Internet course
Course Overview:
This course helps the Radiologist Assistant develop more advanced patient care skills for more independent patient interactions. It includes skills such as obtaining histories, evaluating for post procedure complications, comprehensive patient physical assessment, planning, and management.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
Textbooks:
REQUIRED
Seidel, H., Ball, J., Dains, J., Flynn, J.A., Solomon, B.S., & Stewart, R.W. (2011). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (7th ed). Mosby, St Louis, MO. [IBSN 13: 978-0-323-05570-3]
Methodology / Teaching Strategies: Independent reading assignments, written assignments, Internet searches, online quizzes, and
Open Book Proctored Final Examination.
Communication with Instructor:
Contact information for the instructor is listed at the beginning of this syllabus. Email is the preferred mode of communication. It is critical that students report all email changes immediately to the instructor. The instructor will respond or at least acknowledge email messages from students within a maximum of five (5) business days when MSU is in session. Beyond standard university holidays and breaks, the instructor will notify students of any extended periods of time when email contact is not practical (professional meetings, etc)
Grading / Evaluation:
Unit Assignments/ Quizzes 60%
Comprehensive Open Book Final Exam 40%
100%
A = 90 = 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
D = 60 – 69
F = Below 60
The last opportunity to drop this course with a grade of “W” is 4:00pm March 21, 2011. Refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin for details about receiving a grade of “Incomplete” in a course. In an emergency or extenuating circumstance, a student may request a grade of “Incomplete” in a course before grades are submitted. If the instructor grants the “Incomplete,” the student has until thirty (30) days after the beginning of the next long semester to complete the course requirements. If the student does not complete the course requirements within the deadline, the grade of “Incomplete” will automatically convert into a grade of “F.”
Administrative Process:
Unresolved issues related to this course should be first addressed between the student and the course instructor. If there is no resolution, students must follow this sequence:
Department Chair – Dr. Donna Wright (940-397-4571)
College Dean – Dr. Susan Sportsman (940-397-4594)
Dean of Students – Dail Neely (940-397-6273)
CLASS ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students can proceed through the course content at their own pace within the boundaries set by the Course Schedule and the MSU Academic Calendar. See the Course Schedule at the end of the syllabus
for specific information about activities and due dates.
Unit Assignments 60%
Unit 1: Communication, Cultural Awareness, Examination Techniques, Assessment of Pain
Unit 2: Lymphatic System, Blood vessels, Breast and Axilla
Unit 3: Chest and Lungs, Heart
Unit 4 Abdomen, Musculoskeletal
Unit 5: Mental Status, Head & Neck, Neurologic System
Unit 6: Putting it all together, Clinical Judgment, Recording Information, Emergency Situations
Each unit has an assignment and/or open book quiz. Students should complete the reading assignments before attempting the open book quizzes. See the Course Schedule at the end of this syllabus for specific information about assignment/quiz due dates.
For all assignments requiring assessment of a patient, DO NOT include patient information in observance of HIPAA policies.If there is patient identification required for an assignment you may use “Patient X” as identification. Assignments submitted with patient identification will receive a “0” for that assignment.
When a student has reviewed a unit and is ready for the quiz, he or she will log on to Blackboard and receive a customized timed unit quiz consisting of randomized multiple choice questions. Students may take quizzes ahead of schedule but MUST complete them by the scheduled deadlines on the Course Schedule at the end of this syllabus.
It is important to know the unit content before attempting the module quizzes because they are timed. The quizzes have 1 hour to take a 45 question test.. Students who do not complete unit quizzes before the deadlines listed on the Course Schedule at the end of this syllabus will have will have a “0” recorded for that quiz.
If you cannot take a quiz or turn in an assignment by the appropriate due date, please inform the instructor before the quiz due date so that alternate arrangements can be made. Quiz scores will be available through Blackboard after they have been graded.
If students have technical difficulties during a quiz, they should use the “Help” link at the top toolbar in Blackboard, contact the MSU Information Systems Support Staff, and send an email to the course instructor explaining what happened.
If a student finds a faulty quiz test item or believes that a quiz question has been scored incorrectly, he or she should send an email to the course instructor (vicki.sanders@mwsu.edu) that includes the following:
For example, a student can not send the message “I think question number ten is wrong on quiz four” because each student gets a quiz of randomly generated test items. The instructor has to know the question stem to find the question in the database.
After reviewing the case, if the course instructor thinks a revision is justified, the student’s quiz score will be revised to reflect the additional points and the test bank will be updated. It may take several weeks for the student to receive a response because the instructor works on batches of questions for a particular quiz at a time.
Comprehensive Open Book Final Exam - 40%
The comprehensive proctored open-book final exam includes material from this course. It is a 76 question test that will be administered over 2 hours.
It will be administered using Blackboard on May 9 through May 11, 2011. Each student must have a proctor and test site approved by the course instructor at least by MAY 3, 2011.
Typically acceptable proctor sites and candidates include:
http://www.ncta-testing.org/cctc/find.php
The exam site must have reliable Internet connections and should have at least two Internet browsers available (Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer). Sites with extensive firewalls and high security mechanisms may not work for testing. Please test to be sure you can connect to Blackboard before committing to a proctor site. High speed connections are more desirable than traditional phone line connections. The site must support an independent phone line in addition to the computer connection so that calls can be made while the student is connected online. The proctor must have moderate computer expertise including the ability and authorization to reboot the remote computer. The student is responsible for any fees proctors charge for their services.
Even if someone has served as a proctor in previous courses, he or she will not be accepted as a proctor for this course if he or she does not meet these criteria. Proctor emails will only be sent to commercial or educational email addresses. Proctor approval is at the discretion of the course instructor.
The proctor form is available in .pdf format from Blackboard. The proctor forms for this course have been redesigned so please use the appropriate proctor forms. Students should review the form and get the proctor information ahead of time. Students should then open the Adobe PDF file and type the required information in the boxes on the forms. Students should print the forms and have the proctor sign the forms. The students should then fax the forms to the course instructor (Fax Number 940-397-4845).
Each student can set his/her exam appointment anytime between 9am and 9pm. It is better to take the exam during normal working hours to be sure that MSU Technical Support will be available. The course instructor will provide the examination password to the proctor by email.
The instructor may be available by phone and email during the exam time in case there are technical difficulties with the electronic version of the exam. If there are any problems during the exam, the proctor should call the course instructor (Toll Free 866-575-4305, Direct 940-397-4083 Cell 940-249-0100) If the instructor is not available, contact MSU Technical Support through MSU Blackboard, and send an email to the instructor explaining what happened. The exam may have to be rescheduled.
Students who do not complete unit quizzes before the deadlines listed on the Course Schedule at the end of this syllabus will have will have a “0” recorded for that quiz.
Attendance: This is a online course and as such there are no mandatory sessions. However, the student should be vigilant in checking emails and logging onto Blackboard. Regular checks will ensure that messages from the instructor are received in a timely manner. This course is on a schedule. Please make sure that assignments are turned in by the due dates in this syllabus or the class participation grade will be affected.
2011 PATIENT INTERACTIONS COURSE SCHEDULE
Dates
Activity
January 15
MSU Fall Session Classes Start
February 2
Unit 1 Quiz due by midnight CST
February 18
Unit 2 Quiz due by midnight CST
March 9
Unit 3 Quiz due by midnight CST
April 1
Unit 4 Quiz due by midnight CST
April 20
Unit 5 Quiz due by midnight CST
May 3
Proctor Forms Due by 5:00 pm
May 6
Unit 6 H&P Assignment due by midnight CST
May 9-11
Open Book Final Exam