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 Course Evaluation Plan
The students final grade will be calculated using the following weights:
| 20% |
Class Participation & Assignments |
| 20% |
Individual Project |
| 20% |
Case Study |
| 20% |
Mid-term Examination |
| 20% |
Final Examination |
1. Class Participation: Satisfactory class participation, which includes
effective group interaction in either a synchronous or asynchronous class
format, will be determined by accurate and relevant statements made to
the topics under discussion. Discussion and arguments should be logical
and substantiated by facts and outside readings. Questions raised should
deal with higher levels of the cognitive and affective domains. Students
enrolled in asynchronous classes are expected to actively participate in
discussion formats either through bulletin boards, chat rooms, e-mail,
teleconferences, or other distance learning discussion formats proposed.
For students attending classroom sessions either on campus or at distance
learning sites, expressing an interest in class by attendance and participation,
and active listening to both instructor presentations and discussion by
class members are expected. This includes the willingness to respect the
views and opinions of others and the ability to change views, or consider
other views, when one's view is found faulty.
2. Assignments: Students will submit assignments for each lesson to
the instructor prior to the deadline. It is recommended that students save
their assignments to a file or retain a hard copy in case of e-mail transmission
problems.
3.Individual Project: Students will submit a research paper describing
the historical evolution of their profession. Topics should include the
earliest evidence of the profession; growth progression through the centuries;
important events, discoveries, inventions, and people that influenced the
profession; evolution of education and training; and an historical perspective
of the establishment of licenser, certification, or registration for the
profession. The body of the paper shall be 10-15 pages in length, double-spaced,
typed, and referenced. The formatting style as outlined in the Publicantion
Manual of the American Psychological Association(APA) is the preferred
formatting style. The paper will consist of the following: cover page;
table of contents; body of the text (10-15 pages); and list of references
(bibliography). The cover page, table of contents, and reference page(s)
are not to be included in the 10-15 page count of the length of the paper.
4. Case Study: Students will submit a paper which develops and explores
specific ethical and/or legal issues within the context of real or simulated
moral problems arising from practice in the health professions. After developing
the issue, students will delineate the basic information that must be gathered
and the steps to be taken in legal and ethical reasoning and decision making.
The body of the paper shall be 5-7 pages in length, doubles-spaced, typed,
and referenced. The formatting style as outlined in the Publicantion
Manual of the American Psychological Association(APA) is the preferred
formatting style. The paper will consist of the following: cover page and
body of the text (5-7 pages).
5. Midterm and Final Examinations: Midterm and final examinations will
be taken from presentation material, class discussions posted on bulletin
board, and reading assignments. Examination format will include multiple
choice, short answer, and essay questions.
 Course Policies
On-line Attendance: Students are responsible for their own learning
and are expected to review all class sessions.
Assignments, Projects, and Examinations: All projects and assignments
are to be submitted to the course instructor by the required date due.
Late submission of assignments, projects, and examinations may result in
lowered grades. Students unable to submit assignments or examinations due
to illness or emergency will notify the course instructor and make arrangements
for an submission of materials. Alternate dates for submission of midterm
examinations must be scheduled within seven days of the original submission
date. Alternate dates for submission of final examinations must be scheduled
prior to the university's last scheduled day for final examinations.
Academic Integrity: All assignments, projects, and examinations
are to be completed solely by the student. Inclusion of facts, ideas, quotes,
or other materials from outside sources must be cited and referenced in
all work. Evidence of cheating and plagiarism are cause for disciplinary
action by the university. According to the university, plagiarism and cheating
refer to the use of unauthorized books, notes, or otherwise securing help
in a test; copying tests, assignments, reports, or term papers; representing
the work of another person as one's own; collaborating without authority
with another student during an examination or in preparing academic work,
or otherwise practicing academic dishonesty
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Course Description
Prerequisites
Course Objectives
Teaching Strategies
Learning Strategies
Required Textbook
Topic Outline 
Use of Web-based Discussion Board