Fall 2016 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title: EMS 297 – Field Internship

Number of Credits: 4 credits

Course Description: This course allows the paramedic student to apply learned classroom and field skills

and knowledge as a team leader in the pre‐hospital setting. The student will function under the

direction of a preceptor but without prompting. The student will input patient contact information into

the FISDAP Internet data collection system.

Pre‐/Co‐requisites: Successful completion of the majority of the didactic portion of the program.

Course Objectives: To integrate comprehensive knowledge of patient assessment, provide ALS skills and

call management into the field clinical setting of an advanced level ambulance service. This is intended

to allow, under supervision, the student to operate as an entry level paramedic and improve their

knowledge and skills as EMS personnel. Students my complete 25 advanced level team leads with an

approved ALS ambulance service.

Instructor: Tami Petersen

Office: 1900 8

Ave SE Minot ND

Office Hours: By arrangement

Email:

Lecture/Lab Schedule: By arrangement

Textbook(s): Emergency and Critical Care Pocket Guide 8

Edition‐Publisher informed Publishing

ISBN: 978‐1‐284‐02370‐1

Course Requirements: Students will be required to complete the required hours functioning with the

skills of a competent ALS provider, complete all required paperwork and input data into FISDAP.

Tentative Course Outline: By arrangement

General Education Goals/Objectives: Not identified as a general education course.

Relationship to Campus Theme: The goal of the paramedic program is to prepare professionals to work

in the EMT–Paramedic industry and provide an educational continuum for degree advancement. The

paramedic program is committed to utilizing the latest technology in a hands‐on learning environment

and used field experiences in care giving settings as common instructional techniques.

Classroom Policies: See Dakota College at Bottineau – paramedic program guide.

Student Email Policy: Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official

form of communication. A student’s campus‐assigned email address will be the only one recognized by

the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information

conveyed via campus email rest with the student.