READING MATERIAL:
TIME: 9:40 AM-10:50 AM; Days 1-3-5
LAB: Some day 3's, 8:15 - 10:50 AM; ASC 202 (announced in class)
ROOM: ASC 127
OFFICE: ASC 245
OFFICE HOURS: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Days 2-4-6
TOPICS (TENTATIVE)
INTRODUCTION
WESTERN SCIENCE/MEDICINE
CHINESE SCIENCE/MEDICINE
MIND/BODY MEDICINE
COURSE OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
PROCESS
LABORATORY
At least six labs will be scheduled. Prompt arrival at the lab, and advanced preparation for the lab is required. Only with adequate preparation for the labs can some of them be completed in the allotted time. You will be given details on lab safety and on each laboratory exercise about one week prior to the lab. Failure to complete a lab or labs, without a valid reason, will have the following consequences on the FINAL COURSE GRADE:
1 unexcused absence - not eligible for S/U grading in the course. Each additional unexcused absence will result in a final course grade reduction equivalent to half a grade, e.g., from AB to B. (NOTE: An unexcused lab will result in an F (0 points) grade for that lab. This grade will be averaged in with the student's other lab grades for the semester when calculating the final laboratory grade. The lab grade will contribute 15% toward the final course grade. It is this final course grade which will then be lowered by unexcused absences.) To complete a lab, you must BOTH attend the lab and complete the report.
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is considered an act of academic dishonesty. One act of such dishonesty is committed by students who submit laboratory reports for experiments which they did not do. The Department's policy for handling such acts is as follows:
READINGS
The readings for the course will come from a combinations of articles on reserve and from two required books. The first, Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Marc Micozzi, editor (1996) is the best readable text I have found on alternative medicine. A second text, Scientific American, September, 1996: What you Need to Know About Cancer is quite timely for the course, and represents a compilation of excellent resources on cancer. For the rest of the course, dealing with the biochemistry of healthy and diseased states, I have found no book that is appropriate for this course. Therefore, we will used selected readings from a variety of sources. Two copies of most of the reading material for this course will be held on reserve in each library (Clemens and Alcuin). I suggest that one member of each base group in class be designated as the primary copier for that group. It is the responsibility of that member to make one copy from the main reserve article for that day. The other members of the group can then make one copy each from their group copy. To insure that every reads the material, I will often either require a written summary of the material, or will give a small, possibly unannounced quiz on the assigned material.
GROUP WORK
We will be doing some group activity each day. Hence attendance each day is important. Most of the group work will result in identical grades for each member of the group. Group grades will often be assigned by grading work from one member of the group, chosen randomly. Nonattendance in class will result in lower grades, or, at my discretion, being asked to withdraw from the class.
COMPUTER USE
I will make extensive use of Microsoft Exchange instead of VAX notes for online conferences during the semester. I have set up the permissions so you are all authors, and can add or delete only your own messages. To get to the conference, click on INBOX to get to Microsoft Exchange. On the left hand side scroll down to ALL PUBLIC FOLDERS and click on the icon. Next click on CHEMISTRY, then Henry Jakubowski , followed by Medicine-EW. The files in this folder will appear on the right hand side. Click on a file to open it . To post a reply to this file, select the file, click and hold on COMPOSE on the top menu bar of the document, and scroll down to POST REPLY TO THIS FOLDER. If you want to post your own message, click on the main MEDICINE-EW folder and then select NEW POST IN THIS FOLDER.
In addition, we will be using the Silicon Graphics Workstations in the computer lab, ASC 233 for molecular modeling. Each of you has a unix account. Your user name consist of the the first letter of your first name, followed by the first initial of your middle name, followed by the first 6 initials of your last name. For example, the user name of John Fitzgerald Kennedy would be JFKENNED. The initial password for all your accounts is the word greeting. You will be prompted to change this at the initial login.
Finally, I expect you to make use of reliable Internet sources for the class. I have setup a homepage for the course with links you should find interesting. The links are avaiable from the homepage for the course,
EVALUATION
I will use the following evaluation methods for the class:
EXAMS
The two exams and final during the semester will be a combination of multiple choice, essay, and may include group components. The times for the exams will be announced in class. Exams will cover both content and process issues.
GROUP PROJECT
You will be asked to do a group project consisting of a paper and a presentation. You will receive more information concerning this project later. We will discuss in class the focus of the project.
CHANGES IN COURSE/SYLLABUS
I reserve the right to change the course and syllabus during the semester to accommodate changes in the course that I deem necessary to improve it.
Last update on September 1, 1997