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online Naturopathic Health Care I course at Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Naturopathic Health Care I

Course Title: NH765 - Naturopathic Health Care I
Department: Naturopathic Medicine and Health Care
Instructor: James Johnson, MD E-Mail - Vita

COURSE OVERVIEW:

I am happy to provide you with information and instructions regarding this course. As you know, you have a time limit to complete this course. The time limit follows the College's policy for course time completion at the graduate level (10 weeks).

This is an exciting course and I am sure you will learn some of the most interesting principles related to the specialty of Naturopathic Health Care. After successful completion of the course, you will have a much greater understanding of the Naturopathic Health Care issues that are applicable to the delivery of health care services, as well as some of the most current and pressing issues in care delivery.

This course is a graduate level course. It is formatted to be self-directed, along with one-on- one mentoring by faculty. As your instructor, you and I communicate throughout your time spent in this important study. Communication can be by the internal mail system and fax. As a graduate level course, you must be prepared to operationalize the concepts learned into the reality of today's health care environment.

The readings in the text, the analysis of case studies supplied in the text, our discussions, and your weekly assignments will assist in meeting this broad-based goal.

You will find the text book for this course to be one of the best available for the study of Naturopathic Health Care at the graduate level. It is packed with information.

TEXT:    Online Bookstore

Textbook of Natural Medicine (2-Volume Set), second edition, edited by Pizzorno and Murray. Churchill Livingstone (Elsevier), 1999. ISBN: 0443059454

Please order your book as soon as possible.

SUMMARY:

This course is a graduate course for students in the ND program in Naturopathic Health Care. This is an intermediate level Naturopathic Health Care I course that focuses on the many principles and theories of Naturopathy as it relates to health care delivery. The course allows students to progress through from history to treatment options.

Students follow the course and chapter objectives and proceed to Naturopathic Health Care II. Some of the topics/subjects covered include; history, theory, Alzheimer’s disease, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Learning will provide students with the necessary foundation to progress to the next course level.

The course is formatted as an online course. There is a midterm and a final examination. Students are encouraged to submit questions and discusses issues and problems in Naturopathic Health Care I with the instructor. Reading assignments from the textbook are assigned with supporting objectives. There may be weekly written responses to related questions that are to be turned into the instructor as detailed below.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: James E. Johnson, M.D.

HOW TO REACH YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I am available to you on an ongoing basis throughout your time spent in this course. Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, concerns, issues, etc. I am here to assist you and mentor you to achieve your goals and experience success in this course.

Internal Mail System of Canyon College (imail)

Phone: 615-523-2136
Fax: 615-523-2136

I prefer that whenever possible you contact me by the Internal Mail System.

Again, do not hesitate to contact me. I am here for you and look forward to working with you.

EXAMINATIONS:

There are two examinations for this course. There is a mid-term examination and a final examination.

The examinations are of the subjective and objective type. The mid-term has a subjective component to it. The examinations are "open" book. They thoroughly test knowledge in key areas of course content. While open book, they require thought and knowledge of the related content for successful completion.

Both examinations are taken "online." The examinations are accessed through the web site for Canyon College. When you are ready to take the examinations, please imail me directly and request authorization to take your exam. I will in turn notify the College that you may have exam access. You will receive a notice from the College's administrative offices that you are permitted to have access to the examination.

When you are ready to take the examinations, access the web site, and take the examination. The examinations are graded after completion and you will be notified almost immediately of your score for the objective test component.

Please plan to take the midterm exam by the end of the week of the "mid" week of the course. The final examination must be taken by the last day of the final week of the course.

GRADE ASSIGNMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS:

You will receive a letter grade, based on your over all score achievement. The grading scale is as follows:

90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F

You will receive a letter grade for each examination. Your final course grade will be a computer average of the scores you achieve on both examinations. Of course the midterm is made up of 2 parts.

I will imail you your score and letter grade for each of the examinations, as well as your final average score and final letter grade for the course.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Your reading assignments are self-paced. The reading assignment schedule is as follows:

Read Volume I, Section 1. Read Volume I, Section 2 and 3 (have a general knowledge of what test and treatments are available. Details of this section will come later during other sections of this degree program.) Following reading and studying of the mentioned sections, you may proceed to take the Mid-term examination. You should have completed the reading for these 3 sections by the mid point in the course.

After you have completed the Midterm examination, please proceed to read Volume II, chapters 128, 139, 149, 172, 173, 130, 153, 168, 178, 181, 188, 189, and 194. Gain an understanding of what is necessary to make a proper assessment, to offer proper naturopathic treatments, and to prevent the illnesses discussed in each chapter. You should complete the readings for the chapters mentioned in this paragraph by the last week of the course. After completing the readings and study for these chapters, you may proceed to take the Final examination. The final covers the material in this paragraph.

REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES:

You are responsible for reviewing the objectives (provided throughout the course) for each chapter in the text book, prior to reading and studying the chapter. The objectives will guide you in your learning and assist you in knowledge attainment. The objectives are provided for your benefit.

WHAT TO DO:
  1. Order your text book immediately.
  1. Review the chapter objectives in class before reading and studying each chapter.
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the midterm examination
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the final examination
  1. During the first week of the course, please imail your instructor and provide your instructor with some basic information about you, including;
    1) your contact address (e.g. e-mail address)
    2) your goals for this course
    3) your overall goals for a career in Naturopathic Health Care
    4) your past and current work experiences
    5) any experiences you have had in health care delivery.
  1. Contact your instructor any time you would like to discuss the readings, have questions, require clarifications or further explanations, etc.
  1. Share with your instructor current event issues related to pathology that you identify in the news media, etc. In turn, your instructor may share such information with you for discussion and analysis.
  1. Have fun! Be positive! Achieve your goals!