Radiologic Technology seminar Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Instructor Information
Instructor
Becky Burton (Curriculum Vitae)Office Location
Washington Street Campus- Ware Student Commons- 210
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Course
RADR-2235-001 Radiologic Technology seminar
Prerequisites
Perquisites: RADR 2305 and RADR 2309
Course Description
Capstone course focusing on the synthesis of professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for professional employment and lifelong learning.
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Hours
(2 sem hrs; 2 lec)
Class Type
On Campus Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
Appleton and Lange Review for the Radiography Examination D. A. Saia
Please note: Students should not rely solely on this review book. The text should be used in conjunction with texts, notes, projects, and other assignments that have been provided over the last 5 semesters.
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Student Performance
\ End-of-Course Outcomes: Utilize knowledge, skills, and attitudes to demonstrate entry level proficiency for professional employment; and articulate the need for lifelong learning.
\\ Given all of the course materials, when the student successfully completes RADR 2235, he
\\ or she will ...
\\ 1. Review and know the concepts of patient care and management to include ...
\\ A. Professional and legal obligations;
\\ B. Patient education and assessment;
\\ C. Infection control and prevention;
\\ D. Contrast media; and,
\\ E. Management of acute situations.
\\ A major examination at the conclusion of this section will evaluate
\\ the level of student competence.
\\ 2. Review and know the entry-level radiographic procedures to include ...
\\ A. Patient positioning; and,
\\ B. Related anatomy and pathology.
\\ A major examination at the conclusion of this section will evaluate
\\ the level of student competence.
\\ 3. Review and know the basic principles of radiation protection to include ...
\\ A. Radiation protection considerations;
\\ B. Patient protection;
\\ C. Minimizing occupational exposure; and,
\\ D. Radiation monitoring.
\\ E. Radiobiology and related topics
\\ A major examination at the conclusion of this section will evaluate
\\ the level of student competence.
\\ 4. Review and know the concepts associated with image production and evaluation
\\ to include ...
\\ A. Technical factors;
\\ B. Automatic processing and quality assurance; and,
\\ C. PACS, RIS systems
\\ D. density, contrast, detail and distortion and the factors that affect each
\\ E. Film critique.
\\ A major examination at the conclusion of this section will evaluate
\\ the level of student competence.
\\ 5. Review and know the construction and operation of exposure equipment and
\\ maintenance to include ...
\\ A. Radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment;
\\ B. Standards of performance; and,
\\ C. Equipment evaluation.
\\ A major examination at the conclusion of this section will evaluate
\\ the level of student competence.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
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Expected Student Behavior
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Each student will be required to prepare written assignments and take written examinations as a part of this course. As such, students should be closely aware of the instructor's policies relative to the ethics regarding copying the work of others and dishonesty during an examination. PLAGIARISM is the theft of another person's work or thinking. Words as well as ideas are
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intellectual property and can be stolen from another person as easily as money or some other item. Armed robbery is a form of theft and so is plagiarism. As such, plagiarism can be a violation of
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usually too easy and often becomes the source for an easy way out of what might first appear to be a difficult assignment or examination. In reality, hard work and good preparation is the best defense for difficult assignments and tests.
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In a college credit course, it is considered plagiarism to copy the work of another student, even with the permission of that student. Under the circumstances associated with a course assignment for credit, a student would also need the permission of the course instructor before copying a peer's work. Obviously, that permission is not likely to be given for it totally defeats the purpose of the assignment, which is to measure the knowledge and ability of the student - not the ability of someone else. Simply put, one student will NOT COPY ANOTHER STUDENT'S WORK on any assignment! To do so will jeopardize a successful outcome to the course.
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Likewise, dishonesty during an examination is also simply not the right thing to do. To say the least, for any student, but especially for a student pursuing a career in a health occupation, test dishonesty is a reliable predictor of unacceptable job performance following graduation. If a student makes a poor choice and cheats on a test, will that student also make poor choices
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relative to quality patient care? Probably so. This instructor takes the position that the dishonest student is probably also unethical in other ways and is a threat to the safety of any patient who comes in contact with that student. Employers take a similar position. The health care industry simply will not tolerate such unethical conduct. At
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A high standard of conduct is expected of all students. It is assumed that obedience to the law, respect for
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properly constituted authority, personal honor, integrity and common sense will guide the actions of each member
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of the college community both in and out of the classroom. Any student who fails to perform according to expected
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It can readily be concluded from this statement that unethical course conduct is absolutely forbidden by
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Test days: Scan-tron exam sheets must be given to the instructor prior to entering the room. Setting will be assigned. Nothing is allowed on the desks except 2 pencils and a calculator. All backpacks, books, purses, etc. will be stored at the front of the room during examinations. Calculators are subject to inspection. No caps, sunglasses or other none critical items are allowed to be worn during the test. Leaving and reentering the test is not allowed. Classroom doors will remained locked until the instructor arrives.
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Grading Criteria
GRADING AND MAKE-UP POLICIES
During this course, five major examinations and 1 comprehensive final will be administered in the following order:
Exam 1: Examination to evaluate knowledge of radiology patient care.
Exam 2: Examination to evaluate knowledge of radiographic procedures and related anatomy.
Exam 3: Examination to evaluate knowledge of radiation biology and protection principles.
Exam 4: Examination to evaluate knowledge of radiographic imaging principles to include QA.
Exam 5: Examination to evaluate knowledge of radiologic physics and exposure equipment.
FINAL: Final exam - comprehensive
Exams 1 – 5 will be averaged together to comprise 50% of the final grade
The comprehensive final will count 50% of the final grade
A grade of 75 or higher must be achieved on the final examination to complete the requirements for this course. If the student fails to make a passing grade on the first attempt of the final exam they will be given an opportunity for a retake. If after the second attempt a score of 75 is not obtained, a final grade of F will be given for the course.
A = 92 - 100
B = 83 - 91
C = 75 - 82
F = less than 75
A grade of "D" is NOT possible in this course.
If the student is absent on the day of an examination, the student must notify the instructor in advance to make arrangements to complete the missed examination. If the student does not notify the instructor prior to the time of the exam, the exam will not be available for make-up and a score of zero will be given for that exam. All make up exams will be graded at 80% credit.
If the student is absent on the day of an examination, the student must notify the instructor in advance to make arrangements to complete the missed examination. If the student does not notify the instructor prior to the time of the exam, the exam will not be available for make-up and a score of zero will be given for that exam.
Attendance
Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class.
Due to the very important nature of this capstone course, regular and punctual attendance at all
course sessions is expected. If the student arrives late for an examination, the student will have the remaining examination time period to complete the examination. e.g. An examination is scheduled to begin at
Calendar
Class schedule (subject to change)
May 15th - syllabus, patient care
May 17th - review patient care
May 22th – review patient care
May 24th – – patient care test
May 29th – review biology and protection
May 31st – review biology and protection
June 5th – continue review biology and protection
June 7th – biology and protection test
June 12th – review anatomy and procedures
June 14th – review anatomy and procedures
June 19th – no class- continue to review anatomy and procedures
June 21st – anatomy and procedures test
June 26th - review physics and equipment
June 28th - review physics and equipment
July 3rd – test physics and equipment
July 5th – review imaging principles
July 10th- review imaging principles
July 12th – review imaging principles
July17th –imaging principles test
July 23th - Comprehensive final
If failing grade is made on final it can be retaken one time. That will offered in August. (date to be determined)
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Syllabus Created on:
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Last Edited on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM