FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
PCB 2099---FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (SUMMER A 2009)
Lectures: T-R (6:40-9:15am)—Ryder Business Building 120
Course description:
This is a one semester survey lecture course in basic human physiology primarily for pre-nursing majors and non-majors fulfilling natural science UCC requirements.
Required text:
Marieb, E.N. (2005). Anatomy & Physiology-2nd Ed.
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
Instructor :
F.Gomez
Office/Contact Information:
FIU College of Medicine
HLS 155 (Human Anatomy Teaching Laboratory)
(305)348-6176 (voice mail)----e-mail: gomezf@fiu.edu
Office hours: consult ZOO 3731L course syllabus for lab session times.
Webpage : http://www.fiu.edu/~gomezf
Grading policy :
There will be four or five multiple-choice exams administered this semester, of which all scores will be calculated for the final grade. The grading scale is as follows: A=100-90, B=89-80, C=79-70, D=69-60, F=59-0. There will be no make-up exams (missed exams will result in a zero score) administered unless circumstances beyond the student’s control arise and are IMMEDIATELY accompanied by the appropriate documentation:
1) Death in immediate family member requires official bereavement statement.
2) Student/immediate family member with acute/terminal illness requires official
hospital/clinic notification.
3) Traffic accident requires official accident report.
4) Jury duty requires county clerk summons.
5.Military duty.
The aforementioned will be taken into consideration or, if applicable, allow students to request an «Incomplete » grade. Candidates for grades of « Incomplete » include those students that have completed 60% of the course work satisfactorily
(C grade or higher) and cannot justifiably finish the course (pre-planned
vacation/business trips do not constitute a serious interruption).
If any of the preceding information elicits a conflict of interest, you are strongly urged to DROP the course.
Cheating policy : Any form of cheating (ie. crib sheets, class notes, glaring at another’s paper) during administered exams is a direct violation of FIU’s student conduct code and will not be tolerated in this course. Consequences include a failing grade for the course and/or administrative action, all this can procure without warning.
Tips on the successful completion of this course:
1. Attendance is mandatory! Poor attendance can only result in poor grades!
2. Make emphasis on careful note-taking and pre-reading skills.
3. In the case of missed lecture days or impending absences, students are responsible for obtaining lecture notes and in-class announcement information from fellow classmates (do not summon the instructor for this).
4. All electronic communication equipment should be silenced (ie.cell phones), so as to not encumber the learning and thinking process of others.
5. Disruptive behavior during lectures/exams is deemed inappropriate
and will not be tolerated.
Please be advised that the course syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
Best of luck to all and have a pleasant semester !
Dates:
5/5 Course Introduction/Web Info
5/7 Chptrs. 1,2
5/12 Exam I
5/14 Chptrs.3,4
5/19 Chptrs.6,9
5/21 Exam II
5/28 Chptrs.14,15
6/2 Chptrs.16,17
6/4 Exam III
6/9 Chptrs. 21,22
6/11 Chptrs.25,26
6/16 Exam IV
6/18 Exam V