Anatomy 2221/9501/9524: Functional Human Anatomy for Kin, PT, OT

5. EVALUATION:

Multiple choice tests and exams will be graded using the Scantron system. Multiple-choice exams may be examined by computer software to check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate cheating. Lab tests will be “bell-ringers”, where students are given 60 sec to identify a structure or answer an application question. The written exams are cumulative within each term, not across terms. The breakdown of questions will reflect the material covered. (ie. Dec written will be 50:50 back/upper and lower limb and the April final will be 50:50 head/neck/thorax and abdomen/pelvis.)

6. ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS

o A minimum of 80% attendance is required for the labs. Documentation is required for attendance less than 80%. Any attendance less than 80% without documentation will result in an automatic loss of 5% of the overall course grade.

o An overall passing average (according to your specific program) is required to pass the course. In other words, a student may fail a lab component but still have an overall passing average.

o Rounding of grades: Decimal points above .5 will be rounded to the next whole number. Some students request a rounding up of a mark from 68% to 70%, for example. This practice will not occur in this course. The final mark assigned to you is the mark you achieve and will not be rounded up to the next grade level unless it follows the initial .5 ruling stated. (eg. 69.5 to a 70%)

Absence from course commitments

A. Absence for medical illness or non-medical reasons:
Students must familiarize themselves with the Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness: https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm

o Documentation for medical or non-medical reasons, according to the Policy on
Accommodation for Medical Illness is required for absences from tests or exams. Documentation is not required for work worth less than 10% of the total course grade (ie. individual lab sessions). When documentation is required for missing an exam or test, such documentation must be submitted by the student directly to the appropriate Faculty Dean’s office and not by the instructor.

o It will be the Dean’s office that will determine if accommodation is warranted.

o The date and nature of a make-up test/exam will be determined by the instructor, in consultation with the student. Generally, students who miss a lab test will be given a verbal 1:1 lab test or re-weighing of grades will be considered. Written tests/exam will be made up by a written test/exam.

Statement from the Dean’s Office
If you are unable to meet a course requirement due to illness or other serious circumstances, you must provide valid medical or other supporting documentation to the Dean's office as soon as possible and contact your instructor immediately. It is the student's responsibility to make alternative arrangements with their instructor once the accommodation has been approved and the instructor has been informed. In the event of a missed final exam, a "Recommendation of Special Examination" form must be obtained from the Dean's Office immediately. For further information please see: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/medical.pdf

PT Attendance:
Students in the MSc PT are expected to attend all classes and laboratory sessions. If a student must be absent from regularly scheduled class times he/she is expected to contact the course instructor/manager and the School of PT main office and excuse himself/herself from that class or lab. A student requiring academic accommodation due to illness, should use the Student Medical Certificate when visiting an off-campus medical facility or request a Record's Release Form (located in the Dean's Office) for visits to Student Health Services.

The form can be found at:
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/medical_document.pdf

The Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness is also available on the BMSUE secure site: www.uwo.ca/bmsc

B. Special Examinations
A Special Examination is any examination other than the regular examination, and it may be offered only with the permission of the Dean of the Faculty in which the student is registered, in consultation with the instructor and Department Chair. Permission to write a Special Examination may be given on the basis of compassionate or medical grounds with appropriate supporting documents. A Special Examination must be written at the University or an Affiliated University College no later than 30 days after the end of the examination period involved. To accommodate unusual circumstances, a date later than this may be arranged at the time permission is first given by the Dean of the Faculty. The Dean will consult with the instructor and Department Chair and, if a later date is arranged, will communicate this to Registrarial Services. If a student fails to write a scheduled Special Examination, permission to write another Special Examination will be granted only with the permission of the Dean in exceptional circumstances and with appropriate supporting documents. In such a case, the date of this Special Examination normally will be the scheduled date for the final exam the next time the course is offered.

7. PLAGIARISM

Senate regulations require ALL instructors to include the following statements on plagiarism, cheating and proficiency in English in the course outline:
“Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea or passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar).”

8. TERM SCHEDULE as follows: (changes may be made during the term as needed)

9. ADDITIONAL INFO AND RULES

Students may have access to the Lab and Learning Centre during regular hours of each week day, if no class is present. Due to security issues the building will lock down at 6pm each night and will not be open on weekends.

LAB RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1. Food and/or drink are not allowed in the Anatomy lab or Learning Centre.
2. Lab coats and closed-toe shoes are required in the Anatomy lab. Safety glasses are recommended.
3. The security system locks down the building at 6pm every night, and the lab will not be accessible on the weekends.
4. Extra study hours outside of your designated lab time will be posted on the blackboard in the lab. Please let Haley or Kevin know if you will be in the lab.
5. See Haley about all lab equipment, lab coats and locker combinations.

Statement on Academic Offences
Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, at the following Web site: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf .

Support Services:
Registrarial Services: http://www3.registrar.uwo.ca/index.cfm
Academic Counselling (Science and Basic Medical Sciences): http://www.uwo.ca/sci/counselling/index.html
Student Development Services: http://www.sds.uwo.ca
Student Health Services: http://www.shs.uwo.ca/

10. Respectful Learning Environment

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“We can all learn from each other. To encourage the free and open sharing of information and ideas, we must all work together to develop a respectful and supportive environment. Disrespectful or discourteous behaviour is inappropriate and unacceptable in the classroom.”