- due to presence of a disability, should contact the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action.  Please telephone the office at 314-977-8885, or visit DuBourg Hall Room 36.  Confidentiality will be observed in all inquiries.

Academic Honesty:

Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated.  This includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information, misrepresentations, and abetting of any of the above.  The minimum penalty for cheating on an exam will be receiving a “0” for that exam.  The College of Arts and Sciences policy on academic dishonesty will be followed in the event that academic misconduct occurs.  For details, see http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/academichonesty.html.

Academic Integrity and Honesty - The University Policy Statement

The University is a community of learning, whose effectiveness requires an environment of mutual trust and integrity.  Academic integrity is violated by any dishonesty such as soliciting, receiving, or providing any unauthorized assistance in the completion of work submitted toward academic credit. While not all forms of academic dishonesty can be listed here, examples include copying from another student, copying from a book or class notes during a closed book exam, submitting materials authored by or revised by another person as the student’s own work, copying a passage or text directly from a published source without appropriately citing or recognizing that source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic work for another student, securing or supplying in advance a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of the instructor, and colluding with another student or students to engage in academic dishonesty.  
 
Any clear violation of academic integrity will be met with appropriate sanctions.  Possible sanctions for violation of academic integrity may include, but are not limited to, assignment of a failing grade in a course, disciplinary probation, suspension, and dismissal from the University. Students should review the College of Arts and Sciences policy on Academic Honesty, which can be accessed on-line at http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/ under “Quicklinks for Students” or in hard copy form in the Arts and Sciences Policy Binder in each departmental or College office.

 

Web Site for Vertebrate Histology:

This course is on a web site:  http://camilolab.slu.edu/444/histology.html.  The syllabus, lecture schedule, and handouts will be posted

Rev. 01/13/2007