Anatomy and Physiology I - Introduction and Tissues

Class Enrollment and Attendance: Attendance statistics fluctuate; of the $28$ students registered on the official list, only $19$ were present for the initial meeting. Security facilitates entry when students are locked out of the building. Maintaining a class size of approximately $20$ is considered optimal for laboratory environments, whereas $28$ students can prove difficult to manage.
Course Delivery Format: Laboratory sessions are conducted face-to-face. This is done primarily to ensure transferability and syllabus compliance, as many institutions frown upon entirely online laboratory sessions, even in the post-COVID era. If a student attempts to transfer to another institution, face-to-face laboratory credits are more likely to be accepted.
Learning Materials and Costs:
- Moodle: All course content and materials are hosted on this platform.
- Connect: This digital tool is required and carries a cost of approximately $190. While expensive, it includes required activities and an ebook.
- Lab Books: There is no hard-copy lab book required, which offsets some of the costs associated with the expensive lecture material and Connect access. Previously, students might pay $100 for a lecture book and another $100 for a lab book.
Grading Standards:
- The official final grade is recorded as a letter grade ( $A, B, C$ ).
- A standard grading scale is employed, where a score of $90\%$ or above constitutes an $A$ .
- Some specialized