BIOL 239 - Extra Support for Human Anatomy & Physiology I (BIOL& 241)

2 Credits

Designed to improve student success in BIOL& 241. Provides study techniques and practice solving problems specific to the companion course BIOL& 241.  CR/NC grade only. Registration permitted first five weeks (four in summer) as space is available.

Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 or higher min 2.0 and BIOL& 160 min 2.0 or BIOL& 211 min 2.0

Concurrent enrollment in BIOL& 241
Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 98
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day
Fall Day, Evening
Winter Day, Evening
Spring Day, Evening

Designed to Serve Pre-allied health (pre-nursing, respiratory care, etc.) students concurrently enrolled in BIOL& 241.
Active Date 20240403T09:48:00

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
OEE Yes
Class Limit 24
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 22
Total Contact Hours 22
Degree Distributions:
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
This course will start with time managment, organizational, note-taking, and metacognitive strategies in Week 1 and continually revisit them throughout the quarter. This course will also follow along the topics of the companion course BIOL& 241 and provide extra support on reading comprehension and application of the material to problem solving and graphical interpretation.

The topics include:

Time management
Organizational strategies
Note-taking strategies
Reading comprehension
Group study strategies
Metacognition (awareness of one’s thought processes)

Student Learning Outcomes
Implement effective study time management.

Create an efficient organization system for study materials.

Demonstrate clear note-taking strategies.

Demonstrate the ability to read text, summarize its meaning, and apply it to new situations.

Demonstrate effective group study strategies.

Communicate about anatomy & physiology concepts.

Interpret graphs of physiological data.

Write reflection of study habits and take steps to improve them.