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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of the Syllabus Format Policy is to provide consistency across courses and campuses for course syllabi (paper or electronic).  The syllabus is posted in full on a course’s Blackboard site under course information and will be printed and provided to every student enrolled in the course.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Items 1-8 below must appear in the order presented below; other items must be present but their order may vary from one course syllabus to another.  These sections may also be augmented with additional information as appropriate. Sections that do not apply to the particular course need not be included in the syllabus.</p>
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         <td colspan="5">Teaching and learning strategies (summary of major strategies used, such as PBL, chat rooms, narrated Powerpoint, simulations, etc.) </td>
         <td colspan="5">Teaching and learning strategies (summary of major strategies used, such as PBL, chat rooms, narrated PowerPoint, simulations, etc.) </td>
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         <td colspan="5">Student Responsibilities</td>
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        <td valign="top" width="10px">a.</td>
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        <td colspan="3">Academic integrity statement<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Cheating/Plagiarism:</span><br />Consistent with the College of Nursing policy, a student who engages in any form of cheating, plagiarism or deception regarding clinical activities and/or classroom assignments, will be subject to disciplinary action based upon the severity of the act. The student is referred to the statement entitled “Academic Integrity and Professional Conduct” in the [http://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook]. Students who are unsure what plagiarism is should refer to the McGoogan Library of Medicine webpage, click on “online resources,” then click on “plagiarism.”  If the act is judged to be serious enough to constitute a grade adjustment, this could mean a zero on the paperwork, a failure of clinical, or a failure of the course.
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        <td valign="top" width="10px">b.</td>
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        <td colspan="3">Student obligation to provide care (clinical courses only)<br />All students are obligated to provide care to assigned clients regardless of race, creed or religion. Any student with health, religious, or ethical concerns that proscribe their participation in a health care activity must inform the clinical instructor no later than clinical orientation to the course, or as soon as the information becomes available.  The clinical instructor shall make the final decision about assignment of care, taking into consideration the student’s expressed concerns.
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        <td valign="top" width="10px">c.</td>
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        <td colspan="3">Student right to evaluate course and faculty<br />Students have the right and responsibility to evaluate courses and faculty.  If you choose not to complete an evaluation, please submit an “empty form.”  All evaluations are anonymous.  All evaluations, whether completed or not, must be submitted within the posted time frame (usually two weeks).  No evaluations will be reopened after the closing date.
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         <td valign="top" width="10px">14)</td>
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         <td colspan="5">Classroom Etiquette Guidelines<br />For the traditional BSN courses without a distance component only the following short statement regarding classroom etiquette is to be included:  Classroom: telephones and pagers are to be turned off or to vibrate. Personal computers should be used for classroom activities only.</td>
         <td colspan="5">Classroom Etiquette Guidelines<br />For the traditional BSN courses <span style="text-decoration:underline;">without</span> a distance component only the following short statement regarding <span style="text-decoration:underline;">classroom</span> etiquette is to be included:  Classroom: telephones and pagers are to be turned off or to vibrate. Personal computers should be used for classroom activities only.</td>
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         <td colspan="5">For the three “traditional” BSN courses with a distance component, i.e., NRSG 311/Pathophysiologic Alterations in Health I, NRSG 331/Pathophysiologic Alterations in Health II, and NRSG 332/Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals, the wording of the “Classroom Etiquette” section is to read:</td>
         <td colspan="5">For the three “traditional” BSN courses with a distance <span style="text-decoration:underline;">component</span>, i.e., NRSG 311/Pathophysiologic Alterations in Health I, NRSG 331/Pathophysiologic Alterations in Health II, and NRSG 332/Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals, the wording of the “Classroom Etiquette” section is to read:</td>
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