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Title of independent study project: |
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MED HUMANITIES CAPSTONE |
Description of independent study project: |
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Reflect upon and discuss overall experience in medical humanities courses. Prepare essay discussing the insights gained from the minor. Redraft in light of discussion and comments from faculty advisor. |
Description of what student expects to learn from experience: |
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Draw together interdisciplinary themes from courses in the Medical Humanities Minor. Ability to state and defend own thesis on the role of humanities in medical study or practice. Refine writing skills. |
Description of how experience fits into overall academic goals: |
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Completes requirements for Medical Humanities Minor. |
Description of student obligations: |
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Meeting with faculty advisor as. Timely completion of draft and final versions of essay. |
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This section is to be completed by the faculty supervisor. Refer to the Resources for Independent Study or DLE courses for additional information. |
Description of faculty supervisor obligations: |
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Describe how you will share with the student your expectations about the quantity and quality of the experience and the required products. Note that your expectations for student learning must be on the syllabus or otherwise communicated to the student in writing.
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How often will you meet with the student to assess progress, advances, and roadblocks? |
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500 characters left.
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How often and in what format will you give feedback on the quality of the student’s progress and on the intermediate products/assignments? |
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500 characters left.
| In meetings, by email, and written comments on drafts of essay. |
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Explanation of experiential learning experience: |
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Explain how this course is an experiential learning experience and how it involves out-of-class and beyond typical curriculum instructional experiences.
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| Critical reflection on the relationships between a range of courses across different disciplines. Assessment of own experience in Medical Humanities classes. Improvement of written communication through self-editing and responding to verbal and written comments on drafts of essay. |
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Explanation of critical thinking skills learning goal: |
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Explain assignments or other experiences that offer opportunities for the student to apply critical thinking skills and academic knowledge/concepts to develop effective responses to, and make informed decisions about, problems or situations encountered in the course of the learning experience.
4000 characters left.
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Critical thinking assessment: |
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Assessment of critical thinking learning goal - Explain how you will measure or know if student has achieved the critical thinking learning goal to your satisfaction. (Note that you will be provided with a short form to indicate how well your student met this learning goal, which must be returned to the Center for Educational Effectiveness at the completion of this project.
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Explanation of reflection learning goal: |
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Explain assignments or other experiences that offer opportunities for student to engage in reflection, which incorporates self-assessment and analysis of the learning that has occurred as a result of their participation in the DLE. At a minimum, students will be expected to examine and demonstrate what they have learned as a result of the DLE, how they have learned it, the impact of their learning on their personal and professional growth, and how to apply that learning in other situations or contexts.
4000 characters left.
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Reflection learning goal assessment: |
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Explain how you will measure or know if student has achieved the reflection learning goal to your satisfaction. Note that you will be provided with a short form to indicate how well your student met this learning goal, which must be returned to the Center for Educational Effectiveness at the completion of this project.
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Description of honors work: |
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Describe the elements which will distinguish the Honors independent study from a non-Honors one. Specifically how will this challenge, enrich, and enhance the academic experience of the honors student(s) beyond what would be obtained in a regular independent study?
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