Covers prefixes, suffixes, root words, abbreviations, conditions, symptoms and procedure terms. Course taught by body systems. English communication skills necessary. Audit available.  (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide ).

Credits:
4.00

Distance Education: Web Course Information

CRN 24624

From the Instructor:

This course is entirely online. No Campus visits are required.

This course will be using Desire2Learn, our Learning Management Software at PCC that is used to deliver online courses.

To login to your course, please go to: https://my.pcc.edu and click on the Desire2Learn login link on the left of your MyPCC homepage. The first day for accessing your course in D2L will be April 1.

Beginning Summer 2012, students will be required to pay in full or complete college-approved financial arrangements two (2) Mondays PRIOR to the start of the term. Students who do not meet the new payment requirement are subject to being deleted from their course registrations. Students who register after the payment deadline need to pay in full or complete college-approved financial arrangements within the same day.

Fall deadline: Monday, March 18, 2013

College-approved financial arrangements include:

Offered, accepted, and authorized Financial Aid

Certified Chapter 33 VA Benefits

A college account payment plan Scholarships, program exemptions, or third party billing authorizations received by the PCC Business Office.

Check your MyPCC Announcements and PCC email regularly to stay informed regarding these new changes. For more information visit www.pcc.edu/pay.

Course Specific Requirements:

Course Prerequisites:

None

Required Text(s):

*Medical Language: Immerse Yourself, Second Edition, by Susan Turley

*Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary by F.A. Davis (or similar alternative)

Note: the Pearson Web site provides online access to a medical dictionary, but it may be more convenient to have a hard copy.

Course Resources:

* Susan Turley. Medical Terminology: Immerse Yourself, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education, Inc., 2011,Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

* Medical Terminology Interactive.

Online assignments on the publisher's interactive web site 'Medical Terminology Interactive' are mandatory. You must register with the unique access code of your text book for access to 'Medical Terminology Interactive' at www.myhealthprofessionskit.com. If you purchase a used book you may need to purchase a standalone access package from the publisher, an additional $40.00.

* Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, F.A. Davis Company, 2009 (or current ed.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Technology Requirements:

* PC running Windows XP or later (or a Macintosh running 10.4 or later)

* A DSL, cable, or high speed wireless connection to the Internet

* A browser equipped with required plug-ins: Flash, Java etc. (After logging into the Pearson Web site for the first time click 'browser tune up' and follow the instructions to download and install any necessary components).

* Sound card, speakers or earphones (for pronunciation exercises on Pearson Web site)

Web Technical Requirements:
Please be sure to read the Technical Requirements for this delivery mode.
Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities in taking Web based distance learning classes please visit the Office for Students with Disabilities website.
Course Information Related Links:
Distance Education, Web Courses, Online Orientation
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  CRN Campus / Bldg / Rm Time Days Dates
 
WEB » 24624 - 01-Apr-2013 thru 14-Jun-2013
Instructor: Steve W Marshall
Tuition: credit Fees: $20.00
For information, contact Cascade
 

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