...students connect with individuals in the community who are directly related to the social issue they selected in the exploration phase. For example, if an English course is focused on the notion of African American identity in society, one may select a forum where they are in direct contact with members of the African American community and participate in related activities around their college. Directly involving a student in the community shows that there are a variety of different options for students to get involved. No matter what college course a student enrolls in, it allows the students to fully immerse themselves in the civic interests they have pursued. In regularly updating the instructor of the college course on their involvement, students provide a timeline of progress, while also displaying the connections they make with members of the local community associated with the social...
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...Southern Mississippi Continuing and Community Education, HE 717 Saturday, November 8, 2008 Service Learning and Adult Education Introduction One of the primary goals of the American educational system is to produce productive and active citizens. However, the connection between community involvement and educational institutions is not always nurtured. An innovative new approach in education aims to address this disconnect, service learning. Many times there is a distinction between academic course work and community service. Service learning is a pervasive new tactic that is meant to enhance the academic curriculum, as opposed to just being a second thought or unnecessary addition to coursework. Some research has even revealed that service learning participation has more benefits for students than taking part in traditional volunteer community service (Vogelgesang and Astin, 2000). The focus of one study written by M. Cecil Smith, “Does Service Learning Promote Adult Development? Theoretical Perspectives and Directions for Research,” focused on the effects of service learning as it relates to older adult learners. Smith quickly pointed out that very little research has been done on service learning that involves adult learners. In fact, adults are quite often the recipients of service learning as opposed to participants. Literature Review Some research did provide a foundation for Smith. For example, one survey of college alumni recorded that adult learners...
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...Length: one semester Course Credit Units: 3 Periods per week: 4 Course Teachers: Sheri Henderson shenderson@hct.ac.ae Course Description: Recognise the importance of self-awareness and life skill development for successful college life. Understand the HCT policies, resources, structures and services. Apply a range of learning support systems, resources and software. Demonstrate an understanding of higher education research resources and strategies, including avoiding plagiarism by citing sources. Apply time management, critical thinking, team work and effective study skills to aid student success. Engage the community in 25 hours of community service work. Additional Information: Making an effective transition to college life is essential for student success during the course of studies. Likewise, the skills learnt, developed and reinforced over the duration of college life should be viewed as lifelong skills. These can be carried forward to the workplace and allow the student to become recognised as an effective and successful employee. This course may be offered in English and/or Arabic. Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the importance of self-awareness and life skill development for successful college life. 2. Understand the HCT policies, resources, structures and services students will need for their academic and personal success. 3. Apply a range of systems, resources and software that will support student learning during their...
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...DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE College of Arts and Sciences San Beda College COURSESYLLABUS First Semester, AY2014-2015 San Beda College, a Catholic educational institution, is committed to the Christian formation of the Bedan Community as its service to the Church, the Philippine society, and the world. Vision : San Beda College envisions a community that is Fully Human, Wholly Christian, Truly Filipino, and Globally Competitive. Mission : San Beda College aims to form its members in Faith, Knowledge, and Virtue Core Values : Inculcate in the students the Benedictine core values of Study, Community, and Pursuit of Peace ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Course Title Course Code Pre- requisite Credits : : : : World Literature Lit 02 Lit 01 3 Units Vision-Mission Statement : Instructor : Email : Office : Consultation Hours: MWF Venue : Consultation Rm. I. Course Description: Socorro D. De Jesus, Ph.D. Associate Professor 1 socorro_dejesus@hotmail.com General Education Faculty Rm, 2 nd floor, St. Anselm's Building 1 The course will introduce students to the writings of persons from selected countries across the different continents of the world. Students will gain an understanding of literary concepts to be able to interpret, analyze and evaluate various genres. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity...
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...What are the aims of academic study and how can they be achieved? Academic study is commonly considered to play the most important part in one's education. Different views such as the aims to undertake an academic study and factors that affect the performance lead to the origin of such importance of academic study. Students' performance in academic study to ensure having a career or to enjoy learning can be improved and achieved by several factors in a school, college or university. Academic study trains students to achieve skills making them fully prepared for work in that particular field. For example, M.Sc International Securities, Investment and Banking in University of Reading equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the challenging field of investment banking and have been designed with the support of industry practitioners (University of Reading). Academic study may include writing, reading or researching about several aspects of a subject according to academic conventions. It is a mechanical exercise providing a clear expression of ideas, knowledge and information. It helps find a way to explore, address, and express academic issues and in communicating results or information. This essay will deal about the aims of academic study, different ways to achieve them, and the possible influences on academic performance. The aims of academic study can be related to various aspects. The most important and widely accepted aim of study is to ensure having...
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...given the opportunity to be part of a meeting with the Occupational Health Manager, two Ward Managers and and one Modern Matron to discuss fit testing of respiratory masks. During discussions, it was felt that there were not adequate numbers of staff trained as this could leave the Trust at risk in terms of staff protection. I decided that this would be my critical incident. This critical incident would follow Rolfe’s et al. (2011) model of reflection, including aspects of education and opportunistic learning. The importance of this incident has reinforced the point that one of my Learning Objectives would not only further my knowledge in Occupational Health skills, but will work with others to protect the public’s health, and wellbeing from specific risks (PGDip SCPHN Handbook,2014). As this challenge was prompted by a critical issue, good communication skills with resilient working relationships were utilised if to incur change. Further actions would entail task structuring and team and individual management. These are reflections of Action Centred Leadership (Adair, 1973). Names and places were excluded to maintain confidentiality as required by the Nursing Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (NMC, 2008). During the week, an acute care unit experienced what they perceived to be a potential crisis. A patient was admitted exhibiting clinical symptoms of Ebola. In accordance with the nurse managers’ views, it was a case of mismanagement and poor communication processes which...
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...One scholarly writing sample that I chose to analyze was "Thinking in Pharmacy Practice: A Study of Community Pharmacists' Clinical Reasoning in Medication Supply Using the Think-Aloud Method" by Hayley Croft, Conor Gilligan, Rohan Rasiah, Tracy Levett-Jones, and Jennifer Schneider. In summary, the article discussed the examination of the thought processes of ten pharmacists when working in a community setting. From the qualitative data that was collected, the researchers derived seven core thinking processes and find these processes essential to emphasize while teaching and in pharmacy practice. The seven core thinking processes were considering prescription in context, retrieving information, identifying medication-related issues, processing...
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...this project Above all, we thank God. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. General Information A. Proponents B. Type of Project C. Project Site D. Beneficiaries E. Contact Person F. Duration/Time frame II. Project Description A. Rationale B. Objectives III. Project Management A. Management viability 1. Organizational structure 2. Services and assistance offered 3. Implementation schedule B. Social viability IV. Financial requirement and sources A. Sources of fund B. Program of expenditure V. Assessment of the project A. Findings B. Conclusions C. Recommendations VI. Appendices Letters Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Personal reflections of participants Pictures/photographs Training manual All other pertinent documents I. General Information A. Proponents Students: Bachelor of Industrial Technology – Instrumentation and Control Technology Students: Abrahan, Mark Allen Calapano, Roland Catapang, Marvelous Cesar De Guzman, John Mark De Guzman, Ralf Lezter De Guzman, Ray Christoper De Ocampo, Mark Jun Dimalibot, Herson Dinglasan, John Glendrick Gabi, Jam Jerome Lumanta, Jayson Manaois, Jimmark Paglicauan, John Reeve Paglicawan, Adrian Panganiban, Denrick Panopio, Allan Joseph Salazar, Reimar Salomero,...
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...Nursing Transformation Suzanne Heilbron Grand Canyon University 12/6/2013 There are new opportunities and programs for nurses as a result of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which aims to increase quality, access and value of care. For this to come to fruition, the nursing scope of practice will be utilized to the fullest capacity, nursing education will include expanded skills and leadership roles will be increased from clinical setting to board rooms. With every decade, nursing has become an increasingly integral part of health care services, so that a future without large number of nurses is impossible to envision. (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010, p. 87). Transforming Nursing Practice Nursing practice will have to change from outdated scope of practice policies and procedures to updated ones that will allow for the creation of patient center systems. Health care is centering on more chronic conditions and less on acute and specialty settings. Long- term care and palliative care will be on an upward trend in the coming years due to the aging population. RNs will be better utilized as roles shift and expand to free up physicians from procedures such as IVs and cardiac outputs, health histories and performing exams. There will be increased RNs to patient ratio, which will result in less medication errors and lowered infection rates. On the other hand, given the projected nursing shortage, task shifting to overworked nurses could create unsafe patient care...
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...Christine Joyce I. Calingo IV- Archdiocese of Jaro Reflection on my High School Years Most people would say that HIGH SCHOOL is one of the best and happiest experience a person could have. It is the time where students learn to break the status quo but it is also the time where we learn to prioritize what we want the most. Indeed, high school isn’t all about happiness alone but it is about learning, acquiring friends, excelling and most importantly being Persons of Character and Competence. Being a transferee and freshmen student is truly hard. I know no one except my previous classmates, I am not familiar with the school’s facilities and I feel like all my teachers are the terror ones. If I remember it right, on my first week of classes I sometimes cry secretly during religion time, why? I also don’t know. It’s kind of fun having flashbacks of those memories and now, all I can do is laugh at my silly deeds. But I must say that my freshmen year had helped me really cope up with PCC’s curriculum. As I leap a year higher, I got more accustomed to the school especially with the activities. I found myself enjoying the Intramurals, the Foundation Day and a lot more. However, I’ve learned to balance my extra-curricular activities with my studies. And unexpectedly, I was able to qualify in the Homogeneous class. At first, it was tough on my part for I can feel...
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...Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………….Pages 2-3 Discussion…...…………………………………………………………………Pages 4-14 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...Pages 15-16 References ………………………………………………………………….Pages 17-20 Introduction This essay aims to explore the processes of teaching, training and mentoring of adults. The setting in which this will be explored and linked to, will be one of nursing, although it is recognised that the fundamental theories explored may be applied to any setting where the teaching, training and mentoring of adults occur. The essay will explore the writer’s understanding regarding the role of a mentor within the workplace and the theoretical ties surrounding mentorship and how these are linked into the writer’s role of a mentor. Any names or areas of work mentioned in the essay have been changed in order to maintain confidentiality, clause five of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct: Standards for Conduct, Performance and Ethics (NMC 2004). The term ‘mentor’ is defined by the English National Board (ENB) and the Department of Health (DOH) to “denote the role of the nurse, midwife or health visitor who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in their practice setting” (ENB & DOH 2001a P6). Nicklin and Kenworthy (2000) define a mentor as someone who by example and facilitation guides, assists, and supports the student in learning new skills, adopting new behaviour and acquiring...
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...art? Your heart must be in it or you would not want to do it for years. You could not tolerate seeing and caring for the worst in the human condition if you did not have a desire to help, more than help, heal your fellow man. There are three nursing programs that are available to the people that want to be a nurse. These programs all offer different entry levels into the profession. A diploma program and the associate degree program are taught for three years, and the baccalaureate degree is taught for four years, (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2013). The nurses that graduate from these programs are not just numbers. Yes you can prove with statistics that nurses with higher educations are better nurses, but can you prove that nurses that graduate with a diploma are not? The diploma program is taught in a hospital based program while the associate degree is taught at a community college, and the baccalaureate degree is taught at universities. The most significant difference here is the...
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...to become a registered nurse is Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) offered in many community colleges as a two-year degree, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, which requires a four-year education at colleges and universities. Even though, these educational pathways are considerably diverse in studying period and content, they both lead to eligibility to pass the identical National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN in order to acquire RN license. The ADN degree focuses primarily on practical scope and utilizes entry level knowledge and clinical skills in the healthcare setting. In the contrary, the BSN degree offers advance in research, leadership, community health and is planned to aim for a better understanding of the economic, cultural, religious, and social concerns influencing healthcare delivery and patients. Both nursing programs offer classroom guidelines and clinical experience in the real health care settings. Students take numerous courses. Over the last decade, ADN nursing programs help to educate approximately 60% of new nurses, and 36% of these new graduates finished BSN programs (Hood, 2010). Despite of many similarities the ADN nurses are trained typically in structured settings to become a caregiver, educator and counselor for their patients. Individuals who complete the ADN degree obtain entry nursing education and are less trained in community health, leadership and management, research and critical thinking, which increases...
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...National Service Training Program Introduction • Republic Act (R.A.) 9163 – also known as National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 • Republic Act 9163 is an act establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level students, amending for the purpose Republic Act 7077 and Presidential Decree 1708 and for other purposes. • R.A. 9163 – enacted on January 23, 2002- date of approval and signature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. • What is the guiding principle in establishing the NSTP? Section 2 of R.A. 9163 affirmed that it is the prime duty of the government to serve and protect its citizens. In turn, it shall be the responsibility of the citizens to defend the security of the state and in fulfillment thereof, the government may require each citizen to render personal, military or civil service. • What are the goals of the State from among the youth in nation building? In recognizing the vital role of the youth in nation building, the state shall promote their civic-consciousness and develop their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and advance their involvement in public and civic affairs. • What should the state do to pursue the afore cited goals? The youth shall be motivated, trained, organized and mobilized in military training, literacy, civic welfare and other similar endeavors in the service of the...
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...teaching section I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) consists of six stages to complete one cycle which is able to improve my teaching section continuously and learning from the experience for better practice in the future. The cycle starts with a description of the situation, next is to analysis of the feelings, third is an evaluation of the experience, fourth stage is an analysis to make sense of the experience, fifth stage is a conclusion of what else could I have done and final stage is an action plan to prepare if the situation arose again. (Source :Gibbs 1988) Gustaffsson and Fagerberg (2004) emphasizes on the advantages that could be gained from reflection mainly among registered nurses or RNs. They examine the questions on the implications of nurses’ reflections, the subject matter of their reflection and how they are able to deal with their reflection and how they improve their professional approach through reflection. The authors describe the experiences of the nurses and their reflection in relation to the nursing situations to understand how the nurses use reflection in their daily work. I am going to use the same approach to analyse my teaching section and improve where I have lacked to achieve required standards. Baird and Winter (2005) gave some rationale why reflection is required in the practice. They state that a reflect is to generate the practice knowledge, assist an ability...
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