Medical Terminology Syllabus COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Medical Terminology Hybrid (in-class and online) year-long course designed to facilitate learning and comprehension of the basics of medical terminology in relation to each system of the body Students will learn to use proper terminology and spelling for major pathological conditions
Class Meeting Times Refer to Canvas course webpage for this information Instructional Materials Required Text(s) Medical Terminology: Learning Through Practice by Paula Bostwick, McGraw?Hill Education, 2019 ISBN: 1260470776, 9781260470772 An electronic textbook will be provided through Canvas
By the end of the class, you should be able to: 1 Combine prefixes, suffixes, and word roots to form and define complex medical terms 2 Identify global standard medical, diagnostic, and laboratory abbreviations 3 Use complex medical terminology in context in relation to the human body systems 4
Lesson 2, Stems Pertaining to Medical Terminology Lesson 3, Prefixes Pertaining to Medical Terminology Lesson 4, Suffixes P ertaining to Medical Terminology Examination Credit Awarded: Upon successful completion of this subcourse, you will be awarded 5 credit hours
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IntroductiontoMedicalTerminology
AcademicYear2020Ͳ2021
CourseInformation
CourseNumberTotalCreditsTimeRequirement
BIO2001(lectureonly)15hrsCourseDetails
RecommendedPrerequisites
GeneralBiologyII
CourseDescription
Thiscourseprovidesanunderstandingoftheuniquelanguageneededtocommunicateeffectivelyasahealthcare professional.Thebasicstructureofmedicaltermsandtherulesforwordbuildingandworddeconstruction willbe discussedinthecontextofhowthebodyworksinhealthanddisease.Studentswillbeprovidedwithanorientation totermsrelatedtostructuresandfunctionsinthehumanbody,withafocuscorrectpronunciation,spellingand useofmedicalterms.
LectureandLaboratoryCommunication
AwebsitewillbesetuponCanvasbyyourinstructor.
LoginwithyourUsernameandpassword:https://scuhs.instructure.com
FacultyInformation
RefertotheCanvascoursewebpageforthisinformation.ClassMeetingTimes
RefertoCanvascoursewebpageforthisinformation.
InstructionalMaterials
RequiredText(s)
MedicalTerminology:LearningThroughPracticebyPaulaBostwick,McGrawͲHillEducation,2019 ISBN:1260470776,9781260470772.AnelectronictextbookwillbeprovidedthroughCanvas. Page2
CoursePurpose
StudentLearningOutcomes
Attheconclusionofthiscourse,asuccessfulstudentshouldbeableto:
1. Describetheoriginofmedicallanguage.
2. Usebasicprefixes,suffixes,andcombiningformstobuildmedicalterms.
3. Identifycommonmedicalterminologyrelatedtothestructureandfunctionofthehumanbodyinhealth
anddisease.
4. Identifycommonsymptomatic,diagnostic,operativeandtherapeutictermsassociatedwithvariousbody
systems.
5. Accuratelyinterpretthemedicaltermsandabbreviationsfoundinamedicalrecord.
6. Correctlyspellandpronouncemedicalterms.
CourseSchedule
(subjecttoslightmodificationsbytheinstructor)
LectureAssessment
LearningTerminology,WordRootsandCombiningForms
PrefixesReadingAssignment
WeeklyDiscussion
ModuleExam
Suffixes
TheHumanBody:AnOrientation
ReadingAssignment
WeeklyDiscussion
ModuleExam
TheMusculoskeletalSystemReadingAssignment
WeeklyDiscussion
ModuleExam
TheCardiovascularSystemReadingAssignment
WeeklyDiscussion
ModuleExam
TheDigestiveSystemReadingAssignment
WeeklyDiscussion
ModuleExam
CaseStudy
TentativeGradingProcedures
Lecture
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AssessmentPointsperassignmentTotalnumberof
assignmentsTotalPoints
ReadingAssignment107(1pertopic)70
WeeklyDiscussions155(1perweek)75
ModuleExams205(1perweek)100
CaseStudy251(DueWeek5)25
Gradingscale:
Pleasenotelettergradeswillbeassignedonlyattheendofthetrimester.
A=90%to100%
B=80%Ͳlessthan90%
C=70%Ͳlessthan80%
D=60%Ͳlessthan70%
F=lessthan60%
W=Withdrawal
Gradingprocedures:
Theformatofassessmentsmayincludemultiplechoice,shortanswer,labelling,fillͲinͲtheͲblank,ormatching
examinations.Participationpointsarerequiredandwillbeassignedbytheinstructorasthecourseprogresses usinganyofthefollowing:inclassminiquizzes,activities,onlinequizzes.Foronlinequizzesstudentsmusthave a phone,tablet,laptoporotherinternetconnecteddevicetoparticipate.Studentsmustbeinclassduringthe participationactivitiestoreceiveparticipationmarks.
AcademicIntegrity
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TeachingMethodsandActivities
Instructionalvideos:PreͲrecordedlecturevideoswillprovideinstructiononthepronunciationoftheterminology
coveredineachmodule. ReadingAssignment:Thesesectionsarecreatedon"Connect"throughSmartBook.Theyimprovereading productivityandprovidestudentswithbetterknowledgeretention.SmartBookisaneBookthatappliesthe adaptivetechnologyof LearnSmarttoensureafocusoncontentthestudenthasn'tlearnedwhilealsopromoting longͲtermretentionoflearnedmaterial. Page4 WeeklyDiscussionQuestions: Thesediscussionboardpostsrequireyoutothinkcriticallyabouttheconcepts thatyouhavelearnedeachweek. WeeklyExams:Mostmoduleswillculminateinaproctoredexamcoveringthatmodule'stopics.Questionswill comefromthetextbookchapters,activities,andvideos.Questionsmaybein theformofmultiplechoices,free response,orfillintheblank.YoumustuseaRemoteExamProctoringsoftwaretoproctoryourexams.Detailsare includedinyourCanvascoursepage. CaseStudy:Theseassignmentswillallowyoutoapplytheterminologythatyouhavelearnedinreallife clinical scenarios.
BestPracticesforStudying
Watchthevideosandreadthelecturepowerpointsandthehighlightedareasofthechaptersineach moduletobecomecomfortablewithsomeofthetermsassociatedwitheachtopic,using"selfͲstudy"icon beforeyoureadthechapterthroughtheassignments.Revieweachchapterafteryoufinishreading assignments toenhanceyourunderstandingofwhatwascovered.Takenoteswhenyoudothereading assignments. ParticipatebydoingtheassignmentsontimeandbyaskingquestionseitherthroughCanvasorbytyping yourquestiononthecommentbarofthevideos. Stayontopofthehomework andassignments.Dotheassignedproblemsasclosetothetimeaswhen thetopiciscoveredtoincreasethedepthofyourunderstandingofspecificconcepts.Itwillhelpyoulearn thematerialmoreefficientlyandeffectively. Donotwaituntilthenightbeforethehomeworkisdueto starttheassignment.Youwillgetmoreoutofit ifyoutakethetimetoreallylearntheconceptsandreviewthematerialwithoutbeingrushed. Stayfocusedbyfindinganenvironmentwhereyoucanstudywithfewdistractions.
UniversityPolicies
Accommodations
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FacultyandDr./PatientRelationships
SCUfacultyarehighlyskilled.However,perUniversityPolicy,healthcareisofferedtostudentsthroughthe
UniversityHealthSystemonly.Neitherpreclinicalnorclinicalfacultycanprovideadvice,assessment,treatment,
orotherelementsthatwouldbeconsideredpartofaDoctorͲPatientrelationshipoutsideofaclinicalsetting establishedfor thatpurpose.
LearningActivities
Studentsareexpectedtospendatleasttwohoursforeachlecturehourofcoursetimeperweekinactivitiesand assessmentsoutsidetheclassroom.Examplesofactivitiesincludebutarenotlimitedtowritingpapers;reading articlesortext;smallgroupwork;presentations;completingassignments;preparationforassessments;online activities andotheractivitiesthatdonotincludedirectinstructorinteractionandinvolvement.
Alluniversitypoliciesapplytothiscourseandallothers.Forfullpolicyinformationpleaseconsulttheuniversity
SCUPolicyManual.Foraquickreferenceguidetothefollowingpolicies:makeͲupexamination,FͲchallenge examination,gradeposting, resultsoffailinggrades,studentsupportinformation,syllabusamendments,special needs,studentconduct,andattendance,pleaseconsulttheacademicpoliciesdocumenthousedontheOnline
StudentServices.