Please Read Carefully:
This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista as the Learning Management System. If you have never used Blackboard vista before, please visit the orientation site.  http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

You will access your CCA Blackboard Vista course at http://online.ccaurora.edu

Note:  You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 2^nd.

New this semester: A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

BASIC ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

BIO 106-176 (Online)

4 Credit Hours

(June 2 to August 9)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Course is an introduction to human anatomy and physiology for students who have little or no background in science.  It does not substitute for a one-year Anatomy and Physiology course with a lab.  Topics covered are atoms, molecules, cells, energetics, genetics, and a brief survey of systems.

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Jim Weedin

Phone

303.361.7398 (work VM)

E-mail

Jim.Weedin@CCAurora.edu

Fax

303.361-7374

Mailbox Location

CTC-210

Other

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·        Send/receive mail

·        Download files to your computer and then open them

·        Basic word processing skills 

·        Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or having read the orientation guide at http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Chiras, D.  Human Biology.  6^th ed.  2008. Jones and Bartlett Publishing.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

None.

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·        Supported Web-browser

·        Supported version of Java

·        To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

HOW TO GET STARTED:

First Email Assignment:  Please send me an email message to Jim.Weedin@ccaurora.edu, containing the following information by Friday, June 6, 2008.

1.  Full name

2.  Email address

3.  Mailing address

4.  Phone number

5.  Any experience with science

6.  Why you are taking this course

IMPORTANT:  All email contact (including all TESTS and other assignments) with your instructor MUST include the following information:

1.  Name

2.  Course number (BIO 106-176)

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

N/A

OTHER INFORMATION:

Basic Anatomy & Physiology is a 4-semester-hour science elective course.  This course is often taken by medical-bound students who want a background in human biology before pursuing the more rigorous lab courses—Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 201, 202).  It also may be taken to fulfill a non-lab degree requirement or for personal interest.

There will be 4 tests during the semester that MUST be taken online.  Anatomy exercises and a research paper are also required.