Spring Semester, 2004 Syllabus

 

  1.    Health 330:  Disease Prevention

 

  2.    Richard Bynum, Ed.D. 

         Health and Physical Education Department

         Room 106 D, Nemzek

         e-mail: bynum@mnstate.edu

         Office hours are posted outside my office door.

         Class meets in room 204 Nemzek

 

  3.    Course Description:

         Introduction to common diseases with an emphasis on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in health education and health promotion.

 

  4.    Required Text:

         Disease: Identification, Prevention, and Control, Barbara Hamann, McGraw Hill, Second Edition, 2001, ISBN 0-8151-2847-9

 

  5.    Conceptual Framework:

 

 

 

  6.    Board of Teaching Standards:

         None are addressed in this course.

 

         Course Objectives:

         A.     Communicate effectively with others using appropriate medical terminology. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

 

         B.      Identify sources of reliable medical facts and information. (Knowledgeable)

 

         C.     Translate or interpret to the general public medical information related to common diseases and disorders. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

 

         D.     Identify the distinguishing characteristics of common diseases and disorders, known methods of transmission or predisposing factors, and where appropriate methods of treatment, prevention and control. (Knowledgeable, Humanistic & Reflective)

 

  7.    Instructional Strategies:

         Student presentations, developing brochures, personal interviews and lecture.

8.      Course Requirements:

         A.    The student is responsible for completing several assignments.  Please see the attached sheet for a description of the assignments and due dates.  All work must be completed satisfactorily and on time in order to receive full credit.

 

         B.    There will be three major tests. In the event a test is missed, this may be made up during the day the final examination for this class is scheduled. The make-up test may, or may not cover the exact same material missed, and could be comprehensive.

 

The student is responsible for knowing the information related to the diseases and disorders listed on the course topic outline, even if all of the material is not covered in class. At the end of each chapter, study questions are provided. The test questions are related to those in the text, although the actual test question will be multiple-choice. In addition, the student should know the methods of control or prevention of each disease or disorder covered in this course even if it is not included in the study questions. It is recommended that the student read the text and be able to answer the following study questions at the end of each chapter.

 

Test over Chapters 1,2 & 3:  (76 questions on this test)

Chapter 1: 2,4,6,9,13,14,15,16,18,21  (24 questions)

Chapter 2: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,18,17  (27 questions)

Chapter 3: 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16,17,1920,21,24,25  (25 questions)

Test over Chapters 4,5,6,7,8,9,10, &11  (82 questions on this test)

Chapter 4: 3,5,7,9,10,12,13,14,15  (13 questions)

Chapter 5: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,23 (13 questions)

Chapter 6: 5,7,9,20,21,22,23,25,26,27,28,29  (11 questions)

Chapter 7: 1,2,5,6,14,15,16,17,23,24,25  (9 questions)

Chapter 8: 2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,23,24,28  (8 questions)

Chapter 9: 5,6,7,8,10,13,14,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25  (17 questions)

Chapter 10: 8,9,10,11 (2 questions)

Chapter 11: 1,2,7,8,9,10,11,15,16,17,20,21 (9 questions)

Test over Chapters 12,13,14,15,16,17,18, &19:  (70 questions on this test)

Chapter 12: 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,34,35,36,37

 (24 questions)

Chapter 13: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,32,34,37,38  (15 questions)

Chapter 14: 1,3,8,9  (5 questions)

Chapter 15: 1,5,6,7,9  (4 questions)

Chapter 16: 9,14,15,17,18,19  (6 questions)

Chapter 17: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,16,17,25,26,27,28,29,30  (14 questions)

Chapter 18: 8,31,32,33  (2 questions)

 

9.      Evaluation:

         Each test and assignment will be worth a certain number of points.  Your final grade will be calculated by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of points possible. This percentage will be converted to a letter grade using the following scale:

         90 to 100% = A

         80 to 89%   = B

         70 to 79%   = C

         60 to 69%   = D

         Below 60% = F

 

 

 

10.    Course Outline:

Class will meet form 10:00 to 10:50 AM on Tuesday and Thursday. Please see attached Course Topic Outline for specific dates and topics.

 

11.    Other:

PLEASE TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS DURING CLASS TIME.  DO NOT LEAVE ASSIGNMENTS IN MY MAIL BOX.

You are encouraged to make arrangements to meet with the instructor to discuss the course content, the assignments, results of quizzes or exams, or any problems you may encounter.

 

In this course diversity is addressed by examining the incidence and prevalence of diseases among minority groups.

 

This Instructor reserves the right to make any change in course policy not reflected in this syllabus.

 

12. Attendance Policy:

No points are deducted for being absent, however if you miss your presentation you may not be able to make this up. The Instructor will cover information that will be on the test if it is not covered the student presentations. Consequently, class attendance is highly recommended as the tests are quite difficult.

 

13. Academic Honesty: See policy in MSUM Student Handbook.

 

14.    Special Accommodations:

Special Accommodations: Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordination of Disability Services at 477-2652 (voice) or 477 (TTY) CMU 222, as soon as possible to ensure hat accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

 

 

Study Questions for Chapter One