SPRING 2004

Anatomy & Physiology I (BI 204) is a detailed study of the structure and function of the body including tissues, skin, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system and sense organs. PREREQUISITE: Four hours of biological science. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory each week. 4 semester hours

Course Instructor:

Your online instructor for this course is Professor Karen Benn Marshall, Associate Professor of Biology at the Takoma Park Campus of Montgomery College. Professor Marshall has been teaching at Montgomery College for the past two years and has taught for over 12 years.

General Course Information:

This course is intended for science, nursing and allied health majors. Although the lecture and some of the lab components of this course will be completed electronically, there is a weekly MANDATORY on-campus laboratory requirement. All on-campus lab sessions will be held at the Takoma Park Campus in Science North (SN) 204. Labs will meet on Friday mornings from 8:30 – 11:50 a.m. In addition, there is a MANDATORY ORIENTATION SESSION on Tuesday, January 27 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in SN 204.

Lecture exams for this course must also be taken on campus in a proctored environment. All exams must be taken at the Takoma Park Assessment Center. The Assessment Center hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:30 – 8:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 – 4:00 p.m. The exams will be available in the Assessment Center for five days. You will have to schedule your exam and take it at a time convenient for you.

Texts:

REQUIRED BOOKS: (Author: Elaine Marieb)

**Purchase the Bundled Version for the BI 204 Distance Learning Course ONLY

Your bundle should contain the following:

Human Anatomy & Physiology, sixth edition

Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, sixth edition

A.D.A.M. Interactive Physiology CD

A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy Student Package, second edition

RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTS:

*The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body (DK Publishing)

The Bassett Atlas of Human Anatomy (Author: Robert Chase)

*Highly recommended supplement

The Adam Interactive Series (both Physiology & Anatomy) are available in the lab, Math Science Center (Takoma Park Campus, SN 101), and the Technology Center on Fenton Street. In addition, the Bassett Atlas is available in the lab and on reserve at the library.

Instructor Contact Information:

Please feel free to contact Professor Marshall at 240-567-1340 or via email at karen.marshall@montgomerycollege.edu or you can visit her web site at http://www.montgomerycollege.org/faculty/~kmarshal/public_html/

This course is not for everyone. If you learn better and faster in a nontraditional setting, and you are committed and have the time to invest in studying for this course, then maybe this course is for you. It is also highly advised that your overall science grade point average be at least a 3.2. If you still have doubts, feel free to contact me.