Sheridan Course Outlines

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Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2023
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Medical Office Clerk
Program Coordinator(s): N/A
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20230109_00
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: Access to course materials and assignments will be available on Sheridan's Learning and Teaching Environment (SLATE). Students will need reliable access to a computer and the internet.

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
In this course, students learn to identify, define, spell, and pronounce medical terms that are essential for communication and completing medical documentation. Students will develop an ability to analyze the origin and composition, roots, prefixes, and suffixes of terms and explore the basics of human anatomy and physiology. These skills are essential to contribute to interprofessional care for clients and for supporting healthcare team members with preparing and completing reports, checklists, and assignments.

Program Context

Medical Office Clerk	Program Coordinator(s): N/A
This is one of the required courses in the Medical Office Clerk Micro-Credential.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

	Critical Performance:
	By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to use both word-building and decoding techniques to define, spell, and understand medical terms and abbreviations, as well as have a knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and common pathology affecting key body systems.

Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

Recall the meaning of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes in medical terminology.
Define a variety of medical terms using decoding techniques (CARD rule).
Create medical terms from English phrases with correct spelling and pronunciation.
Identify anatomical structures of the body and the related medical terms.
Articulate medical terms related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Identify commonly used medical abbreviations.
Apply grammatic rules of plurality to medical terminology.
Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of common pathology that affect body systems.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Evaluation Plan: ONLINE

	Quizzes (4 x 5%)	20.0%
	Case Study	15.0%
	Discussion: (3 x 5%)	15.0%
	Mid Term - Online	25.0%
	Final Exam - Online	25.0%
	Total	100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:

Timelines and expectations for the online evaluation will be provided in your online course. Both exams will be completed online.

Marking Scheme:
Spelling/abbreviation tests marked out of 60:  1 mark will be deducted for each spelling error and each incorrect or missing definition. If the word and the definition are both missing, a maximum of 2 marks will be deducted per answer.

Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS

	Test 1 (Chapters 1-2)	25.0%
	Test 2 (Chapters 3-4)	25.0%
	Test 3 (Chapters 5-6)	25.0%
	Test 4 (Chapters 7-8)	25.0%
	Total	100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:

Marking Scheme:
Spelling/abbreviation tests marked out of 60:  1 mark will be deducted for each spelling error and each incorrect or missing definition. If the word and the definition are both missing, a maximum of 2 marks will be deducted per answer.
Attendance:
Regular attendance is of the utmost importance to the student's success in this program due to the in-class definition assignments and practice of the pronunciations. If you miss a test you may be able to write a comprehensive test, at the discretion of the instructor, at the end of the course only.  You may be asked to provide a medical note.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar

Not Eligible for PLAR

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.

Print	Instruction Mode	Professor	Applicable Student Group(s)
	In-Class	Multiple Professors	Continuing Education Students
	Online	Multiple Professors	Continuing Education Students

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Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.

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