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BI121 Intro Human Anatomy/Phys I

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  • CRN: 21813
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Cascade JH 102, Tuesday, from 4 to 5:20pm
      From April 2 through June 11, 2024, Rachel S Thwing
    • Cascade JH 110, Tuesday, from 6 to 8:50pm
      From April 2 through June 11, 2024, Andrew C Chang
    • Remote, Thursday, from 4 to 5:20pm
      From April 4 through June 13, 2024, Rachel S Thwing

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Textbooks

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Open educational resources (OER)

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Details about this class

Thank you for your interest in BI 121 - Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Part 1.  I look forward to meeting you and being your guide through Intro to Human A&P :)  This course surveys anatomical terminology, basic chemistry, cell structure and function, tissues, and the following systems:  integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous. 

Welcome Video from Rachel

PLEASE do not buy textbooks:  

This course is a hybrid course that was built using the Universal Design Principle.  Much of your learning in the lecture will be self-guided.  There are pre-recorded student-guided lessons with embedded multiple-attempt pre-lecture homework assignments that you complete before we meet for application hour to solve problem sets together.

Andrew Chang instructs the laboratory.  Lab meets weekly for hands-on learning activities, weekly lab quizzes, and a final lab project. There are also prerecorded lab lessons with multiple-attempt pre-lab homework assignments for you to complete for practice before or after the lab meeting. 

These are the weekly meetings:

  • The laboratory meets Tuesdays for approximately 3 hours in Jackson Hall 110
  • The lecture content is posted online and we meet twice a week to apply the content:
    • Tuesdays for 1 hour 20 minutes minutes in Jackson Hall 102 and
    • Thursdays for 1 hour 20 minutes over Zoom.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at rachel.thwing@pcc.edu. I look forward to learning A&P with you :)

Technology

Application Hour for this course requires the use of Zoom for meetings.

You will not be required to utilize the webcam or microphone function, but it is encouraged :) 

Application Hour assignments will open in your PCC google drive and Microsoft Office 365 Education is free for students

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

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 taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.