Course Director:
Adria Rodriguez, DVM, MSc, CVA, CVCH, MS TCVM
- Associate Professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Professional Development
- Certified Holistic Life, Career, and Executive Coach
- Office: Cassia Building Ground Floor (SGU Campus map #17)
- Office Hours: By appointment (office or Zoom)
- mail: AIRodriguez@sgu.edu
Course Faculty:
- Domain 1: Personal Development - Dr. Kerri Nigito (nigker1@sgu.edu)
- Domain 2: Wellness - Dr. Adria Rodriguez (airodriguez@sgu.edu)
- Domain 3: Ethics and Welfare - Dr. Austin Kirwan (akirwan@sgu.edu)
- Domain 4: Communication -Dr. Talia Guttin (tguttin@sgu.edu) and Dr. Stacey Byers (sbyers1@sgu.edu)
- Domain 5: Business and Financial Literacy - Dr. Heather Douglas (hdouglas@sgu.edu)
- Domain 6: Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Heidi Janicke (hjanicke@sgu.edu)
Course Assistant: Ms. Keshia John (kjohn5@sgu.edu)
Faculty Mentors
Ray and Jan Sis Hall II and live online on Zoom
Equipment: Desktop or laptop computer, and/or tablet or other smart mobile device; functional camera, speakers and microphone
Software requirements: Sakai, Zoom, Panopto, Turning Point Mobile, Google Drive, Google Slides
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- Students with disabilities who need accommodations should contact Student Accessibility and Accommodations Services (SAAS), located in the Welcome Center, inside the International Students Office.
- Information can be found at mycampus.sgu.edu/group/saas
Reliable internet connection
This course is the third of six courses within the curriculum focused on professional development. Through experiential learning methods, students will be exposed to topics and skills related to personal development, self-care, ethics and animal welfare, communication skills, business and financial literacy, and evidence based veterinary medicine.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to discuss and model the fundamentals and skills covered in the six professional development domains: personal development, wellness, ethics and welfare, communication, business and financial literacy, and evidence-based veterinary medicine.
Domain 1-Personal Development:
- Define and understand emotional intelligence and its four components: self- awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management.
- Describe and model the effective practice of emotional intelligence and how it relates to enhancing the individual's overall wellbeing in their personal and professional lives
- Practice enhancing one's emotional intelligence through veterinary scenarios and role play
- Review the MBTI personality types
- Determine one's own MBTI profile and the strengths and opportunities for each profile type
- Discuss how being tolerant of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork
Domain 2-Wellness:
- Describe the perfectionism complex
- Understand the benefits and challenges of perfectionism
- Understand the link between perfectionism, anxiety and other mental disorders
- Reflect on personal experiences and identify traits of perfectionism in themselves 5. Create a plan to cope and control any identified traits of perfectionism
- Describe imposter syndrome
- Describe the 5 types of imposter syndrome and the challenges imposter syndrome presents, such as links to anxiety and other mental disorders
- Reflect on personal experiences and identify symptoms in themselves
- Create a plan to cope and control any identified traits of imposter syndrome
- Know the history and elements of eCPR
- Understand the benefits of practicing eCPR
- Practice and apply the basics of eCPR
- Understand the certification process
Domain 3-Ethics and Welfare:
- Recognize when welfare has been compromised and in medical practice judge and apply proportionate and disproportionate treatment.
- Design treatment protocols which are in the best interest of welfare.
- Compare and contrast euthanasia, disthanasia and benemortasia and how they relate to welfare, legal and professional responsibilities and judge when such pathways should and should not be used.
- List the 5 freedoms, carry out a welfare assessment and create action plans to restore welfare.
- Apply a welfare decision tree to practical situations and reflect on its efficacy.
- Summarize an understanding of professional conduct and regulatory practice and apply this to professional practice.
- Summarize the rights and responsibilities of employment law and comparisons made between the USA and UK making a judgement on what is ethical.
- Recognize the need and finding support networks for professional practice and generating a professional survival strategy.
Domain 4-Communication:
- Determine a strategy for handling a medical error
- Identify the communication skills necessary to discuss medical errors
- Discuss commonly encountered "difficult" communication scenarios and practice how to address them
- Discuss how veterinarians protect themselves from commonly encountered medical and communication errors
Domain 5-Business and Financial Literacy:
- Perform a self-assessment of the personal budget and detect areas for improvement
- Communicate and negotiate to best advocate for needs within a practice while showing utmost respect towards the existing ownership/ownership team.
- Discuss the attributes of an effective team member within a veterinary practice/setting.
- Discuss what shapes the "culture" of a practice and what role the new veterinarian plays in that culture
Domain 6-Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine:
- Discuss how personal and professional wellbeing is enhanced by practicing evidence-based veterinary medicine.
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Course Level Outcome |
Program Level Outcome |
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Discuss the fundamentals of the six domains of professional development |
B. Core Professional Attributes PLO 12 Demonstrate, evaluate, and model effective communication with clients, the general public, professional colleagues and responsible authorities. PLO 13 Demonstrate, evaluate, and model ethical and responsible behavior in relation to animal care and client relations, such as, honesty, respect, integrity and empathy. PLO 14 Demonstrate, evaluate, and model leadership, teamwork and conflict resolution skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team. PLO 16 Demonstrate and model adaptability and resilience. PLO 17 Demonstrate and model self- awareness including understanding personal limitations and willingness to seek advice. PLO 19 Demonstrate appropriate sensitivity to client diversity, such as cultural, economic, and emotional differences. |
LAMS 542 Lecture and Activities Schedule– Spring 2022
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Modality/Activity/ Duration/Date/Time |
Lecture Topic |
Faculty |
Open Date/ Due Date |
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Week 1 (January 17-23) |
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Lecture (1hr) Mon Jan 17 10:30-11:20 |
Welcome/Course Introduction/Logistics |
Dr. Adria Rodriguez |
Lecture Hall: Andrew Belford Level 3 West |
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Lecture (1hr) Mon Jan17 11:30-12:20 |
Escape Debt-Make Room for Success |
Dr. Heather Douglas |
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Sakai Assignment (1hr) |
The Art of Budgeting |
Dr. Heather Douglas |
Open Jan 17 Due Jan 30 |
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Week 2 (January 24-30) |
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Lecture (1hr) Mon Jan 24 10:30-11:20 |
Practice Culture-An Introspective Approach |
Dr. Heather Douglas |
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Lecture (1hr) Mon Jan 24 11:30-12:20 |
Wellness Effects of Budgeting, Debt Management and Practice Culture |
Dr. Heather Douglas |
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Lecture (1hr) Tues Jan 25 11:30-12:20 |
Introduction to Communication Labs |
Dr. Guttin and Byers |
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Lecture (1hr) Fri Jan 28 10:30-11:20 |
Communication Basics Giving Feedback |
Dr. Guttin and Byers |
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Panopto Lecture (1hr) Fri Jan 28 11:30-12:20 |
Calgary Cambridge Guidelines |
Dr. Guttin and Byers |
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Forums x2 (1hr) |
Leadership Style/Workplace Culture and You |
Dr. Heather Douglas |
Open Jan 24 Due Jan 30 |
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Week 3 (January 31-Feb 6) |
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Lecture (1hr) Mon Jan 31 11:30-12:20 |
Informatics for Veterinary Medicine |
Ms. Suzanne Paparo |
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Lecture (1hr) Wed Feb 2 11:30-12:20 |
Literature Review and Reference Management |
Ms. Kasey Larson |
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Lecture (1hr) Thurs Feb 3 11:30-12:20 |
Scientific Writing |
Ms. Kasey Larson |
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Week 4 (February 7-13) |
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Lecture (1hr) Wed Feb 9 11:30-12:20 |
Presenting Research |
Ms. Kasey Larson |
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Self-Study Module (2hr) Thurs Feb 10 9:30-11:20 |
CV and Letter of Intent |
Dr. Kerri Nigito |
No Lecture |
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Week 5 (February 14-20) |
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Sakai/Assignment (1hr) |
Self-study: EBVM Assignment |
Dr. Heidi Janicke |
Open Jan 31 Due Feb 20 |
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Week 6 (Feb 21-27) - Communication Labs Start |
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Week 7 (Feb 28-March 6) |
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Week 8 (March 7-13) MIDTERMS |
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Week 9 (March 14-20) |
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Lecture (1hr) Wed Mar 16 10:30-11:20 |
Ethics in Scientific Research and Writing |
Dr. Austin Kirwan |
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Lecture (1hr) Fri March 18 11:30-12:20 |
Ethics in EBVM and Learning in Practice |
Dr. Austin Kirwan |
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Sakai/Assignment (1hr) |
CV/Letter of Intent Writing |
Dr. Kerri Nigito/ Faculty Mentors |
Open Feb 10 Due Feb 27 |
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Week 10 (March 21-27) -Mentor Meetings Start |
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Lecture (1hr) Wed Mar 23 10:30-11:20 |
Developing an Ethical Professional Approach to Life-long Learning |
Dr. Austin Kirwan |
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Lecture (1hr) Fri Mar 25 11:30-12:20 |
The ethics of money |
Dr. Austin Kirwan |
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Week 11 (March 28-April 3) |
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Lecture (2hr) Mon Mar 28 10:30-12:20 |
Mindfulness and Self- Compassion in Veterinary Medicine |
Dr. Adria Rodriguez |
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Week 12 (April 4-10) |
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Sakai/Assignment (1hr) |
QPR Training |
Dr. Adria Rodriguez |
Open Mar 28 Due Apr 10 |
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Week 13 (April 11-17) |
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Week 14 (April 18-24) |
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Week 15 (April 25-May 1) |
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Lecture (2hr) Thurs Apr 28 10:30-12:20 |
Navigating towards Internship and Residency/Non- Traditional Career Paths |
Dr. Kerri Nigito |
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Sakai Assignment |
Communication Lab Self- Assessment |
Dr. Guttin and Byers |
Open Feb 21 Due Sunday after YOUR Comm lab by 11:55 pm AST |
Domain 1: Personal Development/Leadership
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Weeks 6-7
Mon Feb 21 Mon Feb 28
1:30-3:30pm OR 3:30-5:30 AST (2 hrs) |
CV and Letter of Intent Q and A with Mentor and Peer Review Workshop
ONE session per student Reserve all dates until you get confirmation of your date |
Dr. Kerri Nigito Faculty Mentors |
Domain 3 Ethics: Professional Development Group Meeting
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Weeks 10-13
Mon March 21 Mon March 28 Mon Apr 4 Mon Apr 11
1:30-3:30pm AST (2 hrs) |
Ethics and Welfare: Case Scenario Discussion
ONE session per student Reserve all dates until you get confirmation of your date |
Dr. Austin Kirwan Faculty Mentors |
Domain 4 Communication: Live Simulation Labs
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Weeks 6,7, 10-15
Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 21 Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 25
1:30-4:30pm AST (3-4hrs) |
Communication Live Simulation Labs: ONE session per student Reserve all dates until you get confirmation of your date
Self-Assessment Assignment due the Sunday of the week of your Comm Lab Session |
Dr. Talia Guttin and Dr. Stacey Byers Communication Coaches |
The course will be graded Pass/Fail.
100%-69.5% = Pass
<69.5% = Fail
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Evaluation |
Weight |
Grade |
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Wellness Domain Reflection |
10% |
25 points |
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Ethics Domain Reflection |
5% |
P/F (0/1) |
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Ethics Self-Study Forum |
5% |
P/F (0/1) |
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BFL Forums (1) |
5% |
P/F (0/1) |
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BFL Assignment |
5% |
P/F (0/1) |
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PD Reflection |
5% |
35 points |
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EBMV Forum |
5% |
P/F (0/1) |
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Communication Assignment |
10% |
P/F (0/1) |
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PD Mentor Meeting |
10% |
P/F (0/1) |
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Professionalism evaluation at midterm |
20% |
20 points |
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Professionalism evaluation end of term |
20% |
20 points |
- A grade of passing will be determined by:
- Successful completion of assignments (see below)
- Mandatory attendance-Faculty mentor meeting
- Mandatory attendance/engagement in the course content which includes:
- Attendance to ALL lectures (in-person or Zoom)
- Viewing of all scheduled Panopto lectures
- Completion of asynchronous forums and activities.
Unexcused absences are not allowed. Any absences or technical difficulties must be immediately addressed by emailing the course director (Dr. Adria Rodriguez at airodriguez@sgu.edu). Failure to attend mandatory meetings, lectures, and/or engage in course content without following the appropriate reporting/excused absence protocols will be placed on non-academic probation by the CAPPS committee.
Course Assignments: Listed below are descriptions of the assignments to be encountered in the course. COMPLETE assignment and rubric (if applicable) information will be found in Sakai when the assignment opens. Open and due dates are listed on the lecture and assignment schedule.
- Domain 1 Personal Development: Personality Evaluation and Reflection Assignment
- Domain 2 Wellness: Reflective Journaling Assignment and Mentor Meeting (See Mentor Meeting Schedule)
- Domain 3 Ethics and Welfare:
Self-Study and Lecture Discussion Preparation
Reflective Journaling-My current thoughts on Ethics and Welfare - Domain 4 Communication: Communication - Medical Errors
- Domain 5 Business and Financial Literacy: Forum: Purpose is Key
Assignment: Budgeting-Decreasing Expenses - Domain 6 Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine: Fostering Wellbeing by Practicing EBVM Forum
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LAMS 543 Personality Evaluation and Reflection Assignment |
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ROWS (Dimensions) |
Meets expectations consistently (4) |
Meets expectations most of the time (3) |
Occasionally meets expectations (2) |
Does not meet expectations (1) |
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Student describes the strengths and opportunities associated with their personality trait profile |
Student clearly and concisely described 2 strengths and 2 opportunities associated with their personality trait profile |
Student generally clearly and concisely described 2 strengths and 2 opportunities associated with their personality trait profile with minor improvements needed |
Student occasionally clearly and concisely described less than 2 strengths and/or opportunities associated with their personality trait profile with major improvements needed |
The student did not clearly and concisely describe at least 1 strength and 1 opportunity associated with their personality trait profile |
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Student clearly describes how their own personality traits may impact relationships with colleagues and clients |
Consistently and clearly explained how their own personality traits may impact relationships with colleagues and clients |
Generally explained how their own personality traits may impact relationships with colleagues and clients with an occasional lack of clarity. |
Inconsistently explained how their own personality traits may impact relationships with colleagues and clients |
The student did not explain how their own personality traits may impact relationships with colleagues and clients |
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Student discusses how being inclusive and understanding of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork |
Consistently and clearly explained how being inclusive and understanding of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork |
Generally explained how being inclusive and understanding of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork with an occasional lack of clarity at times. |
Inconsistently explained how being inclusive and understanding of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork |
The student failed to explain how being inclusive and understanding of other personality profiles is essential for successful teamwork |
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Demonstrates appropriate writing and grammar skills |
Wrote an appropriate assignment using correct grammar and spelling with no mistakes. |
The assignment had 2 or fewer minor grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
The assignment had 3-4 major grammatical and/or spelling errors |
The assignment had more than 4 grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
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Organization and Structure |
The assignment was very well organized and easy to follow with a natural flow. |
The assignment generally was organized, however there were times when it was difficult to follow the thought process or content. |
The assignment was generally disorganized making it difficult to follow the thought process and content |
There was no discernible organization or flow of the assignment, and it was difficult to follow the writing and content. |
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Appropriately adheres to word count guidelines |
Student submitted an assignment within the 600 word count maximum requirements |
Student submitted an assignment that was less than 650 words |
Student submitted an assignment that was less than 700 words |
Student submitted an assignment that was greater than 700 words |
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Appropriately adheres to deadlines |
Assignment was submitted by the deadline and/or student communicated with course director PRIOR to deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was submitted after the deadline and/or not submitted and student communicated with course director the same day of assignment submission with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was not submitted, and student communicated with course director more than 24 hours after assignment submission with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was not submitted, and student never communicated with course directo |
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LAMS 543 Wellness Reflection Assignment Mentor Evaluation |
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ROWS (Dimensions) |
Meets expectations consistently (4) 100-90% (A) |
Meets expectations most of the time (3) 89.5-80% (B) |
Occasionally meets expectations (2) 79.5- 70% (C) |
Does not meet expectations (1) < 69.5% (Fail) |
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Student demonstrates a clear understanding of their Wellness and the topics addressed |
Student clearly and concisely reflected on the topics covered. |
Student generally clearly and concisely reflected on the topics covered. |
Student occasionally clearly and concisely reflected on the topics covered. |
The student did not clearly and concisely reflect on the topics covered. |
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Student discusses the relevance of each event to address each wellness concern |
Consistently and clearly explained the relevance of each topic and how they will address the wellness concerns. |
Generally explained, sometimes unclearly the relevance of each topic and how they will address the wellness concerns. |
Inconsistently explained the relevance of each topic and how they will address the wellness concerns. |
The student failed to explain the relevance of each topic and how they will address the wellness concerns. |
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Student demonstrates appropriate writing and grammar skills |
Wrote an appropriate assignment using correct grammar and spelling with no mistakes. |
The assignment had 2 or fewer minor grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
The assignment had 3-4 major grammatical and/or spelling errors |
The assignment had more than 4 grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
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Organization and Structure |
The assignment was very well organized and easy to follow with a natural flow. |
The assignment generally was organized, however there were times when it was difficult to follow |
The assignment was generally disorganized making it difficult to follow the thought process and content. |
There was no discernible organization or flow of the assignment, and it was difficult to follow the writing and content. |
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Appropriately adheres to deadlines |
Assignment was submitted by the deadline and/or student communicated with course director PRIOR to deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was submitted after the deadline and/or not submitted and student communicated with course director the same day of assignment submission with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was not submitted, and student communicated with course director more than 24 hours after assignment submission with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment was not submitted, and student never communicated with course director |
Professionalism rubric (20 Points)
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Criteria |
Meets expectations consistently (4) |
Meets expectations most of the time (3) |
Occasionally meets expectations (2) |
Does not meet expectations (1) |
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Punctuality |
Student is on time for all sessions and/or communicates with the course director within 2 hours of the session if more than 10 minutes late |
Student is more than 10 minutes late and communicates with course director on the same day as the session |
Student is more than 10 minutes late and communicate with course director but not on the same day as the session |
Student is not on time for sessions and does not communicate at any time with the course director |
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Attendance |
Student attends or views all mandatory sessions for the entire duration of the session and/or communicates with the course director within 2 hours of the session |
Student misses/does not view 1 or more mandatory sessions and/or does not attend for the entire duration of the session (90%) and communicates with course director on the same day as the session |
Student misses/does not view 1 or more mandatory sessions and/or does not attend for the entire duration of the session (90%) and communicate with course director but not on the same day as the session |
Student misses/does not view 1 or more mandatory zoom sessions and/or does not attend for the entire duration of the session (90%) and does not communicate at any time with the course director |
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Engagement - Assignments |
Student completes assignments on time and/or communicates with the course director PRIOR to deadline with any = technical/medical/personal issues. |
Student submitted assignment after the deadline and/or not submitted and student communicated with course director the same day of assignment deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Assignment reflection question was not submitted, and student communicated with course director more than 24 hours after assignment deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Student does not turn in assignments on time and did not communicate with the course director at any time. |
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Engagement – Reflection/in-class activity |
Student completes reflection questions/in-class activities on time and/or communicates with the course director PRIOR to deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues. |
Student submitted reflection questions/in-class activity after the deadline and/or not submitted and student communicated with course director the same day of assignment deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Reflection question/in-class activity was not submitted, and student communicated with course director more than 24 hours after assignment deadline with any technical/medical/personal issues |
Student does not complete reflection questions/in-class activity on time and did not communicate with the course director at any time. |
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Communication |
Student always communicates in a professional tone and timely manner. |
Communication is mostly professional and timely with some minor areas of improvement needed. |
Communication is generally professional in tone, but often untimely and major improvement is needed. |
Student does not communicate in a professional tone and/or timely manner. |
Course content will be released week by week. Students must visit the weekly requirements tab in Sakai to ensure they complete all the necessary requirements and use the checklist to aid in staying on track. Once all live lectures are attended and the different activities and assignments are completed, the student will have successfully attained the intended knowledge and will have achieved the course learning outcome.
- The student is expected to adhere to the guidelines provided throughout this syllabus including attendance, engagement, and assignment and forum submission.
- The student is expected to communicate with the Course director professionally and in a timely manner in the event of technical difficulties, inability to attend lectures or hand in assignments on time for any reason.
Always exhibit professional and respectful behavior towards colleagues, faculty and staff. Please be on time and engaged in course content as directed. Off-island students may be required to turn on their cameras during live sessions. Please be mindful of this regarding attire and surroundings. If you are asked to turn on your camera and you are not able to, please email your lecturer in advance prior to the live session.
Attendance to lectures is mandatory and may be in person or through Zoom for ALL students. Turning Point will be used to take attendance during the first 10 minutes of every lecture. Students are expected to be available during the standard 8:30am-5:20pm AST school day, to attend, engage with in- person/online content, and participate in all classes and clinical rotations for which they have registered. Employment is not an excusable absence. Although attendance, engagement, and participation may not be recorded at every academic activity, attendance, engagement, and participation is graded for mandatory sessions. Students’ lack of attendance, engagement, and participation may adversely affect their academic status as specified in the grading policy.
If failure to attend, engage, or participate in individual classes, examinations, and online activities, or from the University itself is anticipated, or occurs spontaneously due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, proper notification procedures must be followed.
In-Person or Zoom Synchronous Seminar Attendance policy: Attendance is mandatory. If a student has received an excused absence or there are external circumstances which are communicated to the course director in a timely manner, students will be required to view the video of the lecture by Sunday 11:55pm AST of the week of the missed lecture.
Asynchronous Activities Engagement Policy: Every requirement in the Weekly Requirements MUST be completed by Sunday 11:55pm AST that week.
Students who fail to attend an examination (Sakai quiz/test or ExamSoft) or submit an assignment by the deadline without a valid reason (see student manual: SGUSVM POLICY ON AN EXCUSED ABSENCE (EA) FOR STUDENTS) will receive a score of “0” points for the examination.
Students who have technical issues during assignment submission MUST inform the Course Director (Dr. Adria Rodriguez airodriguez@sgu.edu) and IT (tellexaminationservices@sgu.edu OR support@sgu.edu OR call 1-631-665-8500 ext. 4444 (US, NU, International) OR 1-473-439-2000 ext. 4444 (Grenada), AND Dean of Students (DOS@sgu.edu) during the open period for the examination.
Failure to do so immediately will result in the student receiving the highest score recorded at the time, but NOT being eligible for a remediation. Scheduling of remediations is at the discretion of the Course Director and the School.\
Failure to submit or re-submit any assignment will result in the student being placed on non-academic probation by the CAPPS committee.
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