Synopsis: Acute and chronic physiological responses to various environmental factors. How various animals and humans are able to cope with stressful habitats has long fascinated environmental physiologists. Researchers have found a stimulating challenge in discovering ways to improve man's well being and adaptation to the many hostile environments he encounters either in nature or in his workplace. Adaptive physiology deals with the study of various physiological, biochemical and behavioral changes that an organism must induce and display to fit into stressful environments. We will look at:
In this course, we will study the responses of man to his environment. However, because some animals have developed remarkable strategies for dealing with extreme environments, we will discuss these as well. A secondary goal of this course is, whenever possible, to instill in the student an appreciation of the history that lead to our current understanding of the concepts being discussed.
Offered: Spring semesters
Instructor: Dr. Connie Vader-Lindholm
Prerequisites: BMS 300, enforced
Format: 3 credits, 3 hours of lecture per week
Text:
Exams for this course will be a combination of essay, short answer and objective questions. The questions will be based on material covered in lecture or any of the writing assignments.
Homework/Classwork: Written Assignments and/or Problem Sets will be given one to two times weekly. Short in-class writing assignments will also be given throughout the semester.
Problem-Based Learning: Each student will participate in four problem-based learning exercises. These problems will be presented during class and then, about one week later, the class as a whole or in small groups will be asked to present solutions to the problem. This activity will require some reading and research outside of class. Some of the class readings may also help.
Poster Project: Each student will select and read a scientific paper, then produce a poster highlighting the experiments presented in the paper.
Grading: Your course grade will be based on the following criteria:
| Exam #1 | 100 points |
| Exam #2 | 100 points |
| Homework/Classwork | 100 points |
| PBL (4 problems) |
100 points |
| Poster Project | 100 points |
| TOTAL | 500 points |
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