1. Medical Law and Bioethics Unit 1

2. WELCOME

3. 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

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

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

6. Syllabus

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

8. Office Hours  Tuesday Evenings  9:00- 10:00 PM ET  You are welcome to contact me anytime you see me online

9. Weekly Assignments  Reading  Discussion  Seminar  Quizzes  Projects/Assignments

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12. 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

13. Access discussion

15. Respond to a classmates post

16. 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

17. 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

18. Quizzes  Complete a quiz in Unit 10  Can only enter the quiz once  2 hour to complete  You will always be able to see the time remaining in the Quiz at the top right of the page

19. 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 Unit 2 Quiz for instructor review

20. 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

22. Project Papers  Projects due in Units 4 and 8  Must be submitted in Microsoft WORD to Dropbox  Must be written in APA format

23. Place to submit assignments

24. Grading Criteria for Projects  Quality of Information  Supporting Detail (APA format)  Good Writing Mechanics  Complete sentences  Free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.  Well Organized (Introduction- Conclusion)

25. Assignments  Found in Units 2, 3, 6, 7, and 9  Answer questions  Prepare a PowerPoint  Annotated Bibliography  APA format

26. Seminar  2 Options  Option 1 consists of logging into a synchronous discussion on your assigned day and time

27. Seminar  Option 2 involves answering the questions posted under the tab Seminar  1 or 2 questions  Posts must be 100- 150 words in length for each question  Must be written in APA format  May review log from synchronous seminar  Submitted to the Dropbox

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30. Doing Option 2 to improve your grade from Option 1  You arrived late to seminar, had to leave early, or could not fully participate because of distractions at home  Your grade reflects this  You may submit Option 2 by the Tuesday due to date to improve your grade

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

32. 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

33. 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

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

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

36. 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

37. Questions  No question is a dumb question  Email me with any questions  Answered within 24 hours

38. 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!!