Medical Law and Bioethics Unit 1

WELCOME

Kaplan School Week Kaplan’s school week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday You will begin a new unit on Wednesday each week Assignments must be completed and submitted by Tuesday

SYLLABUS Tonight we will take a close look at the syllabus Have you found it?

Syllabus Found under syllabus on Course Home Page and in Doc Sharing Read carefully Includes a grading rubrics for: Discussion Seminar Projects Quizzes

Syllabus

AIM AIM name This how you talk to me in real time Slhoveyrn This how you talk to me in real time You will always find me on AIM during office hours

Office Hours Thursday evenings 7:00- 8:00 PM ET You are welcome to contact me anytime you see me online

Weekly Assignments Reading Discussion Seminar Quizzes Projects

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Discussion Grading Criteria Initial post early in week Posted throughout the week Responded to at least 2 classmates posts per question Responded to SOME of the Instructor’s posts

Access discussion

Respond to a classmates post

Discussion I will send an email outlining my discussion board expectations Important to check your post by reading it aloud and running spell check before hitting POST Ensure that your post makes sense to your reader

Discussion TIP Some students find it easier to write their posts in Microsoft Word, then copy and paste it into the discussion board Allows you to give your post more thought and time for editing without being online

Quizzes Complete a quiz in Units 2 and 6 Can only enter the quiz once 2 hours to complete You will always be able to see the time remaining in the Quiz at the top right of the page

Quizzes Make sure you click the "Save Answers" button before advancing to the next page (we also suggest clicking on save answers while you are working) Complete all of the pages before submitting your Quiz for instructor review

Quizzes When you are finished with the Quiz, click on the "Submit for Grade" button Please note: Once you click the "Submit for Grade" button, you will NOT be able to edit or change any of your answers

Projects Projects due in Units 4, 8, 9 Must be submitted in Microsoft WORD Papers cannot be accepted in Microsoft WORKS or WordPerfect

Access Projects

Audio so have speakers on

Case scenarios have audio with pictures Once a slide is complete push continue

Note that projects are submitted in the dropbox Type answers beneath the question

Place to submit assignments

Grading Criteria for Projects Quality of Information Supporting Detail Case Analysis Good Writing Mechanics Complete sentences Free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Seminar 2 Options Option 1 consists of logging into a synchronous discussion on your assigned day and time Graded within 48 hours of seminar

Seminar Times Thursday 8:00 PM ET (2) Thursday 10:30 PM ET Thursday 10:00 AM ET Monday 7:00 PM ET

Seminar Option 2 involves answering the questions posted under the tab Seminar 1 or 2 questions Posts must be 100 words in length for each question Involves reading the log from that week’s seminar discussion Submitted to the Dropbox

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Discussion Projects, and Option 2 Seminar Graded by Sunday following their TUESDAY due date

Late Assignments NOT Accepted Only accepted when there are extenuating circumstances Must be notified in advance of the assignment due date May need to provide proof of circumstance

Late Assignments Extenuating Circumstances = Excused “The term ‘extenuating circumstances’ is used to describe those things which cause exceptional interference with academic performance, and which are over and above the normal difficulties experienced in life.” http://students.shu.ac.uk/rightsrules/3hb.html

Late Assignments Circumstances NOT acceptable: Computer difficulties- have a back up plan Work commitments- plan ahead

Late Assignments A new due date will be set for late assignments when approval for late submission has been granted

Plagiarism Using another person’s words, ideas, or results without giving proper credit to that person; giving the impression that it is the student’s own work. Master Syllabus p. 11 Theft of someone else’s ideas and work NOT TOLERATED

Questions No question is a dumb question Answered within 24 hours

Conclusion Welcome to Class This class is fun and interactive I look forward to getting to know you over the next 10 weeks Yeah, that’s me!!