Every Other Tuesday beginning week 1 (8/18)
8-12:30pm
This course and all MEDT courses are designed to prepare the student for MEDT 2316 and MEDT 2326. This course is an in-depth study of biochemistry and analysis involved in the production of urine and body fluids as they relate to health and disease. Students will be introduced to basic genetics and the nature of the immune system, with emphasis on the constituents that comprise serum-mediated immunity. Basic laboratory principles and procedures are studied.
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology Program, or consent of instructor
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Responsibility
Faculty Contact Information
Tuesday after Lab 12:30-3:30pm
Virtually Monday 8am-3pm by appointment.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Perform with accuracy the analytical tests required in this course, using quality control procedures and safety techniques.
- Recognize limitations or sources of error for the analytical tests and take corrective action when possible.
- Relate/correlate information to disease or non-disease processes in relationship to the analysis of urine, other body fluids; and in immunology.
- Use problem solving skills to integrate laboratory data for patient results.
- Demonstrate professional conduct and interpersonal communication skills. Behave in a social manner by working well with others.
- Safety
- Quality Assessment
- Renal Function
- Urinalysis (Physical, Chemical, Microscopic examination)
- Renal
- Fecal Analysis
- Urine Pregnancy Tests
- Metabolic Disorders
- Body Fluids (CSF, Semen, Synovial, Serous, Amniotic, Vaginal)
- Serological Testing Principles (precipitation, agglutination, immunoassays, molecular methods)
- Nature of Antigens
- Innate/Adaptive Immunity
- Antibody Structure & Function
- Cytokines
- Complement System
- Hypersensitivity
- Autoimmunity
- Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
- Spirochete Diseases
- Serology of Viral Infections
- HIV Serology
Additional Course Materials
Urinalysis & Body Fluids, 7th ed., by Strasinger & DiLorenzo; F.A. Davis Pub., 2021
Clinical Immunology & Serology, by Stevens, 5th ed. 2021.
KCC UA & Immunology Lab Manual
GRADE CALCULATION
A. Exams 65%
B. Labs 15%
C. Assignments 10%
D. Final exam 10%
93-100 A
84-92 B
75-83 C
NOTE: A MINIMUM OF 75% MUST BE MAINTAINED TO RETAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Health Careers
Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800
Cell phones: using and sending/receiving text messages will be perceived as a classroom interruption and will be counted as an absent and loss of in class points. If phone usage is necessary for an emergency, please quietly step out of the classroom.
Student Responsibility:
Students are responsible for all material presented or assigned online and during labs.
If a student is unable to attend all or part of a lab session, that student is responsible for obtaining any information that he or she missed from one of his or her classmates. Students are responsible for the contents of the course.
Students should plan to direct questions to the instructor about course policies or topics to be covered on tests in a timely fashion.
Instructor Responsibility:
The instructor will return any emails Monday through Friday within 24 hours. Emails received Saturday and Sunday will be answered on Monday.
The instructor may be unable to respond to questions posted the night before or day that a course requirement is due.
The instructor, as well as the department staff, are not available to answer questions over holidays and days that the school and the school’s science once are closed.
The instructor will grade all assignments within 2 – 3 days.
Laboratory Safety
No food or drink allowed in the classroom or M139 lab.
Clean countertops before and after class as necessary.
All students must wear a lab coat, gloves, and closed toe shoes during labs that require the use of biological specimens.
Any accident must be reported to the instructor immediately.
Absolutely no lab equipment or supplies are permitted to be used outside of M139. No exceptions.
Follow all instructions for needle, sharps, and bio-hazardous material disposal. Any breach in safety procedures can put everyone in the classroom at risk. Serious or repeated breaches of any safety instructions during any lab exercise can result in a student’s dismissal from the class. Students dismissed from class will be counted as absent and will not receive any applicable points for that lab.
The instructor must be present when students are performing procedures.
No small children are allowed in the classroom or lab at any time for any reason. This policy is for the safety of the children and must be strictly adhered to.
- Permitted uses: brainstorming, generating questions, receiving feedback, exploring alternative explanations, and other instructor-approved uses.
- Integrated AI activities: when assigned, students may use AI to generate or analyze material and then critique its accuracy, assumptions, biases, and limitations.
- Disclosure: students briefly identify which AI tool they used, what they used it for, and how they incorporated or modified its output.
- Human responsibility: students are responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, and reasoning in their submitted work—even when AI was involved.
- Verification: students should independently verify factual claims, citations, calculations, quotations, and other AI-generated information.
- Privacy: students should not enter confidential, personally identifiable, or sensitive information into AI systems.
- Boundaries: AI should not substitute for the student's own analysis or be used on assignments where the instructor explicitly requires unaided work.
Readings
All reading assignments for the first 6 weeks are from textbook, "Urinalysis & Body Fluids", 7th Edition, by Strasinger & DiLorenzo, F.A. Davis Pub. All reading assignments for the second 10 weeks are from textbook, "Clinical Immunology and Serology", 5th Edition, by Stevens & Miller, FA Davis Pub. You are responsible for reading all the learning objectives for each module. They can be found at the beginning of the textbook chapters, and at the beginning of the online presentations. Another source for a good review of all labdisciplines: Polansky, Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science, 2nd Ed, ISBN 9780803629561.
Presentations
The presentations are a summary of the material from the textbook. They also include the objectives for that module.
Assignments
Assignments are due on Sundays by 11:59 pm, unless otherwise specified. When you click on the assignment to access, some will have the name of the worksheet, while others will say "Click here for directions". Just click on either one and you will be able to download the document. Assignments that are set up as a multiple choice quiz format can be taken multiple times. In order to see the comments that are entered onto your graded assignments, go to Submission details and then View feedback. Lots of feedback is given on the assignments which can help with clarification of understanding the material. Be sure to review it.
Exams
Exams are due on Fridays by 11:59PM, unless otherwise specified. The Exams will be posted for 2 days - it will be available the day prior to when it is due. Please Note: Only Multiple Choice and Matching questions are automatically graded by the learning management system. The instructor must manually grade Short Answer and Essay questions, so the score you see right away after you submit the exam is only from the Multiple Choice and Matching. Give the instructor time to grade the other questions.
Labs
We will meet for lab every other week starting on the Tuesday of Week 1 (Aug 18th). Labs are in Room M139 and are mandatory. The labs are scheduled from 8 AM-12:30 pm. You will need the course Lab Manual, which you can purchase from the bookstore. There are 8 labs. The lab reports are due on Sunday of the week of the lab session if they are not turned in during lab. Students are expected to come to labs prepared. That means reviewing everything in the module that is listed and printing the appropriate materials that are indicated. Lab test procedures should be reviewed prior to the lab, and students should "picture" how they will be performing the steps. Preparation ahead of time allows for a better opportunity to complete tasks in a timely manner, as our lab times are limited throughout the semester. Preparation for labs will be assessed by the instructor by the use of questions randomly asked and "pop quizzes" during the semesters' labs. A Standard Skills Objective form will be completed at the end of the semester and placed in your student file. Please preview form: STUDENT PROGRESS REPORT
Missed lab time or lab exercises, Only one (1) excusable absence is allowed per semester. Excusable absences constitute the following: sickness documented by a physician, a death in the family, or workshops/field trips and seminars.
Preparation for labs is required. Assessment of this will be done either using a quiz or random drawing of students’ names and asking questions. A compilation of points will be made throughout the semester and totaled for a “lab preparation” score.
Discussions
Some weeks will have Discussion questions posted. The questions will either be assigned to specific students or there will be some discussion statements/questions for all to respond to. Answers will be available for everyone to view. Note: When attaching files in the Discussion Forum, do not put spaces or symbols in the title, or the document will not open.
Module 1 Week 1 Chapters: 3-Specimen Collection 4-Renal Physiology Exam Module 2 Week 2 Chapters: 5-Physical Examination 6-Chemical Analysis Exam Module 3 Week 3 Chapters: 7-Microscopic Examination 2-Instrumentation Exam Module 4 Week 4 Chapters: 8-Renal Diseases 9-UA Screening for Metabolic Disorders Exam Module 5 Week 5 Chapters: 10-CSF 11-Semen 12-Synovial Fluid 13-Serous Fluid 14-Lavage 15-Amniotic 16-Feces 17-Vaginal Secretion Exam UA Final Exam Week 6 Module 6- No Exam Week 6 Chapter: 1-Intro to Immunity | Module 7 Week 7 &8 Chapters: 2-Innate Immunity 3-Nature of Antigens Exam Module 8 Week 9& 10 Chapters: 4-Adaptive Immunity 5-Antibody Structure Exam Module 9 Week 11 & 12 Chapters: 6-Cytokines 7-Complement Exam Module 10 Week 13 Chapters: 9-13 Exam Module 11 Week 14 Chapters: 14-Hypersensitivity 15-Autoimmune Disorders 17-Tumor Immunology 19-Immunodeficiences Exam Module 12- No Exam Week 15 Chapters: 20-24 Final Exam Lab Dates: Aug 18th , Sep 1st, Sept 15th, Sept 29th Oct 13th, Oct 27th, Nov 10th, Nov 24th |
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
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- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.