Online Campus :: Dakota College at Bottineau

Course Description: This course provides the student with a basic understanding of human diseases and appropriate interventions of these diseases. Content includes statistics, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic studies, and treatments specific to each disease/disorder.

Schedule: Fall, spring and summer semesters.This course follows the traditional on-campus schedule for beginning and ending dates.

Delivery Method: Online. Students are not expected to come to campus anytime.

Prerequisite Courses: AH 171

Instructor: Kim McDaniel; email: kimberley.mcdaniel@dakotacollege.edu

Textbook: Zelman, et al. Human Diseases-A systematic Approach. 7th edition. Pearson. ISBN: 0-13-515556-8.

Other Materials: CD/DVD located in the back of the textbook

You can order your books through the DCB Bookstore.

Course Objectives: It is expected that students will be able to:

Discuss and understand common medical disorders/diseases of each body system
Identify treatments for common medical disorders/diseases
List the signs and symptoms of common system disorders
Identify basic diagnostic tests used to diagnose medical diseases/disorders
Describe causes, types, risk factors, and treatments of various types of cancer

Work Expectations:

Answer questions related to medical disorders.

Exams - Policies & Procedures:

All exams will be taken online
Exams can be taken at any computer with Internet access.
Four exams, each covering specified chapters, and a final comprehensive exam at the end of the course.
All exams are timed

Technology Required: Click here to view our technology required page.