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Kaplan Seminar 1

Kaplan Seminar 1. Unit 1-Chapter 1. Welcome. Hello and welcome to our first seminar session for HS 101! We will review the syllabus, course expectations, and policies Also, we will examine the nature of ethics, and compare the terms “ethics” and “values”. New Student Orientation.

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Kaplan Seminar 1

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  1. Kaplan Seminar 1 Unit 1-Chapter 1

  2. Welcome • Hello and welcome to our first seminar session for HS 101! • We will review the syllabus, course expectations, and policies • Also, we will examine the nature of ethics, and compare the terms “ethics” and “values”

  3. New Student Orientation • Kaplan University provides a New Student Orientation for all new enrollees of the university • This orientation is designed to introduce you to the classroom practices, such as posting on the discussion boards, attending seminars, completing option 2 seminar assignments, etc.

  4. New Student Orientation • I hope that you will use the knowledge that you gained from the orientation to help you to be successful in our class • Also, if you have not done so, please take the Campus Tour; this will also provide essential information for all students who are new to Kaplan University

  5. Important Notice • Students enrolled in HS101 must have a course average of 73% or higher at the end of Unit 3 to be officially enrolled at Kaplan University. • If a grade of 73% is not achieved, a student will have their enrollment reversed at the end of Unit 3.

  6. Important Notice • Online students will be considered conditionally accepted to the University and will not receive financial aid while in this status. • All University policies nevertheless apply to such students, and they enjoy all the rights and resources of a fully instated student during the period of conditional acceptance.

  7. Important Notice • At the end of the third week of classes, the University will review the academic performance of online conditionally accepted students. • Online students who have earned a grade up to that point of 73 percent or higher for all coursework will become fully instated students, and will only then be eligible to earn financial aid and course grades.

  8. Important Notice • The University will reverse the enrollment of any online student not meeting these criteria, and such a student will not owe any financial obligation to the University except for the tuition deposit, which is not refundable. • Grades for the conditional basis checkpoint at the end of Unit 3 will consist of the HS101 grades in Units 1 through 3 only.

  9. Important Notice • Online students whose enrollments are reversed in this manner may not reapply for admission for 1 year. • Students who demonstrate sufficient academic progress at the conditional basis checkpoint at the end of Unit 3 and are fully instated yet later are dismissed for failing to earn a minimum grade of 2.0 (73% or higher) in any first-term course will be responsible for all tuition and fees assessed while enrolled.

  10. Syllabus • You can find the syllabus by clicking on the syllabus link on the Course Home Page. • The syllabus contains a Table of Contents. • Click on each link in the Table of Contents to go to various sections of the syllabus.

  11. Course Calendar • Please review the Course Calendar in your syllabus • You can use it to determine the Learning Activities and Assessments due for each unit • It will also list the due date for all assignments; this will be the last day of each week (Tuesdays)

  12. Grading Criteria • Grading Criteria/Course Evaluation: • ActivityOpportunitiesPoint value eachTotal points • Discussion 9 35 315 • Seminar 9 20 180 • Projects Units 4-9 6 60 360 •  Unit 10 Project 1 35 35 • Quizzes 2 1st-60; 2nd -50 110   • Total: 1000 points Any Questions?

  13. Syllabus Instructor’s Grading Criteria/Timetable: • All grading for units 1 through 3 will be completed by Thursday midnight following the end of the unit. • During units 4 through 10, all course projects submitted on time will be graded within five days of their due date (the Sunday of the following unit). • Late work (when accepted) will be graded within five days of the submission date.

  14. Syllabus • Seminar Option 1 grades will be updated within 48 hours of the scheduled seminar. • Seminar Option 2 grades and Discussion board grades will be updated each week no later than Sunday of the week following the Unit’s completion.

  15. Syllabus Late Work Policy: • Extenuating circumstances will not be considered and late assignments will not be accepted during Units 1 through 3. • Beginning in Unit 4, late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances. • If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances

  16. Syllabus • Late Work Policy: • Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment. • Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating circumstances.

  17. Syllabus • Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. • If late work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements without loss of course points.

  18. Syllabus D. Rubrics • These are used to evaluate your work • They are guidelines that can be used as you work on your assignments • Your syllabus contains rubrics for: • Projects • Seminar (Option 1 and Option 2) • Discussion Boards

  19. Syllabus • Please make sure to study the rubrics for all assignments • This will help you to earn the maximum number of points as you complete your work • Any questions?

  20. Syllabus F. Incompletes: • Incompletes provide students with limited additional time to complete coursework after the term’s end. • To be considered for an incomplete, you should have completed approximately 75% of the coursework. 

  21. Syllabus • Incompletes • Whether or not to grant an incomplete is your instructor’s decision. • The deadline for requesting an incomplete for the July 1003A term is Tuesday September 27, 2010. Incomplete work is due Friday October 15, 2010.

  22. Syllabus E. Netiquette • Interactions in an online classroom are in written form. • Your comfort level with expressing ideas and feelings in writing will add to your success in an online course. • The ability to write is necessary, but you also need to understand what is considered appropriate when communicating online.

  23. Syllabus • As a Kaplan University student, you should be aware of the common rules of netiquette for the Web and employ a communication style that follows these guidelines: 1. Wait to respond to a message that upsets you and be careful of what you say and how you say it. 2. Be considerate. Rude or threatening language, inflammatory assertions (often referred to as "flaming"), personal attacks, and other inappropriate communication will not be tolerated. 3. Never post a message that is in all capital letters -- it comes across to the reader as SHOUTING! Use boldface and italics sparingly, as they can denote sarcasm.

  24. Syllabus 4. Keep messages short and to the point. 5. Always practice good grammar, punctuation, and composition. This shows that you’ve taken the time to craft your response and that you respect your classmates' work. 6. Keep in mind that threaded discussions are meant to be constructive exchanges.

  25. Syllabus 7. Be respectful and treat everyone as you would want to be treated yourself. 8. Use spell check! 9. You should also review and refer to the Electronic Communications Policy contained in the most recent Kaplan University Catalog.

  26. Syllabus • Please read the syllabus to learn about Kaplan’s policies regarding other important subjects, such as: • Attendance/Tardiness • Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty • Undergraduate Academic Appeals

  27. Course Policies and Expectations • Typically, the syllabus will be used as the standard default policies for the course • Please feel free to contact me via email if you encounter a personal situation or problem that will affect your performance in the class • If I cannot answer your questions, I will contact my department manager and/or department chair for guidance

  28. Discussion Board • Posting to the discussion board is an important part of the course • It is also a significant part of the grading process • Please remember that Kaplan students are required to post to the discussion board regularly during the week.

  29. Discussion Board • Also, you must post your initial response to the original discussion question prior to or by Saturday • Your posts must be informative, of good quality, and they must meet the minimum word requirements; they should show evidence of your research of the textbook material and any additional research

  30. Discussion Board • Since we are studying to be professionals, all of your posts should be free of spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors • Any questions?

  31. Projects • A large part of your grade from this course will come from the successful completion of the projects. • Units 4 -10 each have a project assignment. • You can access the project by clicking on the gold unit tab on the left side of the Course Home Page.

  32. Projects • This will bring various icons on the page, including the icon for the project. Click on the icon for the project. • This will take you to the instruction page for the project, along with the project video segment. • You can view the project video, which will relate the project scenario (or if you cannot view the video, please read the written script of the scenario). Then read the instructions for the project, and access the project template to complete the project.

  33. Projects • Your project should only be completed on the assigned project template. You should not read the questions and submit the answers on a Microsoft Word document. • If this happens, your project submission will be returned to you, with a request to re-submit it on the assigned project template.

  34. Projects • You can also find the template by clicking on the Doc Sharing tab at the top of the page. • Go to "Select View" change the view to "Project Templates" and click "Go". This will show all of the project templates for the course. • Please download the appropriate template, complete the assignment, and submit it to the appropriate drop box.

  35. Syllabus and Course Policies • Any additional questions regarding the syllabus and/or course policies?

  36. Contacting Your Instructor • The best way to contact me is via email • I usually check my email on a daily basis (weather conditions or technical difficulties may cause a delay)

  37. Contacting Your Instructor • I live in the Eastern Time Zone, and I usually “close up shop” around 9:30PM EST each night • Depending upon where you live, your time zone could be a few hours behind mine (or perhaps ahead of it!)

  38. Contacting Your Instructor • Because of the various differences in time zone, it is difficult for me to provide “instant replies” to messages that you send • Please know that I will try to respond within 24 hours during the weekdays, and within 48 hours on the weekends

  39. Chapter 1 • Medical law, ethics, and bioethics are subjects that are closely related • It can sometimes be difficult to determine the differences between these subjects • Yet they do have differences • Let’s examine these differences a bit further. . .

  40. Chapter 1-pg. 6 • What does the term “Law” mean to you? • Laws- rules or actions prescribed by an authority such as the federal government and the court system that have a binding legal force

  41. Chapter 1-pg. 6 • Is medical law vastly different from standard law? • Medical law addresses legal rights and obligations that affect patients and protect individual rights, including those of healthcare employees • Medical law specifically addresses healthcare issues involving patients and healthcare employees

  42. Chapter 1-pg. 7 • Medical laws affect the entire healthcare industry in a uniform manner • But what about Medical Practice Acts? How do they affect healthcare? • Medical Practice Acts have been established in all 50 states by statute and they apply specifically to the way medicine is practiced in a particular state

  43. Chapter 1-pg.7 • What else is significant about Medical Practice Acts? • They define the meaning of the “practice of medicine” as well as requirements and methods of licensure • Medical Practice Acts also define what constitutes unprofessional conduct in a particular state

  44. Chapter 1-pgs. 7-8 • What constitutes unprofessional conduct in healthcare? • Practicing medicine without a license • Impaired ability to practice medicine due to addiction or mental illness • Conviction of a felony • Insufficient record keeping

  45. Chapter 1-pg. 8 • What constitutes unprofessional conduct in healthcare? • Allowing an unlicensed person to practice medicine • Physical abuse of patients • Prescribing drugs in excessive amounts

  46. Chapter 1-pg. 8 • What do the terms “ethics” and “morals” mean to you? • Ethics and morals are closely linked because ethics is the branch of philosophy related to morals, moral principles, and moral judgments • Morals is the quality of being virtuous or practicing the right conduct

  47. Chapter 1-pg. 8 • Ethics uses reason and logic to analyze problems and find solutions • Generally, ethics is concerned with the actions and practices that are directed at improving the welfare of people in a moral way

  48. Chapter 1-pg. 8 • Why is medical ethics considered to be a specific type of ethics? • Because it is specifically related to the practice of medicine • It is based upon principles regulating the behavior of health care professionals (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, etc.) • Medical ethics also applies to patients, relatives, and the community at large

  49. Chapter 1-pgs. 9-10 • How can ethics be categorized? • 1.Utilitarianism- an ethical theory based upon the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number • Concerned with the impact of final outcomes on the welfare of society as a whole • Supports the theory that the ends justifies the means

  50. Chapter 1-pgs. 9-10 • 2. Rights-Based Ethics • Also called natural-rights ethical theory • Places the primary emphasis on a person’s individual rights • This theory is based on justice; rights belong to all people purely by virtue of their being human

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