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Syllabus for SCOM 5/4403: Seminar in Health Communication Professor: Dr. Marceline Thompson-Hayes Office: Communications Bldg. 364 Email: mhayes@astate.edu Office phone: 972-2816 Office hours: 9-9:30, 12:30-1:45 T & R Course objective: This course will introduce students to current issues and perspectives within the field of health communication. Texts: The following is required reading for all students: du Pre’, A. (2004.) Communicating about health (2nd ed.) Boston, MA: McGraw Hill. Other required readings will be assigned in class. You will have to look up the assigned articles online. Grading scale: 90-100%=A; 80-89%=B; 70-79%=C; 60-69%=D; Below 60%=F Assignments &
Grading: For Undergraduates Only: Description of Assignments: Exams: Will be mainly multiple-choice, true-false, and matching format with the possible inclusion of short essay and short answer. You must take each exam on time. Make-ups occur only at the discretion of your instructor. Points will be deducted. Failure to take the final exam will results in an “F” for the course. The final exam will be comprehensive. Film Application Paper (undergraduate students only): You will watch a full-length feature film and write a paper on how course concepts are demonstrated in the film. Examples of possible films we may watch are: Awakenings (1990, Robert De Niro), Miss Evers Boys (1997, Alfre Woodard), The Doctor (1991, William Hurt), The Insider (1999, Russell Crowe), Thank You for Not Smoking (2002, Aaron Eckhart). Guidelines will be provided but the paper will be at least three but no more than five full pages. You make work in groups up to four people but everyone will receive the same grade! Papers will be discussed in class. Research Paper or project (graduate students only): You have two options to fulfill this requirement. (1) Research paper: You may write a 15-20 page literature review ending with hypotheses and/or research questions. Papers must strictly follow APA (5th edition) format and must be grounded entirely in primary academic research (scholarly books and articles; no textbooks or ‘readers’ where authors are writing about the original articles; go straight to the original articles). You should include about 15-20 references. You may choose to write about any aspect of health communication but your topic must be approved by your professor. (2) Class project: You may “teach” a class period. You may work alone or in groups. Groups can contain up to five members. Each person or group will choose a topic on an area of health communication that relates to our course and prepare to “teach” the class about that topic for an entire class period. No group or person can do the same topic. Do not cover material we have already examined. If working in a group, all group members should have equal speaking time. Each person should turn in a detailed outline of his/her portion of the presentation. Your presentation should include lecture and at least one class exercise. You must have at least one visual aid. You may include role-plays and brief video clips in your presentation. You may have time for questions but Q and A will not be part of the formal presentation. You will be graded upon the content, originality, creativity, the relevance and appropriateness of the material you choose to cover, and how well you present the material. Be careful about issues of plagiarism. In other words, if you present information that came from a certain source, then identify that source verbally in your presentation as well as on your outline. Demonstrate effective public speaking skills (eye-contact, dynamism, gestures, posture, etc.) Your outline will be strongly considered as it indicates the amount and scope of your preparation. The information from the presentation will appear on the exam so make sure students are given a hand-out or can take notes easily. Your group must provide a list of 10 possible test questions. The list must at least 5 contain multiple-choice and two short answer/essay type questions. Participation: We will do several exercises and activities throughout the semester. These can NOT be made up if you are absent so be sure you attend class regularly. Participation also refers to your general conduct and how engaged you are during class. Thus, any points not used by exercises or activities will be taken up with a consideration of your conduct and the quality of your in-class discussion and manner. Be respectful at all times; be open to alternate view-points and always be willing to engage in class discussion in a courteous and appropriate manner. In other words, if we only complete 40 out of the 50 participation points with class activities, the remaining ten will be awarded on the basis of conduct and how well you contributed to the intellectual (and social) climate of the class. Pharmaceutical Advertisement Analysis: You must choose a print pharmaceutical advertisement from a magazine to analyze according to guidelines given to you by your instructor. Waiting Room Analysis: You must visit a waiting room at a doctor’s office (any type of medical doctor’s office in any location) and describe the layout and design of the waiting room. You must assess the impact of the layout and design on patient’s sense of comfort and well-being. You should provide suggestions for making the room more comfortable and inviting if necessary. Guidelines will be provided. Disabilities: Students with disabilities that affect their ability to fully participate in the course should contact Disability Support Services (972-3964) as soon as possible in order to make the necessary accommodations to facilitate your experience in this course. Academic violations (cheating, plagiarism, etc.): Any violation of the Academic Misconduct policy will result in an “F” for the assignment and an “F” in the course and will potentially be reported to Judicial Affairs for further action. Attendance: In a course that meets two days a week, you may you four times without penalty. Beyond that, you will be deducted one letter grade per absence. The only absences that will be counted as “excused” are when you are out-of-town participating in a university sponsored event and are able to present legitimate documentation as evidence. Illnesses, court appearances, etc. are not excused. Class activities can NOT be made up regarding of your reason for missing in any case. Note that two instances of being tardy equal one absence. Arriving to class after roll is taken but within ten minutes of starting time equals a tardy. Arriving to class after ten minutes of starting time equals an absence. It is your responsibility to have your name added to the roll if you are tardy. See your instructor after class and ask to be counted as present. Again, you will not be counted as being present if you walked into class ten minutes after roll is taken.
Cell Phone Policy: Cell phones must be turned off during class. Do not answer your phone or leave to talk on the phone or make phone calls unless there is a dire emergency (e.g., someone is dying.) Points will be deducted if class is disrupted due to a cell phone violation. Tentative Schedule: This schedule is subject to change at any time. Keep abreast of the changes. Week
1 Intro. to the course Week
2 Ch. 2, “History and Current Issues” Week
3 Ch. 3, “The Roles of Patients & Caregivers Week
4 Ch. 4, “Caregiver Perspective” Week
5 Ch. 5, “Patient Perspective” Week
6 Ch. 6, “Diversity among Patients” Week
7 Ch. 7, “Social Support” Week
8 Ch. 8, “Cultural Competence” Week
9 Ch. 9, “Culture and Diversity in Health
Organizations” Week
10 Ch. 10, Leadership & Teamwork Week
11 SPRING BREAK Week
12 Ch. 11, “Health Images in the Media” Week
13 Ch. 12, “Planning Health Promotion
Campaigns”
Week
15 FINAL PAPERS DUE ON APRIL 19th
Last day of classes is Monday, April 23rd SEE EXAM SCHEDULE FOR DATE/TIME OF FINAL EXAM
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