HLTH 634 Health Communication and Advocacy

Each Module: Week will be introduced by a video presentation overviewing the content to be covered. Textbook readings provide the core content necessary for mastery of the subject area and prepare the student for the related assessments and activities. Completion of the required readings is necessary to successfully complete the quizzes. The syllabus must be followed carefully, as textbook readings are not always in consecutive chapter order. To find examples of forms and products being discussed, the student must be sure to refer to appendices of the texts when asked to do so.

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Students will complete 1 Video Discussion for this course. Each Video Discussion Thread will be a 2-minute video posted by the student on a prompt. The student must review 2 of their peers’ videos and repond in at least 200 words, critiquing, challenging, and encouraging others in their development (CLO: E).

The Communication Artifacts are a collection of documents that represents creative work products and activities demonstrating the knowledge and skills the student has gained throughout the course. The collection may also serve as a tool for future professional use and possible career advancement. Each Communication Artifact assignment in every Module: Week will be worth 20 points. In the last Module: Week, the Communication Artifact will also be evaluated comprehensively and 30 points will be awarded for overall look, consistency, accuracy, and completion of the collection throughout the course.(CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F)

There will be 8 open-book/open-notes quizzes given during this course. The student will have 1 hour to complete each quiz. (CLO: A, B, C)