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Amarillo College is committed to providing equal access to all programs and services, including all working, learning, and service environments that affect equal access for persons with disabilities. This commitment to provide equal access and opportunity for persons with disabilities is in compliance with federal and state law. Amarillo College also strives to provide Electronic and Information Resources (EIR) that are accessible to all authorized users.
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Tutoring for Success applies to any student whose overall performance in the course falls below 75%. The instructor will create the task in the Student Engagement Portal (Watermark) to direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty- or SI-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. The tutoring service assigned, the due date for when the tutoring must be completed, and the amount of tutoring required are at the discretion of the instructor. Additionally, the task will alert the student’s success team. Students who do not fulfill the assigned tutoring task may be subject to program- and course-specific penalties that could result in a grade reduction and/or in not being allowed to progress in the course until the tutoring requirement has been satisfied.
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RADT-1401-001 Introduction to Radiation Therapy
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program
Introduction to the field of radiation therapy with emphasis on the principles of terminology and history, as well as an orientation to clinical practices and oncological practices.
Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website
Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 3 lab)
Online Course
Principles and Practices of Radiation Therapy (4th edition.) Leaver and Washington;
Study Guide (compiled by Tackitt)—available through download in online class.
Face-to-face: none specific.
For web course or to view online grading/web content, the following will apply: contemporary computer, reliable high-speed internet access, and standard accessories (as per college specifications, keyboard, mouse, etc.), web cam, Flash (free downloadable software), microphone/speaker system (as found in a typical headset), Chrome and/or Firefox (Mozilla) web Browser.
Note: tablets and phones (portable devices) may not run or fully function with online courses.
Access to proctored testing area as described in application and other information.
COURSE GOALS:
To give the new student the introductory knowledge of the principles and practice of radiation therapy. The student will be familiarized with principles of radiotherapy that will aid in the students concurrent clinical education course. The student will also receive introductory didactic information that will be expanded upon in future didactic courses.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to do the following with a minimum 80% total accuracy as evaluated by the faculty in the program:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of historical aspects of current radiation therapy.
2. Relate the principals and properties of radiation.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the effect of radiation on the cell/tissues.
4. Relate the factors which determine the role of radiation as a treatment modality for cancer.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of radiotherapeutic techniques in current use in the treatment of cancer.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the pathological variation of cancer.
7. Demonstrate understanding of what the patient might experience while being treated with radiation.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the radiation therapy technologist.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of basic radiation oncology.
10. HIPPA and the patient's right to confidentiality
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
See Attendance policy.
Also see Amarillo Colllege students rights and responsibility document
In addition: turn off cell phones unless granted permission from instructor. If so, set in silent mode and if you get a call, please exit the room before answering and talking on the phone.
Inappropriate behavior that is disruptive to the learning experience for the class will not be tolerated.
Radiation Therapy courses
Each student will be required to prepare written assignments for credit, and take written examinations typically as a routine part of each course. As such, students should be fully aware of the instructor's policies relative to the ethics regarding copying the work of others and any unethical act that may occur during a quiz or examination or other assignment.
PLAGIARISM is the theft of another person's work or thinking. Words, as well as ideas, or intellectual property and can be stolen from another person as easily as money or some other item. As such, plagiarism can be a violation of the law, and is certainly a violation of ethics. Even in those cases where the law may not be violated, plagiarism is unethical and does the wrong thing to do and can carry severe consequences for the perpetrator.
In a college credit course, it is considered plagiarism to copy the work of another student, even with the permission of that student, since the copied work violates course ethics. Under the circumstances associated with a course assignment for credit, a student would also need the permission of the course instructor before it is considered ethical to copy the work of a peer. Obviously, that permission is not likely to be given, for it totally defeats the purpose of the assignment, which is to measure or demonstrate the knowledge and ability of the student -- not the ability of someone else. Stated another way, and these courses, a student WILL NOT COPY ANOTHER STUDENTS WORK on any assignment for credit!
Likewise, unethical conduct during a quiz or examination is also the wrong thing to do. For a student pursuing a career in a health occupation, test dishonesty can be seen as a reliable predictor of unacceptable job performance following graduation. 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 likely take a similar position. The healthcare industry cannot tolerate such conduct.
At Amarillo college, there are grave academic penalties for any unethical conduct on the part of any student. The policy and penalty for such conduct is provided in the General Catalog as follows:
"A high standard of conduct is expected of all students. It is assumed that obedience to the law, respect for properly constituted authority, personal honor, integrity and common sense will guide the actions of each member of the college community both in and out of the classroom. Any student who fails to perform according to expected standards may be disciplined."
It should be concluded from this statement that unethical course conduct is absolutely prohibited by Amarillo College policy. To be more specific, in radiation therapy courses, plagiarism, dishonesty, or any other unethical course conduct, is reason for a final course grade of "F" regardless of other grades earned in the course.
This ethics policy is STRICTLY enforced, with ZERO tolerance, for ALL RADT courses! A student should not risk his or her final grade in his course, and any future enrollment privileges at Amarillo College, as the result of an unethical act related to a course assignment or examination. If in doubt about a particular assignment or testing practice, contact the course instructor FIRST!
Regular homework, quizzes and other Activities, as well as exams will be given during the semester in both the lecture part of the course and in the lab setting.
Grading will be on a total point basis.
Homework/quizzes=face-to-face = typically 10 points points (based on the number of questions).
Activities (especially online) various points as described in each activity.
Exams= face-to face- 100 points per exam regardless of number of questions.
Online: 1 point per question (exams typically range from 60-100 questions. You will receive prior notice of any exams with 150 or more questions)
Final exam=400 points
There will be approximately six major exams each semester followed by a comprehensive final exam at the end of each semester.
Exact date/time/place for the final exam will be described on the course calendar no later than the beginning of the 10th week of class (note: the semester is 16 weeks long). Final exam date/time is non-negotiable and Final Exams CANNOT be made up if missed!*
*Unless there is documentation of an extraordinary circumstance (e.g. extreme illness /hospitalization etc. Matters of scheduling convenience, in particular, will never be considered as an exception.
NOTE-THE STUDENT MUST PASS AT LEAST TWO REGULAR EXAMS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE FINAL. IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT PASS AT LEAST TWO TESTS, THE STUDENT WILL NOT TAKE THE FINAL AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE AN “F” FOR THE COURSE.
STUDENTS MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 72% ON THE FINAL EXAM IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE. SCORES BELOW 72% ON THE FINAL EXAM WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE NO MATTER WHAT THE COURSE AVERAGE IS FOR THE OTHER GRADED ACTIVITIES DURING THE SEMESTER. Note" a 72% only allows you to keep the grade earned during the rest of the semester! IF the student scores a 72%, they must still have an overall average that is at least 83% in order to pass the course!
All points earned during the semester will be added together and divided into the total amount of points possible to determine a percentage grade. This includes grades from labs and any outside assignments.
Note: There is a document explaining why the grading scale is as it is found in the online course.
A=93-100% B=88-92% C=83-87% F=below 83% (the is no rounding up)
A "D" is not possible in this course
Example of grades:
A student has the following grades:
major exams (out of 100 points): 100,90,80,100,90,80
final exam: 90
didactic quizzes: 15/20, 14/15,9/10
lab quizzes: 10/10,9/10,18/20
grade would be calculated as follows:
100+90+80+100+90+80+(90x5)+15+14+9+10+9+18=
975(pts earned) / 1095 (total pts available)= .890=89.0% ="B"
(Note: to convert a decimal into a percent, multiply it by 100)
Final grade="B”
Note: grades are tracked automatically and can be accessed even if the course is face-to-face by going to teh class’ online area and clicking on “My Grades”. The student is expected to check their grades regularly. If there is any discrepancy between the grade you receive and the grade you expect to see, please contact the instructor.
Students that have a failing grade early in the semester can contact the instructor for a consultation if they wish. Any student with a failing grade at any point after mid-semester can expect to be contacted by the instructor.
IMPORTANT NOTE: IF AN RADT CLASS IS REPEATED FOR ANY REASON, THE STUDENT REPEATING THE CLASS WILL TAKE ALL QUIZZES AND SECTION EXAMS (but no homework or other assignments), AND THE FINAL EXAM. THE ONLY GRADE THAT WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE OVERALL REPEAT COURSE GRADE IS THE GRADE EARNED ON THE FINAL EXAM! AGAIN, WHILE THE STUDENT WILL TAKE QUIZZES AND SECTION EXAMS, AS THOSE WILL HELP PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR THE FINAL EXAM, THE ONLY GRADE THAT WILL COUNT TOWARDS TEH OVERALL GRADE IS THE FINAL EXAM GRADE!
ONLINE CLASS: While some online courses are completely self-paced (asynchronous), Amarillo College Radiation therapy online courses have numerous and regular deadlines, including specific exam times as well as activities (including group activities) with specific due dates.
Class “lectures” will typically be in the form of audio podcasts. Activities that follow-up on the lectures are placed in the “Lessons” tab of this online course. Podcast assignments (dates to complete listening to each assigned podcast) is found in the Course Calendar. The student MUST have the class Study Guide prior to listening to podcasts, as the Study Guide serves as a fill-in workbook for the podcasts.Graded activities will typically accompany teh podcast/Study Guide information.
Exams will always be on Thursdays. The Course Calendar will outline the specific dates for the exams. More information about what to expect for the final exams will be given in the podcast lectures and through other communications. Be sure to check your online class email as well as the student facebook group on a daily basis, for updates and important information.
Graded Activities will not be accepted after the due date.
The lowest regular exam grade for each didactic RADT class will be dropped.
Week 1-2 review course outline/syllabus; Lecture/Activities Section 1
Week 3 Exam Section 1; Lecture/Activities Section 2
Week 4 Lecture/Activities Section 2;
Week 5 Exam Section 2, Lecture/Activities Section 3
Week 6 Lecture/Activities Section 3
Week 7 Exam Section 3; Lecture/Activities Section 4
Week 8 Exam, Section 5 Lecture/Activities Section 5
Week 9 Lecture/Activities Section 5
Week 10 Exam Section 5; Lecture/Activities Section 6
Week 11 Lecture/Activities Section 6
Week 12 Exam Section 5; Lecture/Activities Section 6
Week 13 Lecture/Activities Section 6
Week 14 Exam Section 6, Lecture/Activities Section 7
Week 15 Math Review (Section 7) Exam Section 7 Review for Final Exam
Week 16 Final Exam
A VERY detailed course content is described in the Study Guide prepared by the instructor
Note: the student MUST listen to the podcast of the syllabus description, as some of this info will show up on your first exam!! For a refresher on how to access/download podcasts, please refer to the “Accessing Podcasts” document that follows this information in the “Lessons” folder. The following is a list of texts resources available for temporary “checkout” from the Program Director:
Also, Make use of the AC online library, at http://www.actx.edu/library/index.php
You’ll need your college ID# and login (this same you use to register each semester)
IMPORTANT NOTES: IF AN RADT CLASS IS REPEATED FOR ANY REASON, THE STUDENT REPEATING THE CLASS WILL TAKE ALL QUIZZES AND SECTION EXAMS (but no homework or other assignments), AND THE FINAL EXAM. THE ONLY GRADE THAT WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE OVERALL REPEAT COURSE GRADE IS THE GRADE EARNED ON THE FINAL EXAM! AGAIN, WHILE THE STUDENT WILL TAKE QUIZZES AND SECTION EXAMS, AS THOSE WILL HELP PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR THE FINAL EXAM, THE ONLY GRADE THAT WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE OVERALL GRADE IS THE FINAL EXAM GRADE!
ALSO, THIS COURSE IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR OTHER COURSES IN THE PROGRAM. A STUDENT MUST PASS THIS COURSE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER!
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