Welcome to HLT 141and NOVA’s online learning community of HLT 141 and ITE 115. What we have discovered about learning communities is that those involved feel a special connection to their classmates and to their instructors. One of the reasons for this is that the same students are enrolled in both courses and work together. One of our goals is to create a “community” where the students and instructors learn from each other. As you get to know each other better, you will feel a greater connection to the course and help each other remain motivated throughout the semester. Another exciting component to the learning community is that the success skills you learn in HLT 141 will apply directly to your ITE course. You will find that quite a few of our activities will assist you directly with what you are doing in ITE.

NOTE: This is an eight week course; it will move fast and cover multiple chapters/modules each week.

This introductory course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the language of medicine. What you learn in this course will benefit you by preparing you for the language spoken in the medical field.What you learn will prepare you for success in future courses and provide you with understanding of the challenges that face allied health students.

If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to:

• Become familiar with the presentation of medical terms 
• Become familiar with organization of terms 
• Correctly spell medical terms 
• Gain a basic understanding of medical terminology

Possible Assignments Include:  (Subject to change each semester.  The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least several  exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments

There are 3 online exams in this course.

I am here to help you succeed in this course. Occasionally questions or problems may arise. Please contact me via the email/telephone information contained in the course Faculty Information section.