Use to propose new general education courses (except writing courses), to change or renew existing gen ed courses and to remove designations for existing gen ed courses.
Note: One-time-only general education designation may be requested for experimental courses (X91-previously X95), granted only for the semester taught. A NEW request must be submitted for the course to receive subsequent general education status.
Group
(submit separate forms if requesting more than one general education group designation) / II. Mathematics / VII: Social Sciences
III. Language / VIII: Ethics Human Values
III Exception: Symbolic Systems * / IX: American European
IV: Expressive Arts / X: Indigenous Global
V: Literary Artistic Studies / XI: Natural Sciences
w/ lab o w/out lab X / X
VI: Historical Cultural Studies
*Courses proposed for this designation must be standing requirements of majors that qualify for exceptions to the modern and classical language requirement
Dept/Program / BMED / Pharmacy (PHAR) / Course # / 110, Section 1
110, Section 80
Course Title / Use and Abuse of Drugs
Prerequisite / NONE / Credits / 3
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name / Signature / Date
Instructor / David Freeman
Keith Parker
Lilian Calderon-Garciduenas
Phone / Email / x4772
Program Chair / Richard Bridges
Dean / David Forbes
III. Type of request
New / One-time Only / Renew / XX / Change / Remove
Reason for Gen Ed inclusion, change or deletion
Description of change
IV. Description and purpose of the general education course: General Education courses must be introductory and foundational within the offering department or within the General Education Group. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course content to students’ future lives: See Preamble: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/archives/minutes/gened/GE_preamble.aspx
Course provides students with general knowledge of concepts in the physical sciences (chemistry and biochemistry) and health sciences (physiology and pharmacology)that are relevant to drug action. In addition, students learn personal and societal aspects of drug use and misuse, and become acquainted with common terminology. These are achieved with the following course content:
1. Fundamentals of the nervous system at the biochemical, tissue, and organ level
2. Basic chemical, biochemical, and physiological principles of drug action
3. Development and application of drug-receptor theory
4. Methodologies used for developing and testing new drugs
5. Basic physiological and biochemical theories of drug addiction and dependence
6. Basic social and psychological reasons for drug use, misuse, and abuse
7. History and general pharmacology (mechanism of action, effects, and toxicity) of drugs commonly used or abused
8. General methodologies for prevention and treatment of drug abuse and dependence
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V. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group. See: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
1. Courses explore a discipline in the natural sciences and demonstrate how the scientific method is used within the discipline to draw scientific conclusions. / Course utilizes and integrates four natural science disciplines (i.e., chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology) at a basic level for students to understand drug action. Students are presented with evidence that supports the proposed mechanisms involved in drug action, and how chemical, biochemical, and physiological principles are involved in drug discovery, development, and evaluation.
2. Courses address the concept of analytic uncertainty and the rigorous process required to take an idea to a hypothesis and then to a validated scientific theory. / Uncertainty in measuring drug effectiveness is explored by presenting strategies (e.g., controls, double blind cross-over methods) for designing clinical trials that help assess the many therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs, and other undefined, nonspecific actions (e.g., placebo effects). Historical coverage from lectures and the textbook give students a perspective on the scientific process used in drug discovery, from observations of chemical effects on cells and disease states, to hypotheses (e.g., chemical-protein binding), to data collection substantiating drug-receptor theory.
VI. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning goals. See: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
1. understand the general principles associated with the discipline(s) studied; / The basic principles of chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology are presented near the beginning of course and then appropriately applied throughout the remainder of the course when covering different categories of drugs.
2. understand the methodology and activities scientists use to gather, validate and interpret data related to natural processes; / Techniques used in drug development (e.g., dose-response curves) and methodologies used in clinical trials are taught.
3. detect patterns, draw conclusions, develop conjectures and hypotheses, and test them by appropriate means and experiments; / Functions of different branches of the nervous system are explained and receptor theory of agonists and antagonists are presented which allow students to predict the effects of drugs. Also, properties and patterns in the chemical structures of drugs are used to understand the primary effects, and body distribution or elimination of drugs.
4. understand how scientific laws and theories are verified by quantitative measurement, scientific observation, and logical/critical reasoning; / Presenting scientific observations of the effects of drugs on disease states and the development of receptor theory give students an appreciation for how observing, hypothesizing, logic, and testing play a role in drug discovery.
5. understand the means by which analytic uncertainty is quantified and expressed in the natural sciences. / General limitations in drug measurement techniques and data (e.g., influence of expectations, behavior, and genetics), and idiosyncratic biological responses (e.g., body compensation) are presented.
VIII. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form. ß The syllabus should clearly describe how the above criteria are satisfied. For assistance on syllabus preparation see: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
See Below
Please note: Approved general education changes will take effect next fall.
General education instructors will be expected to provide sample assessment items and corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.
PHARMACY 110 USE & ABUSE OF DRUGS Autumn 2013
Time & Place Mon, Wed, Fri @ 2:10–3:00 pm, SB 169
Course Coordinators and Instructors
David Freeman Office: SB 308; e-mail:
Keith Parker Office: SB 243; e-mail:
Guest Instructors
Mike Braden Office: SB 482; e-mail:
Diana Lurie Office: SB 383; e-mail:
Text Drugs, Society and Human Behavior, Hart and Ksir, 15th edition
Students will be expected to access course materials from Moodle and the text publisher’s web site.
This course satisfies 3 credits of General Education Requirements in the Natural Sciences Perspective.
Date Instr. Chap. Topic
M 8/26 kp 1 Drug Use: An Overview
W 8/28 kp 1 “
F 8/30 kp 2 Drug Use as a Social Problem
W 9/4 kp 3 Drug Products & Regulation
F 9/6 df 4 Nervous System
M 9/9 df 4 “
W 9/11 df 4 “
F 9/13 df 5 Actions of Drugs
Date Instr. Chap. Topic
M 9/16 df 5 Actions of Drugs
W 9/18 df 5 Actions of Drugs
F 9/20 kp 6 Stimulants
M 9/23 kp 6 Stimulants
W 9/25 kp 11 Caffeine
F 9/27 1-5 Exam 1
M 9/30 kp 11 Caffeine
W 10/2 kp 7 Depressants
F 10/4 kp 7 Depressants
M 10/7 kp 8 Drugs for Mental Disorders
W 10/9 kp 8 “
F 10/11 df 13 Opioids
M 10/14 df 13 Opioids
W 10/16 6-8,11 EXAM 2
F 10/18 mb 14 Hallucinogens
M 10/21 mb 14 Hallucinogens
W 10/23 df 15 Marijuana & Hashish
F 10/25 df 15 Marijuana & Hashish
M 10/28 dl 12 OTC’s
W 10/30 dl 12 OTC’s & Dietary Supplements
F 11/1 df 9 Alcohol
M 11/4 df 9 Alcohol
W 11/6 df 9 Alcohol
F 11/8 df 10 Tobacco
M 11/11 Veteran’s Day Holiday
W 11/13 12-15 EXAM 3
F 11/15 df 10 Tobacco
M 11/18 df 16 Performance Enhancing Drugs
W 11/20 df 16 “
F 11/22 kp Oral Contraceptives
M 11/25 kp Oral Contraceptives
W 11/27 Holiday
F 11/29 Holiday .
M 12/2 9,10,16 EXAM 4
W 12/4 kp 17 Preventing Substance Abuse
F 12/6 kp 18 Treating Substance Abuse
Tues 12/10 1 p.m. COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
Exams: The course has 4 mid-semester exams and a comprehensive final (1.5 value). The course grade will be based on a student’s best three mid-semester exams and the final. All exams must be taken on the scheduled days and times. All students must take the final exam.
Students are responsible for picking up exam results to verify grading of exams. Any discrepancies must be reported to the course coordinator within ten days after the exam scores are posted. Grade reports are distributed in the 3rd floor lobby of the Skaggs building, near room 374.
Students seeking General Education Credit for the course must register for a traditional (letter) grade.
For each exam, please bring:
• Scantron Wide Form F-288 from the bookstore
• #2 pencils with good erasers
• UM ID Card
Grading:
• The course is graded on a curve.
• The plus/minus grading system will be used.
• Graded in-class assignments may be given.
Attendance
• Class attendance is strongly encouraged but is not required. However, you will be responsible for all material presented in class, including changes made to the syllabus or exam schedule.
Using the Web in this course
Instructor Materials
· The course instructors will place PowerPoint, Word, and other instructional materials on UM Moodle.
· Students are encouraged to copy these materials, if they are available, and bring them to class.
· If you have copies of the materials, then you can listen to the lecture and add additional notes as necessary.
Accessing Moodle
· Click the Moodle Login icon under Quick Links on the UM Homepage
· Login using your UM Username and Password. Login help is accessible from the Moodle Login page.
Textbook Web Materials
· Access the McGraw-Hill site for the 14th edition is at www.mhhe.com/hart15e
· Useful information under Student Edition: By Chapter
General Education and Learning Outcomes
• The primary purpose of this course is for you to gain an understanding of the actions of drugs of abuse.
• This is achieved by the following learning outcomes. Students will understand:
• Basic social/psychological reasons for substance abuse
• Current methodologies for preventing and treatment of substance abuse
• Basic physiological and biochemical theories of substance addiction and dependence
• Fundamentals of the nervous system at the biochemical, tissue, and organ level
• Basic physiological and biochemical principles of drug action
• The history, actions, side effects, mechanism of action, and toxicity of the following drugs:
Stimulants, Depressants, Drugs for Mental Disorders, Alcohol, Tobacco, Caffeine, OTC drugs,
Opiates, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Drugs used in sports, Oral Contraceptives
• Fundamental concepts of physiology, pharmacology, neuroscience, and chemical science are introduced.
• Students learn about the “scientific method” through exploration of the discovery, development, modification and use of drugs.
Study Guide
• The following information is presented in the text and lecture for each drug category (Chapters 6-16),
and is the basis for examinations over this material.
• Different aspects may be emphasized for each drug category, depending upon their importance to your understanding of the actions and use of the drug.
• History of the drug
• What the drug does:
Actions of the drug
Side effects of the drug
Toxic effects of the drug
• How the drug acts (its mechanism of action):
The neurotransmitter, receptor, or enzyme that the drug affects
How (in what manner) the drug affects the receptor (agonist, blocker, etc)
• Use of the drug as a therapeutic agent in medical practice
• How the actions or use of different drugs in a category compare
• Special problems and considerations with the drug
• Students are encouraged to study:
• The textbook
• Class lecture notes