Syllabus: Medical Language
Course Syllabus
College of Natural Sciences
HCA/220 Version 8
The Language of Health Care
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Course Description
This course offers the student engagement and interaction with the dynamic language of health care. Through comprehensive discussions and activities, the student will have the opportunity to be immersed in the words used in health care. This course requires a microphone and speakers or headphones for recording and listening to digital audio files.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Turley, S. (2011). Medical language: Immerse yourself (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Software
Speakers, microphone, and free AudioAce™ software
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Introduction to Medical Language
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Apply rules for medical language for combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
1.2 Identify the five skills of medical language communication.
Course Preparation
Read the course description and objectives.
Read the instructor’s biography and post your own.
Reading
Read the Weeks One and Two Read Me First.
Reading
Read Associate Level Material: Final Project Requirements.
Reading
Read Associate Level Material: AudioAce® Instructions which is the
College of Natural Sciences
HCA/220 Version 8
The Language of Health Care
Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course offers the student engagement and interaction with the dynamic language of health care. Through comprehensive discussions and activities, the student will have the opportunity to be immersed in the words used in health care. This course requires a microphone and speakers or headphones for recording and listening to digital audio files.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Turley, S. (2011). Medical language: Immerse yourself (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Software
Speakers, microphone, and free AudioAce™ software
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Introduction to Medical Language
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Apply rules for medical language for combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
1.2 Identify the five skills of medical language communication.
Course Preparation
Read the course description and objectives.
Read the instructor’s biography and post your own.
Reading
Read the Weeks One and Two Read Me First.
Reading
Read Associate Level Material: Final Project Requirements.
Reading
Read Associate Level Material: AudioAce® Instructions which is the