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TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES:Selected activities in the course will be leveled for the DNP student. Theactivities will provide depth in detail. The activities will be designed to aid thelearner in exploration of how the underlying pharmacology is linked to clinicaldecision making for pharmacotherapy. The link of drug therapy selection tounderlying pathophysiology will be analyzed. In addition, the activities will aid thelearner in the analysis of evidence based diagnostic, prevention and treatmentstrategies. The learner will explore how to identify and understand reliableevidence based diagnostic and prevention strategies. Discussion of incorporatingthe use of evidence based diagnostic, prevention and treatment strategies inhealth systems will be included. The use of the FDA web site for purposes ofinstant updates on drugs will be incorporated throughout the entire semester.Discussion and written assignment that analyzes the issue of AdverseMedication Adverse events across the continuum of patient care in healthcaresystems will be included.1. Internet Web based data bases for FDA drug updates2. Written assignment to analyze the evidence based strategies3. Discussion: asynchronous discussion/participationA. Online Case studiesB. Online student presentations on evidence based diagnostic, preventionand treatment strategies in health systemsC. Analysis of medication adverse events in patient care in healthcaresystems4. Written integrative essay exam5. Multiple choice online exams6. Reading textbooks7. Review questions posted onlineEvaluation Strategies:A. SYSTEMS CHECK ASSIGNMENTThe Systems check Assignment can be found by clicking the"Assignments" icon on the Course Home Page "Start Here". Open thedocument and carefully read the instructions. The instructions are precise anddesigned to evaluate student attention to detail.1 .) The "Systems Check Assignment" for week of is mandatory. It isthe only method for the instructor to check whether the student is logged on andunderstands the basics of intranet/internet communication required for thecourse.2.) Grading: Credit or No Credit. Completion is mandatory to pass thiscourse.3.) Assignment Part C must be completed before Quiz 1 answer set isaccepted by the course faculty. The purpose of Assignment Part C is to provide arefresher regarding plagiarism and paraphrasing. This will help the student avoidunintentional plagiarism. More information about Cheating and Plagiarism can befound in sections H and I of this course syllabus. University of Toledo College ofGraduate Studies, ColJege of Nursing and the course faculty have a zerotolerance policy regarding plagiarism.

Evaluation Strategies continued:B. QUIZ (1 quiz in course)The purpose of the quiz is to help the student learn the level of qualityexpectations for exam answers, discussion postings, and drug update postings.1 .) The Quiz will be posted in the UT Web course location. It can be foundby clicking the "Assignments" icon on the Course Home Page. The due date islisted in the Outline section of this syllabus.2.) Quiz procedure is as follows.a. Completion of all answers in a single quiz is mandatory for consideration forfull points. In other words, the full set of answers must be submitted by thedeadline. Once a partial set of quiz answers is submitted by the deadline, therest of the answers can not be submitted for grading with late penalty optionafter the deadline.b. Specific directions regarding composition of answers and grading criteria willbe posted with the quiz questions. Follow instructions on the questions. Thepage length instructions and associated grading will be applied to everyone.Type your answers on a separate document. Please do not send the originalquiz questions back with your answers. BE CAREFUL about typos. For theshort answers and essays, type your answers in FULL SENTENCES unlessotherwise directed.The document you send is the source for grading. You are expected to put allwritten answers in your own words. DO NOT copy text out of the books or ofthe web site. Please refer to the description of copy and plagiarism in theNURS 7690 course syllabus or repeat your Systems check assignment PartC if you are uncertain.Students are expected to work individually. Group work will beconsidered as cheating. Students may consult with Dr. Pocotteregarding questions prior to submission of the answers.c. Answer sets are to be sent to the Course Faculty by way of the "SUBMIT"system that is imbedded in the Web Course Assignment location. Answersets sent from personal email addresses will not be accepted for grading.Answer sets sent to the faculty email outside of the Course location will not beaccepted for grading. Answer sets sent to the faculty email embedded withinthe course location will not be accepted for grading. A grade of zero couldresult if quiz answers are not sent from the Assignment location embeddedwithin the UT Web Course.Why this course policy? It is for your protection. Submission of a quiz fromthe within the "Assignment" section of the course is a means to avoidtechnical problems that occur via other methods and guarantees accuratedate and time recording of submission.d. The quiz is an open book exercise if you wish. Use materials in the coursetextbooks and course academic intranet. There is not a need to look up extrareferences. The reference for the answers should be assigned reading orNURS 7690 web based information only. Do not "research" in otherreferences or solely rely on your clinical experience.e. The contents of the quiz are not to be shared with other students in theNursing programs at UT. Please do not share the questions with currentstudents, future students, or previous students that you may encounter.f. DESTROY hard copies and DELETE computer file copies when course gradeis communicated.

Evaluation Strategies continued:3.) Policy for Excused Late Quiz Submission. Excused Late quizsubmission allows student to be considered for full point value.a. Permission for late quiz submission must given by the Faculty to thestudent before the quiz deadline.b. Consultation with course Faculty regarding late quiz must occur via phone419-383-5883 (or cell 419-366-0037) or email sent to course faculty fromwithin the UT Web Course site before the quiz deadline.c. The only valid excuses for late quiz are illness and family member deathwhich can be documented that is written and legally valid. The date onthe documentation must correlate to the date of quiz. The student mustsubmit legally valid written documentation before the quiz grade isrecorded. Note: Individual student technical problems such as failure toattach documents to Assignment section is not an excuse considered forlate submission.d. No message prior to quiz deadline results in application of the policy forunexcused late quiz submission unless legally valid written documentationdemonstrates why a message could not be left as required. The date onthe documentation must correlate to the due date of exam.e. Make-up quiz is not allowed for persons who fail to abide by this policy.Extra credit exercises are not provided to compensate for lost points tostudents who fail to abide by this policy.4.) Policy for Unexcused Late Quiz Submission.Unexcused late quiz submission is not considered for full point value.Unexcused late quiz is not eligible for revision.a. A Quiz received after the due date without appropriate excuse as in 3a-3dabove, will be considered late. A late Quiz will be penalized by 10 pointsper 24 hour day. Example: if due at 11:55 p.m. Monday August 31, then10 points deducted for receipt between 12:00 am (0000 militarytime)Tuesday Sep 1 and midnight (2400) Sep 1; 20 points deducted forreceipt between 12:00 a.m. (0000) Wednesday Sep 2 and midnight (2400)Sep 2; etc.Please note that 12:00 a.m. is considered late for our purposes!!!!! TheBlackboard system will label the assignment as late beginning with11:56 p.m. because of how it grades in increments of 5 minutes.Please ignore the late label for 11:56, 11:57, 11:58, 11:59 pm.5.) Quiz grading policy.a. Possible points will be posted next to question or task. The Quiz gradeand supporting comments will be sent to the individual student by way ofgrading system embedded within the Course (Gradebook Icon on theHomepage) and/or the Embedded course email (Email icon on theHomepage).b. NO revisions are allowed. Rather, please incorporate suggestions forimprovements on future written assignments. Extra credit exercises arenot provided to compensate for lost points to students who fail to abide bythis policy.

Evaluation Strategies continued:C. EXAMS 1, 2, 3, and 41.) Exam Procedure and policy.a. The Exams will be posted within the Web course location in the Exam Roomsection. The exams are timed multiple choice. Some exams might containshort answer/essay questions. Further details will be provided by way ofexam instructions on the documents and the course information websection. Exams 1,2, 3, and 4 will be delivered electronically through anExam Room link that will be linked to the Course Homepage. The examsmust be taken on the computer. Students will read the questions andselect answers online. It will simulate a classroom exam experience.Exams 1 2, 3, and 4 will require that the student use RESPONDUSLOCKDOWN BROWSER to access the exam. Instructions for how todownload and use Respondus Lockdown Browser will be posted later inthe semester in both the "start here" section of course and the Examroom.b. Study guide questions will be available for exam preparation. Study guidequestions are found online at the beginning of each course moduledocumentation.c. Each exam will be available for a range of days. Please see exam schedule inthe course syllabus and additional online documents for each exam periodof time.d. Students will have 60 minutes to complete each exam 1, 2, 3 and 4. Once youclick begin on any exam, the timer starts. If you log off during the exam, youcan not reenter the exam. In other words, the clock does not start andrestart. Questions answered after the 60 minutes will not be counted towardgrade. If the system has a server failure on UT facility, the faculty arenotified so that accommodation can be made. UT is not able toaccommodate personal computer problems or interruptions. The BlackboardRespondus Lockdown Browser system has a timer and a warning.However, the system does not shut down or prevent answer selection whentime is up (example: 60 min). The student is responsible for submitting theexam before the time is up. If a student submits after the timed period(example: 60 min and 1 second or beyond) the Blackboard system flags theexam for the course faculty to verify. It is not possible to determine whichanswers were selected and saved after the time limit. Therefore, pointdeductions will be based on the amount of time over the limit.e. Students will not be allowed to print the exam questions.f. Students will not be allowed to preview the exam questions prior to taking theexam.g. Students will be given ONE opportunity to take Exams 1, 2, 3, and 4.h. The exams will have multiple versions that will be randomly distributed amongthe students. Students must work alone without assistance from other

students, faculty, professionals, family, etc. This will be consideredcheating and subject to course failure or program dismissal. Students maynot share the content of exams with others in the course before, during orafter they take their exams. This will be considered cheating and subject tocourse failure or program dismissal.i. Students may have open textbooks and study notes with them while takingeach exam 1, 2, 3, and 4. For purposes of N7690, this is not consideredcheating. Rather, it is considered a fair teaching and evaluation strategy forthis online course.j. A practice exam that is not worth any course points will be posted so thatstudents may familiarize themselves with the process.2.) Policy for Excused Late Exam Submission. Excused Late Examsubmission allows student to be considered for full point value.a. Permission for late exam submission must given by the Faculty to thestudent before the quiz deadline.b. Consultation with course Faculty regarding late exam must occur viaphone 419-383-5883 (or cell 419-366-0037) or email sent to course facultyfrom within the UT Web Course site before the exam deadline.

Evaluation Strateqies continued:c. The only valid excuses for late exam are illness and family member deathwhich can be documented that is written and legally valid. The date onthe documentation must correlate to the date of exam. The student mustsubmit legally valid written documentation before the quiz grade isrecorded. Note: Individual student technical problems such as failure toattach documents to Assignment section is not an excuse considered forlate submission.d. No message prior to quiz deadline results in application of the policy forunexcused late exam submission unless legally valid writtendocumentation demonstrates why a message could not be left asrequired. The date on the documentation must correlate to the due date ofexam.e. Make-up exam is not allowed for persons who fail to abide by this policy.Extra credit exercises are not provided to compensate for lost points tostudents who fail to abide by this policy3.) Policy for Unexcused Late Exam Submission. Unexcused late examsubmission is.not considered for full point value. Unexcused late examis not eligible for revision.a. An exam received after the due date without appropriate excuse as in2a-2d above, will be considered late. Zero points will be awarded.b. Make-up exam is not allowed for persons who fail to abide by this policy. Extracredit exercises are not provided to compensate for lost points to studentswho fail to abide by this policy.c. Exams 1, 2, 3, and 4 are timed exams (example: 60 min). Once the studentinitiates the exam 1, 2, 3 and 4, the timer begins. The BlackboardRespondus Lockdown Browser system has a timer and a warning.However, the system does not shut down or prevent answer selectionwhen time is up (example: 60 min). The student is responsible forsubmitting the exam before the time is up. If a student submits after thetimed period (example: 60 min and 1 second or beyond) the Blackboardsystem flags the exam for the course faculty to verify. It is not possible todetermine which answers were selected and saved after the time limit.i. Point deductions will be made as follows:Exams1, 2, 3, and 4 submitted greater than 10 seconds and up to 2minutes beyond the allowed time limit (example: 60 min and 11 seconds through62 min) will receive a 25 point deduction.Exams1, 2, 3, and 4 submitted greater than 2 min beyond the allowedtime limit (example: 62 min and 1 sec) will receive the full 50 point deduction.Exams 1, 2, 3, and 4 not submitted at all and not excused late will receivethe full 50 point deduction.D. DISCUSSION GROUP (2 discussions in course)1 .) Grading of discussion groups on the Discussion Area of the Course(found by clicking "Discussions" icon on Home Page) will be based on BOTHparticipation and content. It is mandatory that each student participate to receivecredit. In addition, the comments posted must be substantial in content (notnecessarily volume) such that the comment adds to the ongoing discussion, is

EVALUATION STRATEGIES continued:factually correct, and demonstrates critical thinking. Dr. Pocotte will post theproblem and the class members will try and solve it. The problem may not haveone correct answer, therefore the posted comments demonstrating criticalthinking to problem solve is the focus. Individual student postings will be gradedand points awarded. The discussion grades and supporting comments will besent to the individual student by way of grading system embedded within theCourse (Gradebook Icon on the Homepage) and/or the Embedded course email(Email icon on the Homepage).2.) Documented illness that interferes discussion group participation willbe accommodated as long as the student immediately contacts the faculty. Seeexam and quiz policy regarding contact and excused documentation.3.) The faculty of this course is not under any obligation to accommodatemissed discussion group participation due to vacations taken at a time other thanthe official breaks of UT CON. Please understand that this means advancedposting of assignments may not always be possible.E. DRUG UPDATE MONITORING OF FDA CENTER FOR DRUGEVALUATION AND RESEARCH (2 Drug updates in course)1.) It is mandatory to use the FDA "CDERNEW" email alert that may besubscribed to on http://www.fda.ÿs/NewsEvents/default.htm. Directionsfor how to subscribe are provided in course web presentation "Start Here, Clickon this document second". Please subscribe immediately during the first week toallow time for you to determine if your subscription is working prior to when theinformation will be used for Drug Update discussion assignments.2.) The objective is to learn how to stay current on drug news for futurepharmacotherapeutic applications. Students are required to monitor thedaily/weekly notices of newly FDA approved drugs, drug clinical trial progress,new off-label uses of approved drugs, and updates of approved drugs. For eachof the drugs listed under "New and Generic Drug Approvals", a description ofsignificance is required. It is suggested that you save the emails in a folder inyour email program. This will facilitate ease of use when needed in the Courseassignments.3.) Drug Update exercises will be posted in the Discussion Area of the Course(found by clicking "Discussions" icon on Home

Third semester in BSN-DNP program [ PROPOSE DUAL NUMBERING NURS 5690/7690 to meet the needs of the Masters program (NURS 5690) and the BSN-DNP program (NURS 7690). If the proposed course is similar to another course in the College or University, please describe the difference and provide a rationale for the duplication.