Health Occupations 65: Fundamentals for the Health Care Professional 2.5 units Advisories: English 21 and Arithmetic 105 Student must complete orientation prior to the start of the semester, and complete the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ENROLLMENT FORMS. Instructor: Dr. Sean Gandomi Course Name: Fundamentals for the Health Care Professional Phone: (818) 364-7600 Ex. 4512 Email: gandoms@lamission.edu, Alternative email: gandochin@gmail.com Website: http://www.lamission.edu/~gandoms/5037 Semester: Spring 2016 Section Number: 0556 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays with appointment or after class 1 Class Day & Time: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:25 am 1:25 pm Office Location: INST 2014 Classroom: INST 2014 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores career options in the health care industry, healthy behavior for health care workers, work ethics, professional resumes and interviewing skills and personality traits of a health care professional. There will be an externship during which area employers will introduce students to direct and indirect patient care opportunities. This is an 8 weeks fast pace course. Students are strongly advised to have their text books available and start studying from day one! DO NOT FALL BEHIND!!! REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: DeLaet, Roxann, Introduction to Health Care and Careers, Wolters Kluwer, 2012 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Students will take action that demonstrates understanding of the variation, complexity and ethical principles of the health care provider role in direct and indirect patient care settings. 2. Students will demonstrate workplace traits that promote professional responses to patients, families, colleagues and other members of the healthcare system in simulated settings 1. Students will analyze medical language and component parts. COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Discuss the meaning of professionalism in health care. 2. Define and describe goals and treatment offered in preventive care, primary care, acute care, rehabilitation and long term care. 3. Discuss the meaning and implications of the term health care as a business. 4. Describe available health care career pathways in direct and indirect care settings. 5. Identify the requirements for certification or licensure for individual career pathways. 6. Define and describe personal traits needed in the health care professional.
7. Describe your own health behavior with regard to stress management, exercise and nutrition. 8. Describe ethical behavior in the health care profession. 9. Discuss ethical violations like sexual harassment, breaching confidentiality, dishonesty and fraud and inaccurate reporting. 10. Define and describe functioning of teams among health care professionals. 11. Define and describe techniques that promote problem solving and conflict resolution among health care professionals in direct and indirect care settings. 12. Describe types of professional resume and cover letters. 13. Identify online resources for job searches. 14. Discuss elements of a successful job interview 15. Compare and contrast elements of various digital identities. 16. Describe the employment options in healthcare available in area agencies and identify personal interests. Moodle In order too access to the course materials and homework as well as their digital badge tests, students need to log in to the course Moodle page regularly using their LACCD username and password. Moodle Address: http://moodle.lah3c.org/ Disability Support Services (DSS) Accommodation Statement: Los Angeles Mission College accommodates students with disabilities. If you qualify for any special accommodations due to a disability, you will need to officially process your request through the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) office promptly. Contact the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S): For appointments, eligibility and information call 818-364-7732 or visit http://www.lamission.edu/dsps/to make a request for accommodations. For more information, please refer to LACCD Administrative Regulation E-100 (Criteria for Serving Students with Disabilities). ABSENCE & TARDINESS Students may be absent from class a maximum of the total number of hours that the class meets in one week (equal to maximum of two sessions). Any absences beyond that amount of time may be made up only at the discretion of the instructor. If the absences cannot be made up in a satisfactory way then the student will be dismissed from the course. Students are expected to arrive on time. Two late arrivals will be counted as one absence. Use of Cell Phones, Computers and Recording 1) Cell phones MUST be switched off or silenced and only kept on the student s pocket or pack during the class. I have a zero tolerance policy toward students who ignore this rule! 2) To encourage student s effective class participation during the class no recording is permitted! 3) Students use of lap top computers or tablets are only allowed for taking notes or browsing lecture slides simultaneously. Internet Browsing of any content not related to the discussed topic is a violation of class rules! GRADING 1) Theory: Total Available Points: 200 Points are accumulated as follows a) 4 Quizzes X 41 points each = 164 points b) 3 Group Assignments X 6 points each = 18 points c) 6 Chapter Homework assignments X 3 points each = 18 points d) Resume/Cover Letter (Required) Pass/Fail e) Employee Simulation (Mock) Interview Highly Recommended ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total = 200 points 2) Criteria for assigning letter grades: (a) A= 90%-100% (180-200) B= 80%-89.9% (160-179.9) (b) C= 70% - 79.9% (140-159.9) D= 60% - 69.9% (120-139.9) (c) F= Below 60% (119.9 or less) 3) To pass the course a student must achieve 70% of the total possible points (140 or more). (a) Quizzes and competency exams scores are rounded up. 2
4) Students are responsible for scheduling appointments with the instructor to discuss issues related to the theory portion of the course. 5) Quiz/Tests a) All exams must be taken as scheduled. There are no make-up examinations unless there are extraordinary circumstances substantiated by the student and approved by the instructor. If a make-up examination is allowed, the student may earn a maximum of 70% no matter what the actual score is. b) Quizzes and final are given in class. c) Students must bring their own 100 item scantron No.882-E and# 2 pencil for the quizzes and the final exam. d) Content of quizzes is based on lecture objectives and may be based on related material from prerequisite and concurrent courses. e) Any discrepancies should be discussed with the instructor during office hours or via email within the week the quiz was given. f) Competency quizzes are computer based and ONLY students who have passed the course (70% or more) will be able to take them on the last day of course. g) Student grade for attendance, engagement and professionalism will be given to all students by default but can be deducted from per instructor s observation of students conduct that includes: chronic tardiness, lack of engagement in class discussion, unprofessional behavior in the classroom, lack of engagement or incompleteness of class assignments. 6) Students are responsible for maintaining awareness of their status throughout the course. 7) Contact instructor early in course if difficulties are experienced within course (i.e. lack of understanding of material, poor scholastic achievement, etc.) 8) Competency quizzes and Digital Badges a) A digital badge will be awarded to the student who earns 80% or more on the competency quiz. i) 80-89% Effective ii) 90-100% Highly Effective b) The competency quiz test will be on the last day of course. Only Students who pass the course satisfactorily will be eligible to take the competency quiz for electronic badges. c) Every Student will have two chances to take every competency quiz. In case student would not earn 80% they can immediately retake the test on the same session. Academic Integrity Students will be expected to follow the LACCD student code of conduct as it relates to student dishonesty (Board Rule 9803.28) as follows: Violations of academic integrity of any type by a student provides grounds for disciplinary action by the instructor or college. Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment, paper or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so, submitting the same term paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one s identity for the purpose of enhancing one s grade. For more information on the Standards of Student Conduct refer to the college catalogue. Also students are strongly advised to carefully read The Los Angeles Mission College Department of Life Sciences Code of Honor and Integrity a on the last page of this syllabus. Discrimination Faculty and students are expected to follow the following district policy with the goal of keeping the campus free of discrimination of any kind. 9803.21 Discriminatory Behavior: Behavior while on a college campus or at a college-sponsored function, inconsistent with the District's Non-discrimination Policy, which requires that all programs and activities of the Los Angeles Community College District be operated in a manner which is free of Prohibited Discrimination, defined as discrimination or harassment in violation of state or federal law on the basis of actual or perceived ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including gender-based sexual harassment), pregnancy, marital status, cancer-related medical condition of an employee, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. 3
Week 1 2/9 Week 1 2/11 Week 2 2/16 COURSE SCHEDULE Topics and dates are subject to change. Announcements will be made in class. Students are responsible for adjusting their calendar. Date Topics / Content Assignments/Activities Introduction & Syllabus Review Today s Health Care System History of Health Care Health Care Facilities Health Care Professions Health Care Trends Health Care Economics Differences between Institutions Payment Methods Managed Care Cost Effectiveness & Resource Utilizing Health Care Career Profiles Patient Care :Medical & Surgical Patient Care: Nursing Patient Care: Dental Read DeLaet :Ch.1 Read Delaet : Ch.2 Read Delaet : Ch.17-20 Assignment 1 Due Week 2 2/18 Week 3 2/23 Week 3 2/25 Week 4 3/1 Week 4 3/3 Week 5 3/8 Week 5 3/10 Health Care Career Profiles (Continued) Lab and Pharmacy Diagnostic and Imaging Therapy and Rehabilitation Health Information and Administration Review of Ch. 1 & 2 Guest speaker(tba) Law, Ethics, and Professionalism in Health Care Foundations of Medical Ethics Law Professionalism Review of Ch. 3 Guest speaker(tba) Professional Qualities & Professional Skills Personal & Professional Attributes Values Stress Management and Personal Health Health Care Communication Communication Process & Modes Communication w Patients Recording & Reporting Communication Challenges Telephone Manners Review of Ch. 4 Read Delaet : Ch. 21-24 Assignment 2 Due Class Group Project # 1 (Career Profiles) Quiz 1: DeLaet Ch.1 & 2 Read Delaet : Ch.3 Class Group Project # 2 (Ethical Dilemma) Homework for Group Project # 3 Quiz 2: DeLaet Ch.3 Assignment 3 Due Read Delaet : Ch.4 Class Group Project #3 (Report on Personal Health) Read Delaet : Ch.5 Assignment 4 Due Quiz 3: DeLaet Ch.4 Assignment 5 Due Week 6 3/15 Week 6 3/17 Week 7 3/22 Week 7 3/24 Week 8 3/29 Week 8 3/31 Teamwork and Leadership Read Delaet :Ch.8 Definition & Features of a Team Assignment 6 Due Leadership Review Ch.5 & 8 Quiz 4: De Laet Ch.5 & 8 Read: Succeed in Your Career Handout Work Entry Skills: Resume & Cover Letter Writing E Portfolios Guest Speaker Sophia Hernandez Competency Quizzes for Digital Badges Cesar Chavez Birthday- College Closed 4 Read Delaet : Appendix B Read : Resume & Sample Cover Letter Handouts Resume & Cover Letter Due Read E-Portfolio Handout Competency Quizzes for Digital Badges
Code of Honor and Integrity Los Angeles Mission College Department of Life Sciences Students at Los Angeles Mission College, because they are members of an academic community dedicated to the achievement of excellence and the pursuit of honor, are expected to meet high standards of personal, ethical, and moral conduct. These standards require personal integrity and a commitment to honesty without compromise. Without the ability to trust in these principles, an academic community and a civil society cannot exist. Los Angeles Mission College students and faculty are as committed to the development of students with honesty and integrity as they are to the academic and professional success of its students. The Code of Honor and Integrity is an undertaking of the students, first and foremost, both individually and collectively, that they will: 1. Not give or receive dishonorable aid during exams, quizzes or assignments 2. Do their share and take an active part in seeing to it that fellow students, as well as themselves, uphold the spirit and letter of the Code of Honor and Integrity. Some examples of conduct that are regarded as being in violation of the Honor Code include: Copying from another s examination or quiz, or allowing another to copy from one s own papers Using any unpermitted source of information, human or other, during an exam, quiz or assignment that influences the grade; this includes the use of technological devices Any student-to-student collaboration that is unpermitted Plagiarism (plagiarism is defined as the use, without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to, or acknowledging the author or source, of another person's original work) Representing as one s own work as the work of another Giving or receiving aid on an academic assignment under circumstances in which a reasonable person should have known that such aid is not permitted As a part of the effort to promote an environment of honesty and integrity during quizzes and examinations, the following guidelines will apply for any courses in the Department of Life Sciences: 1. Students will leave all books and all other non-essential items (e.g. paper, electronic devices) on the floor so that they are not useable nor block the sight line between professor and student. No electronic devices will be in reach. 2. Students will not communicate in any way that will dishonorably assist themselves or another student. 3. Students will leave the room during an exam only if permitted by the professor s policy. If permitted, only one student may leave the room at any time and be gone for only the average length of time needed for the stated purpose. Students will leave all purses, bags, books, phones, jackets, etc., in the classroom during the absence. 4. Students will promote the spirit and letter of the Code of Honesty and Integrity by dissuading fellow students from dishonest activity and, when such casual persuasion does not work, informing the professor of the possible dishonest activity, either anonymously, or otherwise. 5. Students will make every effort to avoid even the appearance of dishonesty or lack of integrity Violation of this policy will not be tolerated and violators will be subject to severe penalties. The success of the Code of Honor and Integrity is based upon the collective desire of students, faculty and the community to live in an environment that embraces respect for that which is right both in the college and in society as a whole. 5