HLTH 105 - Introduction to the Health Professions

HLTH 105 Discussion Board Forums (2)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided topic for each forum. Each thread must be 200 words in length and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 100 words in length.

HLTH 105 Focused Activities (5)

The student will complete 5 short (1–2-page) focused activities concerning specific topics within the health career fields. Activities will require the student to answer specific questions using the textbook as well as provided professional websites. Any sources used must be referenced using current APA format as needed.

HLTH 105 Career Investigation Project

The student is required to choose a career of interest in the health field to investigate and submit his/her topic to the instructor. The student will then find a working professional in the chosen field to “shadow” and interview. Once the shadowing/interview experience has taken place, the student will design a 10–12-slide PowerPoint presentation documenting their experience and knowledge gained through this investigation. The Career Investigation PowerPoint will also be submitted in Discussion Board Forum 2 and shared with the student’s classmates for comments. Any sources used must be referenced using current APA format as needed.

HLTH 105 Career Plan Paper

As a culminating paper, the student will type a 2–3-page summary of his/her career goals and plans incorporating life and spiritual reflections. The purpose of the career plan is to provide the student with a written framework of the necessary steps in the process of reaching their personal, spiritual, and career goals.

HLTH 105 Tests (4)

Each test will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned modules/weeks. Tests 1–3 will contain 50 multiple-choice questions, and Test 4 will contain 50 multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. Each test will be open-book/open-notes and have a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes.