Course Requirements:
1. Attendance and participation at all practicum assignments and classes.
2. Weekly preparation of written learning objective and maintenance of a clinical practicum log.
3. Analysis and evaluation of learning experiences in clinical log.
4. Individual instructor - student conferences in person and online.
5. Satisfactory completion of practicum activities and project.
6. Satisfactory preceptor written evaluation of student performance.
7. Satisfactory completion of all graded activities.

Course Grade: Satisfactory completion of Clinical Practicum Experience as evidenced by:
1. Maintenance of written log e-mailed to faculty via the Discussion Board in WebCT every other week.
2. Satisfactory Preceptor Evaluation

Written Log of Practicum Experiences:
A log of your practicum experiences should begin with your first clinical day and continue throughout your practicum experience. The purpose of the log is to assist you in the development of a systematic plan to meet your course goals and objectives. The log should:
    1. List your weekly objectives with a tentative plan for their achievement.
    2. Briefly describe the day's experiences.
    3. Reflect on your experiences in relationship to factors that facilitated/hindered achievement of your
        objectives and discuss in relationship to leadership/management theory (cite references).

The logs are to be submitted in your Discussion Board in WebCT every other week beginning with the second clinical week. The instructor will provide comments and suggestions for your learning experience.

Point Distribution for Grade:
1. Presentation of researchable system, issue or problem. (Pass/Fail)
2. Class Discussion (25). In a cooperative learning environment, students will be prepared to engage in class

    discussion in response to weekly required readings and will post a minimum of one response every week to each

    student in their Discussion Board on projects that week; and post appropriate comments during the online

    modules.
3. Practicum Project and Presentation (50)
    Clarify with your preceptor the specific system's project, status of the project, and final form of report.
    Criteria for the project report are:
        - Two-page System's Project Executive Summary: Statement describing the nursing system
          (clinical, financial, human resource, quality, strategic and operational planning, etc.), goals for the
          system assessment and analysis, recommendations and outcomes expected (4 points).
        - Description of the clinical agency (3 points)
        - Detailed description of the system (3 points)
        - Significance of the system assessment (3 points)
        - Analysis of the system - detailed, systematic (8 points)
        - Evaluation of any previous or current improvement strategies (3 points)
        - Theoretical perspective for recommendations for system improvements (3 points)
        - System specific strategy recommendations and based upon supporting evidence(Evidenced-Based   

           Administratice Practice (4 points)
        - Outcomes expected based upon evidence(5 points)
        - Action plan for implementation and implementation chart (5 points)
        - Written in professional style (spelling, grammar, and sentence structure), APA format, 15-20 pages with           numerous additional appendices to demonstrate work. (4 points).
        - Seminar Presentation. (5 points). Students will give a 10 minute presentation based on their
          project report.

    Criteria for the presentation:
        - Summary of the major points of the project (3 points)
        - Professional presentation (using questions, power point, transparencies, other) (2 points).

    In the spirit of cooperative learning, students will meet with the faculty to discuss the proposed topic before  

    October 20, 2008 . The project report is due on December 1, 2008 .  Unexcused late project reports will be

    down-graded five percentage points the first day and one point per day thereafter. If students anticipate inability to     meet the due date, at least one week earlier they must negotiate a later due date - for both the practicum     system's project and the business plan - see below. Please submit 2 copies of the project report.

4. Healthcare Group Project utilizing a Business Plan and Presentation.
   (See specific grading sheet for the 25 points in vull course syllabus.  Executive Summary and PowerPoint

    presentation due November 3, 2008 .

   Students work in groups of 2 or 4. You may use a business planning software package or follow the guideline from    a business book or article to develop a business plan for one agency for a new service or product line. Alternately,    you may also do it for a business that you would like to begin.

    Students will give a 10 minute presentation on the Business Plan on the due date of November 3, 2008.

Monday August 25, 2008