VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Make it real. John Marshall & Richmond Community High School Syllabus CMST 210 Spring 2019 Prerequisite: CMST 209, College Success Skills HEALTH CAREERS EXPLORATION I COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to help high school students learn college success skills, make informed decisions about the health careers they wish to pursue, and plan ahead for college-level courses and extracurricular activities to achieve intended career goals. The course achieves these objectives through the following activities and assignments: ● Lectures from health professionals and admissions officers in different professional school programs ● Self-Directed Search, Career Inventory Testing ● A mentorship program where VCU undergraduate students will plan activities and work individually with high school students to learn college success skills, with an emphasis on reflective writing ● Lab experiences in which high school students will have the opportunity to participate in active learning experiences on the MCV campus EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS: * You are expected to attend and participate in every class and turn in assignments on time. * You are expected to take full responsibility for your own academic performance. * You are expected to communicate with your mentor on a regular basis. * You are expected to learn new academic strategies and behaviors. * You are expected to act and communicate with others in a professional manner. CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is expected at every mentor class and lab activity. Students who need to miss class for a medical reason or emergency must contact Dr. Leibowitz prior to the class meeting. Students who have more than 1 unexcused absence from a lab activity or mentoring activity will be withdrawn from or fail the Health Careers Exploration class. Students are responsible for being aware of class meeting times. Class will meet for mentoring or lab activities at least 1 time per week between January 5 th and May 6 th while Richmond Public Schools is in session. All meeting times are listed on pages 8 & 9 of the syllabus. UNIVERSITY WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Students who fail to make adequate progress in the Health Careers Exploration class are strongly encouraged to withdraw. Decisions to withdraw will result in a “W” on the transcript. This is a much better option than receiving a low grade. Students wanting to withdraw from the class should consult with Dr. Leibowitz prior to making this decision. Withdrawals must be made by the student through the student registration system, my.vcu.edu (e-services tab), by March 22, 2019. 1
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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Make it real.
John Marshall & Richmond Community High School Syllabus CMST 210 Spring 2019
Prerequisite: CMST 209, College Success Skills
HEALTH CAREERS EXPLORATION I
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to help high school students learn college success skills, make informed decisions about the health careers they wish to pursue, and plan ahead for college-level courses and extracurricular activities to achieve intended career goals.
The course achieves these objectives through the following activities and assignments: ● Lectures from health professionals and admissions officers in different professional school programs ● Self-Directed Search, Career Inventory Testing ● A mentorship program where VCU undergraduate students will plan activities and work individually with high
school students to learn college success skills, with an emphasis on reflective writing ● Lab experiences in which high school students will have the opportunity to participate in active learning
experiences on the MCV campus
EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS: * You are expected to attend and participate in every class and turn in assignments on time. * You are expected to take full responsibility for your own academic performance. * You are expected to communicate with your mentor on a regular basis. * You are expected to learn new academic strategies and behaviors. * You are expected to act and communicate with others in a professional manner.
CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is expected at every mentor class and lab activity. Students who need to miss class for a medical reason or emergency must contact Dr. Leibowitz prior to the class meeting. Students who have more than 1 unexcused absence from a lab activity or mentoring activity will be withdrawn from or fail the Health Careers Exploration class.
Students are responsible for being aware of class meeting times. Class will meet for mentoring or lab activities at least 1 time per week between January 5th and May 6th while Richmond Public Schools is in session. All meeting times are listed on pages 8 & 9 of the syllabus.
UNIVERSITY WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Students who fail to make adequate progress in the Health Careers Exploration class are strongly encouraged to withdraw. Decisions to withdraw will result in a “W” on the transcript. This is a much better option than receiving a low grade. Students wanting to withdraw from the class should consult with Dr. Leibowitz prior to making this decision. Withdrawals must be made by the student through the student registration system, my.vcu.edu (e-services tab), by March 22, 2019.
POLICY ON SUBMITTING LATE WORK: Work turned in after the stated deadline will be graded for ½ credit provided it is turned in within 24 hours after the deadline. Any assignment turned in more than 24 hours after the deadline will receive 0 credit. Students who fail to turn in assignments will be withdrawn from or fail the Health Careers Exploration course.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: Activities will be cancelled if Richmond Public Schools and/or Virginia Commonwealth University is closed for inclement weather. If an activity is cancelled, students are required to check Blackboard for updates.
CLASS TIME AND MEETING LOCATIONS: The course will follow the VCU spring semester calendar (http://www.vcu.edu/academiccalendars/) and meet from January 12th through May 4th. John Marshall and Richmond Community High School students will be enrolled in a 1-credit section of the Health Careers Exploration class.
● John Marshall students will meet with mentors from 11:15-12:50 at John Marshall High School on Thursdays. ● Richmond Community students will meet with mentors from 3:00-4:00 at Richmond Community High School on
Wednesdays. Ms. Lamb will meet with students most Wednesdays from 2:30-3:00 and during some family time blocks on Tuesdays and Fridays.
● Health Sciences Lab activities will be coordinated on the MCV campus to grant students exposure to health science careers. John Marshall and Richmond Community High Students attend lab activities together on designated days from 11:45-4:30.
● The closing reception and graduation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 1st from 6-8pm in the Rodney Room of Schafer Court on the VCU Monroe Park campus. HSA graduates, VCU mentors, and family members are invited.
LAB TIMES AND TRANSPORTATION: 4 lab activity days are planned for the semester. Please see the schedule on page 8. On lab days, students will be dropped off at VCU by Richmond Public School buses by 11:45am and picked up by RPS buses at VCU between 4:15-4:30pm and taken back to their high school.
BLACKBOARD: A Blackboard site will be kept to support the class. Students should check the site every Sunday evening by logging into Blackboard at http://blackboard.vcu.edu for reminders about weekly activities and assignment due dates. The midterm, final exam, and all written assignments will be submitted via Blackboard. Students will be able to submit classwork and find assignment instructions under the Blackboard tab marked “assignments”. Blackboard will be set up so that assignments and exams must be completed and submitted by the due dates indicated in the chart below. Grades for each area listed above will also be posted under the Gradebook function of the Blackboard account.
TECHNOLOGY ACCESS & ASSISTANCE: Students lacking access to technology resources should contact their school counselor for assistance. Every effort will be made to make resources available for student use. For all technology problems, including trouble logging into Blackboard, call the VCU technology help desk at 804-828-2227.
INSTRUCTORS & COUNSELING RESOURCES: Dr. Leibowitz is the lead faculty member for the course. Students are encouraged to contact him with any questions or concerns throughout the semester. In cooperation with your school’s counseling department, Bridget Lamb will be serving as a counseling resource to assist students at RCHS and Shanelle Williams will be serving as a counseling resource at John Marshall. Ms. Lamb and Ms. Williams will be available at schools on a regular basis to assist students with time-management, organization, and developing productive mentee relationships. Dr. Seth Leibowitz, Executive Director of Health Sciences Program and Advising, 828-1761, [email protected] Mrs. Shanelle Williams, Counseling Intern, John Marshall High School, [email protected] Ms. Bridget Lamb, Counseling Intern, Richmond Community High School, [email protected]
MENTOR AND MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS: High school students will be assigned to work with a VCU undergraduate student mentor. Each VCU mentor will be assigned to work with a student from John Marshall or Richmond Community High School. Relationships will be built so that the mentor can play a significant part in helping high school students build college success skills, advise the mentee about the college experience, and discuss factors that contribute to making decisions about careers. The mentor is available to guide students through exercises in the class as well as to be a source of information. Students are encouraged to ask questions (at designated mentor classes or via Blackboard discussions and electronic communication) about the college experience. Students are advised to avoid inappropriate topics that might make the mentor or other classmates uncomfortable.
Mentors and mentees are required to communicate outside of class. Mentors are responsible for initiating and scheduling outside of class communication with their mentees. Mentors are discouraged from using texting or social networking as a form of communication as it can be counterproductive to building successful relationships. Mentors and mentees are encouraged to communicate outside of class on a regular basis via phone or video conferencing. Email communication between mentors and mentees must be professional in nature.
During the duration of the spring semester, mentors and mentees are prohibited from transporting each other in personal vehicles.
REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. Virginia Health Careers Guide (Area Health Education Centers)
Available at https://www.vhwda.org/healthcare-careers 2. Dreamland by Sam Quinones 3. READINGS: See Blackboard for the list of class readings. Presenters may provide supplemental readings. 4. VCU Undergraduate Bulletin available online at http://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/bulletins/
Access the 2018-2019 PDF version online at http://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: (150 POINTS: 75 POINTS EACH FOR MIDTERM & FINAL) Attendance at all class meetings is mandatory. Class participation through communicating with mentors, being alert and asking questions in class, participating during in-class exercises, and responding to questions raised by instructors is strongly encouraged. To ensure safety, students must take buses provided by Richmond Public Schools to and from all visits to the Monroe Park and MCV campuses. Please read carefully and share with family the emergency response plan for VCU Field Trips. Students should wear their Health Sciences Academy polo shirts to field trip activities.
RESPONDING TO SURVEYS / SELF-DIRECTED SEARCH INVENTORY: (20 POINTS) The Self-Directed Search Career Inventory can be accessed at http://www.self-directed-search.com/. Passwords to access the site will be made available through Blackboard. Students must take the inventory, print out the results page, and bring that to class on February 7th (John Marshall) or February 20th (Richmond Community High School).
GRADING: Students will be receiving a grade for 1 credit from VCU for successful completion of this course. That grade will come from the assignments listed below. Grades for the VCU course will be posted to Blackboard and e-services upon completion of the VCU course. College credit will be transferable to VCU as an elective but options for transfer to other colleges and universities may be limited. Concerns about grades should be communicated to Dr. Seth Leibowitz.
Final Attendance & Participation 65 5/11 VCU Instructors
Individual Meetings with Ms. Lamb and Ms. Williams
10 5/11 VCU Instructors
Total Points 500
DREAMLAND WINTER READING ASSIGNMENT (80 POINTS): Quotes from May 15, 2015 Interview with Sam Quinones on National Public Radio:
QUINONES: “These pills contain drugs that are molecularly very similar to heroin. They are opioids. They are synthetic opiates. People would get addicted to the pills believing that, well, this is okay because it's doctors - you know,
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prescribing this and this comes from a drug company and this kind of thing, but at a certain point, they would no longer be using it for their pain. They would be using them because they're addicted. Frequently, the doctor would cancel the prescription or simply they just couldn't get the pills with the regularity they needed. And so heroin is the fallback drug (Quinones, 2015).”
QUINONES: “Portsmouth was the pill mill capital of America, really. They had more per capita in that town than anywhere else in the country. Pill mills are where a doctor prescribes pills for cash without almost any diagnosis of any pain problems or anything like that. Pill mills usually have long, long lines. Portsmouth had a dozen of these, and they prescribed millions of pills a year and was one of the main reasons why so many people got addicted there. The godfather of all that was a guy by the name of David Proctor. And by the 1990s, when the main painkiller in all this, OxyContin, is released, he sees this as basically a business model. You can prescribe these pills and people will pay you $250 every month to get that prescription, and you will always have your clinic full. He also taught a lot of doctors who came to work for him how to run these pill mills. So he became kind of the Ray Kroc, the McDonald's of pill mills, in the words of one Kentucky cop. And all these doctors went out on their own and spread this pill mill phenomenon to eastern Kentucky, to parts of West Virginia, other parts of Ohio. It was a big part of how this epidemic got going early on (Quinones, 2015).”
Quinones, S. (2015, May 15). Interview with Renee Montagne [transcript]. National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=404184355.
Winter Dreamland Writing Prompt: In 500 words (approximately 2 pages double-spaced), discuss how the U.S. healthcare system contributed to the rise in opioid prescriptions, resulting in patient addiction. Reflect on ethical issues facing healthcare workers in prescribing opioids or treating patients requesting opioid prescriptions. Based on your reflection, recommend a strategy healthcare workers could use in treating patients who present with pain.
Grading Rubric For Winter Writing Assignment:
Content Points
Accurately represents author’s position in describing how the healthcare system has contributed to the opioid crisis/patient addiction (Must present material from Dreamland).
25
Presents ethical framework based on author’s position. 25
Strategies for pain management developed based on ethical framework. 30
FINAL PRESENTATION: (50 POINTS): At the conclusion of the class, a closing reception (May 1, 2019) will be held at
which time students will give a formal, 5-7 minute presentation on their career development throughout the semester. Specific items to be included in the presentation include the following:
● Top 1 or 2 career choices and how choices relate to self-directed search results. ● Specific aspects of the course that influenced career interests. ● Time frame and training necessary to achieve intended career goals. ● Required college classes, entrance exams, and other steps necessary to achieve intended career goals. ● High school and college extracurricular activities necessary to pursue intended career goals.
Grading Rubric for Final Presentations (50 Points): (graded at closing reception and graduation ceremony on May 1)
Content (5 points each) Clarity of information
Showing development from start to end of course
Knowledge of topic
Organization
Use of course material
Verbal (5 points each) Voice control
Use of interrupters
Enthusiasm/interest in topic
Non-verbal (5 points each) Eye contact
Professionalism/appearance
TOTAL POINTS (50 max)
JOURNAL/REFLECTION: (4 JOURNAL ENTRIES WORTH 25 POINTS EACH = 100 POINTS): Designed to support the career exploration process. Journals are a tool to reflect on the various units of the course including material presented in class and during the labs. Each journal entry will have a prompt, giving a specific topic to write on. Journals are to be submitted to Blackboard at or before their assigned due date. Students are encouraged to discuss their journal grades and entries during each mentor class. During the semester students are required to complete four (4) journal entries. Each entry is worth 25 points and is to address a given prompt. Journal entries should answer each of the items provided in the rubric. Journals should be 1 page (250-350 words). Journal entries are to be submitted to Blackboard by 10 pm on the due date. Due dates and prompts are listed below:
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Prompt: Based on your experience in the mentorship sessions and interactions with your mentor, discuss how you plan to use your mentor to be successful in the course. Reflect on specific interactions you have had with your mentor so far and what you learned about your mentor from those activities. Discuss your expectations and plans for developing that relationship so it will help you be successful in the course. Briefly summarize the expectations you set with your mentor for communication throughout the semester.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Prompt: Reflect on your Self-Directed Search Inventory results. Has the Inventory experience challenged you to see yourself in new ways or confirmed what you already knew to be true about yourself? As you plan your response, think about the outcomes that surprised you and the ones that reinforced things you already knew about yourself. Choose a specific outcome – one that was surprising or confirming. Write about the outcome explaining how it does (or does not) reflect how you see yourself and your future. Support your discussion with specific experiences that you have had in your life either in school, with your family, or in extracurricular activities. What has this new information made you think about in terms of your health career exploration?
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Prompt: Reflecting on an experience you had this semester, describe the college-level academic pathway you are choosing to pursue your career interest. Describe how the academic program, college major, and specific courses match your interests, values, and skills identified on the Self-Directed Search Career Inventory. What further steps will you take in high school to prepare for the academic program you will pursue?
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Prompt: Choose a health profession and based on specific material presented from the class activities, discuss why or why not the health area you are choosing is a career interest of yours. Reflect on something specific you learned about your interests, values, or skills to support your rationale. Tie in the results from the Self-Directed Search to what you learned about yourself from the information presented about the health career you are focusing on. Use previous experiences or talents and interests you have discovered in other activities or classes to also support your rationale for why a particular career area might or might not be of interest. List further steps in your career research you will take to follow up on what you learned about yourself.
Grading Rubric for Journals: (25 points each) Content Points
Ability to reflect upon specific aspect of the course, self directed search, or mentoring program activities
7
Ability to analyze self in relation to aspects of the course identified above 6
Ability to project into the future and relate learning to what could happen 6
Organization, presentation, and writing ability 6
Total 25
MENTOR EVALUATION: (100 POINTS): Mentors will be asked to evaluate student engagement in the mentor program. This evaluation will be posted on Blackboard. There will be a midterm and final evaluation given. Mentors and mentees are required to follow expectations set for ongoing communication throughout the semester. Mentors are responsible for ensuring productive communication.
UNIVERSITY RULES AND PROCEDURES: Academic Honesty and Honor Code. The VCU honor system policy describes the responsibilities of students, faculty, and administration in upholding academic integrity, while at the same time respecting the rights of individuals to the due process offered by administrative hearings and appeals. According to this policy, "members of the academic community are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity." In addition, all members of the VCU community are presumed to have an understanding of the VCU Honor System and are required to:
● Agree to be bound by the Honor System policy and its procedures; ● Report suspicion or knowledge of possible violations of the Honor System; ● Support an environment that reflects a commitment to academic integrity; ● Answer truthfully when called upon to do so regarding Honor System cases; ● Maintain confidentiality regarding specific information in Honor System cases; ● Most importantly, "All VCU students are presumed upon enrollment to have acquainted themselves with and
have an understanding of the Honor System."
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The Honor System in its entirety can be reviewed on the Web at http://www.provost.vcu.edu/pdfs/Honor_system_policy.pdf or it can be found in the current issue of the VCU Insider at http://www.students.vcu.edu/insider.html. In this class, because coursework will be collaborative at times, particular issues of integrity arise. You should not copy or print another student's work without permission. Any material (this includes IDEAS and LANGUAGE) from another source must be credited, whether that material is quoted directly, summarized, or paraphrased. In other words, you should respect the work of others and in no way present it as your own.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: SECTION 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, require that VCU provides "academic adjustments” or "reasonable accommodations" to any student who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. To receive accommodations, students must request them by contacting the Disability Support Services Office (DSS) on the Monroe Park Campus (828-2253) or the Division for Academic Success on the MCV campus (828-9782). More information is available at the Disability Support Services webpage, http://www.students.vcu.edu/dss/, or at the Division for Academic Success webpage, http://www.specialservices.vcu.edu/.
HEALTH SCIENCES LABS (Attended by students from both JM & RCHS): 11:45-4:15 @ MCV Campus; Buses depart from schools at 11:30 and return at 4:30; Activities begin and end @ Larrick Student Center
Friday, February 8: Allied Health (Clinical Lab Sciences, Radiation Sciences, and Physical Therapy) Thursday, March 7: Dentistry/Pharmacy Wednesday, March 27: Medicine/Nursing Tuesday, April 15 : Hospital Shadowing CLOSING RECEPTION & GRADUATION CEREMONY: Program graduates and their families (JM & RCHS) Graduates give final presentations Wednesday, May 1 from 6:00-8:00pm. Location: VCU Monroe Park Campus, Rodney Room @ Schaefer Court
SCHEDULE FOR CMST 210 SPRING 2019: (schedule is subject to revision)
JOHN MARSHALL SESSIONS (11:09-12:45): **JM Students will be engaged in college success skills programming on odd days throughout the semester
Thursday January 17 Mentor/Mentee - Team Building JM Gymnasium/Outside Fields Thursday January 31 Mentor/Mentee - Orientation JM Room 119 Thursday, February 7 Mentor/Mentee - Self Directed Search JM Room 119 Friday, February 8 MCV Allied Health Lab Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) Thursday, Feb 21 Mentor/Mentee -Getting Involved on Campus JM Room 119 Thursday, March 7 Dentistry/Pharmacy Lab Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) Thursday, March 21 Mentoring: Dreamland JM Room 119 Wednesday, March 27 Medicine/Nursing Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) Tuesday, April 9 Mentoring: Financing College JM Room 119 Thursday, April 11 Mentoring: Presentations JM Room 119 Monday, April 15 MCV Hospital Lab Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) Thursday, April 25 Mentors/Mentees Work on Presentations JM Room 119 Wednesday, May 1 Closing Reception and Final Presentations VCU Monroe Park Campus 6-8pm Friday, May 3 Program Evaluation/Post Assessment JM Room 119
RICHMOND COMMUNITY SESSIONS (Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm):
Friday, January 11 Wednesday, January 23 Wednesday, January 30 Friday, February 8 Wednesday, February 13 Wednesday, February 20 Wednesday, February 27 Thursday, March 7 Wednesday, March 13 Wednesday, March 20 Wednesday, March 27 Wednesday, April 10 Wednesday, April 17 Monday, April 15 Wednesday, May 1 Friday, May 3
Course Orientation/Pre-Assessments Mentor/Mentee Orientation DREAMLAND MCV Allied Health Lab Team Building Mentoring: Self-Directed Search Mentoring: Financing College Dentistry/Pharmacy Lab Mentoring: Getting involved on campus Mentoring: Effective Presentation Medicine/Nursing Mentoring: Final presentations I Mentoring: Final presentations II MCV Hospital Lab Closing Reception/Final Presentations Program Evaluation/Post Assessment
RCHS: Media Center (family time) RCHS: Cafeteria RCHS: Media Center Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) RCHS: Gymnasium RCHS: Media Center RCHS: Media Center Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) RCHS: Media Center RCHS: Media Center Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) RCHS: Media Center RCHS: Media Center Bus to Larrick (11:30-4:30) VCU Monroe Park Campus 6-8pm RCHS: Computer Lab (family time)
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John Marshall Health Careers Exploration I Odd/Day Schedule
Date Activity Instructor
Thursday, 1/3
VCU Welcome/Syllabus Dr. Leibowitz
Monday, 1/7
Organization/Planning Ms. Cherry
Wednesday, 1/9
Health Disparities Patricia Carcaise-Edinboro
Friday, 1/11 PT/ PA/ Athletic Training, High Point University Blair Brown
Tuesday, 1/15
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Carlton Goode
