HSC  1531 – MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 

 

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

ST. JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

Course Specifications:

           

            Class Time:                             1:00 – 3:45pm  (Monday)

            Class Location:                       Palatka Campus    SO – 212

            Credit Hours:                          3 (three)

 

            Instructor:                                Sheila Newberry, MEd, RHIT

            Office Location:                      Orange Park Campus     A – 22

            Telephone:                              (904)  276-6758

            E-mail:                                                SheilaNewberry@sjrcc.edu

 

 

Course Description:

 

  Prerequisites:  None

            This course provides and introduction to the terminology of medicine, making it 

            understandable through the study of the word roots, combining forms, prefixes,

            suffixes and etymology. The student will learn to build, recognize, spell, and

            pronounce medical terms.

 

 

Performance Objectives:

 

At the completion of the course, the student will demonstrate their ability to:

1.     Analyze words by dividing them into component parts.

2.     Relate the medical terms to the structure and function of the human body.

3.     Be aware of spelling and pronunciation problems.

4.     Build medical words from Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, word roots and combining forms.

5.     Recognize medical words from Greek and Latin parts.

6.     Spell medical words correctly.

7.     Use a medical dictionary to its full potential.

8.     Be able to pronounce complex medical words correctly.

9.     Become acquainted with terms that describe positions, directions, and planes of the body.

10.  Gain practice in word analysis by using suffixes with combining forms to build and understand terms.

11.  Define basic prefixes used in the medical language.

12.  Define combining forms for organs and the meaning of related terminology using these word parts.

13.  List and explain laboratory tests, clinical procedures and abbreviations common to the various body systems.

14.  Detail the meanings of combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes of the system’s terminology.

15.  Apply new knowledge to understanding medical terms in their proper contexts, such as medical reports and records. 

 

 

Criteria Performance:

 

            Upon completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 75%

            accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through

            classroom measures developed by the instructor. 

 

 

Attendance Policy:

 

Please call and leave a voice mail or email by 12:30 pm (day of class) if you

are going to be absent.  I do not need to know the reason for your absence.

 

See page 85 of the student handbook.  Do not assume that the instructor will

withdraw a student who has quit attending class.  It is the responsibility of the

student to withdraw from the class. 

 

 

Professionalism: 

 

Attendance and class participation is required.  Attitude and actions will be

graded.  Remember, communication is verbal and non-verbal.  There is no such

thing as a stupid question, but there are questions that are not diplomatic!  Image

is one facet of professionalism.  You may dress in a relaxed and comfortable

manner, keeping in mind you are in a business setting.

 

 

Academic Integrity: 

 

            Students in this class must know, observe, and not compromise the principles of

            academic integrity. It is not permissible to cheat, to fabricate or falsify

            information, to submit the same academic work in more than one course without

            prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse

            accepted practices for handling and documenting information. The grade for this

            course includes the judgment that the student's work is free from academic

            dishonesty of any type. Violations or infractions will be reported to the Vice

            President for Student Affairs and may lead to failure of the course and other

            sanctions imposed by the College.

 

 

 

Assignments:

 

1.     Assignments are due on the appointed date.  If there are problems with

      completion of the assignment by the appointed date, the student must discuss

      the matter with the instructor prior to the due date. 

2.     Only one missed test may be made up per semester.  This test will be

      conducted in the testing center and must be completed before the next class

      meeting.

3.     It is the student’s responsibility to follow the schedule of class assignments. 

 

 

Methods of Evaluation:

 

Grading will be based on a 600 point system.  Points will be earned in seven categories.  The breakdown for each is as follows:

 

                        TESTS                        There will be five tests, each worth 60 points. 

                                                                        5 x 60  =   300 points

 

                        FINAL                        The final exam will be worth 100 points. 

                        EXAM                         1 x 100 = 100 points

 

                        HOMEWORK           There will be 5 homework assignments,

                                                            each worth 10 points. 

                                                                        5 x 10  =  50 points

 

                        SPELLING                There will be 6 spelling quizzes, each worth 10

                        QUIZZES                   points. 

                                                                        6 x 10  =  60 points

 

                        CHAPTER                 The chapter presentation will be worth 10 points.

                        PRESENTATION                 1 x 10  =  10 points

 

                        GROUP                      A group project will be assigned = 50 points. 

                        PROJECT                              1 x 50  =  50 points

 

                        PARTICIPATION/   Attendance and participation will be based on 14

                        & ATTENDANCE    weeks of classes.  2 extra points will be given for

                                                            perfect attendance

                                                                        14 x 2  =  28 + 2  =  30 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading Scale:

                        A         -           92 - 100           -           552 – 600+ points

                        B         -           83 –  91           -           498 – 551   points

                        C         -           75 –  82           -           450 – 497   points

                        D         -           65 –  74           -           390 – 449   points

                        F          -             0 –  64                       below 389  points

 

 

Textbooks:

 

Chabner, D.  (2001).  The Language of Medicine, 6th Edition.  New York,

     NY: W.B. Saunders Company. 

            ISBN   0-7216-8569-2

 

            One optional reference: 

 

            Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions, 4th

     Edition.  (2001).  Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins. 

ISBN   0-7817-3012-0

 

 

References: 

 

            Journal Articles                       Handouts

 

 

Teaching Methods:

 

            Lecture                                    Presentations                           Activities

            Guest Speaker                         Homework Assignments          Role Playing

            Group Discussion                    Laboratory Projects                 Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC  1531 – MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 

 

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

ST. JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

CLASS SCHEDULE   -   SPRING

 

Monday Afternoons                           1:00pm – 3:45pm

 

 

January

 

5                                     Welcome

Introductions

                        Syllabus

                        Class Schedule

                        Introduce Chapters 1 & 2

 

12                                  SPQ  1

                        Introduce Chapters 3 & 4

Review for TEST  1

 

                        19                    College Closed           Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

26                                  TEST  1  (Chapters 1-4)

Introduce Chapters 5 & 6

                                                *HW  1  Due

 

 

February

 

2                                     SPQ  2

                        Introduce Chapters 7 & 8

                        Review  for TEST  2

 

9                                     TEST  2  (Chapters 5-8)

                                                Introduce Chapters 9 & 10

                                                *HW  2  Due

 

                        16                    Faculty and Students Off            President’s Day

 

23                                  SPQ  3

                        Introduce Chapters 11 & 12

                        Review for TEST  3

 

 

 

March

 

1                                     TEST  3  (Chapters 9-12)

                        Introduce Chapters 13 & 14

                                                *HW  3 Due

 

8                                     SPQ  4

                        Introduce Chapters 15 & 16

                                                Review for TEST  4

 

                        15                    College Closed           Spring Break

 

 

22                                  TEST  4  (Chapters 13 – 16)

Introduce Chapters 21 & 22

                        *HW  4  Due

 

29                                  SPQ  5

                        Introduce Chapters 17 & 18

 

 

April

 

5                                     SPQ  6

                        Introduce Chapter 19 & 20

Review for TEST  5

 

12                                  TEST  5  (Chapters 17 – 22)

Finalize Projects

                                                *HW  5  Due

 

19                                  Project Presentations

 

26                                  FINAL EXAM