Holyoke Community College

HTH 114 Medical Terminology On-line

Course Description: An introduction to the terminology of medicine and health care, based on the study of medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Terminology is presented according to physiologic systems. In addition to basic medical terminology, the course introduces medical abbreviations and some common pharmacological terms.

3 semester credits

Instructor:

Kathryn Root

E-mail: use mail on the course home page or use kroot@hcc.edu before the course starts.

Communications:

Questions can be posted on the discussion area at any time or sent via e-mail within the Web course. For e-mail, click on "Mail” on the HTH 114 homepage. Private e-mail will not be used. I will log on at least twice a week and you can expect an answer within 2 business days.

Required text:

The 6th edition of the book and access code are required for this course.

Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, Peggy Leonard, Elsevier Saunders. 6th edition (2011). ISBN# 978-1-4377-0838-7

Access code: ISBN# 978-1-4377-0837-0

The HCC bookstore will have a package with both the book and the code for about $70. You may use an old edition of this text (4th or 5th editions), but the access code must be the 6th edition.

Speakers are required for parts of this course

Note: The book title is Quick and Easy, but this course will not be quick nor easy.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Divide medical words into their component parts

2. Utilize combining forms, prefixes and suffixes to build medical words

3. Identify terms relating to the composition, formation and function of various body systems

4. Describe various pathological conditions affecting the different body systems

5. Differentiate between various lab tests, clinical procedures and abbreviations used in connection with the various body systems

6. Identify basic anatomical structures of the body systems

7. Gain knowledge of related hospital services and allied health specialties.

Teaching methods:

Assigned textbook readings and exercises, lectures, in-class activities, flash cards, self-assessment quizzes, Web activities, homework assignments, companion CD exercises and on-line exams.

Methods of testing and evaluation:

Chapter exams 30 % on-line exams

Assignments 25 %

Mid-term exam on-line 20 %

Final exam on-line 25 %

Students should expect to spend 8 –12 hours per week during Fall or Spring semesters, and 12 to 20 hours during a summer 7-week course, including work within the book and on-line.

Grading Scale:

A = 93 – 100 B- = 80 – 82 D+ = 67 – 69

A- = 90 – 92 C+ = 77 – 79 D = 63 – 66

B+ = 87 – 89 C = 73 – 76 D- = 60 – 62

B = 83 – 86 C- = 70 – 72 F = 50 or lower

Attendance policy: You are expected to log onto WebCT at least twice a week.

Academics honestly: You are expected to be academically honest. Cheating will not be tolerated. You are expected to take all exams by yourself. Exams will be limited to a specific time frame. Pathology assignments must be your original work.

Disabilities: If you are a student with a disability, please contact the Office for Students with Disabilities in Donahue 131, phone 552-2417. Please let me know if you have disabilities which require adaptation to class activities.


	Holyoke Community College HTH 114 Medical Terminology On-line Course Description: An introduction to the terminology of medicine and health care, based on the study of medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Terminology is presented according to physiologic systems. In addition to basic medical terminology, the course introduces medical abbreviations and some common pharmacological terms. 3 semester credits Instructor: Kathryn Root E-mail: use mail on the course home page or use kroot@hcc.edu before the course starts. Communications: Questions can be posted on the discussion area at any time or sent via e-mail within the Web course. For e-mail, click on "Mail” on the HTH 114 homepage. Private e-mail will not be used. I will log on at least twice a week and you can expect an answer within 2 business days. Required text: The 6th edition of the book and access code are required for this course. Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, Peggy Leonard, Elsevier Saunders. 6th edition (2011). ISBN# 978-1-4377-0838-7 Access code: ISBN# 978-1-4377-0837-0 The HCC bookstore will have a package with both the book and the code for about $70. You may use an old edition of this text (4th or 5th editions), but the access code must be the 6th edition. Speakers are required for parts of this course Note: The book title is Quick and Easy, but this course will not be quick nor easy. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Divide medical words into their component parts 2. Utilize combining forms, prefixes and suffixes to build medical words 3. Identify terms relating to the composition, formation and function of various body systems 4. Describe various pathological conditions affecting the different body systems 5. Differentiate between various lab tests, clinical procedures and abbreviations used in connection with the various body systems 6. Identify basic anatomical structures of the body systems 7. Gain knowledge of related hospital services and allied health specialties. Teaching methods: Assigned textbook readings and exercises, lectures, in-class activities, flash cards, self-assessment quizzes, Web activities, homework assignments, companion CD exercises and on-line exams. Methods of testing and evaluation: Chapter exams 30 % on-line exams Assignments 25 % Mid-term exam on-line 20 % Final exam on-line 25 % Students should expect to spend 8 –12 hours per week during Fall or Spring semesters, and 12 to 20 hours during a summer 7-week course, including work within the book and on-line. Grading Scale: A = 93 – 100 B- = 80 – 82 D+ = 67 – 69 A- = 90 – 92 C+ = 77 – 79 D = 63 – 66 B+ = 87 – 89 C = 73 – 76 D- = 60 – 62 B = 83 – 86 C- = 70 – 72 F = 50 or lower Attendance policy: You are expected to log onto WebCT at least twice a week. Academics honestly: You are expected to be academically honest. Cheating will not be tolerated. You are expected to take all exams by yourself. Exams will be limited to a specific time frame. Pathology assignments must be your original work. Disabilities: If you are a student with a disability, please contact the Office for Students with Disabilities in Donahue 131, phone 552-2417. Please let me know if you have disabilities which require adaptation to class activities.