Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Lake Region State College • Williston State College 4 Active Learning: In addition to educational strategies such as reading, listening, and reflecting, when appropriate this class makes use of learning techniques commonly known as active learning. Students should expect to participate in active learning techniques such as discussions and presentations, small group activities, writing, problem-solving, movement, case studies, role-playing, etc. These activities promote analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of class content in order to improve student learning outcomes. Assignments/Quizzes/Clinical Paperwork: All assignments must be completed and submitted on time in the manner specified by the faculty. Students may fail the course if all assignments are not completed. Late/makeup work will not be accepted (student will receive a 0%) unless previously arranged with the instructor. Exams: Students will notify the program nursing director/site faculty AND the lead course instructor 1 hour prior to missing the scheduled exam for the day and schedule a time to makeup that exam. Failure to notify these individuals or missing more than 1 exam day may result in a conference with faculty recommendations for improvement or unsafe occurrence report with a performance improvement plan. Any exams that are not made up in one week may 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 program nursing director may extend the deadline for exams. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the nursing program nursing director to arrange a makeup exam. “Notification” means that the student sends an email with the appropriate information to the lead nursing instructor and program nursing director 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 Blackboard gradebook. All gradebook questions must be addressed by the student to the lead instructor at midterm and then again during the week before finals. There will be no changes accepted to the gradebook regarding absent or late/missed assignments or late/missed exams during finals week. It is the student’s responsibility to know what their grades are and contact the instructors or their Nursing Program Director for a plan to improve. Clinical Restrictions: Students are not to bring children to the clinical site or laboratory. These experiences require full attention and participation. Hazardous equipment and supplies may be accessible to children during laboratory experiences. Clinical site policies restrict children for safety reasons. Students may not leave the clinical site anytime (including during breaks) during the scheduled clinical hours; this includes visiting their car unless approved by the clinical instructor. Students may not smoke on breaks during clinical hours. Students will follow clinical facility policy on access to cell phones during clinical rotations. There are no cameras allowed in a clinical facility unless used for a clinical purpose Skills Practice and Skills Check-off : All students are required to practice their skills in the laboratory before they complete their skills re-demonstration. Practice time will be determined individually with the expectation that the student must be proficient in the skill before re-demonstrating it. Students must successfully demonstrate competence in performing specific skills in the laboratory before they are able to perform them in clinical. Please review the expectations for successful skill re-demonstration in your nursing student handbook. 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 an unsafe behavior. Cell phone use (texting or talking), cameras, side conversations, and children are not allowed in the classroom. 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 when representing the college or the profession of nursing.) 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