Dr Noble Jackson
Room 220, Vet Sci & Micro
Ph: 626-1611
noblej@u.arizona.edu
Office Hours Tues 10 AM - 4 PM by appointment
Web: http://microvet.arizona.edu/Faculty/jackson/jackson.htm
This 3 hour course, “Small Animal Diseases”, is a challenging one-semester lecture for students interested in studying disease process commonly seen in a small animal Veterinary practice. The course will highlight anatomical locations, pathological processes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a variety of disease conditions. Special emphasis will be placed on diseases commonly seen in the southwestern states.
1. To become familiar with infectious diseases of small animals.
2. To understand, detect and treat common parasites and toxins of small animals.
3. To become familiar with common diseases of the endocrine and immune systems.
4. To study environmental, genetic and neoplastic small animal disease conditions.
5. To become exposed to common clinical presentations seen in everyday practice.
MIC 205A
VSC 400A
VSC 400B(A & P)
Recommended: Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy, Small Animal Practice, John D, Bonagura, 13th edition, WB Saunders Company, 2000
Recommended: Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Stephen J Ettinger, 4th edition, WB Saunders Company, 1995
A copy of both texts will be on reserve in Room 202, Veterinary Science and Microbiology Bldg
Four one and one half hour examinations will be given as indicated by the schedule. The last hour examination will be at the scheduled time for the final exam Tuesday May 8, 2007. Each examination will be valued at 100 points.
The examinations must be taken at the scheduled times. If possible, an examination may be rescheduled for medical reasons, or death in the family, but only if the emergency is documented by an appropriate letter. If a medical emergency does arise, it is the student’s responsibility to contact Dr. Jackson by telephone or email prior to the start of the examination to reschedule the exam for the next available time spot.
Three in-class examinations and a non-comprehensive fourth examination will be given. Each test will have 100 possible points.
Examination #1---------------Tuesday February 6, 2007
Examination #2---------------Thursday March 1, 2007
Examination #3---------------Tuesday April 3, 2007
Examination #4---------------Tuesday May 8, 2007
Undergraduates
The final grade will be determined based on the students total points out of a possible 400 points.
Letter grades of
A (90%-100%) B (80%-89%) C (70%-79%) D (60-69%) E < 60%
Graduate Students enrolled in VSC 406, will be graded as follows:
90% 10%
A graduate student term paper will be required. The topic will be selected by the student and approved by the instructor during the first three weeks of the semester. A format for the term paper will be distributed in the first three weeks of the semester.
Lecture attendance is required. Prepared lecture outlines will not be handed out. All items covered on the examinations will be reviewed directly in the lectures.
University standards for ethical behavior as outlined under THE CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY will be expected.
No Sharing of information or cheating during examinations will be tolerated.
Students who need special accommodation or services should contact the Disability Resources Center, 1224 East Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (520) 621-3268, FAX (520) 621-9423, email:uadrc@email.arizona.edu,http://drc.arizona.edu/. You must register and request that the Center of DRC send me official notification of your accommodations needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to participate. The need for accommodations must be documented by the appropriate office.
please refer to http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/ferpa/default.htm
Notice:
Information contained in the course syllabus, other than the grade and absence policy, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.Classroom Behavior
The classroom behavior policy is: http://policy.web.arizona.edu/~policy/threaaten.shtml.Turn Your Cell phones and pagers off in the classroom
I still have a question!
If you have any questions or comments about this course, feel free to contact me at noblej@u.arizona.edu .