Austin Community College
Fall 2009 - OPEN COURSES

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Updated: 01/27/2010 14:00:16

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE

 Students seeking additional course information are referred to the Allied Health Science web page for course descriptions and Most Frequently Asked Questions. Please visit http://www.austincc.edu/health/alhs/

CLASSROOM 
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
HPRS 1201 Introduction to Health Professions 

R	[17/11]	41290	Lec	001	EVC	9231	MW	 4:15pm -  5:10pm	OH Espinosa, Richard
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 
R	[20/25]	41299	Lec	011	CYP	1108	MW	 5:50pm -  6:40pm	OH Barney, Kathleen
R	[18/25]	41294	Lec	004	EVC	9231	MW	 9:00am -  9:50am	OH Smith, Frances
R	[18/25]	41300	Lec	013	EVC	8105	W	10:15am - 11:50am	OH Smith, Frances
R	[13/15]	41295	Lec	005	GTC	206	T	 6:00pm -  7:45pm	OH Schroeder, Elizabeth
41295 - This course will be held at Georgetown High School.
R	[20/11]	41293	Lec	003	HBC	301.2	TTh	 2:10pm -  3:00pm	OH Schroeder, Elizabeth
R	[28/19]	41298	Lec	010	LEA	807	W	 6:00pm -  7:45pm	OH Beall, Tami
R	[20/17]	41301	Lec	015	RRH	203	T	 4:45pm -  6:30pm	OH Petersen, Tammie
R	[12/18]	41292	Lec	002	RVS	109	TTh	11:00am - 11:50am	OH Schroeder, Elizabeth
R	[23/27]	41296	Lec	006	RVS	9117	TTh	 5:50pm -  6:40pm	OH Hall, Yolanda
R	[23/25]	41303	Lec	017	SAC	1303	MW	 6:00pm -  6:50pm	OH Bishop, Beverly
HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions 
G+	[26/30]	41315	Lec	015	CYP	2230	TTh	 5:40pm -  6:55pm	OH Santana, Ben
G+	[27/30]	41307	Lec	004	EVC	9231	MW	 7:35am -  8:50am	OH Glass, Nancy
G+	[26/30]	41306	Lec	003	EVC	9231	MW	10:35am - 11:50am	OH Glass, Nancy
G+	[26/30]	41310	Lec	009	EVC	9231	TTh	 9:10am - 10:25am	OH Glass, Nancy
G+	[25/32]	41311	Lec	010	EVC	9231	TTh	12:00pm -  1:15pm	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
G+	[23/30]	41308	Lec	006	EVC	8105	TTh	 4:15pm -  5:30pm	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
G+	[25/30]	41313	Lec	012	EVC	8105	W	12:00pm -  1:20pm	OH Espinosa, Richard
41313 - HPRS 2300, is a "hybrid" course.  This means that half of the course instruction 
would be in a classroom setting and the other half would be via the internet (on-line). 
Students must have internet access and be computer literate to enroll in this course. 
For more information see http://www.austincc.edu/health/alhs the "Frequently Asked 
Questions" section.
G+	[25/30]	40674	Lec	001	RRH	258	MW	12:00pm -  1:15pm	OH Petersen, Tammie
G+	[15/26]	41309	Lec	008	RRH	203	TTh	 6:40pm -  7:55pm	OH Tirumalachar, Mandyam
G+	[18/24]	41312	Lec	011	RVS	8141	M	 6:00pm -  8:45pm	OH Johnston, Philip
G+	[17/30]	42551	Lec	016	SAC	1203	F	 9:00am - 11:45am	OH Valdez, George
HPRS 2301 Pathophysiology 
E+	[24/30]	41316	Lec	001	EVC	8105	T	 6:00pm -  8:45pm	OH Esqueda, Amy


12 Week Session September 21 - December 13
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 
R	[30/29]	43315	Lec	009	EVC	8105	MW	 4:15pm -  5:30pm	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
R	[17/18]	43317	Lec	018	FBG	TBA	M	 6:00pm -  8:30pm	OH Tisdale, Peggy
43317 - FBG is located 80 miles from Austin. This is in Fredericksburg, Texas.
R	[15/13]	43314	Lec	007	RVS	109	MW	12:00pm -  1:10pm	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions 
G+	[21/30]	43319	Lec	007	CYP	1140	MW	 6:00pm -  7:45pm	OH Tirumalachar, Mandyam
G+	[22/33]	43320	Lec	014	EVC	8105	MW	 6:15pm -  8:00pm	OH Collins, Amy


DISTANCE LEARNING 
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 
R	[33/47]	41291	OPC	001	ITV	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Petersen, Tammie
41291 - Internet access recommended. T. Peterson, 223.1795 x26128, email: tpeterse@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: attend Tue 8/25 6:30-7:30pm EVC 1210 OR access online orientation by 
logging onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ & reading course announcement. 
Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may be withdrawn by instructor after 
1st week.
HPRS 1273 Pharmacology 
E+	[8/12]	41304	OPC	002	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Espinosa, Richard
41304 - Broadband Internet Access required due to streaming video components. R. 
Espinosa, 223.5911. For MANDATORY online orientation information, email respinos@austincc.edu 
by the middle of the 1st week of class. Students not completing MANDATORY online 
orientation may be withdrawn by the instructor after 1st week.
HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions 
G+	[21/32]	41305	OPC	002	ITV	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Espinosa, Richard
41305 - Internet access recommended. R. Espinosa, 223.5911, email: respinos@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: attend Sat 8/22 11am-12:30pm EVC 9231 OR access online orientation 
by logging onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ & reading course announcement. 
Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may be withdrawn by instructor after 
1st week. 
G+	[25/35]	41314	OPC	013	PRN	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Glass, Nancy
41314 - Internet access recommended. Highly recommended video streaming for viewing. 
N. Glass, 223.5910, email: nglass@austincc.edu - MANDATORY: attend Sat 8/22 8:30-10am 
EVC 9231 OR access online orientation by logging onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ 
& reading course announcement. Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may 
be withdrawn by instructor after 1st week.
HPRS 2301 Pathophysiology 
E+	[35/27]	41317	OPC	002	PRN	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Glass, Nancy
41317 - Internet access recommended. N. Glass, 223.5910, email: nglass@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: attend Sat 8/22 10-11am EVC 9231 OR access online orientation by logging 
onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ & reading course announcement. 
Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may be withdrawn by instructor after 
1st week.


12 Week Session September 21 - December 13
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 
R	[30/25]	43316	OPC	012	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Esqueda, Amy
43316 - Internet access required. A. Esqueda, 223.1795 x25853, email: aesqueda@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: attend Sat 9/19 10-11am EVC 9231 OR access online orientation by logging 
onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ & reading course announcement. 
Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may be withdrawn by instructor after 
1st week.
HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions 
G+	[22/30]	43318	OPC	005	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Espinosa, Richard
43318 - Internet access required. R. Espinosa, 223.5911, email: respinos@austincc.edu 
- For MANDATORY Online Orientation, login to BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ 
& read course announcement. Students not completing the MANDATORY online orientation 
may be withdrawn by the instructor after 1st week.


8 Week Session October 19 - December 13
HPRS 1106 Essentials of Medical Terminology PCM 
R	[35/30]	43519	OPC	002	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
43519 - Internet access required. E. Bodman, 223.5886, email: ebodman@austincc.edu 
- Access MANDATORY online orientation by logging onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ 
& reading course announcement. Students not completing orientation requirement may 
be withdrawn by the instructor after 1st week.
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 
R	[50/37]	43520	OPC	014	ITV	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Bodman, Elizabeth
43520 - Internet access recommended. E. Bodman, 223.5886, email: ebodman@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: attend Sat 10/17 10-11am EVC 9231 OR access online orientation by logging 
onto BlackBoard at http://acconline.austincc.edu/ & reading course announcement. 
Students not completing MANDATORY orientation may be withdrawn by instructor after 
1st week.


Course Descriptions All Courses 
HPRS 1106 Essentials of Medical Terminology PCM
A short course of study of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. A body systems approach is used to focus on select abbreviations and symbols, surgical, pathological, and diagnostic procedures. This web course allows the flexibility of participating in individual study and group study. Internet access is required.

 HPRS 1201 Introduction to Health Professions
An overview of the roles of the various members of the health care system, educational requirements, and issues affecting the delivery of health care.

 HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology
A study of word origin and structure through the introduction of prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviations and symbols, surgical procedures, medical specialties, and diagnostic procedures.

HPRS 1273 Pharmacology
This course is designed to give the students basic pharmacology terminology with a major emphasis on major drug classification, mechanism of action, uses, side effects, and client education, where applicable. An introduction to prescription abbreviations will be covered. This course is designed for Medical Coding, Medical Assisting, and Dental Hygiene students. This is not an acceptable course for Clinical Nursing, Surgical Technologists, and Emergency Medical Service students. Prerequisite: Completion of 4 hours of Anatomy and Physiology (Biology 2404 or MDCA 1409), or Human Anatomy (BIOL 2304/2101) with a grade of C or better OR pass the departmental assessment examination. Bring proofs of prerequisites to orientation or first class meeting (grade report or transcript). There will be no exceptions.

 HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions
A study of drug classifications, actions, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, methods of administration, client education, and calculation of dosages. This course is designed for Surgery Technicians, Nursing and Emergency Medical Service students. Prerequisite: Human Anatomy (BIOL 2304/2101) OR Human Physiology (BIOL 2305/2102) OR Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 2404) (4 hours) with a grade of C or better OR pass a departmental assessment exam AND passed math assessment (Compass 39 or higher) OR passed TASP math (230 or higher) OR passed THEA math (230 or higher) OR passed a math course above MATD 0330 with a grade of C or better. Bring proof of prerequisites to orientation or first class meeting (grade report, transcripts, and math scores). Exempt students of TSI, need proof of a math course or passed the ACC Math Assessment.

 HPRS 2301 Pathophysiology
Study of the pathology and general health management of disease and injuries across the life span. Topics include etiology, symptoms, and the physical and psychological reactions to diseases and injuries. Prerequisite: Completion of 4 hours of Anatomy and Physiology (MDCA 1409 or BIOL 2404) or Human Anatomy (BIOL 2304/2101) AND 1 or 2 or 3 hour Medical Terminology course (HPRS 1106 or HPRS 1206 or HITT 1305). Bring proofs of prerequisites to first class meeting or orientation (grade report, transcript). There will be no exceptions.