XIDS 2002

What do you Really Know About Health Professions?

This course is specially designed for Learning Community students to provide career information and interaction with professionals in health related fields. We will meet once a week and learn about health related professions through informal discussions, in-class activities, field trips, and conversations with professionals engaged in a wide variety of professions related to human health.

General Information

Instructor Farooq A. Khan, Phone 839 - 6027, TLC 2117; Email: fkhan@westga.edu

Class time Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:50 PM, TLC 1103

Office Hours Mondays 1:00 – 3:00 pm

(Khan) Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Wednesdays 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:00 noon; 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Attendance Required

Visits and Field Trips

Over the course of the semester, we will have invited speakers including pharmacists, physicians, nurses, etc. In addition, we will visit health care facilities on campus and in Carrollton. Most of these will occur in October and November.

Activities

Approximately one half of the course (September and early October) will comprise in-class activities related to avian flu. This is an inter-departmental endeavor facilitated by faculty members from biology, chemistry and geosciences. A poster session will be held in class on November 28; additional details will be provided later.

WebCT Vista

This course has a WebCT Vista site that we will use starting in the third week of the course. Most pre-class assignments and quizzes will be done through the site, so you will need to log on every week. Course materials and information will be provided online. Also, you will take surveys through WebCT Vista.

Assessments

Your grade in this course depends on several components:

Pre-labs: You will be expected to complete a quiz before you come to class on the upcoming activity. The quizzes will be on WebCT Vista unless otherwise specified. All quizzes may be attempted once.

Laboratory Reports: Throughout the term, you will be asked to complete reports. These reports may take any of several forms, including completion of a handout, answering questions, etc. You must be present in class in order to receive credit on these assignments.

Poster: Students will research and develop a poster presentation. This poster will be reviewed by the participating faculty, and students will make a formal presentation of the poster on November 28.

Cover letter and resume: Please prepare an application (cover letter and resume) for an internship/co-op/summer position relevant to your chosen profession. The Career Services website has several resumes and cover letters you can view. Go to the website for a starting point. The first draft due in class on October 31, and the revised version is due on November 21.

Grades

In-class activities

Pre-labs 10%

Laboratory Reports 25%

Poster 20%

Cover-letter and resume 20%

In-class Participation 25%

score >90% A; 89-80% B; 79-70% C; 69-60% D; <60% F

Policy on cheating

Occurrences of cheating are rare. However, cheating by one individual raises questions about fairness for the rest of the class, and indeed, endangers the honor code that governs our examination system. It is after considerable thought and agonizing that I have arrived at the following formula. If an individual cheats on a report or quiz or examination for the first time, he/she will obtain a score of zero for that particular quiz or examination. If an individual is caught cheating a second time during the semester, he/she will receive a grade of F for the entire course.