Course Syllabus
Course Description
Number: NURS6550
Title: Transitioning into the Nurse Educator Role
Credit: 3-0-3
Catalog description: This clinically based course provides the opportunity for students to operationalize the theoretical principles and concepts studied in previous courses. Students will have the opportunity to assume the role of educator within a selected specialty area.
Pre or Corequisite(s): NURS5300, NURS5400, NURS5500, NURS6220, NURS6330, NURS6440
Textbook Information
Required:
Billings, D. M. & Halstead, J. A. (2009) Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (3rd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Saunders.
Lowenstein, A. & Bradshaw, M. (2004) Foszard’s Inovative Teaching Stratagies in Nursing (3rd ed.) Boston:Jones & Bartlett.
Technology Requirements
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Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets the ITP Choice requirements (http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/) for the student's academic program.
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Students must have access to the Internet either through the on-campus local area network or through an Internet Service Provider.
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Students must be proficient with Internet access, WebCT Vista and Microsoft Office and demonstrate competency using web browsers, website navigation, search engines and e-mail communication.
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Contact the HUB for software and connectivity issues; no excuse will be accepted for inability to access the Internet and/or technical difficulties.
Course Objectives
By the completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Relate teaching/learning theories to the educator role of the professional nurse.
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Examine the interactive nature of teaching and learning.
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Apply teaching strategies in an educational setting.
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Analyze methods of evaluation in the education on nurses.
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Use educational research findings in teaching nursing.
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Experience selected roles of the teacher.
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Analyze issues and trends in the education of nurses.
Methods of Instruction
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Weekly Discussion Groups
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Learning Team Activities
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Syllabus Project
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Education Practicum
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Synthesis Paper
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Attendance/Participation
Course Requirements
- Courses taught in an online format require students to be self-directed and responsible for meeting deadlines.
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Participation in on-line, synchronous discussions is a course requirement. In addition, students are expected to post responses to weekly discussion topics according to the guidelines provided by the course faculty. Responses are to be submitted within one week’s time.
- Attendance is mandatory at scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Students are expected to use APA format for all submitted papers.
- Approval must be obtained from the University Institutional Review Board for all research studies.
- This syllabus provides a general plan for this course; the faculty reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus and/or course schedule including but not limited to assignments, time tables, examinations, projects, etc.
Evaluation
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Weekly Discussion Groups |
10% |
| Learning Team Activities | 10% |
| Syllabus Project | 10% |
| Education Practicum | 40% |
| Synthesis Paper | 20% |
| Attendance/Participation | 10% |
Grading Scale
| 90-100% | A |
| 80-89% | B |
| 70-79% | C |
| Below 70% | F |
Classroom Policies
- Attendance: Mandatory for scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Communication: WebCT Vista is the official tool for this course and is accessible online from any computer; students are responsible for monitoring e-mail on a regular basis and should direct all communications with faculty and other students through WebCT or Clayton State e-mail.
- Conduct: Students must abide by policies in the University Graduate Student Handbook, the Graduate Student Responsibilities, and if applicable program handbook; the code of academic integrity will be strictly enforced.
- Electronic devices: Cell phones/pagers must be turned off (or placed on vibrator mode) during class meetings. Permission from individual faculty is necessary before taping a class.
- Mid-term progress report: Mid-term grade will reflect approximately 1/3 of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of “W”; contact the Registrar for withdrawal procedures.
- Submission: Students are responsible for completion and submission of all course requirements as scheduled in the course calendar. Make-up work is at the discretion of the faculty.
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