Medical Terminology 1 credit - Accelerated Sciences




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Medical Terminology Syllabus - Newbury Park High School

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

Medical Terminology 1 credit - Accelerated Sciences

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

Harrisburg Area Community College B105 Medical terminology - HACC

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

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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

VisitSCU'sAcademicIntegritypagetoreviewpoliciesforprofessionalismandacademicintegrity.

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

AsalearningͲcenteredcommunity,SouthernCaliforniaUniversityofHealthSciencesrecognizesthatallstudents

shouldbeaffordedtheopportunitytoachievetheiracademicandindividualpotential.TheUniversityrecognizes andsupportsthestandardssetforthinSection504oftheRehabilitationActand theAmericanwithDisabilitiesAct(ADA).In accordancewithitsmissionandfederalandapplicablestatelaws,the Universityiscommittedtomakingreasonableaccommodationsforqualifiedapplicantsforadmissionand Page5 enrolledstudentswithdisabilities.Astudentwhoneedsaccommodation(s)duetoadisabilityshouldcontactthe AcademicSupportOfficelocatedintheLearningResourceCenter.

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.


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