Medical Law and Medical Law and BioethicsBioethicsUnit 1Unit 1

WELCOMEWELCOME

Kaplan School WeekKaplan School Week

Kaplan’s school week runs from Kaplan’s school week runs from Wednesday to TuesdayWednesday to Tuesday You will begin a new unit on You will begin a new unit on

Wednesday each weekWednesday each week Assignments must be completed Assignments must be completed

and submitted by Tuesday and submitted by Tuesday

SYLLABUSSYLLABUS

Tonight we will take a close look at the Tonight we will take a close look at the syllabussyllabus

Have you found it?Have you found it?

SyllabusSyllabus

Found under syllabus on Course Home Found under syllabus on Course Home Page and in Doc SharingPage and in Doc Sharing

Read carefully Read carefully Includes a grading rubrics for:Includes a grading rubrics for:

DiscussionDiscussion SeminarSeminar Projects Projects QuizzesQuizzes

Syllabus

AIMAIM

AIM nameAIM name SlhoveyrnSlhoveyrn

This how you talk to This how you talk to me in real timeme in real time

You will always find You will always find me on AIM during me on AIM during office hoursoffice hours

Office HoursOffice Hours

Thursday eveningsThursday evenings 7:00- 8:00 PM ET7:00- 8:00 PM ET

You are welcome to You are welcome to contact me anytime contact me anytime you see me onlineyou see me online

Weekly AssignmentsWeekly Assignments

ReadingReading

DiscussionDiscussion

SeminarSeminar

QuizzesQuizzes

ProjectsProjects

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DiscussionDiscussion

Grading CriteriaGrading Criteria Initial post early in weekInitial post early in week Posted throughout the weekPosted throughout the week Responded to at least 2 classmates posts Responded to at least 2 classmates posts

per questionper question Responded to SOME of the Instructor’s Responded to SOME of the Instructor’s

postsposts

Access discussion

Respond to a classmates post

DiscussionDiscussion

I will send an email outlining my I will send an email outlining my discussion board expectationsdiscussion board expectations

Important to check your post by reading it Important to check your post by reading it aloud and running spell check before aloud and running spell check before hitting POSThitting POST

Ensure that your post makes sense to Ensure that your post makes sense to your readeryour reader

DiscussionDiscussion

TIPTIP Some students find it easier to write their Some students find it easier to write their

posts in Microsoft Word, then copy and posts in Microsoft Word, then copy and paste it into the discussion boardpaste it into the discussion board

Allows you to give your post more thought Allows you to give your post more thought and time for editing without being onlineand time for editing without being online

QuizzesQuizzes

Complete a quiz in Units 2 and 6Complete a quiz in Units 2 and 6 Can only enter the quiz onceCan only enter the quiz once 2 hours to complete2 hours to complete You will always be able to see the time You will always be able to see the time

remaining in the Quiz at the top right of remaining in the Quiz at the top right of the page the page

QuizzesQuizzes

Make sure you click the "Save Answers" Make sure you click the "Save Answers" button before advancing to the next page button before advancing to the next page (we also suggest clicking on save (we also suggest clicking on save answers while you are working)answers while you are working)

Complete all of the pages before Complete all of the pages before submitting your Quiz for instructor reviewsubmitting your Quiz for instructor review

QuizzesQuizzes

When you are finished with the Quiz, When you are finished with the Quiz, click on the "Submit for Grade" buttonclick on the "Submit for Grade" button

Please note: Once you click the Please note: Once you click the "Submit for Grade" button, you will "Submit for Grade" button, you will NOT be able to edit or change any of NOT be able to edit or change any of your answersyour answers

ProjectsProjects

Projects due in Units Projects due in Units 4, 8, 94, 8, 9

Must be submitted in Must be submitted in Microsoft WORDMicrosoft WORD

Papers cannot be Papers cannot be accepted in Microsoft accepted in Microsoft WORKS or WORKS or WordPerfectWordPerfect

Access Projects

Audio so have speakers on

Case scenarios have audio with pictures

Once a slide is complete push continue

Type answers beneath the question

Note that projects are submitted in the dropbox

Place to submit assignments

Grading Criteria for Grading Criteria for ProjectsProjects

Quality of InformationQuality of Information Supporting DetailSupporting Detail Case AnalysisCase Analysis Good Writing MechanicsGood Writing Mechanics

Complete sentencesComplete sentences Free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation Free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation

errors. errors.

SeminarSeminar

2 Options2 Options

Option 1 consists of logging into a Option 1 consists of logging into a synchronous discussion on your synchronous discussion on your assigned day and timeassigned day and time Graded within 48 hours of seminarGraded within 48 hours of seminar

Seminar TimesSeminar Times

Thursday 8:00 PM ET (2)Thursday 8:00 PM ET (2)

Thursday 10:30 PM ETThursday 10:30 PM ET

Thursday 10:00 AM ETThursday 10:00 AM ET

Monday 7:00 PM ETMonday 7:00 PM ET

SeminarSeminar

Option 2 involves answering the Option 2 involves answering the questions posted under the tab Seminarquestions posted under the tab Seminar 1 or 2 questions1 or 2 questions Posts must be 100 words in length for each Posts must be 100 words in length for each

questionquestion Involves reading the log from that week’s Involves reading the log from that week’s

seminar discussionseminar discussion Submitted to the DropboxSubmitted to the Dropbox

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Discussion Projects, and Discussion Projects, and Option 2 SeminarOption 2 Seminar

Graded by Sunday Graded by Sunday following their following their TUESDAY due dateTUESDAY due date

Late AssignmentsLate Assignments

NOT AcceptedNOT Accepted Only accepted when Only accepted when

there are extenuating there are extenuating circumstancescircumstances

Must be notified in Must be notified in advance of the advance of the assignment due dateassignment due date

May need to provide May need to provide proof of proof of circumstancecircumstance

Late AssignmentsLate Assignments

Extenuating Circumstances = ExcusedExtenuating Circumstances = Excused ““The term ‘The term ‘extenuating circumstances’ extenuating circumstances’ is is

used to describe those things which used to describe those things which cause exceptional interference with cause exceptional interference with academic performance, and which are academic performance, and which are over and above the normal difficulties over and above the normal difficulties experienced in life.” experienced in life.” http://students.shu.ac.uk/rightsrules/3hb.htmlhttp://students.shu.ac.uk/rightsrules/3hb.html

Late AssignmentsLate Assignments

Circumstances NOT acceptable:Circumstances NOT acceptable: Computer difficulties- have a back up planComputer difficulties- have a back up plan Work commitments- plan aheadWork commitments- plan ahead

Late AssignmentsLate Assignments

A new due date will be set for late A new due date will be set for late assignments when approval for late assignments when approval for late submission has been grantedsubmission has been granted

PlagiarismPlagiarism

Using another person’s words, ideas, or Using another person’s words, ideas, or results without giving proper credit to that results without giving proper credit to that person; giving the impression that it is the person; giving the impression that it is the student’s own work.student’s own work. Master Syllabus p. 11Master Syllabus p. 11

Theft of someone else’s ideas and workTheft of someone else’s ideas and work NOT TOLERATEDNOT TOLERATED

QuestionsQuestions

No question is a No question is a dumb questiondumb question

Answered within 24 Answered within 24 hourshours

ConclusionConclusion

Welcome to ClassWelcome to Class This class is fun and This class is fun and

interactiveinteractive I look forward to I look forward to

getting to know you getting to know you over the next 10 over the next 10 weeksweeks

Yeah, that’s me!!Yeah, that’s me!!