Course Syllabus

HSC4813.0M01: Instructional Experiences in Health Sciences

Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences

1 Credit Hour

General Course Information
Course Description
Course Materials and Resources
Student Learning Outcomes
Course Activities
Grading Information
Course Schedule
Course Schedule and List of Assignment Due Dates
Policy Statements

Instructor Information

Instructor: Dr. Gail P. A. Kauwell
Office Location: Health Sciences II 210C
Office Hours: Monday 8-10 AM, Wednesday 8-10 AM and 4-5 PM (other times by advance appointment; not available August 29, October 10and 24, and November 23, 2022)
Phone: 407-823-0782
Digital Contact: Gail.Kauwell@ucf.edu

Course Information

Term: Fall 2022
Course Number & Section: HSC4813.0M01
Course Name: Instructional Experiences in Health Sciences
Credit Hours: 1 (This course counts as a 1 credit Restricted Elective for the Health Sciences major Pre-Clinical and Health Promotion tracks.)
Class Meeting Days & Times: Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 PM (for face-to-face classes)
Class Location: 247 Health Sciences II
Course Modality: M

Enrollment Requirements

Course Prerequisites:

Health Sciences major with junior or senior standing
3.0 or greater overall GPA
Grade of A/A- in course for which the student will serve as a teaching assistant
Completion of application process and subsequent selection based on established criteria and availability of undergraduate teaching assistant

Course Description

Engages students in professional and career development skills that includes a service learning component whereby students facilitate peer learning in Health Sciences courses.

Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to provide support for students serving as non-grading undergraduate teaching assistants for Health Sciences courses. Serving as an undergraduate teaching assistant engages students with discipline-specific content as they facilitate peer learning in Health Sciences courses. It also improves career readiness by more fully developing students' critical thinking, communication, professional, and leadership skills, and as such, meets some of the competencies outlined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Course Materials and Resources

Required Materials/Resources

All required readings will be available on Webcourses at no charge to students.
Access to a reliable computer and internet. If you do not own a computer, consider using one of UCF's computer labs. Most of the computer labs have computers connected to the internet.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

communicate intellectual content articulately and effectively.
exercise sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and resolve problems.
model effective work habits such as personal accountability, punctuality, workload management, collegiality, integrity, and adherence to ethical standards.
demonstrate the ability to provide constructive feedback and the use of immediacy and interpersonal skills to develop and coach others to reach a shared goal.
build collaborative relationships with classmates, faculty, and student mentees.
employ reflective learning and self evaluation to promote personal growth.

This course will provide knowledge and skills related to the following *NACE Competencies. These skills will help prepare you for securing internship or employment opportunities and are essential to students pursuing graduate/professional school and/or a career as a healthcare professional.

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Communication
Teamwork/Collaboration
Professionalism/Work Ethic
Leadership

*You can learn more about these competencies and get ideas of the types of behaviors associated with each of these competencies from the NACE website. This may be helpful to you in preparing your resume assignment.

Course Activities

Complete the UCF Volunteer Form as soon as you receive it. (The link provided takes you to a page with information related to UCF volunteers. Scroll down to the page to where you will find the link that will take you to the form. You will be sent the information you need to complete the form as an attachment to your teaching assistant acceptance email.)
Complete FERPA (Federal Education Rights to Privacy Act) training in advance of the start of the semester. (The volunteer form must be submitted and processed before you will be able to access this training.)
Read the Department of Health Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Guide and certify that you have read the document.
Complete all assignments posted on Webcourses.
Serve as a volunteer undergraduate teaching assistant for your assigned Health Sciences faculty member (~30-45 hours during the semester).
Meet with the instructor for whom you will serve as a teaching assistant in advance to discuss your undergraduate teaching assistant responsibilities.
Attend all face-to-face sessions scheduled for HSC4813.
Complete the attendance financial aid quiz.
Complete all assignments for HSC4813, meet the expectations of the faculty for whom you are serving as a teaching assistant, and complete the final assessment for HSC4813. The final assessment counts as part of the final exam for this course.
Maintain regular access to the internet and log into the course for which you are serving as a teaching assistant as frequently as deemed appropriate by your faculty supervisor/mentor. Log into HSC4813 at least twice each week.

Assignment and Activity Submissions

To submit assignments, follow the directions provided on the assignment page. You will see a "submit" button on assignments to be submitted in Webcourses. For some assignments, you will need to upload documents and click "submit". Discussions will require you to type directly into the text box. Check for instructor feedback after assignments have been graded.

Attendance/Participation

This is a mixed mode ("M") course. Attendance is mandatory on the days that are scheduled as face-to-face (F2F). Thirty (30) points will be deducted from the total points earned for the didactic portion of the course for each unexcused absence.

Exceptions to this policy will be made for illness, serious family emergencies, special curricular requirements (e.g., judging trips, field trips, professional conferences), military obligations, severe weather conditions, and religious holidays.

Appropriate documentation supporting the request for an excused absence due to special curricular requirements, military obligations and religious holidays must be submitted seven days in advance. Illness and serious family emergencies require appropriate documentation within seven days of the missed class. Any other absences will be deemed unexcused.

Missed Assignments/Make-ups/Extra Credit

The online components of the course will be released weekly (or earlier in some cases) and will need to be completed by the due dates. Please remember that there may be periodic downtimes when Webcourses and/or the internet may become inaccessible. For this reason, it is prudent to avoid waiting until the last minute to complete assignments and assessments.

Per university policy, you are allowed to submit make-up work (or an equivalent, alternate assignment) for authorized university-sponsored activities, religious observances, or legal obligations (such as jury duty). If this participation conflicts with your course assignments, I will offer a reasonable opportunity for you to complete missed assignments and/or quizzes/exams. The make-up assignment(s) and grading scale will be equivalent to the missed assignment, quiz, or exam and its grading scale. In the case of an authorized university activity, it is your responsibility to show me a signed copy of the Program Verification Form for which you will be absent, and to do so prior to the class in which the absence occurs. In any of these cases, please contact me ahead of time to notify me of your upcoming needs.

Except as outlined above, late assignments are not accepted except in extreme extenuating circumstances. No make-up quizzes/exams will be given without prior notification and approval of the instructor. The instructor will make the final decision as to whether a make-up is justified. Documentation of extenuating circumstances must be provided.

All assignments and assessments are due by the date and time listed in Webcourses except as noted above in the case of extreme extenuating circumstances.

This course uses an S/U grading scale to assess your performance on quizzes, exams, assignments, and responsibilities for the didactic and service learning components of the course.

Assessment and Grading Procedures

Assessment and Grading Procedures
Assessments	Points
Quizzes	64
Assignments	315
Exams	70
Service Learning	96
Total	545

Weight of Assessments

Weight of Assessments
Assignment Type	Percentage of Final Grade	Minimum Points Needed for Grade of "S"
Didactic Component	50%	359
Service Learning Component (96 points)	50%	77
Total	100%

Grading Scale

Grading Scale
Letter Grade	Points
S	80-100%	50% of grade from didactic work; 50% from performance as a volunteer undergraduate teaching assistant
U	<80%

Consult the latest Undergraduate catalog for regulations and procedures regarding grading such as Incomplete grades, grade changes, and grade forgiveness.

Course Schedule

Please refer to the HSC4813 Course Schedule . (Subject to change at instructor's discretion. You will be notified via Webcourses announcements if changes are made.)

Course Schedule and List of Assignment and Assessment Due Dates

This link provides a convenient outline of the Course Schedule and the List of Assignment and Assessment Due Dates.

In Case of Faculty Illness

If the instructor falls ill during the semester, there may be changes to this course, including having a backup instructor take over course responsibilities. Please look for announcements or mail in Webcourses@UCF or Knights email for any alterations to this course.

University Services and Resources

Academic Services and Resources

A list of available academic support and learning services is available at UCF Student Services . Click on "Academic Support and Learning Services" on the right-hand side to filter.

Non-Academic Services and Resources

A list of non-academic support and services is also available at UCF Student Services . Click on "Support" on the right-hand side to filter.

UCF Policy Statements

Students should familiarize themselves with UCF's Rules of Conduct . According to Section 1, "Academic Misconduct," students are prohibited from engaging in:

Unauthorized assistance: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise unless specifically authorized by the instructor of record. The unauthorized possession of examination or course-related material also constitutes cheating.
Communication to another through written, visual, electronic, or oral means: The presentation of material that has not been studied or learned, but rather was obtained through someone else's efforts and used as part of an examination, course assignment, or project.
Commercial Use of Academic Material: Selling course material to another person, student, and/or uploading course material to a third-party vendor without authorization or without the express written permission of the university and the instructor. Course materials include but are not limited to class notes, Instructor's PowerPoints, course syllabi, tests, quizzes, labs, instruction sheets, homework, study guides, handouts, etc.
Falsifying or misrepresenting the student's own academic work.
Plagiarism: Using or appropriating another's work without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the student's own.
Multiple Submissions: Submitting the same academic work for credit more than once without the express written permission of the instructor.
Helping another violate academic behavior standards.

For more information about Academic Integrity, students may consult The Center for Academic Integrity .

For more information about plagiarism and misuse of sources, see “ Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices ”.

Responses to Academic Dishonesty, Plagiarism, or Cheating

Students should also familiarize themselves with the procedures for academic misconduct in UCF's student handbook, The Golden Rule . UCF faculty members have a responsibility for students' education and the value of a UCF degree, and so seek to prevent unethical behavior and when necessary respond to academic misconduct. Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, suspension or expulsion from the university, and/or a "Z Designation" on a student's official transcript indicating academic dishonesty, where the final grade for this course will be preceded by the letter Z. For more information about the Z Designation, see The Golden Rule.

Being found in violation of academic conduct standards could result in a student having to disclose such behavior on a graduate school application, being removed from a leadership position within a student organization, the recipient of scholarships, participation in University activities such as study abroad, internships, etc.

Ethics

As reflected in the UCF creed, integrity and scholarship are core values that should guide our conduct and decisions as members of the UCF community. Plagiarism and cheating contradict these values, and so are very serious academic offenses. Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, or suspension or expulsion from the university. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with and follow the University's Rules of Conduct.

Course Accessibility Statement

The University of Central Florida is committed to providing access and inclusion for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need specific access in this course, such as accommodations, should contact the professor as soon as possible to discuss various access options. Students should also connect with Student Accessibility Services (Ferrell Commons, 7F, Room 185, sas@ucf.edu , phone (407) 823-2371). Through Student Accessibility Services, a Course Accessibility Letter may be created and sent to professors, which informs faculty of potential access and accommodations that might be reasonable.

Campus Safety Statement

Emergencies on campus are rare, but if one should arise during class, everyone needs to work together. Students should be aware of their surroundings and familiar with some basic safety and security concepts.

In case of an emergency, dial 911 for assistance.
Every UCF classroom contains an emergency procedure guide posted on a wall near the door. Students should make a note of the guide's physical location and review the online version of the emergency management guide .
Students should know the evacuation routes from each of their classrooms and have a plan for finding safety in case of an emergency.
If there is a medical emergency during class, students may need to access a first-aid kit or AED (Automated External Defibrillator). To learn where those are located, see the AED Locations Page .
To stay informed about emergency situations, students can sign up to receive UCF text alerts by going to My UCF and logging in. Click on “Student Self Service” located on the left side of the screen in the toolbar, scroll down to the blue “Personal Information” heading on the Student Center screen, click on “UCF Alert”, fill out the information, including e-mail address, cell phone number, and cell phone provider, click “Apply” to save the changes, and then click “OK.”
Students with special needs related to emergency situations should speak with their instructors outside of class.
To learn about how to manage an active-shooter situation on campus or elsewhere, consider viewing this video You CAN Survive an Active Shooter.

Deployed Active Duty Military Students

Make-Up Assignments for Authorized University Events or Co-curricular Activities

Students who represent the university in an authorized event or activity (for example, student-athletes) and who are unable to meet a course deadline due to a conflict with that event must provide the instructor with documentation in advance to arrange a make-up. No penalty will be applied. per the Make-Up Assignment policy. For more information, access the UCF Make-Up Assignment for Authorized University Events or Co-curricular Activities policy.

Religious Observances

Copyright

This course may contain copyright protected materials such as audio or video clips, images, text materials, etc. These items are being used with regard to the Fair Use doctrine in order to enhance the learning environment. Please do not copy, duplicate, download or distribute these items. The use of these materials is strictly reserved for this online classroom environment and your use only. All copyright materials are credited to the copyright holder.

Third-Party Software and FERPA

During this course you might have the opportunity to use public online services and/or software applications sometimes called third-party software such as a blog or wiki. While some of these could be required assignments, you need not make any personally identifying information on a public site. Do not post or provide any private information about yourself or your classmates. Where appropriate you may use a pseudonym or nickname. Some written assignments posted publicly may require personal reflection/comments, but the assignments will not require you to disclose any personally identity-sensitive information. If you have any concerns about this, please contact your instructor.