Spr08LLT102

LLT 102.1 Spring 2008                                         8:00-8:50 MW; Craig 328
Instructor: J. A. Johnson      Office Hours: 8-9:15 & 1:45-2:00 TTH & 9-10:00 MW
Office: 382 Craig                                                  and by appointment
Telephone: 836-5122
Email: JulieJohnson@missouristate.edu

Course Web Page: Go to http://courses.missouristate.edu/juliejohnson/   and click on the link for LLT 102.

Texts: Dunmore and Fleischer's Medical Terminology, Edition III, by Walker-Esbaugh, McCarthy, and Sparks
          Taber's Cyclopedic Dictionary (Optional—but access to a good medical dictionary is essential)

#1 Jan 14 It’s Greek to Me! Lesson 1, Ex 1
16 Lesson 1: Basics and many, many prefixes/suffixes

#2 21 No class-Holiday!
23 Lesson 2: Greek nouns plus prefixes/suffixes Lesson 2, Ex. 1

#4 Feb 4 Lesson 3: Greek nouns & adjectives Lesson 3, Ex 1
6 Lesson 4: Greek verbs Lesson 4, Ex 1

#6 18 ------- Presidents’ Holiday ----------
20 Lesson 6: Even more Greek Lesson 6, Ex 1

#8 Mar 3 Lesson 8: Beginning Latin Lessons 7 & 8, Ex. 1
5 Lesson 8: Beginning Latin

#9              10          Quiz 4 (7 & 8)
                  12          Lesson 9                                                                                   Lessons 9, Ex 1

#10            17          Lesson 10                                                                                  Lesson 10, Ex 1
                  19          Quiz 5 (9 & 10)

#11           31         Lesson 11&12: Respiratory & Digestive                                         Lesson 11 & 12, Ex. 1
        Apr     2          Quiz 6 (11 & 12)

#12            7          Lesson 13: Optics                                                                      Lesson 13, Ex 1
                   9          Lesson 14: Female Reproductive                                              Lesson 14, Ex I

#14 21 Lesson 16: Hematopoietic & Lymphatic Lesson 16, Ex I
23 Lesson 17: Musculoskeletal Lesson 17, Ex. 1

#15          28         Quiz 8 (15, 16, & 17)                                                                Lesson 18, Ex. 1
                 30         Lesson 18: Nervous

#16 May    5         Lesson 19: Endocrine                                                                Lesson 19, Ex. 1
                  7          Lesson 20 & Review                                                                 Lesson 20, Ex. 1

Course: Scientific and Medical Terminology is an introduction to the Greek and Latin roots most frequently used in scientific language. The course is designed to provide students with a basic working vocabulary of Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes in order to expand their present technical medical vocabulary and to facilitate familiarity with new terms as they are encountered in further studies.

Class: The class will cover one to two lessons each week in Dunmore & Fleischer. Class time will be spent in going over and discussing the etymological material of the lessons, in drill, and in exercises. Special attention will be paid to basic anatomy and physiology. Students are responsible for reading through each lesson, for memorizing all new bases, prefixes, and suffixes, and for working through whatever exercises may be assigned before the class meeting devoted to a lesson. To learn vocabulary, you must use it. Consequently this will be a highly participatory experience.

Tests: There will be 8 quizzes and a final exam during the term. You will be asked to identify or to supply Latin and Greek prefixes, bases, and suffixes, to define words etymologically, to match words with their correct modern definitions, to create words from etymological clues, and to perform other operations utilizing Greek and Latin vocabulary. The final exam will be comprehensive.

Grading: Each quiz will be worth 20 points; the final exam, 40 points. The points from the quizzes and exams will be added at term's end and a course grade will be assigned on the basis of each student's percentage gained out of the total possible points according to the following scale: 100-90% = A; 89-80% = B; 79-70% = C; 69-60% = D; 59-0% = F.

Nota Bene: There will be no make-ups on quizzes or exams without your instructor’s permission prior to the time of the quiz or exam in question. Medical absences should be verified by a physician's note. Social engagements are not a legitimate excuse for missing either homework or tests. The final will be administered only on the officially designated day and time and at no other day or time. No exceptions to this rule will be made without a note of request from the dean of your college. Do not, under any circumstances, miss the final exam.

Attendance: Excessive absences will certainly impair your ability to perform on exams. Diligent attendance and engagement in class will improve your testing performance, will add to the pleasure of the class, and may be considered by the instructor at the end of term in those cases where course grades are borderline. Should a class be missed, it is the responsibility of each student to cover missed material by communication with colleagues. Get a couple of phone numbers and throw yourself upon their mercies.

Courtesy: Late arrivals to and early departures from class are both rude and disruptive. Inclement weather aside, such comings and goings cannot be tolerated. If circumstances require them on a regular basis (e.g., a morning drive from Bolivar or a 9:00 class in the Professional Building), please let me know at the beginning of term. Let due courtesy, both to me and to your fellow students, be the watchword in all matters.

Integrity: I assume at the outset that all people in the class are of the highest moral character and probity. However, in a case of suspected cheating on a quiz, I shall return the examination without a grade, and the student must see me immediately. When good faith is restored, a grade will be given. In the case of unquestioned dishonesty, the examination or assignment will be given an automatic zero, and the student must see me immediately. In the latter case the relevant University authorities may be notified, and the student will be counseled to drop the course. (Plagiarism is the theft of intellectual property, stealing the ideas or words of another and passing them off as one's own without crediting the source.)

Missouri State University is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity. You are responsible for knowing and following our student honor code, Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, available at http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/acintegrity.html and also available at the Reserves Desk in Meyer Library. Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty may be subject to sanctions as described in this policy.

Accommodations: To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact Katheryne Staeger-Wilson, http://www.missouristate.edu/disability/11035.htm Director, Disability Services, Plaster Student Union, Suite 405, (417) 836-4192 or (417) 836-6792 (TTY), . Students are required to provide documentation of disability to Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations. Disability Services refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, which also provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact Dr. Steve Capps, Director, Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787, http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc/.

The West Point Honor System applies: You neither lie nor cheat, nor tolerate anyone who does.

Procedures for Grade Inquiries: If you have any questions about quiz or final course grading, please see me first. If you have further questions, I shall refer you to the department head, Professor Kernen, as the next step in the process. Any inquiries about grading should be made within a week of receipt of the grade at issue.

Nondiscrimination: Missouri State is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, and maintains a grievance procedure to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to Jana Estergard, Equal Opportunity Officer, Siceluff Hall 296, (417) 836-4252. Other types of concerns (i.e., concerns of an academic nature) should be discussed directly with your instructor and can also be brought to the attention of Department Head, Dr. Madeleine Kernen.

Weather Advisory. Let rationality and prudence be your guides: if the roads are bad, stay home. Whenever a question arises about whether class might be/has been cancelled due to hazardous road conditions, you can check the course web page for announcements or call the MCL department secretary at 836-5122