R C 441 - Senior Project I

2 Credits

This course will provide an introduction to education principles relevant to respiratory care patients in diverse learning communities, with emphasis on curriculum design, development, implementation and evaluation. Curriculum, teaching and learning will be applied to a variety of educational contexts and situations within health care.

Pre-requisite(s) RC 421 with min. 2.5
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - R C
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day
Designed to Serve Students in the Respiratory Care program.
Active Date 20190610T09:32:20

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 22
Total Contact Hours 22
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline
1. What is “curriculum”?

2. Curriculum Theory

3. Perspectives: multiculturalism and globalism in curriculum in the hospital environment

4. Models of curriculum organization

5. Teaching in the hospital

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify major curricular trends in respiratory care in western and global contexts.

Create a lesson module based on best-practice as defined by the American Academy of Respiratory Care that teaches an aspect of foundational Respiratory Care.

Successfully implement a prepared lesson based on a learning module for a diverse audience.