Cell Biology for Health Occupations

Fall 2025 Class Meetings

Monday/Wednesday lecture with Monday lab:

CRN 43630 - Lecture from 10:00 - 11:30 in Building 8, Room 206

CRN 43632 - Lab from 12:00 - 2:50 in Building 8, Room 233

Midterm Exams will be given in Weeks 4 and 8

Final Exam Monday, December 8, from 10:00 - 11:50 AM

Monday/Wednesday lecture with Tuesday lab:

CRN 43639 - Lecture from 3:30 - 4:50 PM in Building 8, Room 218

CRN 43632 - Lab from 3:30 - 6:20 PM in Building 8, Room 233

Midterm Exams will be given in Weeks 4 and 8

Final Exam Wednesday, December 10, from 4:00 - 5:50 PM

Credit Hours: 4

Instructor: Zac Kohl

Office Location: Building 8, Room 221V

Office Hours: Monday 9-9:50 in Room 221V; Wednesday 12-2:30 in Room 230 (full Open Lab Schedule)

Phone: 503-399-6514 (this is not a great way to reach me, email preferred)

Email: zkohl@chemeketa.edu; I try to answer emails as soon as possible but will reply within 48 hours or the next business day if it is a weekend/holiday. If you have not received a response, it is because I've missed it somehow. Please send me a follow up email and I will reply ASAP. 

BI112 Cell Biology forHealth Organizations

Presents an introduction to the study of the scientific method and processes, basic and cellular chemistry, cell structure and function, and laboratory skills. Includes topics and skills required to continue on to anatomy and physiology, and microbiology.

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher). Completion of MTH 095 (or higher, except MTH 105Z), or placement into MTH 111Z (or higher). Not open to students placed into supported MTH 111Z and MTH 111Q. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)

Lecture Text: Saladin, Kenneth S., Anatomy and Physiology, The Unity of Form and Function, 10th edition

Lecture Workbook: Schiefelbein, Holly, Cell Biology for Allied Health, 2nd edition 

Lab Manual: Schiefelbein, Holly; Schrunk, Jessica, Cell Biology for Allied Health: Lab Manual, 2nd edition

Our course is an in-person flipped course. 

What does "flipped" mean? This means we have scheduled class meetings on campus but most of our class time will not be spent with me giving a lecture and everyone taking notes. Class time will be used for problem solving, going through homework, and other active learning processes. This gives you time to work with the concepts with your peers, while I'm there to guide you as needed.

Lab time is for experiments and hands-on activities

We will also meet once a week for in-person labs. The lab activities are designed to provide you with a hands-on learning opportunity to further develop your knowledge of that week's concept. Additionally, the lab activities will help you become familiar with common lab procedures and equipment so you will be comfortable in a lab once you move on to Anatomy & Physiology.

We will use Canvas regularly

Even though we meet in person, many resources can be found on Canvas. This just makes it easier for me to keep everything together, and hopefully easier for you so you don't need to worry about hard copies of things!

Student Learning Outcomes are statements that provide a framework for the ideas and concepts you will have mastered by the end of our time together. These help to structure the curriculum and provide an outline for what topics the class will explore.

Statewide General Education (AAOT) Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Science course, students should be able to:

1. Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions.

2. Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner.

3. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.

Bi 112 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

1. Describe how the structure of molecules and cells relate to their function, life processes, and homeostasis.

2. Relate the chemical properties of biomolecules to their cellular functions as they relate to public health.

3. Form and develop math, graphing, logic, and academic learning strategies to ensure future success in STEM fields

4. Employ scientific modes of inquiry, individually and collaboratively, to organize, represent, and use scientific data to communicate conclusions about cellular functions.

5. Use laboratory equipment and techniques to investigate chemistry, biochemistry, and cells to generate further questions.

Course material

Much of the content of this course will delivered and accessed through Canvas. A desktop or laptop computer is strongly recommended. I try to make the course accessible via tablets and phones but that is not how this material is intended to be interacted with and I cannot guarantee every assignment and lecture will fully accessible.

Exams

Exams will be administered in person.

Assignments

All assignments will be submitted via Canvas. Some will utilize McGraw-Hill Connect and others will be electronically submitted. Many assignments will require you to hand write them, so you must become familiar with scanning and converting documents into PDF format. I am available to help with this, but here are some resources for iPhone and android PDF scanning:

The easiest solution is to use an app like Adobe: 

For iOS

For Android

You can also use Notes in iOS (see below). I am not familiar with a native application for Android and recommend Adobe.

Dropping

Last day to drop with a refund: Oct 11

Last day to request Pass/No Pass/Audit: Oct 25

Last day to Withdraw without a grade: Nov 8

College Holidays (no class if on normal meeting day)

Nov 11, Nov 27-29