Midterm Exam
5:30-7:30 p.m., July 1, 2008
30 Schaeffer Hall
Final Exam
5:30-7:30 p.m., July 31, 2008
30 Schaeffer Hall
Final Exam is 80 Multiple Choice Questions on Lessons 1-18
Instructor: Professor Rob Ketterer (robert-ketterer@uiowa.edu)
Office: 226 Jefferson Building
Phone: 335-2327
Office Hours: TWR 2:00-3:00, and by appointment
Departmental Office: 210 Jefferson Building
PLEASE READ THIS COURSE GUIDE CAREFULLY! It is your responsibility to know and understand its contents. Failure to do so will not constitute a valid excuse for any special consideration in grading, re-scheduling exams, etc. If you do not understand any aspect of this course, talk to the instructor.
The textbook, A Course in Medical Terminology (THIRD EDITION), by Joseph R. Tebben, contains most of the material for which you are responsible in this course. It is available at Iowa Book and Supply. PLEASE USE ONLY THE THIRD EDITION OF A COURSE IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. THE SECOND EDITION HAS BEEN RETIRED. EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN FROM THE THIRD EDITION.
The web exercises for the third edition of the text are accessible at: http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_tebben_medterm_2. In the top left corner, click the arrow next to the "Jump to" field, and select the chapter you would like to work on.
There are two examinations for this course: a midterm and a final. Each examination consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. Each examination is allotted 90 minutes. You take the examination directly on the test form, not at a terminal. The midterm covers chapters 1-9. The final covers the same material as the midterm as well as chapters 10-18.
Exam questions will be similar to the questions on the practice exams, but not identical. You will be expected to know the elements of words, to be able to understand words put together from the elements, and to know the vocabulary listed under the heading “Examples” in the book. Please note these vocabulary words are broken down and defined on pages 75-90 of the book.
You will not be tested on the anatomical drawings, or the word lists attached to the drawings in the text, but knowing the anatomical vocabulary will, naturally, assist you in this class.
ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS FOR EXAM-TAKING WILL BE MADE! By signing up for this course, you have made an agreement to abide by these rules; students who cannot, or will not, follow these instructions should drop the course.
At the time of taking the exam, each student must show the monitor(s) his or her UI student ID card. If the student does not have a photo ID, he or she must make special arrangements with the secretary or instructor in 210 JB at least 48 hours prior to taking the exam. Absolutely no exceptions to these regulations for exam-taking will be made!
| The MIDTERM will be: | July 1, 2008 |
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| The FINAL will be: | July 31, 2008 |
Class conflict, genuine family emergency, or medically documented (e.g., a note from a physician) illness are valid excuses for rescheduling an exam, but the student must still provide all required documentation (i.e. student I.D. and photo I.D.) at the time of taking the exam. You must contact the instructor before the exam if a makeup is required.
Mid-term exams:
If you have a class conflict, you must notify the instructor of this course of the conflict at least 48 hours before the exam period. You must also supply written proof of the conflict to the instructor of this course. Such proof would include a syllabus or a note (on departmental stationery) signed by the instructor of the conflicting course.
If either of these situations apply and you are an undergraduate, you may file a request for a change of schedule at the Registration Center, 17 Calvin Hall. Please see the academic deadlines calendar for the last day to file for final exam conflicts. Graduate students must arrange for necessary adjustments directly with the instructor.
Your final grade is based exclusively on the numerical average of your midterm and final exam scores. Each exam counts 50% of the grade; the final is cumulative. (Use of the computer [see below] is recommended for review and reinforcement.)
To access your grades, go to the ICON homepage at: http://icon.uiowa.edu/
Type in your HawkID and password. Click on the course name. Click on "grades" in the green menu bar.
Please note that ICON is only for accessing grades.
| A+ = 98-100 | B+ = 87-89.9 | C+ = 77-79.9 | D+ = 67-69.9 | F = 59.9-0 |
| A = 94-97.9 | B = 84-86.9 | C = 74-76.9 | D = 64-66.9 | |
| A- = 90-93.9 | B- = 80-83.9 | C- = 70-73 .9 | D- = 60-63.9 |
The grade of incomplete (I) will be given only if the following two conditions are met:
The above guidelines are not unreasonable, and you may not expect to be given singular consideration. Hence the department has a strict policy of not deviating from the regulations outlined above for any reason except those listed under "Incompletes."
This course offers you enormous flexibility and freedom in how you get the work done, and you must assume responsibility for getting it done on time.
Working on the computer will aid you in learning the lessons in the book by providing practice tests. You are not required to use the computer, but you should find it a great help in mastering the information presented in the text. You are therefore encouraged to avail yourself of the computer-assisted instruction, for there are no class meetings and no lectures in this course. Whatever work you do on the computer is strictly for your own benefit and is not monitored by the instructor in any way. Computer exercises are located at http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_tebben_medterm_2.
The practice tests are divided into 18 regular units, each of which is geared to a chapter in the book. The recommended procedure is for you to study a chapter in the book and then go to a terminal and work through the corresponding unit in the computer program. Each unit has a 25-question test. No records of any scores given to you for tests are kept on file anywhere; the scores are only for your own information to help you assess your progress. The instructor never sees them. You may repeat a unit as often as you like, and you may skip backward or forward to other units at will.
The instructor would like to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require some modification of testing or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please contact the instructor during office hours.
All incidents of academic misconduct (plagiarism and cheating) will be subject to the rules and regulations of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as defined and stated in the current Schedule of Courses and in section IX of the Student Academic Handbook (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/ix.shtml).
If at any time you have concerns about this class or your performance in it, please do not hesitate to see the instructor. Any complaints unresolved in the department will be referred to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Academic Programs and Services, 120 Schaeffer Hall. The College's complaint procedures are available in the Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the Schedule of Courses and in section IX of the Student Academic Handbook (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/ix.shtml).