EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Science for Allied Health Course Design 2017-2018 Course Information Division Allied Health Course Number HCE 156 Title Science for Allied Health Credits 4 Developed by Dr. Robert Richman Lecture/Lab Ratio 4 Lecture/0 Lab Transfer Status ASU NAU UA Elective Credit Elective Credit MCB 170C1; Tier 1 Natural Sciences (NATS) Activity Course No CIP Code 51.0800 Assessment Mode Pre/Post Test (50 Questions/100 Points) Semester Taught Spring GE Category None Separate Lab No Awareness Course No Intensive Writing Course No Prerequisites None Educational Value This course is designed for allied health students. It provides knowledge and skills relating to competencies required in the allied health program. Description Introduction to biology for the health professions. Includes principles of science, the chemistry of life, cell anatomy and physiology, cellular respiration, the making of proteins, cellular reproduction, patterns of inheritance, embryonic development, and human tissues. Supplies None EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 1 - Science for Allied Health
Competencies and 1. Identify key components of the scientific method and apply the scientific process. a. How to form a hypothesis. b. How to avoid bias. c. The need for repeatability. o learner participates in class discussion and activities o learner recognizes how the scientific method pertains to everyday life 2. Identify life's levels of organization, cellular diversity, and the development of the human organ system. a. Identify how to define life. b. Identify the four basic levels of organization of the human body. o in completion of course assignments o learner participates in general class discussion and activities o learner identifies the different organ systems and can describe their overall general function 3. Identify the importance of homeostasis and how physiological systems strive to maintain it. a. How to define homeostasis. b. Its importance to maintain life. c. What happens when the human body fails to maintain homeostasis. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 2 - Science for Allied Health
o by understanding the labs o learner participates in class discussion o learner can explain the homeostasis concept orally or written 4. Identify directional terminology. a. Ascertain body parts using directional terms. b. Identify body position. c. Identify body surfaces. d. Identify body planes and sections. o learner identifies body surfaces o learner illustrates body planes and sections o learner illustrates body position and direction 5. Identify basic organic molecules. a. Identify atomic ingredients for a monosaccharide. b. Identify atomic ingredients for a disaccharide. c. Identify atomic ingredients for a polysaccharide. d. Identify atomic ingredients for a triglyceride. e. Identify atomic ingredients for a steroid. f. Identify atomic ingredients for a phospholipid. g. Identify atomic ingredients for a protein. h. Identify atomic ingredients for DNA. i. Identify atomic ingredients for RNA. j. Identify atomic ingredients for ATP. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 3 - Science for Allied Health
o learner describes the features of carbohydrates o learner describes the features of lipids o learner describes the features of proteins o learner identifies atomic ingredients for nucleotides 6. Identify basic cell structure and function. a. List the components of a cell membrane. b. Describe the function of channel proteins. c. Describe the function of transport proteins. d. Describe the function of electron-transfer proteins. e. Describe the function of recognition (receptor) proteins. f. Describe the active transport processes. g. Describe the passive transport processes. Performance will be satisfactory when: o learner identifies the parts of a cell o learner describes the features of a cell membrane o learner identifies the function of cell organelles 7. Identify the different human patterns of inheritance, basic foundations of molecular biology and general principles of Mendelian genetics. a. The different patterns of human inheritance. b. The principles of Mendelian genetics. c. Identify how genes are expressed and inherited. d. Identify and explain the molecular biology of gene expression. o in completion of course assignment o learner passes objectives tests EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 4 - Science for Allied Health
o o learner can explain the above principle learner can illustrate to others the patterns of human inheritance 8. Identify the function of the human reproductive system and the different stages of human development. a. The components of the human reproduction system. b. The development of the basic male and female gametes. c. The process of fertilization. d. How the fertilized egg develops into an early embryo. e. The fates of the three primary germ layers. f. The maturation of the embryo via blastulation and gastrulation. o learner successfully passes all written, oral, and lab tests o learner can explain to others the process of human embryonic formation and development 9. Identify various tissue types. a. Discriminate between neurons and neuroglia. b. Discriminate between simple, stratified, pseudostratified, sqamosal, suboidal, columnar, ciliated, nonciliated, and transitional epithelium. c. Discriminate between bone, blood, cartilage, adipose, loose and dense connective tissue. d. Discriminate between skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle. o by identification on a microscope slide o learner identifies various epithelial tissue o learner identifies various connective tissue o learner identifies various muscle tissue EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 5 - Science for Allied Health
o learner identifies various nervous tissue Types of Instruction Classroom Presentation On Campus Laboratory or dry lab Research Paper Grading Information Grading Rationale A pretest will be administered at the beginning of the course and a posttest at the end of the course. They will not count as part of the final grade. There will be 3 quizzes and they will count as 70% of your grade. The final exam will count as 30% of your grade. Grading Scale A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F Below 60% EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 6 - Science for Allied Health