HSC 5100C (e-DPT for Boca Raton)

Applied Human Anatomy

Fall, 2005

 

CORE FACULTY/ONLINE FACULTY:

Gary Gorniak, Ph.D., P.T.

Jeff Rot, MPT, OSC, FAAOMPT

 

E-mail: ggorniak@usa.edu

Office phone:  (904) 826-0084 x219

Virtual Office Hours: TBA

 

LAB FACULTY: TBA

 

CONTENT AUTHORS:

Gary Gorniak, Ph.D., P.T.

Hilmir Agustsson, MHSc, P.T.

 

SEMESTER OFFERED: First Semester

 

CREDIT HOURS:  4

PREREQUISITES:   None

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Laboratory sessions primarily involve the study of bones, models and palpation.  Lectures are designed to concentrate on the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, integrating functional and clinical correlations.  In addition, pertinent information on microscopic and developmental anatomy is presented.  Students work in assigned lab groups to improve interpersonal, oral and non-verbal skills.

 

TIME COMMITMENT:

The online portion of this course will require approximately 15 hours per week of your time. The laboratory portion will be conducted on weekends and will require 45 hours of attendance. Please be advised that you will be required to submit bulletin board postings that will require you to research, write and post as well as to respond to fellow students.

 

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Gorniak is currently the Physical Therapy Program Director and professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Therapy.  He currently teaches Anatomy, Biomechanics. He has also taught Pharmacology and Differential Diagnostics in first professional programs.  He is also on several advanced master’s and doctoral committees and a clinical consultant.  Dr. Gorniak received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from SUNY at Buffalo in 1971 and his Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences from the College of Medicine there in 1976.  He then went to the University of Michigan as a National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellow to study biomechanics.  In 1981, Dr. Gorniak taught Gross Anatomy, Histology and Embryology to first year medical students of Florida State University (FSU) in the Program in Medical Sciences.  While at FSU, he received the Program in Medical Science Winzler Teaching Award four times.  In 1991, Dr. Gorniak joined the faculty at Florida A & M University, Division of Physical Therapy where he taught Anatomy, Biomechanics, General Pathology and Research.  He has been at the University of St. Augustine since the start of the MPT Program in 1994.  His current research interests involves biomechanics and the effects of aging on joints.  He has over 30 publications and reviews for the Journal of Physical Therapy and JOSPT.

 

OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE:

 

Students will be able to:

 

1)       Contrast the microscopic anatomy and functions of the tissues composing the body, including the composition of the skin and how it relates to wounds and burns as well as the composition of muscle, connective tissue, bone and nerve for subsequent course work in tissue biomechanics.

 

2)       Relate the development of the skeletal, muscular, and cardiovascular systems to pertinent abnormalities which occur because of maldevelopment.

 

3)                 Locate and discuss the muscles of the body, their functions, major attachment sites, as well as their innervation.

 

4)                 Relate neuromusculoskeletal anatomy to clinical problems, intervention, assessment, wellness and prevention.

 

5)       Identify the bones, joints and ligaments of the skeletal system and describe the movements permitted at each joint.

 

6)       Describe the distribution of the peripheral nervous system (including the somatomotor, somatosensory, autonomic and reflex components of the PNS).

 

7)       Interpret motor control and sensory deficits involving peripheral nerves, spinal nerves or spinal cord lesions.  

 

8)       Extrapolate function from the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal anatomy and relate these functions to activities, posture, gait and motor control.

 

9)                 Describe the major vascular supply to  the head and neck, extremities and back.

 

10)             Predict the possible functional defects that can occur with vascular insufficiency.

 

11)     Identify surface anatomical structures from palpation and use these landmarks for clinical assessment.

 

12)     Describe the major muscular, vascular, motor and sensory components of the head including the TMJ.

 

13)     Predict the possible functional deficiencies in the head region when the anatomy is impaired.

 

14)             Describe the organs of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis to provide a basis for other course work on cardiopulmonary function, wellness and prevention, physical conditioning and endurance, and pathology and for assessing and interpreting a patient's clinical history.

 

15)               Use proper anatomical language accurately to communicate with each other and with the instructors.

REQUIRED TEXT:

 

1)       Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Moore and Dalley, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1999.

2)       Color Atlas of Anatomy by Rohen et al., Williams and Wilkins Co., 1998.

 

REFERENCE TEXTS:

1)       Grant's Atlas of Anatomy by T.E. Anderson, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.

2)       Atlas of Human Anatomy by F. Netter, Ciba-Geigy, New Jersey.

3)                 Textbook of Anatomy by Hollingshead and Rosse, Harper & Roe.

          4)       Gray’s Anatomy by Williams et al., Churchill-Livingston.

 

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CD:

You should receive a CD with the course package. The audio and video material contained on the CD is part of the course material and will not work unless you are logged onto your course. You may not under any circumstances copy this media. It is copyrighted property and the university will prosecute any person attempting to use this media for activity other than course related purposes.

 

TEACHING METHODS/LEARNING EXPERIENCES:

 

The lecture material for this course will be presented in an online course format. This material will be complimented by weekend lab opportunities to palpate anatomical landmarks on a lab partner and on anatomical models and bones.

 

 

COURSE EXAMINATIONS / ASSIGNMENTS:

Four (4) written and three (3) practical exams will be given.  Written exams will test your basic knowledge of a region and your ability to use this knowledge as it applies to clinical problems and to enhance critical thinking skills.  Practical exams will test your ability identify anatomical structures on models, bones and with palpation.  All seven (7) written and practical exams are of equal value.  In addition, five (5) bulletin board assignments or quizzes will be given and the average of these quizzes added to your final grade.

 

 

Bulletin Board discussion (Units # TBA):

The professional discussion assignment is subject to grading criteria with the percentage deductions resulting from failure to meet these criteria. Criteria for bulletin board discussions for this course will be unique to the topic of discussion and will be presented within the course.

 

 

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

All assignments are due at 6:00 p.m. (EST) on the given day. The online portion of this course runs for 12 weeks, starting January 5, 2005. Assignments have the following due dates:

 

There are three exams in this course and a final exam, dates will be provided during orientation.

 

Scheduled laboratory sessions will meet at the Mae Volen Center and will be held on the following dates: TBA

 

In case the server goes down so that you cannot submit your assignments there will be an automatic extension of the assignment deadline. Assignments will normally be graded and returned within 48 hours. If you do not hear from your instructor within 48 hours regarding an assignment, assume that the assignment was not received and contact your instructor immediately.

 

Physical attendance in a live classroom is not expected for the online portion of this asynchronous course. It is expected, however, that the learner completes all designed learning experiences in both a timely and professional manner as identified in the course syllabus and as supported through asynchronous communications. In general, we have formatted each unit to be completed in a weekly manner. The primary course interface will occur in an asynchronous manner through the use of e-mail and discussion boards found on the course website [http://de.usa.edu]. As a courtesy to the learners enrolled in the class, the instructor will visit his e-mail on a daily basis during weekdays, except when Internet access is unavailable due to travel. As a general rule, a response by the instructor to a query from the learner will be generated in less than 48 hours, if not sooner.

 

Physical attendance will be required in the laboratory portion of this class. Please refer to the student handbook for the policy on attendance.

 

 

COURSE WRITING:

All writing for this course (bulletin board postings, emails and submitted assignments) should reflect the attributes of clarity, precision and power. Please check all work for errors in spelling, punctuation and mechanics before submission.  Please bring all errors in the course or in any communication to the attention of the course instructor.

 

The voice of the writings should be reflective and in the first person as if conducting a casual or scholarly conversation among colleagues and peers. Normally, first person present tense is not permitted in graduate writing. However, in this course (unless advised otherwise), a first-person style of writing is preferred.  To promote our distant conversation, we would like to see phrases like, “I think”, “I believe” and tense language like “today” or “last semester.”

 

Learning is not a top-down process. Each of us shares in the responsibility of educating and being educated. Students are expected to make positive contributions that foster a professional, analytic atmosphere. Healthy debate is encouraged, but students must remain mindful that remarks that demean others and/or their opinions are not tolerated.

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS:

Learners are responsible for all missed or incomplete work. Late assignments are subject to a penalty. The penalty for late assignments is a 25% deduction of the grade for that particular assignment. Please contact the instructor and discuss valid reasons beforehand if there is a chance of a late assignment. Allowing for an occasional late assignment is at the instructor’s discretion. In certain cases an extension may be granted. Please contact your instructor with any extension requests.

 

GRADING SCALE:

This course utilizes the approved grading scale for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

 

A

90-100

B+

85-89

B

80-84

C+

75-79

C

70-74

D+

65-69

D

60-64

F

< 60

 

 

 

Grades for classes conducted in a regular semester term (entry-level courses in Fall, Spring or Summer terms) will be mailed at the end of each semester (December, April or August).

 

PLAGIARISM AND CITATION OF SOURCES:

Academic honesty is expected of all students. It is expected that all student work will be that of the student’s, or it will be cited with a source if it is the work of another author or scholar.

 

Plagiarism occurs when a student uses another person's ideas or words without properly citing the source of that material.  Most courses at the University of St. Augustine require students to follow the style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) or the American Medical Association (AMA). Both styles have publications available to assist the student in conforming to these styles. You can also check these websites: www.apastyle.org or http://www.ascp.com/public/pubs/tcp/unireqs.shtml for further assistance. Please check with your course instructor as to the preferred style.

 

Instructors are trained to detect work that does not appear to be the original work of a student. This is done through the use of web search engines or library database tools as well as any number of plagiarism detection applications. If a student is found to have submitted a plagiarized work the result may be a failing mark for the assignment. Additionally, the faculty member may report the offense to university administration for further action.

 

COURSE EVALUATIONS:

Course evaluations are due upon completion of your course. Please locate the last unit titled “Course Completion” in your course map, and then choose Lesson. This link will take you to the course evaluation. Some instructors may choose to offer a mid-course evaluation as well. Your feedback is valuable to this process as course evaluation and modification is dependent on your input.

 

OTHER:

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR:

Professional behavior is expected in all online and laboratory courses.  The first incidence of unprofessional behavior (other than unexcused absences and tardiness) will result in a warning letter to you with a copy to your advisor.  A second incidence will result in a referral to the Professional Misconduct Committee with the recommendation that your final grade in the course be reduced by 5% and that any further unprofessional behavior in the course results in a failing grade.

 

SPECIAL NEEDS AND CONSIDERATIONS:

 

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this university is dedicated to providing alternative learning and test-taking strategies to any student with a documented need. It is recommended that the student make any arrangements, in advance, with the instructor of each class in which the student desires alternative arrangements. The student is reminded that all documentation of disability related nature must be submitted to the Disability Awareness Committee at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. The committee will make final recommendations on all accommodations.