Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

faculty. Late/makeup work will be graded a 0% unless previously arranged with the instructor.

Students who submit late/makeup work may receive an admonition notice and if work continues to

be submitted late, they will progress through the disciplinary process.

Exams:

Students will notify the

coordinator/site manager AND the

lead course instructor

hour prior to missing the scheduled exam for the day. Failure to notify these individuals or missing

more than 1 exam day may result in an admonition notice. Any exams that are not made up in one

week will receive a 0% for a grade on that exam. Students must make up the exam before or on the

next date they are scheduled to be on campus. In the cases of extenuating circumstances the lead

instructor and site coordinator may extend the deadline for exams. It is the student’s responsibility

to contact the nursing coordinator to arrange a makeup exam. “Notification” means that the student

sends an email with the appropriate information to the lead nursing instructor and coordinator prior

to one hour before the exam is scheduled.

Records of Grades:

The faculty strongly endorses the idea that each student is responsible for

knowing his/her own academic status based on grades from learning activities. Grades are recorded

in the Pearson gradebook. Please carefully review the student tutorial for an explanation of how

grades are calculated in the program. Any time a student has unsatisfactory averages, he/she should

contact the instructor for guidance.

Classroom Etiquette:

It is expected that students will show sensitivity to their peers as well as

instructors by avoiding any activity that may cause distraction during class. Incivility will not be

tolerated and is grounds for disciplinary action. Cell phone use (texting or talking), cameras, side

conversations, and children are not allowed in the classroom. Refer to ‘Handheld Device Use

Policy’.

Nursing is a profession and thus requires professional behavior. It is expected that students will act

in a professional manner displaying commitment to learning in the classroom, lab, all clinical areas,

all college areas, and at all times in the public (including social networking sites including but not

limited to Facebook, Twitter and Google+) when representing the college or the profession of

nursing.

Unprofessional behaviors will merit receipt of admonition notice/critical behavior

notice/program dismissal.

Refer to Professional Behaviors Table in the student handbook for examples of both professional

and unprofessional behaviors.

Course study expectations:

Commitment to learning is important to success. For every semester

credit hour you are taking in a class, three hours needs to be set aside in your weekly schedule to

read, study and devote towards your education outside of class.

For example: NURS 120 (3 credit) x 3 hours = 9 hours/week to study (minimal recommended

study hours per week.)

This formula should be factored in for all of your classes, and soon you will see that many hours

need to be devoted to becoming a successful nursing student.

Attendance Policy

The Dakota Nursing Program supports the college policy on attendance as stated in your college catalog.

In addition, the nursing program implements strict attendance policies for classroom, lab and clinical

experiences.